I am using a legacy web application that uses Apache 1.3.41 and mod_perl 1.30. I have to install some perl modules with cpan and when trying to install 'cpan Apache::Request' it fails in the tests and I don't understand why. Could someone give me a hint? Here is the result of the compilation and the contents of the error log. Thanks.

using Apache/1.3.41

waiting 60 seconds for server to start: ..
waiting 60 seconds for server to start: ok (waited 0 secs)
server localhost:8529 started
t/apreq/big_input....# Failed test 1 in t/apreq/big_input.t at line 40
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 1/21# Failed test 2 in t/apreq/big_input.t at
+ line 40 fail #2
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 2/21# Failed test 3 in t/apreq/big_input.t at
+ line 40 fail #3
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 3/21# Failed test 4 in t/apreq/big_input.t at
+ line 40 fail #4
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 4/21# Failed test 5 in t/apreq/big_input.t at
+ line 40 fail #5
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 5/21# Failed test 6 in t/apreq/big_input.t at
+ line 40 fail #6
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 6/21# Failed test 7 in t/apreq/big_input.t at
+ line 40 fail #7
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 7/21# Failed test 8 in t/apreq/big_input.t at
+ line 40 fail #8
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 8/21# Failed test 9 in t/apreq/big_input.t at
+ line 40 fail #9
# Failed test 10 in t/apreq/big_input.t at line 63
# Failed test 11 in t/apreq/big_input.t at line 63 fail #2
# Failed test 12 in t/apreq/big_input.t at line 63 fail #3
# Failed test 13 in t/apreq/big_input.t at line 63 fail #4
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 9/21# Failed test 14 in t/apreq/big_input.t a
+t line 63 fail #5
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 13/21# Failed test 15 in t/apreq/big_input.t 
+at line 63 fail #6
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 14/21# Failed test 16 in t/apreq/big_input.t 
+at line 63 fail #7
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 16/21# Failed test 17 in t/apreq/big_input.t 
+at line 63 fail #8
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 17/21# Failed test 18 in t/apreq/big_input.t 
+at line 63 fail #9
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 18/21# Failed test 19 in t/apreq/big_input.t 
+at line 63 fail #10
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 19/21# Failed test 20 in t/apreq/big_input.t 
+at line 63 fail #11
t/apreq/big_input....NOK 20/21# Failed test 21 in t/apreq/big_input.t 
+at line 63 fail #12
t/apreq/big_input....FAILED tests 1-21
        Failed 21/21 tests, 0.00% okay
t/apreq/cookie.......NOK 1/1# Failed test 1 in t/apreq/cookie.t at lin
+e 21
t/apreq/cookie.......FAILED test 1
        Failed 1/1 tests, 0.00% okay
t/apreq/inherit......NOK 1/1# Failed test 1 in t/apreq/inherit.t at li
+ne 11
t/apreq/inherit......FAILED test 1
        Failed 1/1 tests, 0.00% okay
t/apreq/request......NOK 1/2# Failed test 1 in t/apreq/request.t at li
+ne 18
t/apreq/request......NOK 2/2# Failed test 2 in t/apreq/request.t at li
+ne 26
t/apreq/request......FAILED tests 1-2
        Failed 2/2 tests, 0.00% okay
Failed Test         Stat Wstat Total Fail  List of Failed
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
t/apreq/big_input.t               21   21  1-21
t/apreq/cookie.t                   1    1  1
t/apreq/inherit.t                  1    1  1
t/apreq/request.t                  2    2  1-2
Failed 4/4 test scripts. 25/25 subtests failed.
Files=4, Tests=25,  2 wallclock secs ( 1.41 cusr +  0.16 csys =  1.57 
+CPU)
Failed 4/4 test programs. 25/25 subtests failed.
[warning] server localhost:8529 shutdown
[  error] error running tests (please examine t/logs/error_log)
[  error] oh shucks, server dumped core
[  error] for stacktrace, run: gdb /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -core /
+home/dabd/.cpan/build/libapreq-1.34-jJqTXe/t/core
make: *** [run_tests] Error 1
  ISAAC/libapreq-1.34.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, t
+ry:
  reports ISAAC/libapreq-1.34.tar.gz
Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persi
+stent state
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
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Error log:

[Tue Feb 17 11:27:15 2009] [info] created shared memory segment #51445
+99
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:15 2009] [notice] Apache/1.3.41 (Unix) AuthPG/1.5 mo
+d_perl/1.30 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:15 2009] [info] Server built: Feb 16 2009 17:41:52
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:15 2009] [notice] Accept mutex: sysvsem (Default: sy
+svsem)
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Attempt to reload Apache/Table.pm a
+borted.\nCompilation failed in require at /home/dabd/.cpan/build/liba
+preq-1.34-jJqTXe/blib/lib/Apache/Cookie.pm line 21.\nBEGIN failed--co
+mpilation aborted at /home/dabd/.cpan/build/libapreq-1.34-jJqTXe/blib
+/lib/Apache/Cookie.pm line 21.\nCompilation failed in require at /hom
+e/dabd/.cpan/build/libapreq-1.34-jJqTXe/t/response/TestApReq/big_inpu
+t.pm line 9.\nBEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/dabd/.cpan/b
+uild/libapreq-1.34-jJqTXe/t/response/TestApReq/big_input.pm line 9.\n
+Compilation failed in require at (eval 9) line 3.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::bi
+g_input::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Attempt to reload Apache/Cookie.pm 
+aborted.\nCompilation failed in require at /home/dabd/.cpan/build/lib
+apreq-1.34-jJqTXe/t/response/TestApReq/cookie.pm line 9.\nBEGIN faile
+d--compilation aborted at /home/dabd/.cpan/build/libapreq-1.34-jJqTXe
+/t/response/TestApReq/cookie.pm line 9.\nCompilation failed in requir
+e at (eval 32) line 3.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:17 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::co
+okie::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:18 2009] [error] Attempt to reload Apache/Table.pm a
+borted.\nCompilation failed in require at /home/dabd/.cpan/build/liba
+preq-1.34-jJqTXe/blib/lib/Apache/Request.pm line 21.\nBEGIN failed--c
+ompilation aborted at /home/dabd/.cpan/build/libapreq-1.34-jJqTXe/bli
+b/lib/Apache/Request.pm line 21.\nCompilation failed in require at /h
+ome/dabd/.cpan/build/libapreq-1.34-jJqTXe/t/response/TestApReq/inheri
+t.pm line 3.\nBEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/dabd/.cpan/b
+uild/libapreq-1.34-jJqTXe/t/response/TestApReq/inherit.pm line 3.\nCo
+mpilation failed in require at (eval 33) line 3.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:18 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::in
+herit::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:18 2009] [error] Attempt to reload Apache/Request.pm
+ aborted.\nCompilation failed in require at /home/dabd/.cpan/build/li
+bapreq-1.34-jJqTXe/t/response/TestApReq/request.pm line 10.\nBEGIN fa
+iled--compilation aborted at /home/dabd/.cpan/build/libapreq-1.34-jJq
+TXe/t/response/TestApReq/request.pm line 10.\nCompilation failed in r
+equire at (eval 34) line 3.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:18 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::re
+quest::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:18 2009] [error] Undefined subroutine &TestApReq::re
+quest::handler called.\n
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:18 2009] [info] removed PID file /home/dabd/.cpan/bu
+ild/libapreq-1.34-jJqTXe/t/logs/httpd.pid (pid=1853)
[Tue Feb 17 11:27:18 2009] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down
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