Index: configure.ac
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/configure.ac,v
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -c -3 -p -r1.10 configure.ac
*** configure.ac	21 Mar 2007 20:11:06 -0000	1.10
--- configure.ac	24 May 2007 09:45:14 -0000
*************** case "${host}" in
*** 965,970 ****
--- 965,971 ----
      host_makefile_frag="config/mh-djgpp"
      ;;
    *-cygwin*)
+     ACX_CHECK_CYGWIN_BINMOUNTED_BUILDDIR
      host_makefile_frag="config/mh-cygwin"
      ;;
    *-mingw32*)
Index: config/acx.m4
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/config/acx.m4,v
retrieving revision 1.25
diff -c -3 -p -r1.25 acx.m4
*** config/acx.m4	26 Mar 2007 15:38:25 -0000	1.25
--- config/acx.m4	24 May 2007 09:45:14 -0000
*************** AC_DEFUN([ACX_BUGURL],[
*** 597,599 ****
--- 597,618 ----
    AC_SUBST(REPORT_BUGS_TO)
    AC_SUBST(REPORT_BUGS_TEXI)
  ])
+ 
+ dnl ####
+ dnl # ACX_CHECK_CYGWIN_BINMOUNTED_BUILDDIR
+ dnl # On Cygwin hosts, check that the build directory is mounted in
+ dnl # binmode as builds will not work if it is mounted in textmode.
+ dnl # See binutils PR 4334 for more details about why textmode is a problem.
+ AC_DEFUN([ACX_CHECK_CYGWIN_BINMOUNTED_BUILDDIR],[
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING([build directory to see if it is mounted in binmode])
+ build_dir=`pwd`
+ build_dir_mount_point=`df ${build_dir} | awk '/[[0-9]]%/{print $NF;}'`
+ is_binmode=`mount | grep "${build_dir_mount_point} " | grep binmode`
+ if test $? == 0 ; then
+   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+ else
+   AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+   AC_MSG_ERROR([The build directory is not mounted in binmode])
+ fi
+ ])
+   
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