try { $opus.write_to_file($file) } err die "Couldn't write to $file: $!\n";
Is that C<err die> or C<or die> ?
It's C<err>, which is low precedence C<//>.
And if so, what's C<err> and where can I find more on it?
http://dev.perl.org/perl6/exegesis/E04.html#Read_or_Die
Damian