configure problem

[Andrew Walrond]

Ulrich Drepper wrote:
 >
 > configure found no usable perl.  Install one.
 >

Ouch

Indeed I could. It just seems more elegant to remove the "must have 
perl" requirement, especially as (from quick inspection) everywhere else 
in make install does ifneq ($(PERL),no) type things.

And since $(PERL)=no clearly means 'perl isn't available', trying to use 
it without checking is, well, questionable at best.

Is this something for which you would consider a small patch?

Andrew Walrond (Just trying to help - please don't bite me)