From the Con-Man himself

[princepawn]

in reply to Returning contents of subrules matches with Parse::RecDescent

Here is what the master, Damian Conway, sayeth:

Your problem is in this rule:

    tuple : (number dot)(2)

is the same as:

    tuple        : anon_subrule(2)

    anon_subrule : number dot

Liek all subrules, this anonymous subrule returns only its last item
(namely, the dot). If you want just the number back, write this:

    tuple : (number dot {$item[1]})(2)

If you want both number and dot back (in a nested array), write this:

    tuple : (number dot {\@item})(2)

Hope this helps,

Damian