ps3l1ght and ps3dev installation failed under cygwin

[strangerland]

followed cygwin installation instructions for psl1ght, got to
git clone git://github.com/ps3dev/ps3toolchain.git $PS3SRC
cd $PS3SRC
./toolchain.sh
compiler ran then bombed with

gcc -c -g -O2 -DIN_GCC -DCROSS_DIRECTORY_STRUCTURE -W -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wcast-qual -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-format-attribute -pedantic -Wno-long-long -Wno-variadic-macros -Wno-overlength-strings -Wold-style-definition -Wc++-compat -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../../gcc -I../../gcc/. -I../../gcc/../include -I../../gcc/../libcpp/include -I/usr/src/ps3dev/build/gcc-4.7.0/build-ppu/./gmp -I/usr/src/ps3dev/build/gcc-4.7.0/gmp -I/usr/src/ps3dev/build/gcc-4.7.0/build-ppu/./mpfr -I/usr/src/ps3dev/build/gcc-4.7.0/mpfr -I/usr/src/ps3dev/build/gcc-4.7.0/mpc/src -I../../gcc/../libdecnumber -I../../gcc/../libdecnumber/dpd -I../libdecnumber ../../gcc/streamer-hooks.c -o streamer-hooks.o
../../gcc/stor-layout.c: In function ‘place_field’:
../../gcc/stor-layout.c:1479:1: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault
Please submit a full bug report,
with preprocessed source if appropriate.
See http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html for instructions.
Makefile:1055: recipe for target stor-layout.o' failed make[2]: *** [stor-layout.o] Error 1 make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... rm gcc.pod make[2]: Leaving directory/usr/src/ps3dev/build/gcc-4.7.0/build-ppu/gcc'
Makefile:3861: recipe for target all-gcc' failed make[1]: *** [all-gcc] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory/usr/src/ps3dev/build/gcc-4.7.0/build-ppu'
Makefile:876: recipe for target `all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2
../scripts/002-gcc-newlib-PPU.sh: Failed.

"segmentation fault" caught my eye. any ideas about this?

[jonibim]

You may be using cygwinx86_x64. You need to use cygwin_x86 for some reasons for this to work. I had the same problem.