Re: [perl #57770] Empty regexp gives unhelpful error message in rakudo

2008-08-10 Thread Ryan Richter
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 10:51:39AM -0500, Patrick R. Michaud wrote: > On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 06:40:12AM -0700, Carl Mäsak wrote: > > r30155: > > $ ./perl6 -e '//' > > Syntax error at line 1, near "//" > > > > Could be something nicer, in line with "The empty pattern is now > > illegal." from S05.

Re: [perl #57770] Empty regexp gives unhelpful error message in rakudo

2008-08-10 Thread Patrick R. Michaud
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 06:40:12AM -0700, Carl Mäsak wrote: > # New Ticket Created by "Carl Mäsak" > # Please include the string: [perl #57770] > # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. > # http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=57770 > > > > r30155: > $ ./

Re: [perl #57770] Empty regexp gives unhelpful error message in rakudo

2008-08-10 Thread Carl Mäsak
Brandon (>), Carl (>>): >> $ ./perl6 -e '//' >> Syntax error at line 1, near "//" >> >> Could be something nicer, in line with "The empty pattern is now >> illegal." from S05. > > But can that really be easily distinguished from the C operator? Yes, I believe so. The C operator never occurs where

Re: [perl #57770] Empty regexp gives unhelpful error message in rakudo

2008-08-10 Thread Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH
On 2008 Aug 10, at 9:40, Carl MXXsak (via RT) wrote: r30155: $ ./perl6 -e '//' Syntax error at line 1, near "//" Could be something nicer, in line with "The empty pattern is now illegal." from S05. But can that really be easily distinguished from the C operator? -- brandon s. allbery [sola

[perl #57770] Empty regexp gives unhelpful error message in rakudo

2008-08-10 Thread Carl Mäsak
# New Ticket Created by "Carl Mäsak" # Please include the string: [perl #57770] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=57770 > r30155: $ ./perl6 -e '//' Syntax error at line 1, near "//" Could be something nicer, i