Re: Version 1.8.1 does not compile on Cygwin 1.7.14

> Thanks; so perhaps you can give me an OK to forge your S-o-b to the
> following?
>
> -- >8 --
> From: Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 11:56:33 -0800
> Subject: [PATCH] Makefile: add comment on CYGWIN_V15_WIN32API
>
> There is no documented, reliable, and future-proof method to
> determine the installed w32api version on Cygwin. There are many
> things that can be done that will work frequently, except when they
> won't.
>
> The only sane thing is to follow the guidance of the Cygwin
> developers: the only supported configuration is that which the
> current setup.exe produces, and in the case of problems, if the
> installation is not up to date then updating is the first required
> action.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@gmail.com>
> ---
>   Makefile | 4 ++++
>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 4d47af5..52e298a 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ all::
>   #
>   # Define NO_REGEX if you have no or inferior regex support in your C library.
>   #
> +# Define CYGWIN_V15_WIN32API if you are using Cygwin v1.7.x but are not
> +# using the current w32api packages. The recommended approach, however,
> +# is to update your installation if compilation errors occur.
> +#
>   # Define HAVE_DEV_TTY if your system can open /dev/tty to interact with the
>   # user.
>   #