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Mention two env vars that include PERL6
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@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ with CPAN and DarkPan Perl 6 modules.
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`Perl` class, which initially will just be aliases. At a language boundary
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switch, they will become actual type declarations.
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### `PERL6LIB`
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A `RAKULIB` environment variable will be introduced into a Rakudo release,
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and specified as part of 6.e. If found in the environment, it will be used in
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favor of `PERL6LIB`. From 6.f, use of `PERL6LIB` will issue a deprecation
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warning.
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### `PERL6_HOME`
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This was only very recently introduced, and is likely not in wide use yet.
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We could consider immediately replacing it with `RAKU_HOME` in an upcoming
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Rakudo release, perhaps with a short-term fallback/warning - or error - if
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it's missing, but `PERL6_HOME` is found.
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### Pragmas
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The `use isms <Perl5>` should **NOT** be changed to `use isms <Perl>`.

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