gscan2pdf cannot be started again after it crashed (error in line 433)

[MichaelE]

Gscan2pdf crashed and cannot be started again. Trying to start it at prompt produces the following output:

michael@montreal:~$ gscan2pdf
Name "PDF::API2::Version::CVersion" used only once: possible typo at /usr/bin/gscan2pdf line 433.
Use of uninitialized value $PDF::API2::Version::CVersion{"vShort"} in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/bin/gscan2pdf line 433.
fileparse(): need a valid pathname at /usr/bin/gscan2pdf line 2128
Perl exited with active threads:
 1 running and unjoined
 0 finished and unjoined
 0 running and detached

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gscan2pdf 0.9.32-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Mar 4 18:15:54 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gscan2pdf
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-02-19 (13 days ago)

[Jeffrey Ratcliffe (jeffreyratcliffe)]

A workaround would be to edit the ~/.gscan2pdf file and delete the session field.

If you don't mind losing your settings, just deleting the ~/.gscan2pdf would also solve the problem.

Or upgrade to the latest version.