Fix for RT #128039

rakudo · Apr 30, 2016 · d7698f3 · d7698f3
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diff --git a/src/core/Buf.pm b/src/core/Buf.pm
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ my role Blob[::T = uint8] does Positional[T] does Stringy is repr('VMArray') is
           what    => 'From argument to subbuf',
           got     => $from.gist,
           range   => "0..$elems",
-          comment => "use *{$pos} if you want to index relative to the end",
+          comment => "use *-{abs $pos} if you want to index relative to the end",
         ).fail if $pos < 0;
         X::OutOfRange.new(
           what => 'From argument to subbuf',

diff --git a/src/core/Rakudo/Internals.pm b/src/core/Rakudo/Internals.pm
@@ -621,15 +621,15 @@ my class Rakudo::Internals {
           :range("0.." ~ max),
           :comment( nqp::istype(from, Callable) || -from > max
             ?? ''
-            !! "use *{from} if you want to index relative to the end"),
+            !! "use *-{abs from} if you want to index relative to the end"),
         );
     }
     method SUBSTR-CHARS-OOR(\chars) {
         X::OutOfRange.new(
           :what('Number of characters argument to substr'),
           :got(chars.gist),
           :range("0..Inf"),
-          :comment("use *{chars} if you want to index relative to the end"),
+          :comment("use *-{abs chars} if you want to index relative to the end"),
         );
     }
     method SUBSTR-SANITY(Str \what, $start, $want, \from, \chars) {