--- synergy-1.7.5-stable/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2016-01-15 10:37:58.027808900 +0100
+++ synergy-1.7.5-stable/CMakeLists.txt	2016-01-15 10:41:10.509055100 +0100
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@
 
 	# warnings as errors:
 	# we have a problem with people checking in code with warnings.
-	# set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Werror -Wno-unused-local-typedef")
+	if (NOT CYGWIN)
+		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Werror -Wno-unused-local-typedef")
+	endif ()
 
-	if (NOT APPLE)
+	if (NOT (APPLE OR CYGWIN))
 		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fPIC")
 	endif()
 
--- synergy-1.7.5-stable/ext/toolchain/commands1.py.orig	2015-11-19 20:51:14.000000000 +0100
+++ synergy-1.7.5-stable/ext/toolchain/commands1.py	2016-01-15 10:23:25.735583700 +0100
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@
 				if err != 0:
 					raise Exception(gui_make_cmd + ' failed with error: ' + str(err))
 
-			elif sys.platform in ['linux2', 'sunos5', 'freebsd7', 'darwin']:
+			elif sys.platform in ['linux2', 'sunos5', 'freebsd7', 'darwin', 'cygwin']:
 
 				gui_make_cmd = self.make_cmd + " -w" + args
 				print 'Make GUI command: ' + gui_make_cmd
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@
 	def get_generators(self):
 		if sys.platform == 'win32':
 			return self.win32_generators
-		elif sys.platform in ['linux2', 'sunos5', 'freebsd7', 'aix5']:
+		elif sys.platform in ['linux2', 'sunos5', 'freebsd7', 'aix5', 'cygwin']:
 			return self.unix_generators
 		elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
 			return self.darwin_generators