# New Ticket Created by Aleks-Daniel Jakimenko-Aleksejev
# Please include the string: [perl #130439]
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Code:
my @a = <a b c d e f g>; say @a.splice: ^3
Result (2015.12,2016.07.1):
[d e f g]
Result (HEAD):
Cannot resolve caller splice(Array: Range); none of these signatures match:
(Array:D \SELF: *%_)
(Array:D $: Whatever, *%_)
(Array:D $: Callable:D $offset, *%_)
(Array:D $: Int:D $offset, *%_)
(Array:D $: Whatever, Whatever, *%_)
(Array:D $: Whatever, Int:D $size, *%_)
(Array:D $: Whatever, Callable:D $size, *%_)
(Array:D $: Callable:D $offset, Callable:D $size, *%_)
(Array:D $: Callable:D $offset, Whatever, *%_)
(Array:D $: Callable:D $offset, Int:D $size, *%_)
(Array:D $: Int:D $offset, Whatever, *%_)
(Array:D $: Int:D $offset, Callable:D $size, *%_)
(Array:D $: Int:D $offset, Int:D $size, *%_)
(Array:D $: Whatever $offset, Whatever $size, **@new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Whatever $offset, Callable:D $size, **@new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Whatever $offset, Int:D $size, **@new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Callable:D $offset, Whatever $size, **@new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Callable:D $offset, Callable:D $size, **@new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Callable:D $offset, Int:D $size, **@new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Int:D $offset, Whatever $size, **@new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Int:D $offset, Callable:D $size, **@new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Int:D $offset, Int:D $size, **@new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Whatever, Whatever, @new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Whatever, Int:D $size, @new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Whatever, Callable:D $size, @new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Callable:D $offset, Callable:D $size, @new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Callable:D $offset, Whatever, @new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Callable:D $offset, Int:D $size, @new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Int:D $offset, Whatever, @new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Int:D $offset, Callable:D $size, @new, *%_)
(Array:D $: Int:D $offset, Int:D $size, @new, *%_)
in block <unit> at /tmp/SItA2b7BIp line 1
Bisectable points to
https://github.com/rakudo/rakudo/commit/f32173b2ca3a2652277b81ff381e6377632f0538
Given that the commit was attempting to improve the performance, I think the
change was unintentional. However, feel free to argue that the current behavior
is correct. If so, please treat this ticket as [LTA] (the amount of candidates
printed is insane).
