So, it seems that my wishlist #1 is shared by many monks. With help from clkao, I've just implemented it. To wit: 
use Digest--perl5;

my $cxt = Digest.SHA1;
$cxt.add('Pugs!');

# This prints: 66db83c4c3953949a30563141f08a848c4202f7f
say $cxt.hexdigest;

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If you want to play along, build the Pugs from trunk, and run Makefile.PL with the PUGS_EMBED environment variable containing "perl5". There's many rough edges, but they will be fixed in short order. Tests and suggestions welcome!

In reply to Pugs can use CPAN modules now! by audreyt
in thread Your Perl 6 wishlist? by audreyt

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