Merge pull request #815 from perl6/revert-814-signature-test-option

Revert "New pod config option: 'signature'"

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -97,16 +97,6 @@ To export examples from all .pod6-files use `make extract-examples`. To run
 individual tests pick the right .p6-file from `examples/` as a parameter to
 `perl6`.
 
-### Signatures
-
-Signatures are part of actual code and need to be tested too. But without the body every
-signature will cause an error during the test. Use the pod-config option `signature` to
-automatically add an empty body.
-
-    =begin code :signature
-        method new(*@codes)
-    =end code
-
 ### Skipping tests
 
 Some examples fail with compile time exceptions and would interrupt the test

doc/Type/Any.pod6

@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ List or a list-like type.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    multi method ACCEPTS(Any:D: Mu $other)
-=end code
+    multi method ACCEPTS(Any:D: Mu $other) {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -38,9 +36,7 @@ Many built-in types override this for more specific comparisons
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method any() returns Junction:D
-=end code
+    method any() returns Junction:D {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -58,9 +54,7 @@ C<any>-L<Junction|/type/Junction> from it.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method all() returns Junction:D
-=end code
+    method all() returns Junction:D {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -78,9 +72,7 @@ C<all>-L<Junction|/type/Junction> from it.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method one() returns Junction:D
-=end code
+    method one() returns Junction:D {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -98,9 +90,7 @@ C<one>-L<Junction|/type/Junction> from it.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method none() returns Junction:D
-=end code
+    method none() returns Junction:D {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -137,10 +127,8 @@ into the newly created Array.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    multi sub    reverse(*@list ) returns List:D
-    multi method reverse(List:D:) returns List:D
-=end code
+    multi sub    reverse(*@list ) returns List:D {}
+    multi method reverse(List:D:) returns List:D {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -175,10 +163,8 @@ Examples:
 Defined as:
 
     proto method map(|) is nodal { * }
-=begin code :signature
-    multi method map(\SELF: &block;; :$label, :$item)
-    multi method map(HyperIterable:D: &block;; :$label)
-=end code
+    multi method map(\SELF: &block;; :$label, :$item) {}
+    multi method map(HyperIterable:D: &block;; :$label) {}
 
 C<map> will iterate over the invocant and apply the number of positional
 parameters of the code object from the invocant per call.  The returned values
@@ -188,9 +174,7 @@ of the code object will become elements of the returned C<Seq>.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method deepmap(&block -->List) is nodal
-=end code
+    method deepmap(&block -->List) is nodal {}
 
 C<deepmap> will apply C<&block> to each element and return a new C<List> with
 the return values of C<&block>, unless the element does the C<Iterable> role.
@@ -203,9 +187,7 @@ For those elements C<deepmap> will descend recursively into the sublist.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method duckmap(&block) is rw is nodal
-=end code
+    method duckmap(&block) is rw is nodal {}
 
 C<duckmap> will apply C<&block> on each element and return a new list with
 defined return values of the block. For undefined return values, C<duckmap>
@@ -264,9 +246,7 @@ Interprets the invocant as a list, and returns the last index of that list.
 
 =head2 method pairup
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method pairup() returns List
-=end code
+    method pairup() returns List {}
 
 Interprets the invocant as a list, and constructs a list of
 L<pairs|/type/Pair> from it, in the same way that assignment to a
@@ -279,9 +259,7 @@ list item, if any, is considered to be a key again).
 
 =head2 sub exit
 
-=begin code :signature
-    sub exit(Int() $status = 0)
-=end code
+    sub exit(Int() $status = 0) {}
 
 Exits the current process with return code C<$status>.
 

doc/Type/Array.pod6

@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ scalar containers, which means you can assign to array elements.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    multi sub    pop(Array:D )
-    multi method pop(Array:D:)
-=end code
+    multi sub    pop(Array:D ) {}
+    multi method pop(Array:D:) {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -42,10 +40,8 @@ Example:
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    multi sub    push(Array:D, **@values) returns Array:D
-    multi method push(Array:D: **@values) returns Array:D
-=end code
+    multi sub    push(Array:D, **@values) returns Array:D {}
+    multi method push(Array:D: **@values) returns Array:D {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -92,11 +88,8 @@ Defined as
 =begin code :skip-test
     sub append(\array, elems)
 =end code
-=begin code :signature
-    multi method append(Array:D: \values)
-    multi method append(Array:D: **@values is raw)
-=end code
-
+    multi method append(Array:D: \values) {}
+    multi method append(Array:D: **@values is raw) {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -124,10 +117,8 @@ Example:
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    multi sub    shift(Array:D )
-    multi method shift(Array:D:)
-=end code
+    multi sub    shift(Array:D ) {}
+    multi method shift(Array:D:) {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -151,11 +142,8 @@ Example:
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    multi sub    unshift(Array:D, **@values) returns Array:D
-    multi method unshift(Array:D: **@values) returns Array:D
-=end code
-
+    multi sub    unshift(Array:D, **@values) returns Array:D {}
+    multi method unshift(Array:D: **@values) returns Array:D {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -187,11 +175,8 @@ Defined as
 =begin code :skip-test
     sub prepend(\array, elems)
 =end code
-=begin code :signature
-    multi method prepend(Array:D: \values)
-    multi method prepend(Array:D: **@values is raw)
-=end code
-
+    multi method prepend(Array:D: \values) {}
+    multi method prepend(Array:D: **@values is raw) {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -213,11 +198,8 @@ Example:
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    multi sub    splice(@list,  $start, $elems?, *@replacement) returns Array
-    multi method splice(Array:D $start, $elems?, *@replacement) returns Array
-=end code
-
+    multi sub    splice(@list,  $start, $elems?, *@replacement) returns Array {}
+    multi method splice(Array:D $start, $elems?, *@replacement) returns Array {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -261,9 +243,7 @@ Example:
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method default
-=end code
+    method default {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -292,9 +272,7 @@ the type object C<(Any)>.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method of
-=end code
+    method of {}
 
 Usage:
 

doc/Type/Attribute.pod6

@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ The usual way to obtain an object of type C<Attribute> is by introspection:
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method name(Attribute:D:) returns Str:D
-=end code
+    method name(Attribute:D:) returns Str:D {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -53,9 +51,7 @@ so if an attribute is declared as C<has $.a>, the name returned is C<$!a>.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method package(Attribute:D:) returns Mu:U
-=end code
+    method package(Attribute:D:) returns Mu:U {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -69,9 +65,7 @@ Returns the package (class/grammar/role) to which this attribute belongs.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method has_accessor(Attribute:D:) returns Bool:D
-=end code
+    method has_accessor(Attribute:D:) returns Bool:D {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -85,9 +79,7 @@ Returns C<True> if the attribute has a public accessor method.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method readonly(Attribute:D:) returns Bool:D
-=end code
+    method readonly(Attribute:D:) returns Bool:D {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -102,9 +94,7 @@ Returns C<False> for attributes marked as C<is rw>.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method type(Attribute:D:) returns Mu
-=end code
+    method type(Attribute:D:) returns Mu {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -118,9 +108,7 @@ Returns the type constraint of the attribute.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method get_value(Attribute:D: Mu $instance)
-=end code
+    method get_value(Attribute:D: Mu $instance) {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -137,9 +125,7 @@ used with care.  Here be dragons.
 
 Defined as:
 
-=begin code :signature
-    method set_value(Attribute:D: Mu $instance, Mu \new_val)
-=end code
+    method set_value(Attribute:D: Mu $instance, Mu \new_val) {}
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -154,9 +140,7 @@ used with care.  Here be dragons.
 
 =head2 trait is required
 
-=begin code :signature
-    multi sub trait_mod:<is> (Attribute $attr, :$required!)
-=end code
+    multi sub trait_mod:<is> (Attribute $attr, :$required!) {}
 
 Marks an attribute as being required.  If a value is not provided
 during object construction, an exception is thrown.
@@ -178,9 +162,7 @@ constructors written using L<bless>.
 
 =head2 trait is rw
 
-=begin code :signature
-    multi sub trait_mod:<is> (Attribute:D $attr, :$rw!)
-=end code
+    multi sub trait_mod:<is> (Attribute:D $attr, :$rw!) {}
 
 Marks an attribute as read/write as opposed to the default
 C<readonly>.  The default accessor for the attribute will return a