Only in tix8.4.2/win/: Release
diff -u Tix8.4.2-src/Tix8.4.2/win/makefile.vc tix8.4.2/win/makefile.vc
--- Tix8.4.2-src/Tix8.4.2/win/makefile.vc	Fri Nov 17 06:33:32 2006
+++ tix8.4.2/win/makefile.vc	Sun Nov 18 15:45:22 2007
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
 link32 		= "$(TOOLS32)\bin\link.exe"
 include32 	= -I"$(TOOLS32)\include"
 
-RMDIR		= $(TCL_DIR)\win\rmd.bat
-MKDIR		= $(TCL_DIR)\win\mkd.bat
+RMDIR		= $(TK_DIR)\win\rmd.bat
+MKDIR		= $(TK_DIR)\win\mkd.bat
 RM		= del
 
 #
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 !ENDIF
 
 # declarations common to all linker options
-lcommon 	= /NODEFAULTLIB /RELEASE /NOLOGO
+lcommon 	= /RELEASE /NOLOGO
 
 # declarations for use on Intel i386, i486, and Pentium systems
 !IF "$(MACHINE)" == "IX86"
@@ -222,6 +222,25 @@
 TMPDIR 		= Debug
 !ENDIF
 
+#----------------------------------------------------------
+# MSVC8 (ships with Visual Studio 2005) generates a manifest
+# file that we should link into the binaries. This is how.
+#----------------------------------------------------------
+
+_VC_MANIFEST_EMBED_EXE=
+_VC_MANIFEST_EMBED_DLL=
+!if ![cl /Zs /Tc NUL 2>&1 | find "Version 12" > NUL]
+VCVER=6
+!elseif ![cl /Zs /Tc NUL 2>&1 | find "Version 13" > NUL]
+VCVER=7
+!elseif ![cl /Zs /Tc NUL 2>&1 | find "Version 14" > NUL]
+VCVER=8
+_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
+!else
+VCVER=0
+!endif
+
 #
 # File and dir names for Tcl
 #
@@ -232,6 +251,10 @@
 TCL_TMPDIR	= Debug
 !ENDIF
 
+!IF $(VCVER) > 6
+TCL_TMPDIR =$(TCL_TMPDIR)_VC$(VCVER)
+!ENDIF
+
 !IF "$(TCL_PATCH)" == ""
 TCL_DIR		= $(SRC_ROOT)\tcl$(TCL_MAJOR).$(TCL_MINOR)
 TK_DIR		= $(SRC_ROOT)\tk$(TCL_MAJOR).$(TCL_MINOR)
@@ -258,6 +281,10 @@
 TK_TMPDIR	= Debug
 !ELSE
 TK_TMPDIR	= Release
+!ENDIF
+
+!IF $(VCVER) > 6
+TK_TMPDIR =$(TK_TMPDIR)_VC$(VCVER)
 !ENDIF
 
 !IF "$(TK_PATCH)" == ""
Only in tix8.4.2/win/: python.mak