Literals #9
Raku++ 5.0.0-g312cde8e prints exactly what Rakudo 2026.08 prints
This is valid Raku: Rakudo 2026.08, the reference compiler, runs it without complaint, and the two outputs match character for character.
The program
The first lines compute $value. The last four lines are the same in every program: they print what kind of thing $value is, how it looks as code, as a string, and as true or false.
my $value = (q[raw $text], qq[double\nline], Q:c[\x52aku], ｢corner quotes｣);
sub safe-str($v) { my $s = try $v.Str; $s.defined ?? $s !! '<undefined>' }
say "TYPE\t" ~ $value.^name;
say "RAKU\t" ~ $value.raku;
say "STR\t" ~ safe-str($value);
say "BOOL\t" ~ $value.Bool;
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What each compiler printed
Rakudo 2026.08
TYPE List
RAKU $("raw \$text", "double\nline", "\\x52aku", "corner quotes")
STR raw $text double
line \x52aku corner quotes
BOOL TrueRaku++ 5.0.0-g312cde8e
TYPE List
RAKU $("raw \$text", "double\nline", "\\x52aku", "corner quotes")
STR raw $text double
line \x52aku corner quotes
BOOL Trueliterals-v1 · seed 48 · recorded 2026-09-29 with Rakudo 2026.08 and Raku++ 5.0.0-g312cde8e · Source on GitHub ↗