@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
host_platform = 'linux'
elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
host_platform = 'osx'
-elif sys.platform == 'win32':
+elif sys.platform == 'win32' or sys.platform == 'msys':
host_platform = 'windows'
else:
raise ValueError(