diff --git a/config/cygwin.m4 b/config/cygwin.m4
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+# Macro added for some Cygwin-specific support     -*- sh -*-
+# @author@: Kayvan Sylvan
+
+AC_DEFUN(CHECK_WITH_CYGWIN,
+[
+  case $host_os in
+  cygwin* | mingw* | pw32* )
+    if test "$GCC" = yes; then
+      # Ensure MSVC-compatible struct packing convention.
+      # Depends on GCC version. gcc2 uses -fnative-struct while
+      # gcc3 uses -mms-bitfields.
+      #
+      msnative_struct=''
+      AC_MSG_CHECKING([how to get MSVC-compatible struct packing])
+      case `$CC --version | sed -e 's,\..*,.,' -e q` in
+      2.)
+        if $CC -v --help 2>/dev/null | grep fnative-struct > /dev/null; then
+        msnative_struct='-fnative-struct'
+        fi
+        ;;
+      *)
+        if $CC -v --help 2>/dev/null | grep ms-bitfields > /dev/null; then
+        msnative_struct='-mms-bitfields'
+        fi
+        ;;
+      esac
+
+      if test x"$msnative_struct" = x; then
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([no way])
+        AC_MSG_WARN([produced libraries might be incompatible with MSVC libs])
+      else
+        CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $msnative_struct"
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([${msnative_struct}])
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    # Export all symbols to Win32 DLL using MinGW 2.0 ld.
+    WIN32_LD_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS=''
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether ld accepts --export-all-symbols])
+    if $LD --help 2>&1 | egrep 'export-all-symbols' > /dev/null; then
+      WIN32_LD_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS='-Wl,--export-all-symbols'
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+    else
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+    fi
+    if test x"$WIN32_LD_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS" != x; then
+      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $WIN32_LD_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS"
+    fi
+    ;;
+  esac
+])