diff -Naur Python-3.7.0-orig/setup.py Python-3.7.0/setup.py --- Python-3.7.0-orig/setup.py 2018-07-12 10:21:12.479938000 +0300 +++ Python-3.7.0/setup.py 2018-07-12 10:21:12.823138600 +0300 @@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ macros = dict() libraries = ['rt'] - if host_platform == 'win32': + if host_platform.startswith(('mingw', 'win')): multiprocessing_srcs = [ '_multiprocessing/multiprocessing.c', '_multiprocessing/semaphore.c', ] @@ -1596,8 +1596,12 @@ sysconfig.get_config_var('POSIX_SEMAPHORES_NOT_ENABLED')): multiprocessing_srcs.append('_multiprocessing/semaphore.c') + multiprocessing_libs = [] + if host_platform.startswith(('mingw', 'win')): + multiprocessing_libs += ['ws2_32'] exts.append ( Extension('_multiprocessing', multiprocessing_srcs, define_macros=list(macros.items()), + libraries=multiprocessing_libs, include_dirs=["Modules/_multiprocessing"])) # End multiprocessing