Re: Latest EMACS on BZR trunk does not compile with MinGW

[Stefan Monnier]

> Another option would be, perphaps, to check the environment
> variable $OSTYPE (instead of $MSYSTEM).  I've just done a quick
> test on my system: if I invoke "bash.exe" (without "--login"), I
> see that $OSTYPE holds "msys", while $MSYSTEM is undefined.  (But
> I don't know if this is also true in other MSYS flavors).

How 'bout testing a functionality on which we rely during the build,
rather than looking for some indirect evidence?


        Stefan