Build problems with gcc-3.3.3 and Cygwin

[Paul Thomas]

The build problem that Ben Diedrich and I found with the latest Cygwin 
and its default version, 3.3.3, of gcc has been submitted as a gcc bug.

Just to remind you: octave when built under the most recent version of 
Cygwin is SLOW; a factor 6-7 times slower than the octave-forge binary 
release for Windows.  Both Ben and I have undone the problem by 
replacing gcc and its libraries by version 3.2.  We have investigated 
all manner of compiler options to no avail.  Nor can I see any change in 
gcc that might have done this.

From the point of view of the gcc developers, this is a highly 
unsatisfactory report because it is so vague - however gcc/mingw/Cygwin 
bug it is.  If anybody has any idea how to pin it down further, I am all 
ears (electronic, of course).

In the mean time, a number of sites still have gcc-3.2 for Cygwin and 
Ben or I could provide you with tarballs, if necessary.

Paul T