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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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Subject: Re: Help: build emacs in cygwin
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> Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:38:25 +0100
> From: =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Jan_Dj=E4rv?= <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
> Cc: offby1@blarg.net, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, henman@it.to-be.co.jp,
> 	emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> > Can we, should we, implement something that gives a simple error message
> > when you try to build this way?  Or when you try to configure this way?
> 
> We can.  But a later cygwin may fix the problem, so it seems that a warning 
> would be more appropriate.

I agree.  Since either the build or the produced binary eventually
fails, that manifestation provides all the error message one could
need.