--- exec.c.orig	2002-07-29 16:00:41.000000000 -0400
+++ exec.c	2002-07-29 16:07:44.000000000 -0400
@@ -459,7 +459,22 @@ find_command(name, entry, printerr, path
                     (statb.st_mode & (S_IXUSR|S_IXGRP|S_IXOTH)))
                     entry->cmdtype = CMDNORMAL;
                 else
+#ifndef __CYGWIN__
                     entry->cmdtype = CMDUNKNOWN;
+#else
+		{
+		    char *name_exe = 0;
+		    name_exe = alloca(strlen(name) + 5);
+		    strcpy(name_exe, name);
+		    strcat(name_exe, ".exe");
+		    if (stat(name_exe, &statb) == 0 &&
+			S_ISREG(statb.st_mode) &&
+			(statb.st_mode & (S_IXUSR|S_IXGRP|S_IXOTH)))
+			entry->cmdtype = CMDNORMAL;
+		    else
+			entry->cmdtype = CMDUNKNOWN;
+		}
+#endif /* !__CYGWIN__ */
 		entry->u.index = -1;
 		return;
 	}