Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 11:55:42 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Ben Walter <moeite AT sinesurf DOT co DOT nz>
cc: textutils-bugs AT gnu DOT org, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: tr.exe
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On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Ben Walter wrote:

> 	I am trying to install Perl5.005.tar.gz using DJGPP. It runs through
> "Running sed..." and "Running Configure..." before it strikes
> "Configure: Fatal Error: cannot figure out how to translate new lines
> with 'tr'." and exits.

Please report the details about how exactly does Configure check
whether it "can translate new lines with 'tr'".  I cannot try to
explain what happens without this information.