Python parser for SN

[Ben Elliston]

   Autoconf requires perl. So I downloaded and installed ActiveState's
   ActivePerl,

Autoconf requires m4.  It's Automake that requires Perl.

   and tried to install automake-1.4. But it refused to run. Do I have to
   build perl from the source under cygwin?

Nope.  There are plenty of binary distributions of Perl around for Cygwin.  
Keep digging. :-)

Ben