Message 161514 - Python tracker

Just adding a data point: I use the "mingw32" compiler setting with the Cygwin GCC installation, to compile extensions for standard Windows Python (*not* Cygwin Python).  It would be good if any change doesn't break this scenario -- assuming it's not already broken in newer Python versions.

(For this scenario, AFAIK, the no-cygwin option is required, or at least I believe it was the last time I intentionally compiled something.)