cygwin build_alias issue (and a possible workaround...)

[Chris Johns]

Bogdan Vacaliuc wrote:
> 
> See http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-09/msg00570.html for the latest on the "build_alias" issue.
> There is a simplified test methodology now.
> 
> I must suspend my debug effort for the time being.
> 

I am running your test-configure with a clean install of :

   MinGW-3.1.0-1.exe
   MSYS-1.0.10.exe
   msysDTK-1.0.1.exe

which can be downloaded from http://www.mingw.org/. This is on WindowsXP 
Pro, P4. No cygwin installed. I ran the script with cmd.exe paths to 
MSYS and MinGW set and from a cmd.exe prompt with:

  > sh ./test-configure

The test has run 1000 times without any errors. I was also able to build 
RTEMS as M68K multilib with Cybertec Crossfire tools for RTEMS (MinGW 
based) on XP.

Your script also works on the WinME box (not Win98 anymore) passing over 
100 times while the original bug I posted to MinGW still occurs.

I hope this helps.

-- 
  Chris Johns