This line:
use Scalar::Util qw(weaken);

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Is throwing this error, in the browser:
Weak references are not implemented in the version of perl at /usr/loc
+al/share/perl/5.8.8/CGI/FormBuilder.pm line 15
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/CGI/F
+ormBuilder.pm line 15.

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I'm installing an application on a brand new server, just used cpan to install a dozen or so dependencies. CGI::FormBuilder required force install to make it go. The install attempt gave me a very similar error message.

I'm using perl v5.8.8 and a Debian install on both the other machines this application was developed on, but without encountering this issue. Can anyone with some more experience with CGI::FormBuilder and Scalar::Util give me a clue how to work past this, please?

Thanks,
-- Hugh

UPDATE:

Well using apt-get install to grab the libcgi-formbuilder-perl package did not change the error at all.

But commenting out the 'weaken' inclusion did move me past that error. I wonder when that will come back to bite me.

if( $lal && $lol ) { $life++; }

In reply to CGI::FormBuilder and unimplemented weak references; Ideas? by hesco

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