Would folks like to beta test CGI.pm version 2.57? "make test" will
fail with two html-related errors, but these are just related to
change in the HTML 4.0 DTD and nothing to worry about.
Lincoln
CGI.pm-2.57.tar.gz
Brian Reichert writes:
> Sorry about the confusing subject line.
>
> I'm witnessing a symptom:
>
> Using apache_1.3.9 and mod_perl-1.21 and CGI.pm-2.56 under 3.2-STABLE.
>
> I'm writing a cookie-based access handler. (Based very directly
> on the Apache::TicketMaster example in the Eagle book.)
>
> My perl handler uses:
>
> use CGI qw(:standard);
>
> then eventually calls
>
> header()
>
> Deep down, my error log says
>
> [Fri Jan 28 17:59:24 2000] [error] Can't call method "send_cgi_header" on
> an undefined value at (eval 11) line 50.
>
> Much digging shows that at around line 1278:
>
> my $header = join($CRLF,@header)."${CRLF}${CRLF}";
> if ($MOD_PERL and not $nph) {
> my $r = Apache->request;
> $r->send_cgi_header($header);
> return '';
> }
> return $header;
>
> the call to Apache->request returns an undef.
>
> The pod for Apache asserts:
>
> Apache->request([$r])
>
> The Apache->request method will return a reference to
> the request object.
>
> but fails to disclose under what cirumstances the call fails. I
> most certainly have an Apache request object at my disposal, my
> handler otherwise copes with it.
>
> Does anyone have any opinions or pointers?
>
> Thanks...
>
> --
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