Revised and adapted Kernel, closes #2800

doc/Type/Kernel.pod6

@@ -14,28 +14,21 @@ variable.
 
 =head2 method arch
 
-    method arch(--> Str)
+    method arch
 
 Instance method returning the "arch" (as in "architecture") information of the
 Kernel object.  Dies if the "arch" could not be established.
 
 =head2 method archname
 
-    method archname(--> Str)
+    method archname
 
 Instance method returning the concatenation of L<hardware|/routine/hardware> and
 L<name|/routine/name>.
 
-=head2 method auth
-
-    method auth(--> Str)
-
-Instance method returning the "auth" (as in "author" or "authority") of the
-Kernel object.  Returns "unknown" if the "auth" could not be established.
-
 =head2 method bits
 
-    method bits(--> Int)
+    method bits
 
 Instance method returning the number of bits used in the architecture of the
 processor.  Usually B<32> or B<64>.
@@ -69,66 +62,51 @@ Instance / Class method returning the total memory available to the system.
 When using the JVM, this returns the total memory available to the JVM instead.
 This method is only available in release v2019.06 and later.
 
-=head2 method desc
-
-    method desc(--> Str)
-
-Instance method returning the "desc" (as in "description") of the Kernel object.
-Returns a C<Str> type object if the "desc" could not be established.
-
 =head2 method endian
 
-    method endian(--> Endian)
+    method endian(--> Endian:D)
 
 Class method that returns the L<Endian|/type/Endian> object associated with
 the kernel architecture (either C<LittleEndian> or C<BigEndian>).
 
 =head2 method hardware
 
+Defined as
+
+    method hardware
+
 Instance method returning the hardware information of the Kernel object.  Dies
 if the hardware information could not be established.
 
 =head2 method hostname
 
-    method hostname(--> Str)
+    method hostname
 
 Instance method returning the hostname of the Kernel object.
 
-=head2 method name
-
-    method name(--> Str)
-
-Instance method returning the name of the Kernel object.  Returns "unknown"
-if the name could not be established.
-
 =head2 method release
 
+    method release
+
 Instance method returning the release information of the Kernel object.  Dies
 if the release information could not be established.
 
 =head2 method signal
 
-Instance method returning the C<Signal> for a given name for the Kernel object.
+Defined as:
+
+    multi method signal(Kernel:D: Str:D $signal --> Int:D)
+    multi method signal(Kernel:D: Signal:D \signal --> Int:D)
+    multi method signal(Kernel:D: Int:D \signal --> Int:D)
+
+Instance method returning the C<Signal> numeric code for a given name for the
+Kernel object.
 
 =head2 method signals
 
 Instance method returning a list of C<Signal>s that are supported by the
 kernel represented by the Kernel object.
 
-=head2 method signature
-
-Instance method returning the signature of the Kernel object.  Returns a
-C<Blob> type object if the signature could not be established.
-
-=head2 method version
-
-    method version(--> Version)
-
-Instance method returning the version of the Kernel object as a
-L<Version|/type/Version> object.  Returns a Version object "unknown" if the
-version could not be established.
-
-See Also: L<Systemic|/type/Systemic>
 
 =end pod
 

doc/Type/Systemic.pod6

@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ object. Returns "unknown" if the "auth" could not be established.
 
 =head2 method config
 
-Instance returning a hash with object configuration information.
-Subject to change without notice, but can be helpful in environments where only
-one type of virtual machine is in use.
+Instance returning a hash with object configuration information. Subject to
+change without notice, but can be helpful in environments where only one type of
+virtual machine is in use, or to find about the configuration of any other
+object that mixes in this role.
 
 =head2 method desc
 
@@ -31,17 +32,17 @@ Returns a C<Str> type object if the "desc" could not be established.
 
 =head2 method name
 
-Instance method returning the name of the VM object.
+Instance method returning the name of the object.
 
 =head2 method signature
 
-Instance method returning the signature of the VM object. Returns a
+Instance method returning the signature of the object. Returns a
 C<Blob> type object if the signature could not be established.
 
 =head2 method version
 
 Instance method returning the version of the object as a
-L<Version|/type/Version> object. Returns a Version object "unknown" if the
+L<Version|/type/Version> object. Returns a C<Version> object "unknown" if the
 version could not be established.
 
 =head2 method gist