./configure --enable-module=rewrite --enable-shared=rewrite

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<VirtualHost *>
  ServerName your.domain.com
  RewriteEngine on
  RewriteLog /var/log/httpd/rewrite.log
  RewriteLogLevel 1
  RewriteRule ^/thedirectory(.*)$ http://your.domain.com/cgi-bin/script.pl?$1
</VirtualHost>