git fatal: HttpRequestException encountered in cygwin

fatal: HttpRequestException encountered.
   An error occurred while sending the request.
bash: /dev/tty: No such device or address
error: failed to execute prompt script (exit code 1)
fatal: could not read Username for 'https://github.com': No error

^While using git in cygwin.

Solution: Use powershell or command prompt instead.

source: https://github.com/atom/atom/issues/8984

Compiling Makefiles in Windows

Cygwin works. You'll have to manually enable 'gcc' and 'make' installations.

source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2532234/how-to-run-a-makefile-in-windows
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4828388/cygwin-make-bash-command-not-found