I think the problem is that there's already another syntax using that sequence: coercion types. FF(FF(2)) is being parsed as a coercion type from FF to FF(... and then it falls over because it's not expecting nested coercion types.
On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 7:13 PM, Brian S. Julin < perl6-bugs-follo...@perl.org> wrote: > # New Ticket Created by "Brian S. Julin" > # Please include the string: [perl #129142] > # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. > # <URL: https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=129142 > > > > > > $ perl6 -e 'enum FF <zero one two three>; FF(2).perl.say' > FF::two > $ perl6 -e 'enum FF <zero one two three>; FF(FF::two).perl.say' > FF::two > $ perl6 -e 'enum FF <zero one two three>; FF(two).perl.say' > FF::two > $ perl6 -e 'enum FF <zero one two three>; FF(abs(-2)).perl.say' > FF::two > $ perl6 -e 'enum FF <zero one two three>; FF(FF(2)).perl.say' > ===SORRY!=== Error while compiling -e > Unable to parse expression in typename; couldn't find final ')' > at -e:1 > ------> enum FF <zero one two three>; FF(FF(⏏2)).perl.say > > > # o.O > $ perl6 -e 'enum FF <zero one two three>; enum GG <fee fie foo fum>; > FF(foo).perl.say' > FF > > $ perl6 -e 'enum FF <zero one two three>; enum GG <fee fie foo fum>; > FF(GG(foo)).perl.say' > FF(GG(GG)) > > $ perl6 -e 'enum FF <zero one two three>; enum GG <fee fie foo fum>; > FF(GG(2)).perl.say' > ===SORRY!=== Error while compiling -e > Unable to parse expression in typename; couldn't find final ')' > at -e:1 > ------> hree>; enum GG <fee fie foo fum>; FF(GG(⏏2)).perl.say > -- brandon s allbery kf8nh sine nomine associates allber...@gmail.com ballb...@sinenomine.net unix, openafs, kerberos, infrastructure, xmonad http://sinenomine.net
