Always mention which version of HTML::Template and CGI::Application you are using (they're important details).

You should be using version 2.6 of both the modules (the latest at this time).

About $SIG{__DIE__} being overriden, I see no issues with that (nor do I see him explicitly overriding $SIG{__DIE__} in the module). He uses CGI::Carp, which is just a wrapper around the Carp module, which is very stable and mature (and reccomended).

AFAIK, CGI::Application does not do anything weird, check it out:

sub load_tmpl {
    my $self = shift;
    my ($tmpl_file, @extra_params) = @_;

    # add tmpl_path to path array of one is set, otherwise add a path 
+arg
    if (my $tmpl_path = $self->tmpl_path) {
            my $found = 0;
            for( my $x = 0; $x < @extra_params; $x += 2 ) {
                if ($extra_params[$x] eq 'path' and 
                    ref $extra_params[$x+1]     and
                    ref $extra_params[$x+1] eq 'ARRAY') {
                        unshift @{$extra_params[$x+1]}, $tmpl_path;
                        $found = 1;
                        last;
                }
        }
        push(@extra_params, path => [ $tmpl_path ]) unless $found;
    }

    require HTML::Template;
    my $t = HTML::Template->new_file($tmpl_file, @extra_params);

    return $t;
}
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Now, I don't see a template method anywhere in CGI::Application, or HTML::Template, so I'd like to take this opportunity to request that you provide us with a minimal test case that demonstrates this bug, as it is most likely in your code (in the `template' method of your Foo module).

On a HTML::Template note, if you're interested, samtregar is the dude who released HTML::Template, and I've got info on proposed patch here. He's taking it under consideration (i already have 1 patch in there), but I think it's worth while (jeffa agrees ;). Check it out and let me know what you think ;)

Peace!

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