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+# 
+# this module looks for Cygwin and some usual commands
+#
+
+FIND_PATH(CYGWIN_INSTALL_PATH
+  cygwin.bat
+  "C:/Cygwin" 
+  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Cygnus Solutions\\Cygwin\\mounts v2\\/;native]"
+)
+
+FIND_PROGRAM(RM
+   rm
+   ${CYGWIN_INSTALL_PATH}/bin
+)
+
+FIND_PROGRAM(MV
+   mv
+   ${CYGWIN_INSTALL_PATH}/bin
+)