Making a def file from python23.lib for mingw32

[Travis Oliphant]

Has anyone succeeded in making a usable def file from python23.lib so 
that which can be used to compile extensions with mingw32?

I have tried pexports (0.43 and 0.42h) and impdef  which have both 
failed stating that the file is the wrong type.

I have generated a manual .def file using nm and sed but then I still 
get unresolved symbols (of the _imp__XXXXXX variety) when I try to 
compile an extension.

Any ideas are appreciated.

-Travis Oliphant