[Catalyst] trouble with Catalyst::Controller::FormBuilder: form does not render correctly (no fields)

[Markus Holzer]

Fellow nerds,

I've got a problem with Catalyst::Controller::FormBuilder. I'm doing 
exactly as advertised in the pod but the form refuses to render, or 
better said is its fields.
The submit button is rendered with the correct caption (which is 
different from "submit"), hence the .fb file is found and loaded. And 
when i peek into $self->formbuilder->{fields} turns out the array is 
there, but empty.
So the formbilder object is not correctly initialized, but I have no 
idea why. I've tried some variations, like "Form(explicit/path) and 
different line endings (cr, lf, crlf) of the .fb file. no avail.

i'd be grateful for suggestions.
thank you