Index: libhtml-mason-perl-1.35/lib/HTML/Mason/CGIHandler.pm
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--- libhtml-mason-perl-1.35.orig/lib/HTML/Mason/CGIHandler.pm	2007-03-31 08:09:56.000000000 -0400
+++ libhtml-mason-perl-1.35/lib/HTML/Mason/CGIHandler.pm	2007-03-31 08:10:05.000000000 -0400
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@
                 $sent_headers = 1;
             }
 
+            # mimic mod_perl behaviour
+            use bytes;
+
             # We could perhaps install a new, faster out_method here that
             # wouldn't have to keep checking whether headers have been
             # sent and what the $r->method is.  That would require
