with version 3.141592 I get
<pre>
HOME=/home/me /usr/bin/perl -Iblib/lib   ikiwiki.out -libdir . -dumpsetup ikiwiki.setup
Failed to load plugin IkiWiki::Plugin::inline: Can't use global $_ in "my" at IkiWiki/Plugin/inline.pm line 198, near "my $_"
Compilation failed in require at (eval 19) line 2.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 19) line 2.
</pre>

perl is 5.8.9

> This is fixed in 3.1415926. --[[Joey]]