Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> I don't see a strong reason not
> to stick with good old configure; make; make install. You're already
> requiring various Unix-like tools, so you might as well require the full
> shell environment.
Indeed. I think the goal here is to have a port that *runs* in native
Windows; but I see no reason not to require Cygwin for *building* it.
regards, tom lane