diff -du -N --recursive -x '*.[ix]' -x '*~' -x '*.obj' -x '*.manifest' -x '*.src' -x '*.lib' -x '*.pdb' -x '*.dll' -x '*.exp' tix-8.4.3-original/win/makefile.vc tix-8.4.3/win/makefile.vc
--- tix-8.4.3-original/win/makefile.vc	2008-03-18 00:16:01.000000000 +0100
+++ tix-8.4.3/win/makefile.vc	2008-09-27 01:36:56.031250000 +0200
@@ -215,21 +215,17 @@
 
 !IF "$(NODEBUG)" == "1"
 DBGX    	=
-TMPDIR 		= Release
 !ELSE
 DBGX 		= d
-TMPDIR 		= Debug
 !ENDIF
 
+TMPDIR 		= $(BUILDDIRTOP)
+
 #
 # File and dir names for Tcl
 #
 
-!IF "$(TCL_DBGX)" != "d"
-TCL_TMPDIR	= Release
-!ELSE
-TCL_TMPDIR	= Debug
-!ENDIF
+TCL_TMPDIR	= $(BUILDDIRTOP)
 
 !IF "$(TCL_PATCH)" == ""
 TCL_DIR		= $(SRC_ROOT)\tcl$(TCL_MAJOR).$(TCL_MINOR)
@@ -242,7 +238,7 @@
 TCL_LIBDIR      = $(TCL_DIR)\win\$(TCL_TMPDIR)
 TCL_LIB  	= $(TCL_LIBDIR)\tcl$(TCL_MAJOR)$(TCL_MINOR)$(TCL_DBGX).lib
 TCL_DLL  	= $(TCL_LIBDIR)\tcl$(TCL_MAJOR)$(TCL_MINOR)$(TCL_DBGX).dll
-TCL_STUBLIB  	= $(TCL_LIBDIR)\tclstub$(TCL_MAJOR)$(TCL_MINOR)$(TCL_DBGX).lib
+TCL_STUBLIB  	= $(TCL_LIBDIR)\tclstub$(TCL_MAJOR)$(TCL_MINOR).lib
 TCLSH_EXE	= $(TCL_LIBDIR)\tclsh$(TCL_MAJOR)$(TCL_MINOR)$(TCL_DBGX).exe
 
 TK_LIBDIR       = $(TK_DIR)\win\$(TK_TMPDIR)
@@ -253,11 +249,7 @@
 # File and dir names for Tk
 #
 
-!IF "$(TK_DBGX)" == "d"
-TK_TMPDIR	= Debug
-!ELSE
-TK_TMPDIR	= Release
-!ENDIF
+TK_TMPDIR	= $(BUILDDIRTOP)
 
 !IF "$(TK_PATCH)" == ""
 TK_DIR		= $(SRC_ROOT)\tk$(TK_MAJOR).$(TK_MINOR)
@@ -267,7 +259,7 @@
 
 TK_LIBDIR       = $(TK_DIR)\win\$(TK_TMPDIR)
 TK_LIB  	= $(TK_LIBDIR)\tk$(TK_MAJOR)$(TK_MINOR)$(TK_DBGX).lib
-TK_STUBLIB  	= $(TK_LIBDIR)\tkstub$(TK_MAJOR)$(TK_MINOR)$(TK_DBGX).lib
+TK_STUBLIB  	= $(TK_LIBDIR)\tkstub$(TK_MAJOR)$(TK_MINOR).lib
 
 #
 # File and dir names for Tix
@@ -349,6 +341,7 @@
 		-out:$@ @<<
 			$(TIX_DLL_OBJS)
 <<
+	$(_VC_MANIFEST_EMBED_DLL)
 
 $(TIX_PKGIDX): make_pkgIndex.tcl makefile.vc
 	set TCL_LIBRARY=$(TCL_DIR)\library
@@ -434,11 +427,11 @@
 	-@$(MKDIR) "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\demos"
 	-@$(MKDIR) "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\demos\bitmaps"
 	-@$(MKDIR) "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\demos\samples"
-	xcopy "$(ROOT)\library"          "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)"
-	 copy "$(TIX_PKGIDX)"            "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\pkgIndex.tcl"
-	xcopy "$(ROOT)\library\pref"     "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\pref"
-	xcopy "$(ROOT)\library\bitmaps"  "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\bitmaps"
-	xcopy "$(ROOT)\demos"            "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\demos"
-	xcopy "$(ROOT)\demos\samples"    "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\demos\samples"
-	xcopy "$(ROOT)\demos\bitmaps"    "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\demos\bitmaps"
+	xcopy /y "$(ROOT)\library"          "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)"
+	 copy /y "$(TIX_PKGIDX)"            "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\pkgIndex.tcl"
+	xcopy /y "$(ROOT)\library\pref"     "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\pref"
+	xcopy /y "$(ROOT)\library\bitmaps"  "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\bitmaps"
+	xcopy /y "$(ROOT)\demos"            "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\demos"
+	xcopy /y "$(ROOT)\demos\samples"    "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\demos\samples"
+	xcopy /y "$(ROOT)\demos\bitmaps"    "$(LIB_INSTALL_DIR)\demos\bitmaps"
 
diff -du -N --recursive -x '*.[ix]' -x '*~' -x '*.obj' -x '*.manifest' -x '*.src' -x '*.lib' -x '*.pdb' -x '*.dll' -x '*.exp' tix-8.4.3-original/win/python.mak tix-8.4.3/win/python.mak
--- tix-8.4.3-original/win/python.mak	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ tix-8.4.3/win/python.mak	2008-09-27 01:24:54.609375000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Most of it was copied from tcl's rule.vc
+
+TOOLS32 = $(VCINSTALLDIR)
+
+!if $(DEBUG)
+BUILDDIRTOP = Debug
+NODEBUG = 0
+TCL_DBGX = g
+!else
+BUILDDIRTOP = Release
+NODEBUG = 1
+!endif
+
+VCVER=0
+!if ![echo VCVERSION=_MSC_VER > vercl.x] \
+    && ![cl -nologo -TC -P vercl.x $(ERRNULL)]
+!include vercl.i
+!if $(VCVERSION) >= 1500
+VCVER=9
+!elseif $(VCVERSION) >= 1400
+VCVER=8
+!elseif $(VCVERSION) >= 1300
+VCVER=7
+!elseif $(VCVERSION) >= 1200
+VCVER=6
+!endif
+!endif
+
+!if "$(MACHINE)" != "IX86"
+BUILDDIRTOP =$(BUILDDIRTOP)_$(MACHINE)
+!endif
+!if $(VCVER) > 6
+BUILDDIRTOP =$(BUILDDIRTOP)_VC$(VCVER)
+!endif
+
+# Since MSVC8 we must deal with manifest resources.
+_VC_MANIFEST_EMBED_EXE=
+_VC_MANIFEST_EMBED_DLL=
+!if $(VCVERSION) >= 1400
+_VC_MANIFEST_EMBED_EXE=if exist $@.manifest mt -nologo -manifest $@.manifest -outputresource:$@;1
+_VC_MANIFEST_EMBED_DLL=if exist $@.manifest mt -nologo -manifest $@.manifest -outputresource:$@;2
+!endif
+
+!include makefile.vc