Build Python-mingw without using the Makefiles Package

Building from the Python-MinGW package will create a python installation with none of the modules that require external libraries. To include the zlib, bzip2, and sqlite modules, you should follow the instructions above entitled Build using the Makefiles Package.

Download Python

Download the python source code from http://www.python.org/download/ .

Download the Patches

Download the patches that match your python version from HERE .

Unpack Python and Apply the Patches

Unpack the tree using and apply the patches:

tar xvzf python-XXX.tgz (adjust this line if you downloaded the .bz2 file)

cd python-XXX

gunzip < ../patches-XXX.gz | patch -b -p0

Building the Source

Make sure the MinGW compilers are at the start of your path. Then:

# cd into the top-level python directory;

cd python-XXX

# Pick your own value for prefix;

./configure --prefix=/cygdrive/c/python-mingw --host=i686-pc-mingw32

make

make install