--- synergy-1.8.3-stable/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2016-09-28 11:35:13.332802200 +0200
+++ synergy-1.8.3-stable/CMakeLists.txt	2016-09-28 11:37:11.026802200 +0200
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@
 
 	# warnings as errors:
 	# we have a problem with people checking in code with warnings.
+	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-1.8.3-stable/ext/toolchain/commands1.py.orig	2016-09-26 12:58:33.000000000 +0200
+++ synergy-1.8.3-stable/ext/toolchain/commands1.py	2016-09-28 12:11:14.108763600 +0200
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@
 				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
@@ -957,6 +957,7 @@
 		return self.getGitRevision()
 
 	def getGitRevision(self):
+		return "1.8.3"
 		if sys.version_info < (2, 4):
 			raise Exception("Python 2.4 or greater required.")
 
@@ -972,6 +973,7 @@
 		return stdout.strip()
 
 	def getGitBranchName(self):
+		return "";
 		if sys.version_info < (2, 4):
 			raise Exception("Python 2.4 or greater required.")
 		
@@ -1682,7 +1684,7 @@
 	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