diff -purN -x'*~' -x'*regen*' -xconfigure -xautom4te.cache ../python-2.4.2-unpatst/configure.in ./configure.in
--- ../python-2.4.2-unpatst/configure.in	2006-01-05 12:43:47.000000000 +0100
+++ ./configure.in	2006-01-05 15:15:37.000000000 +0100
@@ -1586,6 +1586,16 @@ esac
 # BeOS' sockets are stashed in libnet.
 AC_CHECK_LIB(nsl, t_open, [LIBS="-lnsl $LIBS"]) # SVR4
 AC_CHECK_LIB(socket, socket, [LIBS="-lsocket $LIBS"], [], $LIBS) # SVR4 sockets
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(winsock2.h)
+AC_CHECK_LIB(wsock32, select, [LIBS="-lwsock32 $LIBS"], [], $LIBS) # Mingw32 select
+save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+LIBS="-lwsock32 $LIBS"
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for include <winsock2.h> select in libwinsock32])
+AC_TRY_LINK([#include <winsock2.h>],
+            [select (1,2,3,4,5);],
+ 	    [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],
+	    [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]
+	    [LIBS="$save_LIBS"])
 
 case "$ac_sys_system" in
 BeOS*)
diff -purN -x'*~' -x'*regen*' -xconfigure -xautom4te.cache ../python-2.4.2-unpatst/Modules/datetimemodule.c ./Modules/datetimemodule.c
--- ../python-2.4.2-unpatst/Modules/datetimemodule.c	2004-12-19 21:16:57.000000000 +0100
+++ ./Modules/datetimemodule.c	2006-01-05 14:24:23.000000000 +0100
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 #include <time.h>
 
+#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
+#include <winsock2.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "timefuncs.h"
 
 /* Differentiate between building the core module and building extension
diff -purN -x'*~' -x'*regen*' -xconfigure -xautom4te.cache ../python-2.4.2-unpatst/Modules/timemodule.c ./Modules/timemodule.c
--- ../python-2.4.2-unpatst/Modules/timemodule.c	2006-01-05 12:43:47.000000000 +0100
+++ ./Modules/timemodule.c	2006-01-05 14:24:23.000000000 +0100
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ extern int ftime(struct timeb *);
 #include <windows.h>
 #include "pythread.h"
 
+#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
+#include <winsock2.h>
+#endif
+
 /* helper to allow us to interrupt sleep() on Windows*/
 static HANDLE hInterruptEvent = NULL;
 static BOOL WINAPI PyCtrlHandler(DWORD dwCtrlType)