Seems at least partially fixed in nom but still may be related concerns like
nom: my $m = '34' ~~ /<digit>+|<alpha>+/; say $m<alpha>.perl; say Nil.perl; my $x = $m<alpha> // 4; say 'x is ', $x nom: OUTPUT«()Nilx is » See http://irclog.perlgeek.de/perl6/2011-08-07#i_4239512