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I just checked, and got the same result on Rakudo version 2017.11 built on
MoarVM version 2017.11. The full stack trace with --ll-exception is:
Type check failed for return value; expected Array[Pair] but got
Array[Pair].new()
at SETTING::src/core/Exception.pm:57
(rakudo/share/perl6/runtime/CORE.setting.moarvm:throw)
from SETTING::src/core/Exception.pm:2646
(rakudo/share/perl6/runtime/CORE.setting.moarvm:)
from src/vm/moar/Perl6/Ops.nqp:588
(rakudo/share/nqp/lib/Perl6/Ops.moarvm:return_error)
from MyModule.pm6 (MyModule):2
(.precomp/6A0100E73A9E0630ECFBF4CBF870A4533AB71A3F.1511332631.3124/2D/
2DC204F1E0858A7337033F5946B1DC262A92FFCD:get-array)
from -e:1 (<ephemeral file>:<unit>)
from -e:1 (<ephemeral file>:<unit-outer>)
from gen/moar/stage2/NQPHLL.nqp:1542
(rakudo/share/nqp/lib/NQPHLL.moarvm:eval)
from gen/moar/stage2/NQPHLL.nqp:1649 (rakudo/share/nqp/lib/NQPHLL.moarvm:)
from gen/moar/stage2/NQPHLL.nqp:1704
(rakudo/share/nqp/lib/NQPHLL.moarvm:command_eval)
from src/Perl6/Compiler.nqp:42
(rakudo/share/nqp/lib/Perl6/Compiler.moarvm:command_eval)
from gen/moar/stage2/NQPHLL.nqp:1630
(rakudo/share/nqp/lib/NQPHLL.moarvm:command_line)
from gen/moar/main.nqp:47 (rakudo/share/perl6/runtime/perl6.moarvm:MAIN)
from gen/moar/main.nqp:38
(rakudo/share/perl6/runtime/perl6.moarvm:<mainline>)
from <unknown>:1 (rakudo/share/perl6/runtime/perl6.moarvm:<main>)
from <unknown>:1 (rakudo/share/perl6/runtime/perl6.moarvm:<entry>)
On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 6:00 PM Dan Zwell <d...@zwell.net> wrote:
> The following function runs fine when it's not defined in an external file:
>
> our sub get-array(--> Array[Pair]) {
> return my Pair @pairs;
> }
>
> But when if you put the above code in a module and run it with:
> perl6 -I. -MMyModule -e 'MyModule::get-array'
>
> The output is:
> Type check failed for return value; expected Array[Pair] but got
> Array[Pair].new()
> in sub get-array at MyModule.pm6 (MyModule) line 2
>
> Tested with:
> Rakudo version 2017.10 built on MoarVM version 2017.10
> Rakudo version 2017.10-196-gfff43fd70 built on MoarVM version
> 2017.10-77-gb9a01f75
>
>
