1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.7/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.7/default.nix
index 4bb8e72a1a115..cefa1d6c91755 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.7/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.7/default.nix
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ let
         for i in /usr /sw /opt /pkg; do
           substituteInPlace ./setup.py --replace $i /no-such-path
         done
+      '' + optionalString stdenv.isCygwin ''
+        # On Cygwin, `make install' tries to read this Makefile.
+        mkdir -p $out/lib/python2.7/config
+        touch $out/lib/python2.7/config/Makefile
+        mkdir -p $out/include/python2.7
+        touch $out/include/python2.7/pyconfig.h
       '';
 
     NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-msse2";
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ let
         ''
           dest=$out/lib/${python.libPrefix}/site-packages
           mkdir -p $dest
-          cp -p $(find . -name "*.so") $dest/
+          cp -p $(find . -name "*.${if stdenv.isCygwin then "dll" else "so"}") $dest/
         '';
     };