diff -Naur Python-3.7.0-orig/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py Python-3.7.0/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py --- Python-3.7.0-orig/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py 2018-06-27 06:07:35.000000000 +0300 +++ Python-3.7.0/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py 2018-07-12 10:21:23.275157000 +0300 @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ # for extensions under windows use different directories # for Release and Debug builds. # also Python's library directory must be appended to library_dirs - if os.name == 'nt': + if os.name == 'nt' and not self.plat_name.startswith(('mingw')): # the 'libs' directory is for binary installs - we assume that # must be the *native* platform. But we don't really support # cross-compiling via a binary install anyway, so we let it go. @@ -702,6 +702,20 @@ # pyconfig.h that MSVC groks. The other Windows compilers all seem # to need it mentioned explicitly, though, so that's what we do. # Append '_d' to the python import library on debug builds. + + # Use self.plat_name as it works even in case of + # cross-compilation (at least for mingw build). + if self.plat_name.startswith('mingw'): + from distutils import sysconfig + extra = [] + for lib in ( + sysconfig.get_config_var('BLDLIBRARY').split() + + sysconfig.get_config_var('SHLIBS').split() + ): + if lib.startswith('-l'): + extra.append(lib[2:]) + return ext.libraries + extra + if sys.platform == "win32": from distutils._msvccompiler import MSVCCompiler if not isinstance(self.compiler, MSVCCompiler): diff -Naur Python-3.7.0-orig/Lib/distutils/util.py Python-3.7.0/Lib/distutils/util.py --- Python-3.7.0-orig/Lib/distutils/util.py 2018-06-27 06:07:35.000000000 +0300 +++ Python-3.7.0/Lib/distutils/util.py 2018-07-12 10:21:23.275157000 +0300 @@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ """ if os.name == 'nt': + if 'GCC' in sys.version: + return 'mingw' if 'amd64' in sys.version.lower(): return 'win-amd64' return sys.platform diff -Naur Python-3.7.0-orig/Lib/sysconfig.py Python-3.7.0/Lib/sysconfig.py --- Python-3.7.0-orig/Lib/sysconfig.py 2018-07-12 10:20:40.125481200 +0300 +++ Python-3.7.0/Lib/sysconfig.py 2018-07-12 10:21:23.290757000 +0300 @@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ """ if os.name == 'nt': + if 'GCC' in sys.version: + return 'mingw' if 'amd64' in sys.version.lower(): return 'win-amd64' return sys.platform