Can't locate object method "startform" via package "CGI" at gitweb.cgi line 409.

Submitted by bitJericho on Sat, 03/09/2019 - 19:08

On a newly created Virtualmin gpl installation, with git enabled, attempting to access the created git repository gives the following result:

" Software error: Can't locate object method "startform" via package "CGI" at gitweb.cgi line 409. For help, please send mail to the webmaster ([no address given]), giving this error message and the time and date of the error. "

line 409 in gitweb.cgi is: " print $cgi->startform(-method => "get", -action => $my_uri) .

"

Changing that to:" print $cgi->start_form(-method => "get", -action => $my_uri) .

" resolves the error and the system behaves as expected.

See similar report here: https://www.virtualmin.com/node/58964

Status: 
Fixed (pending)
Files: 
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Comments

Submitted by JamieCameron on Sun, 03/10/2019 - 19:18

Thanks for pointing this out - it looks like the CGI module API changed since that code was written. The next release of the Git plugin will include this fix.

Submitted by JamieCameron on Sun, 03/10/2019 - 19:18

Status: Active ยป Fixed (pending)