diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.cygwin-x86.cygwin-x86 b/configure/os/CONFIG.cygwin-x86.cygwin-x86
index 37e9c5647..8b069d6ed 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.cygwin-x86.cygwin-x86
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.cygwin-x86.cygwin-x86
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SHRLIB_CFLAGS =
 # -ansi eliminates strdup
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_ANSI = 
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_STRICT = -pedantic
-CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_ANSI = 
+CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_NORMAL = 
 CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_STRICT = -pedantic
 
 
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-cygwin.win32-x86-cygwin b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-cygwin.win32-x86-cygwin
index 202076eac..10e69e04d 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-cygwin.win32-x86-cygwin
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-cygwin.win32-x86-cygwin
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 # Include common gnu compiler definitions
 include $(CONFIG)/CONFIG.gnuCommon
 
-## Shared libraries for cygwin not implemented yet
-SHARED_LIBRARIES=NO
-
 # cygwin's gcc, g++, ar, ld, and ranlib must be in user's path
 CC = gcc
 CCC = g++
@@ -26,7 +23,7 @@ SHRLIB_CFLAGS =
 # Dont use -ansi: -ansi eliminates strdup and _tempnam
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_ANSI =
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_STRICT = -pedantic
-CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_ANSI =
+CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_NORMAL =
 CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_STRICT = -pedantic
 
 # Override linking with gcc library
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-mingw.win32-x86-mingw b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-mingw.win32-x86-mingw
index 7bb05110b..993bd3587 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-mingw.win32-x86-mingw
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-mingw.win32-x86-mingw
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SHRLIB_CFLAGS =
 # Dont use -ansi option:  eliminates strdup and _tempnam
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_ANSI =
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_STRICT = -pedantic
-CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_ANSI =
+CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_NORMAL =
 CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_STRICT = -pedantic
 
 # Override linking with gcc library