Bug: Notice: Undefined property: stdClass::$branch during Moodle installation

[michael-milette]

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What happened?

I get the following in Moodle if FilterCodes files are copied into place before initial and debugging is enabled:

Notice: Undefined property: stdClass::$branch in /filter/filtercodes/settings/general.php on line 29

What do you think should have happened?

The case where the $CFG->branch variable has yet to be defined should have been handled better.

Steps to reproduce

1. Complete the normal installation steps to creating a Moodle site.
2. During the installation, you will see the following error:

Notice: Undefined property: stdClass::$branch in /filter/filtercodes/settings/general.php on line 29

Screenshots

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Moodle version

3.11.7

Installed Moodle UI Language packs.

• [X] English only

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