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Microsoft Windows NT Build 511 (DDK SDK) 11-01-1993

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				   MICROSOFT (R) FOUNDATION CLASSES 
							Version 2.1
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			MIPS Platform Support


The Microsoft Foundation Classes for Windows NT (MFC 2.1) provide
limited support for Windows NT running on the MIPS platform.  This
support is provided as-is for customers who want to compile their
applications on MIPS machines.


Tools
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Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows NT does not include tools or
support for the MIPS platform.  In order to compile for MIPS, the 
Windows NT SDK is required.


Building the Libraries
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MIPS versions of the libraries are not provided.  To build them, 
follow the directions in MFC\SRC\README.TXT and add 'PLATFORM=MIPS'
to the command line.  For example, to build the Windows, debug
variant for MIPS:

	nmake TARGET=w DEBUG=1 PLATFORM=MIPS

Note: when using nmake from the Windows NT SDK, the target must be
specified in lower case (e.g., TARGET=w).


Building the Samples
--------------------
Each sample includes a MAKEFILE for building with the command line
tools.  These files support the MIPS platform by specifying
'PLATFORM=MIPS' on the command line.  For example, to build a release
variant for MIPS:

	nmake DEBUG=0 PLATFORM=MIPS

The .MAK files in the MFC sample directories are project files for
the Microsoft Visual C++ development system.  These files are for
the Intel platform only; they will not compile on the MIPS platform.


Makefile Changes
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Due to differences in the tools of the Windows NT SDK and Microsoft 
Visual C++, some changes to the application's makefile are required.
For examples, please look for "MIPS" in the MFC\SAMPLES\SAMPLE_.MAK 
file.

                    INTEL           MIPS
                    --------------- ---------------------
Compiler name       CL              MCL
Optimization flags  /O1             /Osg /Gs
Compiler defines    /D_X86_         /D_MIPS_
Linker name         LINK            LINK32
Linker switches                     remove -NOLOGO
Libraries           (1)             kernel32.lib libc.lib
Resources           (2)             use CVTRES after RC

    (1) VC++ links kernel32.lib and libc.lib by default.
    (2) VC++ automatically converts the resource files when linking.

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