Foswiki 2.1.2 fails in bootstrap step

Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /srv/www/htdocs/Foswiki-2.1.2/lib/Foswiki/Engine.pm line 118.

Undefined subroutine &Foswiki::encode_utf8 called at /srv/www/htdocs/Foswiki-2.1.2/lib/Foswiki/Response.pm line 431.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /srv/www/htdocs/Foswiki-2.1.2/lib/Foswiki.pm line 646.

Compilation failed in require at /srv/www/htdocs/Foswiki-2.1.2/lib/Foswiki/Func.pm line 60.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /srv/www/htdocs/Foswiki-2.1.2/lib/Foswiki/Func.pm line 60.

Compilation failed in require at /srv/www/htdocs/Foswiki-2.1.2/lib/Foswiki/Configure/Auth.pm line 5.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /srv/www/htdocs/Foswiki-2.1.2/lib/Foswiki/Configure/Auth.pm line 5.

Compilation failed in require at /srv/www/htdocs/Foswiki-2.1.2/lib/Foswiki/Macros/PERLDEPENDENCYREPORT.pm line 12.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /srv/www/htdocs/Foswiki-2.1.2/lib/Foswiki/Macros/PERLDEPENDENCYREPORT.pm line 12.

Compilation failed in require at dependencies line 39.

Can't call method "finalize" on an undefined value at /srv/www/htdocs/Foswiki-2.1.2/lib/Foswiki/Engine/Legacy.pm line 72.

END failed--call queue aborted at dependencies line 39.

-- BillDankenbring - 08 Dec 2016

Could you provide some more information on your platform? Which OS and Distribution?

Did you install all the dependencies identified in SystemRequirements for your platform? The above appears to be a run of tools/dependencies, but it has some components that suggest it's a web request.

What version of perl is installed.

-- GeorgeClark - 08 Dec 2016