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in thread problems with CGI module's command line debugging

Thanks for taking a look Your Mother. Your solution works for me using the pragma:

use CGI qw{:standard -debug};

Then I can use all the formats shown in the CGI docs as long as they are surrounded by quotes. As a result, the CGI docs need patching. Do you have the ability to submit a patch? I do not. I've tried it before, and I spent all day and got nowhere.

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Re^3: problems with CGI module's command line debugging
by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Apr 05, 2014 at 03:14 UTC

    Even you can Open Source. :P

    What I suggest–

    • You can find the repository https://github.com/markstos/CGI.pm/tree/master from reading the Makefile.PL at https://metacpan.org/pod/CGI -> Browse -> ../ -> Makefile.PL
    • Get or make sure you are signed-in to a github account.
    • Click on "Fork" on the github page -OR- visit https://github.com/markstos/CGI.pm/blob/master/lib/CGI.pm#L7451 and click "Edit" (back at the top of the page) which forks for you and opens an editor to the right area of the file. (You may have to reload this URL depending on your browser.)
    • Add in text in the paragraph along these lines-
      • Your command line will probably require you to quote your arguments. Single quote bash-style arguments are shown in the examples.
    • Edit the various command lines along these lines-
      • your_script.pl 'name1=value1&name2=value2'
    • "Propose file change" and add your rationale for doing so.

    Update your résumé (patched CGI.pm documentation, assuming it's accepted) and watch yourself become a part of Perl history!

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