[First a quick hello. We (http://edina.ac.uk/) have been using
Apache::ASP for a few years, but you haven't heard much from us as it's
worked pretty well!]
For the first time I've built apache2 (apache 2.2.4, mod_perl 2.0.3) for
use with ASP (2.59). The build and configuration went fine. The web
server started up and was fine until the first time I tried to access an
ASP application.
Can't locate object method "request" via package "Apache" at
[...]/perl5/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0//Apache/ASP.pm line 165.
...and that line is...
my $rtest = $ModPerl2 ? Apache2::RequestUtil->request() : Apache->request();
It's calling Apache->request when should be calling
Apache2::RequestUtil->request (it's mod_perl version 2.0.3). So it's
the $ModPerl2 flag. Line 66 of ASP.pm initialized it:
$ModPerl2 = ($mod_perl::VERSION >= 1.99);
Now it turns out $mod_perl::VERSION is 1.30. There's an easy
workaround using $ENV{MOD_PERL_API_VERSION}
$ModPerl2 = ($ENV{MOD_PERL_API_VERSION} >= 2);
I see this has occurred before, though the error reported was different,
and also in that case $mod_perl::VERSION was undefined rather than
having the wrong value. See:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/apache-asp/message/2136
On one hand the workaround is OK, and I'm not keen to guddle about in
the mod_perl code. On the other hand, I'm not really happy just
ignoring the fact that $mod_perl::VERSION is wrong...
Anyone know the cause and/or better fix?
tim
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Dr Tim Stickland
EDINA (http://edina.ac.uk/)
