Log Message:
(lang/rakudo) Updated 2022.12 to 2023.04

(see doc/ChangeLog for full list)

New in 2023.04:

+ Improvements:
    + Make `Mu.WHY` a bit smarter, also handling CORE subroutines [faff9091]
    + Give `IO::Path.chown` more `unlink` like semantics [dde366ee]
    + `snip` now can also handle infinite lists [ec8cdd54]
    + Some exception message tweaking [331fd237]

+ Additions:
    + use v6.e.PREVIEW or v6.* implies `use experimental :rakuast` [fcdb78ce]
    + Add rotor capabilities to sub `comb` in 6.e [28a32766]

+ Fixes:
    + Fix `Range.Bool` for empty and infinite ranges in 6.e [83caae8e][188beb55]
      [53135c8d][f31a6d56]
    + Make sure `snitch` caches Seqs [61b8bee3]
    + Make prefix `//` working again [efb59f78]
    + Make `Cool.uninames` actually work [500ad5f6]
    + Make `Cool.uniname` actually match the documentation [af0c88cc]
    + Make `List.Set` work again without hanging [5a0e7a76]
    + Make `Distr.desc` correct for MacOS 11 and higher [eae02e8e]
    + Fix the git clone cmd in install docs [f79ae571]
    + Fix `IO::Path::Parts.raku` to handle type objects correctly [16924b41]
    + Fix "Unexpected named argument 'no_fallback' passed" on some \ 
meta types
      [b01d996d]
    + Warn about missing perl5 mods (Configure.pl) instead of crashing
      [6f86699f]
    + Make Supply.zip handle some potential deadlock situations better
      [6e2a46f6][2225e207]

+ Removals:
    + Remove support for PERL6_EXCEPTIONS_HANDLER [5d7e3857]

+ Internal:
    + Use HLL comparison for floating point noise check [3bd73896]
    + Remove some unnecessary BUILD methods [1a86348a]
    + Add Str.leading/trailing-whitespace implemementation-detail [5feb7f7f]

+ RakuAST Development:
    + A lot of work was done on RakuAST development (over 300 commits), raising
      the number of passing spectest files from 694 to 787 (out of 1355).

      [1f45b310][098a26e3][8809e87a][1338f4ae][e73f3bbd][48c19e15][f6fe1168]
	... (omit) ..
      [1fd667cf][31fb2b9e][027e37cc][5d1d02d9][7b4b680e][3b838eaf][62d263fc]

New in 2023.02:

+ Improvements:
    + Make use of line directive information for compile time errors [6bc209fc]
      [89c23ddf]
    + Improve error message on "foo".Order [665375ba]
    + Try to be more explicit when exception reporting dies [45b19784]
    + Make X::Method::NotFound more resilient [eff02440]

+ Additions:
    + Allow for .rakutest as extension of Rakudo test files [4a42b211]
      [0d49c2e7]
    + Implement numeric coercers for Date/DateTime [72856df9]
    + Allow * to be used as identity on classify|categorize [4b264b80]
    + Introduce `$*EXIT` / `$*EXCEPTION` dynamic vars [50050866]
    + Add In Memoriam for Ben Davies [ccbf9a09][3d2f8bd9]
    + Add Complex.sign to v6.e [34cf82aa]
    + Add Unicode class to v6.c [db7ca2dd]
    + Make log and sqrt handle negative values mathematically correct
      in v6.e [760e21c1]
    + Make RakuAST:: classes available with `use experimental :rakuast`
      [c9cb334e]

+ Efficiency:
    + Make List.head() about 2.4x as fast [7e69a6de][615b9bf9]
    + Don't pollute PROCESS:: with failed $*FOO lookups [6ef8993f]

+ Fixes:
    + Fix EVAL regression on symbol leakage [1ea6be79]
    + Resolve the case of CUPR auto-vivifying some dynamics [7194b1e6]
    + Fix the list of expected symbols [c6afe382]
    + Fix swapped iterators in Seq.ACCEPTS [f078896c]
    + Don't error without git, but all needed files are present [e3e962c2]
    + Fix `race` to actually race and not secretly hypering [ffc9fc74]
    + Fix defaults for typed optional @/% params [JVM] [49facdc0]
    + Fix storing of typed Hashes from a list [c9e391f0][5ed14bc4]
    + Fix type constraints on QuantHashes [03b3b13d]
    + Fix breakage with "use v6.e.PREVIEW" [JVM] [c88f50d5]
    + Hopefully fix all inheritance issues with set operators [586466e9]
    + Set Xmx4G for building Rakudo [JVM] [67ba2dfc]
    + Fix error reporting for feeds [e09f20ca]
    + Fix serialization issues with Version [9e4fa286]
    + Make Junction:D.(Int|Numeric|Real) work [1841d6d9]
    + Don't special case [+] to List.sum [5c66515d][6b6c0ec8]
    + Correct description of BUILD/TWEAK in BUILDPLAN [fbb669ae]

+ Removals:
    + Eradicate knowledge of unimplemented COMPOSE phaser [0040f813]

+ Internal:
    + Make Azure pipelines know about the `main` branch [c3e0eb7c]
    + Fix a syntax error in Perl code [ad9302d7]
    + Fix NQP version check [7cd8adfa]
    + Some minor harness6 fixes [d50a8667]
    + Upgrade Rakudo tests to Unicode 15.0 [37826798][47ec76bd]
    + (test fixes) .classify|categorize(*) no longer throw [0baf2c0e]
    + Micro-optimize ADD-PAIRS-TO-BAG|MIX [7a6c3095]
    + Fix "ctxlexpad needs an MVMContext" regression in SETTING:: \ 
[b21cd61c]
    + Fix test description for unknown modifier (#5179) [69f1aa1f]
    + Warn about Unicode versioning issue wrt tests [268da12b]
    + Many, many commits related to RakuAST development:
      [e05474b6][956bd776][de998b6f][df72d0b1][fd3ed60e][93a39a6a][356e31cc]
	... (omit) ...
      [2d559ef4][01a8faa7][4f1bbdbf][656b58bc][424de2f0][b6df0034][f8e22b6f]
      [1acb74d8]