:merge
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testneeded
whateverable
- Dominant language
- Raku
- Stars
- 19
- Forks
- 16
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
There is a TODO saying that we should use :merge instead of the current hack. Previously :merge wasn't implemented in rakudo properly, what about now?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at Whateverable.pm6 line 100 and inspect the current hack referenced by the TODO. Check whether the current Rakudo versions support :merge, then determine whether replacing the hack with :merge preserves the bot's behavior; done means the replacement is made and its behavior is verified.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100