diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 70bcbe1f..a9619bcd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ dnl Platform-specific Makefile setup
 dnl ================================
 
 case "${host}" in
+	*-*-cygwin*)
 	*-*-linux*)
 		WM_OSDEP="linux"
 	;;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ case "${host}" in
 	;;
 	*)
 		WM_OSDEP="stub"
+		CFLAGS="-DSTUB_HINT=\\\"${host}\\\""
 	;;
 esac
 AC_SUBST(WM_OSDEP)
diff --git a/src/osdep_stub.c b/src/osdep_stub.c
index 6a24e180..187ca928 100644
--- a/src/osdep_stub.c
+++ b/src/osdep_stub.c
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 #include "wconfig.h"
 
+#ifndef STUB_HINT
+#define STUB_HINT	"(unknown)"
+#endif
+
 Bool GetCommandForPid(int pid, char ***argv, int *argc)
 {
 	*argv = NULL;
@@ -11,7 +15,8 @@ Bool GetCommandForPid(int pid, char ***argv, int *argc)
 
 	if (!notified) {
 		wwarning(_("%s is not implemented on this platform; "
-		    "notify wmaker-dev@lists.windowmaker.info"), __FUNCTION__);
+		    "tell wmaker-dev@lists.windowmaker.info you are running \"%s\""),
+		    __FUNCTION__, STUB_HINT);
 		notified = 1;
 	}