No excuse, but I didn't think I was rebuilding the tools. >From the FAQ: Note: You must build in a directory outside the source tree. thanks bill -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/