Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/parameter-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/parameter-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.19.4.4 -r1.19.4.5
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/parameter-procs.tcl	28 Jul 2017 02:45:26 -0000	1.19.4.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/parameter-procs.tcl	20 Dec 2018 18:25:06 -0000	1.19.4.5
@@ -251,15 +251,15 @@
     # 2. try to get a package_id for this package_key and use the standard
     # parameter::get function to get the value
     if {$value eq ""} {
-        with_catch errmsg {
+        if {[catch {
             set value [parameter::get \
                              -localize=$localize_p \
                              -boolean=$boolean_p \
                              -package_id [apm_package_id_from_key $package_key] \
                              -parameter $parameter \
                              -default $default \
                             ]
-        } {
+        } errorMsg]} {
             set value $default
         }
     }