I guess that the version of Module::Build that you have installed is incompatible with the features that this Build.PL requests or something. A look into the Build.PL of DBIx::Class doesn't reveal anything (to me at least) that really requires features of Module::Build that are unavailable in ExtUtils::MakeMaker. I think a blindly ported, untested Makefile.PL like below should work for DBIx::Class as well:

use strict;
use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
# See lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm for details of how to influence
# the contents of the Makefile that is written.

WriteMakefile(
    'NAME'    => 'DBIx::Class',
    'VERSION_FROM'  => 'lib/DBIx/Class.pm', # finds $VERSION
    'PREREQ_PM'    => { 
        'Data::Page'                => 2.00,
        'Scalar::Util'              => 0,
        'SQL::Abstract'             => 1.20,
        'SQL::Abstract::Limit'      => 0.101,
        'Class::C3'                 => 0.11,
        'Storable'                  => 0,
        'Class::Data::Accessor'     => 0.01,
         'Carp::Clan'            => 0,
        'DBI'                       => 1.40,

        # Required for build
        'DBD::SQLite'               => 1.11,

        # Recommended
        'Data::UUID'                => 0,
        'Module::Find'              => 0,
        'Class::Inspector'          => 0,
    }, # e.g., Module::Name => 1.1
);

1;
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You will have to comment out the modules in the build or recommended sections if you don't want these modules. You might want to report the problem with Module::Build to the Module::Build mailing list or maybe through RT.

Thank You for the very fast answer.

At least it is makes, tests and installs now. Hope it is working, but that is another test.

But You are right, I should report the problem. Either I get a hint, where I was too stupid, or I found a bug. Both alternatives will help with the next build script.

And it came to pass that in time the Great God Om spake unto Brutha, the Chosen One: "Psst!"
(Terry Pratchett, Small Gods)