Cannot compile on Windows 8 PC

[sorceressofmathematics]

I get the following error when running make -j8 on Windows 8. It's particularly weird since it has multiple "No such file or directory" errors on directories that definitely exist.

process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, which which, ...) failed.
process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, ...\libSTARK, ...) fai
led.
make -C /algebra/FFT BLDDIR=/bin/fft
make -C /algebra/algebralib
BLDDIR=/bin/algebralib FFTINC=/algebra/FFT/src
make -C /libstark
BLDDIR=/bin/libstark
FFTINC=/algebra/FFT/src
ALGEBRAINC=/algebrma/aalgekbraelib/:hea ders
** /algebra/FFT: No such file or directory. Stop.
make -C /tinyram/gadgetlib/gadgetlib

GADGETINC=/tinmyrama/gakdgetelib:/ga dgetlib*/. *
A LGE/BRAaINC=l/alggebrea/ablgebrarliba/he/adears l
g
eALGbEBRrALIaBLIlNKDiIRb=/b:in/a lgeNbrao libs \u
FcFTLhIBL NKDIfR=/ibinl/ffet
FoFTIrNC= /algdebria/FrFTe FFTLcIBLtNKDoIR=r/biyn/ff.t
SBLtDoDpI.R
n/gadgetlib
make: *** [fft] Emrarkoer: 2*
ma k/el:i bst*a rWaki:t iNnog sfuocrh ufniflien iosrh eddi rjeocbtso..r.y.
.
Stop.
make: *** [libstark] Error 2
make: *** [algebralib] Error 2
make: *** /tinyram/gadgetlib/gadgetlib: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [gadgetlib] Error 2

[MichaelRiabzev]

I'm not sure I understand. How do you compile on Win8? Using Cygwin?
I'm not sure what exactly is going on, but something is really weird with the printed strings.

[sorceressofmathematics]

I'm using GNU Make, which is set to compile C++ using my g++ program.