current cvs version won't compile on linux. errors with /bin/sh: no: command not found

[jkinum]

Hello.  I am experiencing problems building the current version.  I did a
look up in the bug archive and discovered a similar problem from another
poster:  http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-binutils/2001-q4/msg00168.html on
dec 14, 2001.

The error follows:

Making all in po
make[3]: Entering directory `/data/cvs/src/bfd/po'
file=./`echo fr | sed 's,.*/,,'`.gmo \
  && rm -f $file && PATH=../src:$PATH no -o $file fr.po
/bin/sh: no: command not found
make[3]: *** [fr.gmo] Error 127

Reproduce:

1.  obtain   Linux version 2.4.5 (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1
2.  CPU: AMD-K6tm w/ multimedia extensions stepping 02
3.   cvs -z 9 -d :pserver:address@hidden:/cvs/src co binutils

4. ./configure
5. make (using bash or csh)


result:

Making all in doc
make[3]: Entering directory `/data/cvs/src/bfd/doc'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/data/cvs/src/bfd/doc'
Making all in po
make[3]: Entering directory `/data/cvs/src/bfd/po'
file=./`echo fr | sed 's,.*/,,'`.gmo \
  && rm -f $file && PATH=../src:$PATH no -o $file fr.po
/bin/sh: no: command not found
make[3]: *** [fr.gmo] Error 127
make[3]: Leaving directory `/data/cvs/src/bfd/po'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/data/cvs/src/bfd'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/data/cvs/src/bfd'
make: *** [all-bfd] Error 2