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CGI::Session seems to work but...
when trying to install CGI::Application::Plugin::Session 
perl 01_basic.t
1..15
ok 1 - use CGI::Application::Plugin::Session;
Error executing run mode 'test_mode': Can't use string ("CGI::Session"
+) as a HASH ref while "strict refs" in use at /usr/local/lib/perl5/si
+te_perl/5.8.8/CGI/Session.pm line 143.
 at 01_basic.t line 13
# Looks like you planned 15 tests but only ran 1.
# Looks like your test died just after 1.

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Re: CGI::Application::Plugin::Session (Why does CPAN hate me?)
by cees (Curate) on Mar 29, 2006 at 23:21 UTC

    Notice that the error actually occurs in CGI::Session, not CGI::Application::Plugin::Session. What you are seeing is a bug was introduced into CGI::Session in the latest release (v4.10). This was just reported on the mailing list a few hours ago.

    There should be a new version out real soon, but in the mean time, you can downgrade your version of CGI::Session to an older version, and things should start to work.

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Re: CGI::Application::Plugin::Session (Why does CPAN hate me?)
by Arunbear (Prior) on Mar 29, 2006 at 18:58 UTC
    try this: 
    cpan> force install CGI::Application::Plugin::Session

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      Tried it; but alas I then get the same error when I try to use it in a program.
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        can you post the code you are using which produces the error?
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