EC1006 Bad value for --emake-cygwin

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Summary

emake was invoked with an invalid value for the --emake-cygwin option.

Description

The --emake-cygwin command-line option is a multistate option. When specified, the value must begin with Y, N, or A; or y, n, or a. Any other value produces this error.

--emake-cygwin option value meaning

Y

require cygwin1.dll

N

ignore cygwin1.dll

A

load cygwin1.dll if available

Reasons

An invalid value was specified for the --emake-cygwin command-line option.

Fixes

Correct the value used for the --emake-cygwin command-line option, or remove --emake-cygwin from the command-line.

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