18 Oct 2025
[Coke] thanks, lizmat! 23:47
19 Oct 2025
with the release done, someone can create the checklist commit for us to make sure we got everything in this release documented. 00:02
... I suspect I didn't create that (i said commit, meant issue) for the past few releases. If someone could volunteer to check for those as well, I'd appreciate it
Geth doc/jubilatious1-patch-1: e6104ba505 | jubilatious1++ (committed using GitHub Web editor) | doc/Language/control.rakudoc
Update `for` code on control.rakudoc

Current code does not work because `$_` is the invocant of `.say` within the block. Pointy block variable must match outside/inside the block, and this pull request fixes the issue.
05:04
doc: jubilatious1++ created pull request #4671:
Update `for` code on control.rakudoc
05:06
doc/main: e6104ba505 | jubilatious1++ (committed using GitHub Web editor) | doc/Language/control.rakudoc
Update `for` code on control.rakudoc

Current code does not work because `$_` is the invocant of `.say` within the block. Pointy block variable must match outside/inside the block, and this pull request fixes the issue.
08:49
doc/main: d4a957c9b5 | librasteve++ (committed using GitHub Web editor) | doc/Language/control.rakudoc
Merge pull request #4671 from Raku/jubilatious1-patch-1

Update `for` code on control.rakudoc
[Coke] me: "Dammit, one of those new files has a breaking test on it..." finish test run, check... oh, right, I cut a new release of raku yesterday. 12:38
I put that in to make sure we were using a current version for anything with dynamic introspection. so if your xt/ tests start failing more, upgrade your raku 12:39
Geth doc/main: b6250292d8 | (Will Coleda)++ | xt/type-graph.rakutest
Add comment explaining why we use this

  ... because it's not for the functionality
12:46
[Coke] docs.raku.org/language/pod doesn't explain numbered lists. 13:20
Geth doc/schultzdavid-patch-4: 804f8a4ed3 | (David Schultz)++ | doc/Language/control.rakudoc
In control.rakudoc, show how topicalization with `if` can be useful, and add reference to `with`.

  (The example is inspired by Bruce Gray's lecture 'Raku for Beginners Part 2' from TPRC 2023.)
18:36
doc/schultzdavid-patch-4: de0f25019c | (David Schultz)++ | doc/Language/control.rakudoc
remove 'else' from example, and improve text a bit
18:52
doc: schultzdavid++ created pull request #4672:
In control.rakudoc, show how topicalization with `if` can be useful
18:54
doc/schultzdavid-patch-4: 573500112b | (David Schultz)++ | doc/Language/control.rakudoc
whitespace
20:15
doc/schultzdavid-patch-4: 478ea35cc4 | (David Schultz)++ | doc/Language/control.rakudoc
whitespace/code formatting
20:27
arkiuat [Coke], I can probably make the checklist issues if it's just a simple matter of following your model. I'd just copy the Improvements, Additions, and Fixes out of the release announcement on rakudo.org/news, right? 22:27
It looks like the last one you did was for 2025.05. There are three since then that I can do, unless we want a separate checklist for 06 and 06.1 22:28
I made issue #4673 for 2025.06; if that looks good I'll do the rest that way 22:42
github.com/Raku/doc/issues/4673
(and next time I'll get that directly from the rakudo changelog on github, now that I've found it) 22:48
[Coke] arkiuat: yup, that's it - just the bits of the changelog that might be relevant 22:54
Thanks!
arkiuat got it, although I'm probably a poor judge of relevance. You can edit out anything that shouldn't be in there 22:55
[Coke] Many of those can be skipped - but the easiest thing is to copy 'em all in, and whoever works on the ticket can just chck the box or delete the item if it's not worth documenting. 22:56
If you want to think about it while you're doing the cut and paste, that's fine, but if it's easier to do it en masse, happy to have them in the system and we can review as we go
arkiuat Does 2025.06.1 get its own checklist issue, or should I piggy back those two fixes onto the end of the text for 2025.06 (and change the title to reflect 06 & 06.1)? 22:57
[Coke] Fixes can probably be left out.
no rules, whichever is easiest
as long as things are on the todo list
arkiuat++ 22:58
arkiuat Okay, I'll do a checklist each for 2025.08 and 2025.10 and we can add/delete whatever later
[Coke] +1 23:06
i'm surprised I didn't miss more, honestly.
thank you
arkiuat you're very welcome, and thank you for getting the release out
20 Oct 2025
Geth doc/main: 48c4d28adf | schultzdavid++ (committed using GitHub Web editor) | doc/Language/control.rakudoc
In control.rakudoc, show how topicalization with `if` can be useful (#4672)

  * In control.rakudoc, show how topicalization with `if` can be useful, and add reference to `with`.
  (The example is inspired by Bruce Gray's lecture 'Raku for Beginners Part 2' from TPRC 2023.)
  * remove 'else' from example, and improve text a bit
02:02
doc/main: 3a50047086 | (Eric Forste)++ (committed using GitHub Web editor) | 2 files
regularize Mu's routine/sub/method headings (#4668)

  * regularized routine/sub/method headings in Mu.rakudoc
  * merged separate `take` & `defined` entries into routine take & routine defined
  * listing method before sub
  * move sub item from Any to Mu and merge with method item
02:03
doc/main: cfd86f847d | schultzdavid++ (committed using GitHub Web editor) | 4 files
New material on type captures; work on introduction and parameter separators; some fixes here and there (#4669)

  * Complete overhaul of section on double semicolon (;;) parameter separator in file Language/signatures.rakudoc
  * Expand section Type captures (adding text on coercion and constraints). Also various fixes.
  * correct definition of subset Even, and adjust output
  * clarify explanation re. Nil/is-default
  * further clarify difference between parameters and variables with default values when assigned Nil
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02:16
arkiuat I don't think I have the ability to self-assign an issue, but if y'all want to assign github.com/Raku/doc/issues/4395 to me, I seem to have already started working on it. 15:04
Geth ¦ doc: coke assigned to arkiuat Issue @-sigiled options are not documented for `sub MAIN` github.com/Raku/doc/issues/4395 15:20
[Coke] assigned
arkiuat thanks! 15:22