diff -Naur Python-3.8.0-orig/Lib/distutils/command/install.py Python-3.8.0/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
--- Python-3.8.0-orig/Lib/distutils/command/install.py	2019-10-14 16:34:47.000000000 +0300
+++ Python-3.8.0/Lib/distutils/command/install.py	2019-10-22 10:03:18.045384600 +0300
@@ -341,7 +341,8 @@
 
         # Convert directories from Unix /-separated syntax to the local
         # convention.
-        self.convert_paths('lib', 'purelib', 'platlib',
+        self.convert_paths('base', 'platbase',
+                           'lib', 'purelib', 'platlib',
                            'scripts', 'data', 'headers',
                            'userbase', 'usersite')
 
diff -Naur Python-3.8.0-orig/Lib/distutils/util.py Python-3.8.0/Lib/distutils/util.py
--- Python-3.8.0-orig/Lib/distutils/util.py	2019-10-22 10:01:56.753641800 +0300
+++ Python-3.8.0/Lib/distutils/util.py	2019-10-22 10:03:18.450985300 +0300
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@
         paths.remove('.')
     if not paths:
         return os.curdir
+    # On Windows, if paths is ['C:','folder','subfolder'] then
+    # os.path.join(*paths) will return 'C:folder\subfolder' which
+    # is thus relative to the CWD on that drive. So we work around
+    # this by adding a \ to path[0]
+    if (len(paths) > 0 and paths[0].endswith(':') and
+        sys.platform == "win32" and sys.version.find("GCC") >= 0):
+        paths[0] += '\\'
     return os.path.join(*paths)
 
 # convert_path ()
@@ -140,6 +147,10 @@
     relative, this is equivalent to "os.path.join(new_root,pathname)".
     Otherwise, it requires making 'pathname' relative and then joining the
     two, which is tricky on DOS/Windows and Mac OS.
+
+    If on Windows or OS/2 and both new_root and pathname are on different
+    drives, raises DistutilsChangeRootError as this is nonsensical,
+    otherwise use drive which can be in either of new_root or pathname.
     """
     if os.name == 'posix':
         if not os.path.isabs(pathname):
@@ -149,9 +160,20 @@
 
     elif os.name == 'nt':
         (drive, path) = os.path.splitdrive(pathname)
-        if path[0] == '\\':
+        if path[0] == os.sep:
             path = path[1:]
-        return os.path.join(new_root, path)
+        (drive_r, path_r) = os.path.splitdrive(new_root)
+        if path_r and path_r[0] == os.sep:
+            path_r = path_r[1:]
+        drive_used = ''
+        if len(drive) == 2 and len(drive_r) == 2 and drive != drive_r:
+            raise DistutilsChangeRootError("root and pathname not on same drive (%s, %s)"
+                   % (drive_r,drive))
+        elif len(drive_r) == 2:
+            drive_used = drive_r+os.sep
+        elif len(drive) == 2:
+            drive_used = drive+os.sep
+        return os.path.join(drive_used+path_r, path)
 
     else:
         raise DistutilsPlatformError("nothing known about platform '%s'" % os.name)
diff -Naur Python-3.8.0-orig/Makefile.pre.in Python-3.8.0/Makefile.pre.in
--- Python-3.8.0-orig/Makefile.pre.in	2019-10-22 10:02:59.949352800 +0300
+++ Python-3.8.0/Makefile.pre.in	2019-10-22 10:03:18.840986000 +0300
@@ -1612,6 +1612,12 @@
 	else true; \
 	fi
 
+ifeq ($(shell uname -o),Msys)
+DESTDIRFINAL=$(DESTDIR)
+else
+DESTDIRFINAL=$(DESTDIR)/
+endif
+
 # Install the dynamically loadable modules
 # This goes into $(exec_prefix)
 sharedinstall: sharedmods
@@ -1619,9 +1625,9 @@
 	   	--prefix=$(prefix) \
 		--install-scripts=$(BINDIR) \
 		--install-platlib=$(DESTSHARED) \
-		--root=$(DESTDIR)/
-	-rm $(DESTDIR)$(DESTSHARED)/_sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MACHDEP)_$(MULTIARCH).py
-	-rm -r $(DESTDIR)$(DESTSHARED)/__pycache__
+		--root=$(DESTDIRFINAL)
+	-rm $(DESTDIRFINAL)$(DESTSHARED)/_sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MACHDEP)_$(MULTIARCH).py
+	-rm -r $(DESTDIRFINAL)$(DESTSHARED)/__pycache__
 
 # Here are a couple of targets for MacOSX again, to install a full
 # framework-based Python. frameworkinstall installs everything, the