--- Python-3.4.3/setup.py.orig 2015-02-25 05:27:46.000000000 -0600 +++ Python-3.4.3/setup.py 2015-05-05 11:18:04.030880000 -0500 @@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext): dbm_setup_debug = False # verbose debug prints from this script? dbm_order = ['gdbm'] # The standard Unix dbm module: - if host_platform not in ['cygwin']: + if host_platform not in ['win32']: config_args = [arg.strip("'") for arg in sysconfig.get_config_var("CONFIG_ARGS").split()] dbm_args = [arg for arg in config_args @@ -1296,6 +1296,15 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext): ], libraries = gdbm_libs) break + if find_file("ndbm.h", inc_dirs, []) is not None: + if dbm_setup_debug: print("building dbm using gdbm") + dbmext = Extension( + '_dbm', ['_dbmmodule.c'], + define_macros=[ + ('HAVE_NDBM_H', None), + ], + libraries = gdbm_libs) + break elif cand == "bdb": if dblibs: if dbm_setup_debug: print("building dbm using bdb")