Robert,
conftest apparently fails to build because __MINGW32__ is undefined.
Relevant config.log output attached.
Harold
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
configure:710: checking for style of include used by make
configure:741: checking for Cygwin environment
configure:757: cc -c conftest.c 1>&5
configure:774: checking for mingw32 environment
configure:786: cc -c conftest.c 1>&5
configure: In function `main':
configure:782: `__MINGW32__' undeclared (first use in this function)
configure:782: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
configure:782: for each function it appears in.)
configure: failed program was:
#line 779 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
int main() {
return __MINGW32__;
; return 0; }
configure:803: checking how to run the C preprocessor
configure:824: cc -E conftest.c >/dev/null 2>conftest.out
configure:935: checking for a BSD compatible install
configure:988: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1059: checking for mawk
configure:1059: checking for gawk
configure:1089: checking whether make sets ${MAKE}
configure:1284: checking host system type
configure:1305: checking build system type
configure:1325: checking for gcc
configure:1438: checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works
configure:1454: gcc -o conftest conftest.c 1>&5
configure:1480: checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) is a cross-compiler
