--- virtualenv.py.old	2008-06-14 20:00:59.317452800 +0200
+++ virtualenv.py	2008-06-14 20:33:08.471513600 +0200
@@ -500,6 +500,24 @@
                     os.path.dirname(py_executable), 'python')
 
     logger.notify('New python executable in %s', py_executable)
+    
+
+    # ugly code for running inside cygwin :)
+    if sys.platform == 'cygwin':
+        # this borked os does not like copyfile
+        def lcopy(src, dst):
+            os.system('cp -fv %s %s'%(src, dst))
+        shutil.copyfile = lcopy 
+        sys.executable+='.exe'
+        py_executable+='.exe'
+        sys_dir = os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
+        for filep in os.listdir(sys_dir):
+            if filep.startswith('libpython'):
+                # needs the python dll to run
+                dll_src = os.path.join(sys_dir, filep)
+                dll_dst = os.path.join(bin_dir, filep)
+                shutil.copyfile(dll_src, dll_dst)
+	        
     if sys.executable != py_executable:
         ## FIXME: could I just hard link?
         shutil.copyfile(sys.executable, py_executable)