--- xlog.c.orig	Tue Apr 23 07:39:38 2002
+++ xlog.c	Tue Apr 23 07:44:36 2002
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ InstallXLogFileSegment(uint32 log, uint3
 	 * overwrite an existing logfile.  However, there shouldn't be one, so
 	 * rename() is an acceptable substitute except for the truly paranoid.
 	 */
-#ifndef __BEOS__
+#if !defined(__BEOS__) && !defined(__CYGWIN__)
 	if (link(tmppath, path) < 0)
 		elog(STOP, "link from %s to %s (initialization of log file %u, segment %u) failed: %m",
 			 tmppath, path, log, seg);