diff --git a/cx_Freeze/hooks.py b/cx_Freeze/hooks.py
index 3474f3e..cd04a2a 100644
--- a/cx_Freeze/hooks.py
+++ b/cx_Freeze/hooks.py
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ def load_cryptography_hazmat_bindings__padding(finder, module):
 def load__ctypes(finder, module):
     """In Windows, the _ctypes module in Python >= 3.8 requires an additional dll
        libffi-7.dll to be present in the build directory."""
+    # but not for PawPaw
+    return
     if sys.platform == "win32" and sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
         dll_name = "libffi-7.dll"
         dll_path = os.path.join(sys.base_prefix, "DLLs", dll_name)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index af6689f..d7c84a1 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import distutils.command.install_data
 import distutils.sysconfig
 import os
 import sys
+from subprocess import getoutput
 
 if sys.version_info < (3, 5):
     sys.exit("Sorry, Python < 3.5 is not supported. Use cx_Freeze 5 for "
@@ -22,11 +23,6 @@ except ImportError:
 class build_ext(distutils.command.build_ext.build_ext):
 
     def build_extension(self, ext):
-        if "bases" not in ext.name:
-            distutils.command.build_ext.build_ext.build_extension(self, ext)
-            return
-        if sys.platform == "win32" and self.compiler.compiler_type == "mingw32":
-            ext.sources.append("source/bases/manifest.rc")
         os.environ["LD_RUN_PATH"] = "${ORIGIN}/../lib:${ORIGIN}/lib"
         objects = self.compiler.compile(ext.sources,
                 output_dir = self.build_temp,
@@ -41,34 +37,15 @@ class build_ext(distutils.command.build_ext.build_ext):
         libraryDirs = ext.library_dirs or []
         libraries = self.get_libraries(ext)
         extraArgs = ext.extra_link_args or []
-        if sys.platform == "win32":
-            compiler_type = self.compiler.compiler_type
-            if compiler_type == "msvc":
-                extraArgs.append("/MANIFEST")
-            elif compiler_type == "mingw32":
-                if "Win32GUI" in ext.name:
-                    extraArgs.append("-mwindows")
-                else:
-                    extraArgs.append("-mconsole")
-                if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
-                    extraArgs.append("-municode")
+        compiler_type = self.compiler.compiler_type
+        if "Win32GUI" in ext.name:
+            extraArgs.append("-mwindows")
         else:
-            vars = distutils.sysconfig.get_config_vars()
-            libraryDirs.append(vars["LIBPL"])
-            abiflags = getattr(sys, "abiflags", "")
-            libraries.append("python%s.%s%s" % \
-                    (sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1], abiflags))
-            if vars["LINKFORSHARED"] and sys.platform != "darwin":
-                extraArgs.extend(vars["LINKFORSHARED"].split())
-            if vars["LIBS"]:
-                extraArgs.extend(vars["LIBS"].split())
-            if vars["LIBM"]:
-                extraArgs.append(vars["LIBM"])
-            if vars["BASEMODLIBS"]:
-                extraArgs.extend(vars["BASEMODLIBS"].split())
-            if vars["LOCALMODLIBS"]:
-                extraArgs.extend(vars["LOCALMODLIBS"].split())
-            extraArgs.append("-s")
+            extraArgs.append("-mconsole")
+        if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
+            extraArgs.append("-municode")
+        extraArgs += getoutput("pkg-config --libs python3").split()
+        extraArgs += os.getenv("LDFLAGS", "").split()
         self.compiler.link_executable(objects, fullName,
                 libraries = libraries,
                 library_dirs = libraryDirs,
@@ -103,10 +80,7 @@ def find_cx_Logging():
 commandClasses = dict(build_ext=build_ext)
 
 # build utility module
-if sys.platform == "win32":
-    libraries = ["imagehlp", "Shlwapi"]
-else:
-    libraries = []
+libraries = ["imagehlp", "shlwapi"]
 utilModule = Extension("cx_Freeze.util", ["source/util.c"],
         libraries = libraries)
 
@@ -117,7 +91,7 @@ depends = ["source/bases/Common.c"]
 console = Extension("cx_Freeze.bases.Console", ["source/bases/Console.c"],
         depends = depends, libraries = libraries)
 extensions = [utilModule, console]
-if sys.platform == "win32":
+if sys.platform == "win32" or True:
     gui = Extension("cx_Freeze.bases.Win32GUI", ["source/bases/Win32GUI.c"],
             depends = depends, libraries = libraries + ["user32"])
     extensions.append(gui)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d7c84a1..e0fdcfc 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class build_ext(distutils.command.build_ext.build_ext):
         objects = self.compiler.compile(ext.sources,
                 output_dir = self.build_temp,
                 include_dirs = ext.include_dirs,
+                extra_preargs = getoutput("pkg-config --cflags python3").split() + os.getenv("CFLAGS", "").split(),
                 debug = self.debug,
                 depends = ext.depends)
         fileName = os.path.splitext(self.get_ext_filename(ext.name))[0]
@@ -37,13 +38,18 @@ class build_ext(distutils.command.build_ext.build_ext):
         libraryDirs = ext.library_dirs or []
         libraries = self.get_libraries(ext)
         extraArgs = ext.extra_link_args or []
-        compiler_type = self.compiler.compiler_type
-        if "Win32GUI" in ext.name:
-            extraArgs.append("-mwindows")
+        if "bases" in ext.name:
+            if "Win32GUI" in ext.name:
+                extraArgs.append("-mwindows")
+            else:
+                extraArgs.append("-mconsole")
+            if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
+                extraArgs.append("-municode")
+            if not os.path.exists("build/manifest.o"):
+                os.system(os.getenv("WINDRES") + " source/bases/manifest.rc build/manifest.o")
+            extraArgs.append("build/manifest.o")
         else:
-            extraArgs.append("-mconsole")
-        if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
-            extraArgs.append("-municode")
+            extraArgs.append("-shared")
         extraArgs += getoutput("pkg-config --libs python3").split()
         extraArgs += os.getenv("LDFLAGS", "").split()
         self.compiler.link_executable(objects, fullName,