--- Utils-src.pm	2006-07-19 14:45:18.000000000 -0700
+++ Utils.pm	2006-08-10 21:37:33.000000000 -0700
@@ -242,21 +242,30 @@
     my $class = shift;
     my $opts  = shift;
 
-    return if !$opts->{ ignore_loaded }
-        && Class::Inspector->loaded( $class ); # if a symbol entry exists we don't load again
-
-    # this hack is so we don't overwrite $@ if the load did not generate an error
-    my $error;
-    {
-        local $@;
-        eval "require $class";
-        $error = $@;
-    }
-
-    die $error if $error;
-    die "require $class was successful but the package is not defined"
-        unless Class::Inspector->loaded($class);
-
+	my $load_type = 'require';
+	# XXX This works fine: $load_type = 'use'
+	#     But has been sucessfully argued against for at least the sake of
+	#     backwards compatibility. --rrb
+	# if ignore_loaded, or a symbol entry exists we don't load again
+	if ( $opts->{ ignore_loaded } || !Class::Inspector->loaded( $class ) )
+	{
+		#print STDERR qq|ensure_class_loaded() ignoring is-loaded, or not yet loaded, so $load_type'ing "$class"\n|;
+		# this hack is so we don't overwrite $@ if the load did not generate an error
+		my $error;
+		{
+			local $@;
+			eval "$load_type $class";
+			$error = $@;
+		}
+
+		die $error if $error;
+		die "$load_type $class was successful but the package is not defined"
+			unless Class::Inspector->loaded($class);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		#print STDERR qq|ensure_class_loaded() already loaded, so no $load_type\n|;
+	}
     return 1;
 }