running Devel::Cover in mod_perl (1.3)

[Kevin Scaldeferri]

The current version of Devel::Cover asserts that running it on a 
mod_perl server ought to be as simple as adding 'use Devel::Cover' to 
your startup script.  However, when I do this, I get the following 
failure:

Syntax error on line 1225 of /home/kevin/.../conf/httpd.conf:
Can't use an undefined value as a HASH reference at 
/home/kevin/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i686-linux-64int/Devel/Cover.pm 
line 310.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/kevin/.../conf/startup.pl 
line 7.

Any help would be appreciated.
(As an aside, can anyone recommend an archive of this list with good 
search capability?  I'm sure there've been more than 4 postings in the 
past that should match "devel::cover mod_perl")

Thanks,
Kevin