--- loncom/LONCAPA.pm	2006/05/30 15:39:56	1.3
+++ loncom/LONCAPA.pm	2006/05/30 19:29:48	1.5
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Base routines
 #
-# $Id: LONCAPA.pm,v 1.3 2006/05/30 15:39:56 www Exp $
+# $Id: LONCAPA.pm,v 1.5 2006/05/30 19:29:48 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -176,11 +176,10 @@ sub _do_hash_tie {
 	# If this is a namespace for which a history is kept,
 	# make the history log entry:    
 	if (($namespace !~/^nohist\_/) && (defined($loghead))) {
-	    my $args = scalar @_;
 	    my $hfh = IO::File->new(">>$file_prefix.hist"); 
 	    if($hfh) {
-		my $now = time;
-		print $hfh "$loghead:$now:$what\n";
+		my $now = time();
+		print $hfh ("$loghead:$now:$what\n");
 	    }
 	    $hfh->close;
 	}
@@ -229,8 +228,7 @@ sub _do_hash_untie {
 # Writing needs exclusive lock
            if (!&flock_sym(LOCK_EX)) { return undef; }
         } else {
-           &logthis("Unknown method $how for $file_prefix");
-           die();
+           die("Unknown method $how for $file_prefix");
         }
 # The file is ours!
 # If it is archived, un-archive it now
@@ -278,9 +276,7 @@ sub _do_hash_untie {
 }
 
 BEGIN {
-    my $perlvarref=LONCAPA::Configuration::read_conf('loncapa.conf');
-    %perlvar=%{$perlvarref};
-    undef $perlvarref;
+    %perlvar=%{&LONCAPA::Configuration::read_conf('loncapa.conf')};
 }
 
 1;