\section{Prerequisites}
\subsection{Platform}
\gromacs{} can be compiled for any distribution of Linux, Mac OS X,
-Windows (native, Cygwin or MinGW), BlueGene, Cray and many other
+Windows, BlueGene, Cray and many other
architectures. Technically, it can be compiled on any platform with
an ANSI C99 compiler, an ISO C++98 compiler, and supporting libraries,
such as the GNU C library. However, \gromacs{} also comes with many
are many resources available on the web, which we suggest you search
for when you encounter problems not covered here. The material below
applies specifically to builds on Unix-like systems, including Linux,
-Mac OS X, MinGW and Cygwin. For other platforms, see the specialist
+and Mac OS X. For other platforms, see the specialist
instructions below.
\subsection{Configuring with \cmake{}}
\section{Special instructions for some platforms}
\subsection{Building on Windows}
-Building on Cygwin/MinGW/etc. works just like Unix. Please see the
-instructions above.
-
Building on Windows using native compilers is rather similar to
building on Unix, so please start by reading the above. Then, download
and unpack the GROMACS source archive. The UNIX-standard .tar.gz