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Hello. I’m revisiting my Hugo files on an MacBook M1 and I’m seeing an error when running hugo server. I tried interpreting the error but I can’t seem to unravel this one.

What I’ve done:

  • reviewed other posts with similar sounding issues to no avail
  • took a look in (theme.toml, base.html, and single.html) to see if there were any typos or odd/missing characters

Here is the LINK to the directory where the theme lives (I’m trying to use the Berbera theme). If there is something I can try, that would be very appreciated!

The full error reads:

WARN 2022/08/21 18:14:25 Failed to read module config for "berbera" in "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/theme.toml": "_stream.toml:12:8": unmarshal failed: toml: expected character ]

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hugo v0.101.0+extended darwin/arm64 BuildDate=unknown

ERROR 2022/08/21 18:14:25 render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:16:7": execute of template failed: template: page/single.html:16:7: executing "page/single.html" at <partial "head-meta.html" .>: error calling partial: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/partials/head-meta.html:19:9": execute of template failed: template: partials/head-meta.html:19:9: executing "partials/head-meta.html" at <.Hugo.Generator>: can't evaluate field Hugo in type *hugolib.pageState

ERROR 2022/08/21 18:14:25 render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:16:7": execute of template failed: template: non-technical_note/single.html:16:7: executing "non-technical_note/single.html" at <partial "head-meta.html" .>: error calling partial: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/partials/head-meta.html:19:9": execute of template failed: template: partials/head-meta.html:19:9: executing "partials/head-meta.html" at <.Hugo.Generator>: can't evaluate field Hugo in type *hugolib.pageState

ERROR 2022/08/21 18:14:25 render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:16:7": execute of template failed: template: non-technical_note/single.html:16:7: executing "non-technical_note/single.html" at <partial "head-meta.html" .>: error calling partial: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/partials/head-meta.html:19:9": execute of template failed: template: partials/head-meta.html:19:9: executing "partials/head-meta.html" at <.Hugo.Generator>: can't evaluate field Hugo in type *hugolib.pageState

ERROR 2022/08/21 18:14:25 render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:16:7": execute of template failed: template: non-technical_note/single.html:16:7: executing "non-technical_note/single.html" at <partial "head-meta.html" .>: error calling partial: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/partials/head-meta.html:19:9": execute of template failed: template: partials/head-meta.html:19:9: executing "partials/head-meta.html" at <.Hugo.Generator>: can't evaluate field Hugo in type *hugolib.pageState

Error: Error building site: failed to render pages: render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:16:7": execute of template failed: template: non-technical_note/single.html:16:7: executing "non-technical_note/single.html" at <partial "head-meta.html" .>: error calling partial: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/partials/head-meta.html:19:9": execute of template failed: template: partials/head-meta.html:19:9: executing "partials/head-meta.html" at <.Hugo.Generator>: can't evaluate field Hugo in type *hugolib.pageState
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Change {{ Hugo.Generator }} to {{ hugo.Generator }} in partials/head-meta.html.

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Hi @tut, I appreciate you taking a look! I tried what you suggested but still have an error – looks a bit different now though.

This is my head-meta.html file:

<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">

{{ template "_internal/opengraph.html" . }}
{{ template "_internal/twitter_cards.html" . }}

{{- with .Site.Params.google_verify_meta -}}
<meta name="google-site-verification" content="{{ . }}" />
{{ end }}

{{- with .Site.Params.bing_verify_meta -}}
<meta name="msvalidate.01" content="{{ . }}" />
{{ end }}

{{- with .Site.Params.yandex_verify_meta -}}
<meta name="yandex-verification" content="{{ . }}" />
{{ end }}

<!-- changed from: {{- .Hugo.Generator -}} -->
{{ hugo.Generator }}

The error I’m getting when running hugo server is:

WARN 2022/08/21 19:01:19 Failed to read module config for "berbera" in "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/theme.toml": "_stream.toml:12:8": unmarshal failed: toml: expected character ]
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hugo v0.101.0+extended darwin/arm64 BuildDate=unknown
ERROR 2022/08/21 19:01:19 render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:16:7": execute of template failed: template: non-technical_note/single.html:16:7: executing "non-technical_note/single.html" at <partial "head-meta.html" .>: error calling partial: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/partials/head-meta.html:19:28": execute of template failed: template: partials/head-meta.html:19:28: executing "partials/head-meta.html" at <.Hugo.Generator>: can't evaluate field Hugo in type *hugolib.pageState
ERROR 2022/08/21 19:01:19 render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:16:7": execute of template failed: template: non-technical_note/single.html:16:7: executing "non-technical_note/single.html" at <partial "head-meta.html" .>: error calling partial: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/partials/head-meta.html:19:28": execute of template failed: template: partials/head-meta.html:19:28: executing "partials/head-meta.html" at <.Hugo.Generator>: can't evaluate field Hugo in type *hugolib.pageState
ERROR 2022/08/21 19:01:19 render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:16:7": execute of template failed: template: non-technical_note/single.html:16:7: executing "non-technical_note/single.html" at <partial "head-meta.html" .>: error calling partial: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/partials/head-meta.html:19:28": execute of template failed: template: partials/head-meta.html:19:28: executing "partials/head-meta.html" at <.Hugo.Generator>: can't evaluate field Hugo in type *hugolib.pageState
ERROR 2022/08/21 19:01:19 render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:16:7": execute of template failed: template: non-technical_note/single.html:16:7: executing "non-technical_note/single.html" at <partial "head-meta.html" .>: error calling partial: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/partials/head-meta.html:19:28": execute of template failed: template: partials/head-meta.html:19:28: executing "partials/head-meta.html" at <.Hugo.Generator>: can't evaluate field Hugo in type *hugolib.pageState
Error: Error building site: failed to render pages: render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:16:7": execute of template failed: template: page/single.html:16:7: executing "page/single.html" at <partial "head-meta.html" .>: error calling partial: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/partials/head-meta.html:19:28": execute of template failed: template: partials/head-meta.html:19:28: executing "partials/head-meta.html" at <.Hugo.Generator>: can't evaluate field Hugo in type *hugolib.pageState

I just reinstalled Hugo on this laptop so I may have a newer version of it (not sure if that’s contributing in some way). I’m happy to try more things if there are thoughts.

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This might be the issue. Hugo comments are written as follows

{{/* Your content here */}}
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ah, thanks. Unfortunately, I still see an error pop up for me.
Now, I’m trying to understand the error a bit better and staring at these pieces:

  • _default/baseof.html:34:24
  • non-technical_note/single.html:34:24

Full Error:

WARN 2022/08/21 19:20:14 Failed to read module config for "berbera" in "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/theme.toml": "_stream.toml:12:8": unmarshal failed: toml: expected character ]
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hugo v0.101.0+extended darwin/arm64 BuildDate=unknown
ERROR 2022/08/21 19:20:15 render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:34:24": execute of template failed: template: non-technical_note/single.html:34:24: executing "non-technical_note/single.html" at <.RSSLink>: can't evaluate field RSSLink in type *hugolib.pageState
ERROR 2022/08/21 19:20:15 render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:34:24": execute of template failed: template: non-technical_note/single.html:34:24: executing "non-technical_note/single.html" at <.RSSLink>: can't evaluate field RSSLink in type *hugolib.pageState
ERROR 2022/08/21 19:20:15 render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:34:24": execute of template failed: template: non-technical_note/single.html:34:24: executing "non-technical_note/single.html" at <.RSSLink>: can't evaluate field RSSLink in type *hugolib.pageState
ERROR 2022/08/21 19:20:15 render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:34:24": execute of template failed: template: non-technical_note/single.html:34:24: executing "non-technical_note/single.html" at <.RSSLink>: can't evaluate field RSSLink in type *hugolib.pageState
Error: Error building site: failed to render pages: render of "page" failed: "/Users/ericpena/Documents/Website/pena-notes/themes/berbera/layouts/_default/baseof.html:34:24": execute of template failed: template: page/single.html:34:24: executing "page/single.html" at <.RSSLink>: can't evaluate field RSSLink in type *hugolib.pageState

This is line 34 from _default/baseof.html:

    <link href="{{ .RSSLink }}" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="{{ .Site.Title }} All Notes And Articles" />
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.RSSLink is deprecated. Replace your code above with either of these

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I appreciate the help @tut! I ended up surrendering and just removing the RSS stuff altogether, I wasn’t using it anyhow. Another error popped up in my 404.html file but I also just removed that line.

Update: Now it works! Thanks for your time and very quick replies:]

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