Bug #71380 for Mail-GPG: Multiple unkown methods

Sat Oct 01 08:05:06 2011 dirk.heinrichs [...] altum.de - Ticket created

Subject:

Multiple unkown methods

There seem to be multiple calls to unknown methods in Mail::GPG 1.0.7: 1) Can't call method "head" without a package or object reference at /usr/local/share/perl/5.12.4/Mail/GPG.pm line 134. 2) Can't call method "dup" without a package or object reference at /usr/local/share/perl/5.12.4/Mail/GPG.pm line 514. Because of this, the package doesn't work at all, so I've set severity to "Critical". Bye... Dirk

Sat Oct 01 09:11:31 2011 JRED [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Am Sa 01. Okt 2011, 08:05:06, dirk.heinrichs@altum.de schrieb: Show quoted text

> There seem to be multiple calls to unknown methods in Mail::GPG 1.0.7:

You are misreading the error messages here. The methods are not unknown, but Mail::GPG tries to call methods on undefinied values. This may depend on the data you fed into it, so the package is surely not completely broken (how would "make test" work in that case?) Show quoted text

> 1) Can't call method "head" without a package or object reference at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.12.4/Mail/GPG.pm line 134. > > 2) Can't call method "dup" without a package or object reference at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.12.4/Mail/GPG.pm line 514.

Both calls refer to $entity (an object of MIME::Entity). It looks for me that some higher level methods (called by your code) get an undefined $entity object. Show quoted text

> Because of this, the package doesn't work at all, so I've set severity > to "Critical".

In future be more careful with blaming a module and check your own code first ;) I noted on my todo list that Mail::GPG should check for valid parameters and throw proper error messages. Jörn

Sat Oct 01 09:11:32 2011 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

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Sat Oct 01 09:11:53 2011 JRED [...] cpan.org - Severity Critical changed to Unimportant

Sat Oct 01 09:12:55 2011 JRED [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

Sat Oct 01 13:44:09 2011 dirk.heinrichs [...] altum.de - Correspondence added

Subject:	Re: [rt.cpan.org #71380] Multiple unkown methods
Date:	Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:43:54 +0200
To:	bug-Mail-GPG [...] rt.cpan.org
From:	Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs [...] altum.de>

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Am 01.10.2011 15:11, schrieb JRED via RT: Show quoted text

> Am Sa 01. Okt 2011, 08:05:06, dirk.heinrichs@altum.de schrieb: >

>> There seem to be multiple calls to unknown methods in Mail::GPG >> 1.0.7:

> > You are misreading the error messages here. The methods are not > unknown, but Mail::GPG tries to call methods on undefinied values. > This may depend on the data you fed into it, so the package is > surely not completely broken (how would "make test" work in that > case?) >

>> 1) Can't call method "head" without a package or object reference >> at /usr/local/share/perl/5.12.4/Mail/GPG.pm line 134. >> >> 2) Can't call method "dup" without a package or object reference >> at /usr/local/share/perl/5.12.4/Mail/GPG.pm line 514.

> > Both calls refer to $entity (an object of MIME::Entity).

Ah, OK. My fault, overlooked that in the docs. Show quoted text

> It looks for me that some higher level methods (called by your > code) get an undefined $entity object.

Yes, because I didn't build() one *shame*. Show quoted text

>> Because of this, the package doesn't work at all, so I've set >> severity to "Critical".

> > In future be more careful with blaming a module and check your own > code first ;)

Mea culpa :) Show quoted text

> I noted on my todo list that Mail::GPG should check for valid > parameters and throw proper error messages.

OK. Bye... Dirk -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iD8DBQFOh1FV8NVtnsLkZ7sRAu9hAKCiX1wCCXyrrtuDJNtDSU4hVJ5LDgCfSWAB MxxZzBznbpUISrozmOlkVj0= =dULr -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----