put these lines at the start of your user-config.py file CCFLAGS = ['-pipe', '-funsigned-char', '-fno-strict-aliasing' ] CXXFLAGS = [ '-pipe', '-mwindows', '-funsigned-char', '-fno-strict-aliasing' ] # Add extra flags CCFLAGS.extend( [ '-march=i686', '-O3', '-fomit-frame-pointer' ] ) CXXFLAGS.extend( [ '-march=i686', '-O3', '-fomit-frame-pointer' ] )