What makes unit be too late?

[zoffixznet]

I know you can stick sub EXPORT {...} before unit foo declaration, however, looks like you can stick any number of subs before unit as well:

16:24 | Zoffix | m: sub foo {}; unit class Bar;
16:24 | camelia | rakudo-moar 058addf14: ( no output )

16:24 | Zoffix | m: class foo {}; unit class Bar;

16:24 | camelia | rakudo-moar 058addf14: OUTPUT: «=== SORRY!===   Error while compiling <tmp>␤Too late for unit-scoped class  definition;␤Please use the block form.␤at <tmp>:1␤------> class foo {}; unit class Bar; ⏏ <EOL> ␤»

Is there a logical reason why subs are allowed, but classes/packages/modules are forbidden, or does this need to be tightened up to allow EXPORT sub only?

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I filed D#2148 to correct the documentation, and once this Issue is resolved, the result would go in to fix that issue.

[JJ]

Should we move this to the problem-solving repo?

[2colours]

@JJ almost 4 years later... in the name of "forgiveness > permission", I would ask you to move it, if you still hold the sufficient permissions.

[JJ]

Afraid I don't have enough privs in this organization...