diff -Naur Python-3.8.0-orig/configure.ac Python-3.8.0/configure.ac --- Python-3.8.0-orig/configure.ac 2019-10-22 10:01:01.887345400 +0300 +++ Python-3.8.0/configure.ac 2019-10-22 10:01:03.821748800 +0300 @@ -3188,6 +3188,13 @@ *-*-mingw*) USE_WIN32_MODULE=;; esac +# Determine if pwdmodule should be used. +AC_SUBST(USE_PWD_MODULE) +USE_PWD_MODULE= +case $host in + *-*-mingw*) USE_PWD_MODULE='#';; +esac + # Templates for things AC_DEFINEd more than once. # For a single AC_DEFINE, no template is needed. AH_TEMPLATE(_REENTRANT, diff -Naur Python-3.8.0-orig/Modules/Setup Python-3.8.0/Modules/Setup --- Python-3.8.0-orig/Modules/Setup 2019-10-22 10:00:57.394537500 +0300 +++ Python-3.8.0/Modules/Setup 2019-10-22 10:01:04.227349500 +0300 @@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ # setup.py script in the root of the Python source tree. errno errnomodule.c # posix (UNIX) errno values -pwd pwdmodule.c # this is needed to find out the user's home dir - # if $HOME is not set _sre _sre.c # Fredrik Lundh's new regular expressions _codecs _codecsmodule.c # access to the builtin codecs and codec registry _weakref _weakref.c # weak references diff -Naur Python-3.8.0-orig/Modules/Setup.config.in Python-3.8.0/Modules/Setup.config.in --- Python-3.8.0-orig/Modules/Setup.config.in 2019-10-22 10:01:02.292946100 +0300 +++ Python-3.8.0/Modules/Setup.config.in 2019-10-22 10:01:05.038550900 +0300 @@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ # init system calls(posix/nt/...) for INITFUNC (used by makesetup) @INITSYS@ -DPy_BUILD_CORE_BUILTIN -I$(srcdir)/Include/internal posixmodule.c +# This is needed to find out the user's home dir if $HOME is not set +@USE_PWD_MODULE@pwd pwdmodule.c + # build-in modules for windows platform: @USE_WIN32_MODULE@winreg ../PC/winreg.c