--- Python-3.7.3/configure.ac.orig 2019-05-28 11:29:47.194040000 +0300 +++ Python-3.7.3/configure.ac 2019-05-28 11:32:34.312240800 +0300 @@ -5383,9 +5383,15 @@ # first curses header check ac_save_cppflags="$CPPFLAGS" -if test "$cross_compiling" = no; then - CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/usr/include/ncursesw" -fi +case $host_os in + mingw*) + ;; + *) + if test "$cross_compiling" = no; then + CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/usr/include/ncursesw" + fi + ;; +esac AC_CHECK_HEADERS(curses.h ncurses.h)