diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0750ebf76b..7a61ec8137 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1477,6 +1477,9 @@ ifdef NO_REGEX
 	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -Icompat/regex
 	COMPAT_OBJS += compat/regex/regex.o
 endif
+ifdef NATIVE_CRLF
+	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DNATIVE_CRLF
+endif
 
 ifdef USE_NED_ALLOCATOR
        COMPAT_CFLAGS += -Icompat/nedmalloc
diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index deb2edd206..ec4ac25f7d 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ It does not apply to blobs recorded in its index.")"
 }
 
 clean_abort () {
-	test $# = 0 || echo >&2 "$@"
+	test $# = 0 || cat >&2 <<EOF
+$@
+EOF
 	rm -fr "$dotest"
 	exit 1
 }
diff --git a/git-merge-octopus.sh b/git-merge-octopus.sh
index 8643f74cb0..2226eeba99 100755
--- a/git-merge-octopus.sh
+++ b/git-merge-octopus.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ do
 
 	case "$LF$common$LF" in
 	*"$LF$SHA1$LF"*)
-		echo "Already up-to-date with $pretty_name"
+		cat << EOF
+Already up-to-date with $pretty_name
+EOF
 		continue
 		;;
 	esac
@@ -83,7 +85,9 @@ do
 		# tree as the intermediate result of the merge.
 		# We still need to count this as part of the parent set.
 
-		echo "Fast-forwarding to: $pretty_name"
+		cat << EOF
+Fast-forwarding to: $pretty_name
+EOF
 		git read-tree -u -m $head $SHA1 || exit
 		MRC=$SHA1 MRT=$(git write-tree)
 		continue
@@ -91,7 +95,9 @@ do
 
 	NON_FF_MERGE=1
 
-	echo "Trying simple merge with $pretty_name"
+	cat << EOF
+Trying simple merge with $pretty_name
+EOF
 	git read-tree -u -m --aggressive  $common $MRT $SHA1 || exit 2
 	next=$(git write-tree 2>/dev/null)
 	if test $? -ne 0
diff --git a/git-sh-setup.sh b/git-sh-setup.sh
index fffa3c72d7..0099552b25 100644
--- a/git-sh-setup.sh
+++ b/git-sh-setup.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ GIT_QUIET=
 say () {
 	if test -z "$GIT_QUIET"
 	then
-		printf '%s\n' "$*"
+		cat <<EOF
+$*
+EOF
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 247273e09e..4e18154520 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -428,9 +428,11 @@ cmd_add()
 
 	if test -z "$force" && ! git add --dry-run --ignore-missing "$sm_path" > /dev/null 2>&1
 	then
-		eval_gettextln "The following path is ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
-\$sm_path
-Use -f if you really want to add it." >&2
+		cat >&2 <<EOF
+The following path is ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
+$(eval_gettextln $sm_path)
+Use -f if you really want to add it.
+EOF
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
diff --git a/t/t0026-eol-config.sh b/t/t0026-eol-config.sh
index fe0164be62..00ff53f768 100755
--- a/t/t0026-eol-config.sh
+++ b/t/t0026-eol-config.sh
@@ -80,4 +80,22 @@ test_expect_success 'autocrlf=true overrides unset eol' '
 	test -z "$onediff" -a -z "$twodiff"
 '
 
+test_expect_success NATIVE_CRLF 'eol native is crlf' '
+
+	rm -rf native_eol && mkdir native_eol &&
+	( cd native_eol &&
+	printf "*.txt text\n" > .gitattributes
+	printf "one\r\ntwo\r\nthree\r\n" > filedos.txt
+	printf "one\ntwo\nthree\n" > fileunix.txt
+	git init &&
+	git config core.autocrlf false &&
+	git config core.eol native &&
+	git add filedos.txt fileunix.txt &&
+	git commit -m "first" &&
+	rm file*.txt &&
+	git reset --hard HEAD &&
+	has_cr filedos.txt && has_cr fileunix.txt
+	)
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t6038-merge-text-auto.sh b/t/t6038-merge-text-auto.sh
index d9c2d386dd..85c10b0940 100755
--- a/t/t6038-merge-text-auto.sh
+++ b/t/t6038-merge-text-auto.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ test_expect_success 'Merge after setting text=auto' '
 	same line
 	EOF
 
+	if test_have_prereq NATIVE_CRLF; then
+		append_cr <expected >expected.temp &&
+		mv expected.temp expected
+	fi &&
 	git config merge.renormalize true &&
 	git rm -fr . &&
 	rm -f .gitattributes &&
@@ -86,6 +90,10 @@ test_expect_success 'Merge addition of text=auto' '
 	same line
 	EOF
 
+	if test_have_prereq NATIVE_CRLF; then
+		append_cr <expected >expected.temp &&
+		mv expected.temp expected
+	fi &&
 	git config merge.renormalize true &&
 	git rm -fr . &&
 	rm -f .gitattributes &&
@@ -95,16 +103,19 @@ test_expect_success 'Merge addition of text=auto' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'Detect CRLF/LF conflict after setting text=auto' '
-	q_to_cr <<-\EOF >expected &&
-	<<<<<<<
-	first line
-	same line
-	=======
-	first lineQ
-	same lineQ
-	>>>>>>>
-	EOF
-
+	echo "<<<<<<<" >expected &&
+	if test_have_prereq NATIVE_CRLF; then
+		echo first line | append_cr >>expected &&
+		echo same line | append_cr >>expected &&
+		echo ======= | append_cr >>expected
+	else
+		echo first line >>expected &&
+		echo same line >>expected &&
+		echo ======= >>expected
+	fi &&
+	echo first line | append_cr >>expected &&
+	echo same line | append_cr >>expected &&
+	echo ">>>>>>>" >>expected &&
 	git config merge.renormalize false &&
 	rm -f .gitattributes &&
 	git reset --hard a &&
@@ -114,16 +125,19 @@ test_expect_success 'Detect CRLF/LF conflict after setting text=auto' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'Detect LF/CRLF conflict from addition of text=auto' '
-	q_to_cr <<-\EOF >expected &&
-	<<<<<<<
-	first lineQ
-	same lineQ
-	=======
-	first line
-	same line
-	>>>>>>>
-	EOF
-
+	echo "<<<<<<<" >expected &&
+	echo first line | append_cr >>expected &&
+	echo same line | append_cr >>expected &&
+	if test_have_prereq NATIVE_CRLF; then
+		echo ======= | append_cr >>expected &&
+		echo first line | append_cr >>expected &&
+		echo same line | append_cr >>expected
+	else
+		echo ======= >>expected &&
+		echo first line >>expected &&
+		echo same line >>expected
+	fi &&
+	echo ">>>>>>>" >>expected &&
 	git config merge.renormalize false &&
 	rm -f .gitattributes &&
 	git reset --hard b &&
diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index 3c7cb1d774..f6e7bfee35 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -750,6 +750,7 @@ case $(uname -s) in
 	# exec does not inherit the PID
 	test_set_prereq MINGW
 	test_set_prereq NOT_CYGWIN
+	test_set_prereq NATIVE_CRLF
 	test_set_prereq SED_STRIPS_CR
 	test_set_prereq GREP_STRIPS_CR
 	GIT_TEST_CMP=mingw_test_cmp