From: Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 14:03:00 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Mention the meaning of CYGWIN.
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Mention the meaning of CYGWIN.
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diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index c33938aac..ae70b45b9 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -8879,6 +8879,10 @@ case $host_os in
          * ) CYGWIN=no;;
 esac
 @end example
+
+Beware that the variable @code{CYGWIN} has a very special meaning when
+running CygWin32, and should not be changed.  That's yet another reason
+not to use this macro.
 @end defmac
 
 @defmac AC_DECL_YYTEXT