Re: [mv] errors with MiniMate-4.0alpha8.0.1

[Stefan Hornburg <racke@linuxia.net>]

"Bill Randle" <billr@coinet.com> writes:

> ******    message to minivend-users from "Bill Randle" <billr@coinet.com>     ******
> 
> 
> Using MiniMate-4.0alpha8.0.1 with minivend-4.0alpha6.
> 
> I'm getting an "Internal Server Error" when loading the initial MiniMate
> admin/menu page. The cause of the error appears to be in the interpolation
> of admin/db/choose.html:
> 
>   204.245.234.16 M3fQmMUz:billr billr [19/December/1999:09:09:08 -0800] golf4
>   /fairwaytrader/golf4.cgi/admin/db/choose Runtime error: Can't use an
> undefined
>   value as an ARRAY reference at /home/minivend/mvend4/lib/Vend/DbSearch.pm
> line
>   117.
> 
> In Vend::DbSearch.pm line 117 is:
>   @searchfiles = @{$s->{mv_search_file}};
> 
> I'm guessing that the problem is that mv_search_file is not defined. This
> wasn't a problem in mv-3.x and 4.x-alpha2 and before, but in the current
> mv-4.x alpha, mv_search_file search file must be set when doing a search.
> [Someone else pointed this out on this mailing list earlier.]
> 
> However, this is happening when the page is initially loading. I'm guessing
> that means it must be coming from one of the [data] or [loop] tags in the
> choose.html page.
> 
> Can someone whose more familiar with this page (Mike? Racke?) take a look and
> see what's going on?

Yes, this is considered a "known bug". Mike even suggested to remove the
"admin" pages. I've asked the list, now the scores are 1:0 for the
admin page, not that representative. The left frame has to be reworked
for MV 4.0, I don't know if there is enough time before 4.0 final.

Thanks for your bug report !

Bye
        Racke

-- 
I'll take portability, sanity and clean design before some "my dick is
bigger than your dick" direct rendering argument any day.
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linus@kernel 14. December 1999 [code freeze for 2.4 now !]