CYGWIN: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect

[Kelly O'Hair]

Just an FYI...

If you are building on Windows with the latest CYGWIN (or have ever  
built with CYGWIN) watch out for

     abort: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is  
incorrect

It probably means that CYGWIN has managed to create a directory with  
the name C:

Some of the CYGWIN utilities will treat the pattern "C:/" as the name  
of a relative directory and
create one, which then confuses other utilities that think it is the  
root of drive C:   C:^(

-kto