-During the installation dialogue, make sure that you select:
-<command>cvs</command>, <command>openssh</command>,
-<command>autoconf</command>,
-<command>binutils</command> (includes ld and (I think) ar),
-<command>gcc</command>,
-<command>flex</command>,
-<command>make</command>.
-
+During the installation dialogue, make sure that you select all of the following:
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>
+ <command>cvs</command>,
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <command>openssh</command>,
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <command>autoconf</command>,
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <command>automake</command>,
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <command>binutils</command> (includes ld and (I think) ar),
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <command>gcc</command>,
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <command>flex</command>,
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <command>make</command>.
+</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+If you miss out any of these, strange things will happen to you. To see thse packages,
+click on the "View" button in the "Select Packages"
+stage of Cygwin's installation dialogue, until the view says "Full". The default view, which is
+"Category" isn't very helpful, and the "View" button is rather unobtrousive.