windows cygwin version test too strict

[Thomas Stüfe]

..bypassing this version check yields a similar error later on, where
a more modern GNUmake is not accepted:

configure: Found GNU make at /usr/bin/make, however this is not
version 3.81 or later. (it is: GNU Make 4.2.1). Ignoring.
configure: error: Cannot find GNU make 3.81 or newer! Please put it in
the path, or add e.g. MAKE=/opt/gmake3.81/make as argument to
configure.

..Thomas
On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 4:09 PM Thomas Stüfe <thomas.stuefe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> When running configure on Windows, I get now:
>
> configure: Your cygwin is too old. You are running 2.11.2(0.329/5/3),
> but at least cygwin 1.7 is required. Please upgrade.
>
> When looking at basics_windows.m4:
>
>     CYGWIN_VERSION_OK=`$ECHO $CYGWIN_VERSION | $GREP ^1.7.`
>     if test "x$CYGWIN_VERSION_OK" = x; then
>       AC_MSG_NOTICE([Your cygwin is too old. You are running
> $CYGWIN_VERSION, but at least cygwin 1.7 is required. Please
> upgrade.])
>       AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot continue])
>     fi
>
> So, we explicitly need version 1.7? Higher won't do?
>
> Thanks, Thomas