+The cross-compile build script has been tested on Cygwin, OS X and Linux. You\r
+should expect to hack on these scripts to make them work on your system. You\r
+may need to install additional tools on your system to make the scripts work.\r
+\r
+You will need\r
+\r
+ A recent version (3.0 or later should be fine) of gcc that is able to produce\r
+ executables for the machine that you want to run this compiler on (the host\r
+ machine).\r
+ wget or curl (which enables the download of the gcc compiler source code)\r
+ tar\r
+ bzip\r
+ gzip\r
+ bash\r
+ and possibly others\r
+\r
+CYGWIN Notes\r
+\r
+You should setup cygwin to use binmode on all mounts. When you initially\r
+install cygwin it gives you the choice of Unix file mode (recommended) or DOS\r
+file mode. Unix mode will cause all the cygwin directories to be mounted in\r
+binmode, while DOS will mount the dirs in textmode. Here is an example of a\r
+cygwin install where the dirs are (properly) mounted in binmode.\r
+\r
+C:\cygwin\bin on /usr/bin type user (binmode)\r
+C:\cygwin\lib on /usr/lib type user (binmode)\r
+c:\workspace on /workspace type system (binmode)\r
+C:\cygwin on / type user (binmode)\r
+\r
+If you use textmode, it is likely that the build will fail in a way that is\r
+hard to debug.\r
+\r
+Cygwin is pretty slow, so it is not recommended for large builds.\r
+\r
+\r
+\r
+\r
+\r