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				   MICROSOFT (R) FOUNDATION CLASSES 
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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
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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.


Scribble
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The Scribble sample is tutorial code for Microsoft Visual C++.
Since the tools needed for the tutorial are only supported on the 
Intel platform, the Scribble sample is not supported on the MIPS
platform (i.e., MAKEFILE is not provided).


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.


Other non-Intel Platforms
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As compilers become available for Windows NT on platforms other
than Intel and MIPS, it is possible that MFC can be used on that
platform.  The library code has been designed to be portable.
However, since MFC has not been tested on these platforms,
compiling for these platforms is at-your-own-risk.

The following files will require modifications:

MFC\INCLUDE\AFXV_CPU.H:
As shipped, this file is MIPS specific.  For other platforms, it
should be replaced with a file containing the modifications needed
for compiler or platform specific constructs.  Typically this will
be enabling, disabling, or redefining the items in AFXVER_.H

MFC\SRC\MAKEFILE:
MFC\SAMPLES\SAMPLE_.MAK:
Define a new PLATFORM name, and wherever PLATFORM is used, add a new
section to define the tools and flags appropriately.

Note: The version of nmake shipped with the Windows NT SDK does not
support the full syntax of the version in Microsoft Visual C++.  In
particular, !elsif is not supported.