gistfile1.txt

$ p6 -MV -e'V.new(<Inline::Perl5>)'
Inline::Perl5   v0.17   /pro/3gl/CPAN/rakudobrew/moar-blead-nom/install/share/perl6/site
$ p6 lib/V.pm Inline::Perl5
Usage:
  lib/V.pm
$ p6 -MV -e'V(<Inline::Perl5>)'
Cannot find method 'V' on object of type Str
  in block <unit> at -e line 1

Where did I suddenly forget all about the syntax?

--8<--- lib/V.pm
#!perl6

use v6.c;
use Slang::Tuxic;

my $VERSION = "0.001";

class V {
    method new (Any $m) {
        self.V ($m.Str);
        }

    method V (Str:D $m) {
        my $r = $*REPO.need (CompUnit::DependencySpecification.new (short-name => $m));
        say $r.short-name, "\t", $r.version, "\t", $r.distribution.prefix.Str;
        }
    }

multi sub V (Str:D $m) is export {
    V.new ($m);
    }

multi sub V (Any @m) is export {
    V.new (.Str) for @m;
    }

sub MAIN {
    V.new (.Str) for @*ARGS;
    }
-->8---