6.) Have a recent version of cygwin installed -6.) Open Tools->Options under "Projects and Solutions" click on VC++ Directories and add the following to the Executable directories C:\cygwin\bin +6.) Open Tools->Options under "Projects and Solutions" click on VC++ Directories and add the following to the *Executable* directories + +*:$(SolutionDir)\build\bin +*:C:\cygwin\bin 7.) Open and build.