[Perl6] Small discoveries I, __DATA__

[holli]

Perl6 knows no __DATA__ construct. One can however, use the =finish pod marker and the $=finish variable for similar effect.

use v6;

say $=finish; # says "foo"

=finish
foo

Edit: Renamed as per advice

[jahero]

I believe that might not be accurate. See this (disclaimer: untested) https://design.perl6.org/S26.html#Data_blocks

Rats. Should have tried it first.

===SORRY!=== Error while compiling c:\temp/test.p6
Pod variable $=data not yet implemented. Sorry.
at c:\temp/test.p6:8
------> say $=data<HERE><Virtues>;

[Anonymous Monk]

It says right across the top of the page you linked:

Note: these documents may be out of date. For Perl 6 documentation see docs.perl6.org; for specs, see the official test suite.

I'm going to have to point out that docs.perl6.org is not always correct either, and let the significance of the last phrase sink in. The test suite is constantly tweaked to match the behavior of the latest perl6 code, so effectively the only specification for Perl6 is perl6 (caps intentional).

[raiph]

The test suite is constantly tweaked to match the behavior of the latest perl6 code

Are you including new tests that land corresponding to bug fixes that land? (Which is to say, most of the changes to the test suite.) Or just removals and corrections of bad tests?