diff --git a/xcompile/xcompile.MinGW32_on_cygwin.sh b/xcompile/xcompile.MinGW32_on_cygwin.sh
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+#! /bin/sh -x
+for target_host in ${TARGET_HOST} i686-w64-mingw32 i686-pc-mingw32 none ; do
+   if test ${target_host} = none ; then
+     echo Cross compiling environment not found in /usr
+     exit 1
+   fi
+   echo Checking for cross compiling environment in /usr/${target_host}
+   if test -d /usr/${target_host}; then
+     export TARGET_HOST=${target_host}
+     break
+   fi
+done
+
+export XCOMPILE_ROOT="/usr/${TARGET_HOST}/sys-root/mingw"
+guess=`../config.guess`
+export BUILD_HOST=`../config.sub ${guess}`
+export PATH="/usr/${TARGET_HOST}/bin:${XCOMPILE_ROOT}/bin:${PATH}"
+
+export CC=`which ${TARGET_HOST}-gcc`
+export CXX=`which ${TARGET_HOST}-g++`
+export AR=`which ${TARGET_HOST}-ar`
+export LD=`which ${TARGET_HOST}-ld`
+export RANLIB=`which ${TARGET_HOST}-ranlib`
+export WINDRES=`which ${TARGET_HOST}-windres`
+export CPPFLAGS="-D_WIN32_WINDOWS=0x0410 -DMINGW_WIN32 -I${XCOMPILE_ROOT}/include"
+export CFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS}"
+export CXXFLAGS="-gstabs -g3 -fpermissive"
+export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/${TARGET_HOST}/lib -L${XCOMPILE_ROOT}/lib"
+export CURL_CONFIG="${XCOMPILE_ROOT}/bin/curl-config"
+export WX_CONFIG_PATH="${XCOMPILE_ROOT}/bin/wx-config"
+pkgsearchpath="dummy"
+for dir in `find /usr/${TARGET_HOST} -name pkgconfig` ; do
+  pkgsearchpath="${pkgsearchpath}:${dir}"
+done
+for dir in `find /usr/lib -name pkgconfig` ; do 
+  pkgsearchpath="${pkgsearchpath}:${dir}"
+done
+for dir in `find /usr/share -name pkgconfig` ; do 
+  pkgsearchpath="${pkgsearchpath}:${dir}"
+done
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=`echo ${pkgsearchpath} | sed 's/dummy://'`
+if ! ( test -e ../configure && find .. -name configure -mtime -1 ) ; then
+  cd ..
+  ./_autosetup
+  cd xcompile
+fi
+if ! test -f ${XCOMPILE_ROOT}/lib/libssl.a ; then
+  opensslver=1.0.1g
+  wget http://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-${opensslver}.tar.gz
+  tar zxf openssl-${opensslver}.tar.gz
+  /bin/rm openssl-${opensslver}.tar.gz
+  cd openssl-${opensslver}
+  ./Configure --prefix=${XCOMPILE_ROOT}/ no-shared zlib mingw
+  make all
+  make install
+  cd ..
+  rm -rf openssl-${opensslver}
+fi
+if ! test -f ${XCOMPILE_ROOT}/lib/libcurl.a ; then
+  curlver=7.36.0
+  wget http://curl.haxx.se/download/curl-${curlver}.tar.bz2
+  tar jxf curl-${curlver}.tar.bz2
+  /bin/rm curl-${curlver}.tar.bz2
+  cd curl-${curlver}
+  ./configure --prefix=${XCOMPILE_ROOT} --enable-static --disable-shared --host=$TARGET_HOST --build=$BUILD_HOST --with-zlib=${XCOMPILE_ROOT}
+  make all
+  make install
+  cd ..
+  rm -rf curl-${curlver}
+fi
+#if ! test -f ${XCOMPILE_ROOT}/lib/libwxbase30u.a ; then
+#  z7=`which 7z`
+#  if test "x${z7}" = x ; then
+#     echo you must install 7z in the path in order to install wxwidgets
+#     exit 1
+#  fi
+#  wxver=3.0.0
+#  gccver=481
+#  filename=wxMSW-${wxver}_gcc${gccver}TDM_Dev.7z
+#  wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/wxwindows/files/3.0.0/binaries/$filename/download
+#  mv download $filename
+#  7z x $filename
+#  rm $filename
+#  rsync lib/gcc${gccver}TDM_dll/*.a ${XCOMPILE_ROOT}/lib
+#  rsync lib/gcc${gccver}TDM_dll/*.dll ${XCOMPILE_ROOT}/bin
+#  filename=wxWidgets-${wxver}_headers.7z
+#  wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/wxwindows/files/3.0.0/$filename/download
+#  mv download $filename
+#  7z x $filename
+#  rm $filename
+#  rsync -va include/wx ${XCOMPILE_ROOT}/include
+#  rsync -va lib/gcc${gccver}TDM_dll/mswu/wx ${XCOMPILE_ROOT}/include
+#  rm -rf lib/gcc${gccver}TDM_dll
+#  rm -rf include/wx
+#fi
+if ! test -f ${XCOMPILE_ROOT}/lib/libfreeglut_static.a ; then
+  svn co http://svn.code.sf.net/p/freeglut/code/trunk/freeglut/freeglut freeglut
+  cd freeglut
+  mkdir build
+  cd build
+  /usr/bin/cmake -D GNU_HOST=${TARGET_HOST} \
+    -D CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=mingw_cross_toolchain.cmake \
+    -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${XCOMPILE_ROOT}\
+    -D FREEGLUT_BUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON \
+    -D FREEGLUT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF \
+    -D FREEGLUT_BUILD_DEMOS=OFF  \
+    ..
+  make -j4 
+  make install
+  cd ../..
+  /bin/rm -rf freeglut
+fi
+
+../configure -C --host=$TARGET_HOST --build=$BUILD_HOST --enable-static --disable-shared --enable-libraries --disable-client --disable-server --with-libcurl=${XCOMPILE_ROOT} --with-ssl=${XCOMPILE_ROOT} --with-winsock
+make all
+exit 0