This fixed it for me. Now `Build test` works fine when it loads the handler package. The maintainer seems inclined to think this is a bug with mod_perl. ?? --m--
--- /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Module/Build/Base.pm.orig 2011-02-02 15:04:07.000000000 -0800 +++ /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Module/Build/Base.pm 2011-02-02 15:07:21.000000000 -0800 @@ -2667,8 +2667,6 @@ my $tests = $self->find_test_files; - local $ENV{PERL_DL_NONLAZY} = 1; - if(@$tests) { my $args = $self->tap_harness_args; if($self->use_tap_harness or ($args and %$args)) {