Error using `make` on cygwin for Windows 64 bit: /usr/bin/sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `('

Question

When attempting to compile this project using make in cygwin64, I encounter this error:

carolyns@ugrpc /cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Discourse_Parser_Dist/bllip-parser-master/bllip-parser-master
$ make
C:/Program Files (x86)/GnuWin32/bin/make -C first-stage/PARSE parseIt
/usr/bin/sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/usr/bin/sh: -c: line 0: `C:/Program Files (x86)/GnuWin32/bin/make -C first-stage/PARSE parseIt'
make: *** [PARSE] Error 1

Some sleuthing suggests the issue could be my bash version, but I am using V4 as seems recommended

carolyns@ugrcpc /cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Discourse_Parser_Dist/bllip-parser-master/bllip-parser-master
$ bash --version
GNU bash, version 4.4.12(3)-release (x86_64-unknown-cygwin)
Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

as well as make V3.81

carolyns@ugrpc /cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Discourse_Parser_Dist/bllip-parser-master/bllip-parser-master
$ make --version
GNU Make 3.81
Copyright (C) 2006  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

I have also added SHELL := /bin/bash as suggested by this issue

Other sources of this error seem unrelated to my situation (echo problem).

I've tried this using MinGW64 as well with the same result. I've also tried moving the folder out of the Program Files directory, with the same result.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Fixed

It was unhappy with my make path including Program Files (x86). I moved make and forced it to use the new path and got a shiny new error.

Hope this helps another windows newbie.