can't start apache-1.3.20 with mod_perl and Mason

[Louis-David Mitterrand]

Hi,

After "upgrading" my installation to Apache-1.3.20 and mod_perl-1.25 as
as a module I can't start apache anymore when httpd.conf contains:

        PerlRequire /etc/apache/perl/handler.pl

And that file (for debugging purposes) is practically empty:

        #!/usr/bin/perl
        package HTML::Mason;

        use strict;
        use HTML::Mason;
        use HTML::Mason::ApacheHandler;
        1;

Running "strace apache -X" shows:

        read(3, "ETE PATCH PROPPATCH MKCOL COPY M"..., 4096) = 4096
        read(3, "mLog directive (see below).\n#\nLo"..., 4096) = 4096
        read(3, "n /icons/uuencoded.gif .uu\n    A"..., 4096) = 4096
        read(3, " tweak mime.types without actual"..., 4096) = 4096
        --- SIGSEGV (Segmentation fault) ---
        +++ killed by SIGSEGV +++

There no helpful message in the error.log about the reason of apache's
crash.

I am running a debian unstable system.

Thanks in advance for any suggestion,

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