[Maypole] -e argument OK isn't numeric in eq (==)

[Roderick A. Anderson]

Peter Speltz wrote:

> I'm getting this in my error log all the time and am wondering if it's causing
> weird results.
> 
> -e: Argument "OK" isn't numeric in numeric eq (==) at
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.3/Maypole.pm line 98, <GEN0> line 3.

Based on my limited perl capabilities.  The line is

    return $status unless $status == OK;

I'd would have thought there would be a warning about a bare word before
this.

I haven't succeeded in getting Maypole installed (too many dependencies
to sort out right now) but my attempts left many of the files in the
.cpan directory.  Therefore I can't debug it any further.  But looking
at the code it looks like call_authenticate or call_exception should be
returning a numeric code but OK isn't.

If you're brave you could edit Maypole.pm and change the == to eq and
single quote the OK ('OK') and see if it runs.  But you're probably
better off waiting for one of the Maypole developers to say what the
_real_ fix is.


Cheers,
Rod
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Roderick A. Anderson
Technology Services Management Group
<http://www.technologyservicesmanagementgroup.com/>
Spokane WA, 99202
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