Raku / Raku/whateverable

‘perl6’ binary in PATH should be set to the currently running rakudo

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testneeded whateverable
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Raku
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Description

What the title says. So that you can bisect perl6 with flags, and maybe even in REPL mode, and stuff like that.

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Research direction

Start by locating how the perl6 binary is placed on PATH and how the currently running Rakudo is identified. Verify the behavior needed for bisecting with flags and for REPL mode; done means perl6 invokes that running Rakudo in both cases.

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Assessment

Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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