New issue 415 by tiff...@stormbit.net: Configure failed
http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/issues/detail?id=415

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Unpack protobuf-2.4.1.tar.bz2
2. Run ./configure
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Output in stdout:

checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... cpp
configure: error: in `/c/Users/Laptop/Projects/protobuf-2.4.1':
configure: error: C++ preprocessor "cpp" fails sanity check
See `config.log' for more details.

Output in config.log:

configure:4675: cpp  conftest.cpp
cpp.exe: error: CreateProcess: No such file or directory
configure:4675: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME "Protocol Buffers"
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "protobuf"
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "2.4.1"
| #define PACKAGE_STRING "Protocol Buffers 2.4.1"
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "protobuf@googlegroups.com"
| #define PACKAGE_URL ""
| #define PACKAGE "protobuf"
| #define VERSION "2.4.1"
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
| #ifdef __STDC__
| # include <limits.h>
| #else
| # include <assert.h>
| #endif
|                    Syntax error

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Protobuf 2.4.1, on Windows 7 with MinGW+MSYS

Please provide any additional information below.
$ cpp --version
cpp.exe (GCC) 4.6.2
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This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.