diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
index a8e8fde96f63..ec929272dea0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
@@ -54,9 +54,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     xz
     xz.bin
   ];
-  buildInputs = [ bash ]
-  # HACK, see #10874 (and 14664)
-    ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isLinux && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isCygwin) [ libiconv ];
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW) [
+    bash
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isLinux && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isCygwin) [
+    # HACK, see #10874 (and 14664)
+    libiconv
+  ];
 
   setupHooks = [
     ../../../build-support/setup-hooks/role.bash
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/default.nix
index 5202dc0edabc..8c8a587ed548 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, xmlto, docbook_xml_dtd_412, docbook_xsl, libxml2, fixDarwinDylibNames, pkgsStatic }:
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
+, fixDarwinDylibNames
+, pkgsStatic
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "giflib";
   version = "5.2.1";
+
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/giflib/giflib-${version}.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "1gbrg03z1b6rlrvjyc6d41bc8j1bsr7rm8206gb1apscyii5bnii";
@@ -14,33 +21,48 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       url = "https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/giflib/raw/2e9917bf13df114354163f0c0211eccc00943596/f/CVE-2022-28506.patch";
       sha256 = "sha256-TBemEXkuox8FdS9RvjnWcTWPaHRo4crcwSR9czrUwBY=";
     })
-  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+    # https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/133/
     (fetchpatch {
-      # https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/133/
       name = "darwin-soname.patch";
       url = "https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/_discuss/thread/4e811ad29b/c323/attachment/Makefile.patch";
       sha256 = "12afkqnlkl3n1hywwgx8sqnhp3bz0c5qrwcv8j9hifw1lmfhv67r";
       extraPrefix = "./";
-    });
+    })
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW [
+    # Build dll libraries.
+    (fetchurl {
+      url = "https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/plain/001-mingw-build.patch?h=mingw-w64-giflib&id=4cf1e519bcf51338dc607d23388fca47d71790c0";
+      sha256 = "KyJi3eqH/Ae+guEK6znraZI5+IPImaoYoW5NTkCvjsg=";
+    })
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace Makefile \
-      --replace 'PREFIX = /usr/local' 'PREFIX = ${builtins.placeholder "out"}'
-  ''
-  # Upstream build system does not support NOT building shared libraries.
-  + lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic ''
+    # Install executables.
+    ./mingw-install-exes.patch
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    fixDarwinDylibNames
+  ];
+
+  makeFlags = [
+    "PREFIX=${builtins.placeholder "out"}"
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic ''
+    # Upstream build system does not support NOT building shared libraries.
     sed -i '/all:/ s/libgif.so//' Makefile
     sed -i '/all:/ s/libutil.so//' Makefile
     sed -i '/-m 755 libgif.so/ d' Makefile
     sed -i '/ln -sf libgif.so/ d' Makefile
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ fixDarwinDylibNames ];
-
-  passthru.tests.static = pkgsStatic.giflib;
+  passthru.tests = {
+    static = pkgsStatic.giflib;
+  };
 
   meta = {
     description = "A library for reading and writing gif images";
+    homepage = "https://giflib.sourceforge.net/";
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/mingw-install-exes.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/mingw-install-exes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5ec3fdad7e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/mingw-install-exes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
+ install: all install-bin install-include install-lib install-man
+ install-bin: $(INSTALLABLE)
+ 	$(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)"
+-	$(INSTALL) $^ "$(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)"
++	$(INSTALL) $(^:=.exe) "$(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)"
+ install-include:
+ 	$(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)$(INCDIR)"
+ 	$(INSTALL) -m 644 gif_lib.h "$(DESTDIR)$(INCDIR)"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/popt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/popt/default.nix
index 37d83ff5b2b2..fdccb4d09336 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/popt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/popt/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchurl
+, fetchpatch2
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "popt";
@@ -12,6 +16,23 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   patches = lib.optionals stdenv.isCygwin [
     ./1.16-cygwin.patch
     ./1.16-vpath.patch
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW [
+    # Do not require <sys/ioctl.h>
+    (fetchpatch2 {
+      url = "https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/plain/get-w32-console-maxcols.mingw32.patch?h=mingw-w64-popt&id=63f2cdb0de116362c49681cef20f7a8b4355e85a";
+      sha256 = "zv43l1RBqNzT/JG+jQaMVFaFv+ZYPuIiAtKUDzJJBbc=";
+      stripLen = 1;
+      extraPrefix = "src/";
+    })
+
+    # Do not try to detect setuid, it is not a thing.
+    (fetchpatch2 {
+      url = "https://github.com/rpm-software-management/popt/commit/905544c5d9767894edaf71a1e3ce5126944c5695.patch";
+      sha256 = "3PmcxeiEZ/Hof0zoVFSytEXvQ8gE8Sp5UdagExPVICU=";
+      stripLen = 1;
+      extraPrefix = "src/";
+      revert = true;
+    })
   ];
 
   doCheck = false; # fails
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/astronomy/cfitsio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/astronomy/cfitsio/default.nix
index 8a6b72f52130..87aa5a701c31 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/astronomy/cfitsio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/astronomy/cfitsio/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, bzip2, zlib }:
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, fetchurl
+, bzip2
+, zlib
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "cfitsio";
@@ -9,31 +14,41 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-66U9Gz9uNFYyuwmnt1LsfO09Y+xRU6hIOA84gMXWGIk=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ bzip2 zlib ];
+  patches = [
+    ./darwin-rpath-universal.patch
+  ];
 
-  patches = [ ./darwin-rpath-universal.patch ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    bzip2
+    zlib
+  ];
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--with-bzip2=${bzip2.out}" "--enable-reentrant" ];
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--with-bzip2=${bzip2.out}"
+    "--enable-reentrant"
+  ];
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
 
   # Shared-only build
   buildFlags = [ "shared" ];
-  postPatch = '' sed -e '/^install:/s/libcfitsio.a //' -e 's@/bin/@@g' -i Makefile.in
-   '';
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -e '/^install:/s/libcfitsio.a //' -e 's@/bin/@@g' -i Makefile.in
+  '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/fitsio/";
     description = "Library for reading and writing FITS data files";
-    longDescription =
-      '' CFITSIO is a library of C and Fortran subroutines for reading and
-         writing data files in FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) data
-         format.  CFITSIO provides simple high-level routines for reading and
-         writing FITS files that insulate the programmer from the internal
-         complexities of the FITS format.  CFITSIO also provides many
-         advanced features for manipulating and filtering the information in
-         FITS files.
-      '';
+    longDescription = ''
+      CFITSIO is a library of C and Fortran subroutines for reading and
+      writing data files in FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) data
+      format.  CFITSIO provides simple high-level routines for reading and
+      writing FITS files that insulate the programmer from the internal
+      complexities of the FITS format.  CFITSIO also provides many
+      advanced features for manipulating and filtering the information in
+      FITS files.
+    '';
     changelog = "https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/software/fitsio/c/docs/changes.txt";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ xbreak hjones2199 ];