--- origsrc/setup.py	2008-02-04 17:41:02.000000000 -0600
+++ src/setup.py	2008-07-02 02:11:28.671875000 -0500
@@ -1277,12 +1279,6 @@
             include_dirs.append('/usr/X11/include')
             added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/X11/lib')
 
-        # If Cygwin, then verify that X is installed before proceeding
-        if host_platform == 'cygwin':
-            x11_inc = find_file('X11/Xlib.h', [], include_dirs)
-            if x11_inc is None:
-                return
-
         # Check for BLT extension
         if self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs + added_lib_dirs,
                                            'BLT8.0'):
@@ -1300,9 +1296,8 @@
         if host_platform in ['aix3', 'aix4']:
             libs.append('ld')
 
-        # Finally, link with the X11 libraries (not appropriate on cygwin)
-        if host_platform != "cygwin":
-            libs.append('X11')
+        # Finally, link with the X11 libraries
+        libs.append('X11')
 
         ext = Extension('_tkinter', ['_tkinter.c', 'tkappinit.c'],
                         define_macros=[('WITH_APPINIT', 1)] + defs,