..bypassing this version check yields a similar error later on, where a more modern GNUmake is not accepted:
configure: Found GNU make at /usr/bin/make, however this is not version 3.81 or later. (it is: GNU Make 4.2.1). Ignoring. configure: error: Cannot find GNU make 3.81 or newer! Please put it in the path, or add e.g. MAKE=/opt/gmake3.81/make as argument to configure. ..Thomas On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 4:09 PM Thomas Stüfe <thomas.stu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > When running configure on Windows, I get now: > > configure: Your cygwin is too old. You are running 2.11.2(0.329/5/3), > but at least cygwin 1.7 is required. Please upgrade. > > When looking at basics_windows.m4: > > CYGWIN_VERSION_OK=`$ECHO $CYGWIN_VERSION | $GREP ^1.7.` > if test "x$CYGWIN_VERSION_OK" = x; then > AC_MSG_NOTICE([Your cygwin is too old. You are running > $CYGWIN_VERSION, but at least cygwin 1.7 is required. Please > upgrade.]) > AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot continue]) > fi > > So, we explicitly need version 1.7? Higher won't do? > > Thanks, Thomas
