diff -Naur Python-3.5.0-orig/configure.ac Python-3.5.0/configure.ac --- Python-3.5.0-orig/configure.ac 2015-09-21 13:42:25.866613600 +0300 +++ Python-3.5.0/configure.ac 2015-09-21 13:42:39.390766400 +0300 @@ -2687,10 +2687,19 @@ fi # check if we need libintl for locale functions +case $host in + *-*-mingw*) + dnl Native windows build don't use libintl (see _localemodule.c). + dnl Also we don't like setup.py to add "intl" library to the list + dnl when build _locale module. + ;; + *) AC_CHECK_LIB(intl, textdomain, [AC_DEFINE(WITH_LIBINTL, 1, [Define to 1 if libintl is needed for locale functions.]) LIBS="-lintl $LIBS"]) + ;; +esac # checks for system dependent C++ extensions support case "$ac_sys_system" in diff -Naur Python-3.5.0-orig/Modules/_localemodule.c Python-3.5.0/Modules/_localemodule.c --- Python-3.5.0-orig/Modules/_localemodule.c 2015-09-13 14:41:24.000000000 +0300 +++ Python-3.5.0/Modules/_localemodule.c 2015-09-21 13:42:39.406569600 +0300 @@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ #define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN #include "Python.h" +#ifdef __MINGW32__ +/* The header libintl.h and library libintl may exist on mingw host. + * To be compatible with MSVC build we has to undef some defines. + */ +#undef HAVE_LIBINTL_H +#undef HAVE_BIND_TEXTDOMAIN_CODESET +#endif #include #include