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>
> It is true, however, that compiling AWS on Windows requires a bit of
> investment due to the fact that the build system is based on utilities
> from the CygWin package. It is a big and very heavy dependency
> especially for those users who have no other reason to install this
> package.

I hear that; I wouldn't have CygWin on my computer if not for trying
to compile AWS.
IMO, Having that dependency makes AdaCore (and, by extension, Ada)
look bad; as if to say:
"Hey we have our own config/build system, but it's not good enough to
handle the compile/install by itself!"