At Mark Hammond's suggestion:

- use the DLL versions of the C runtime (!)
- change path settings so intermediate files go to Debug/temp or Release/temp
- add resource file to python15.dll (can't remember what this does)
- add a separate project to build the parser module

PC/vc5x/_tkinter.dsp

@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Use_MFC 0
 # PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 0
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-# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release\temp"
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 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MT /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MT /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /I "C:\Program Files\Tcl\include" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /I "C:\Program Files\Tcl\include" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /YX /FD /c
 # ADD BASE MTL /nologo /D "NDEBUG" /mktyplib203 /o NUL /win32
 # ADD MTL /nologo /D "NDEBUG" /mktyplib203 /o NUL /win32
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@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Use_MFC 0
 # PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 1
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-# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug\temp"
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-# ADD CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /I "C:\Program Files\Tcl\include" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /I "C:\Program Files\Tcl\include" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /YX /FD /c
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 # ADD MTL /nologo /D "_DEBUG" /mktyplib203 /o NUL /win32
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"

PC/vc5x/parser.dsp

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+# Microsoft Developer Studio Project File - Name="parser" - Package Owner=<4>
+# Microsoft Developer Studio Generated Build File, Format Version 5.00
+# ** DO NOT EDIT **
+
+# TARGTYPE "Win32 (x86) Dynamic-Link Library" 0x0102
+
+CFG=parser - Win32 Debug
+!MESSAGE This is not a valid makefile. To build this project using NMAKE,
+!MESSAGE use the Export Makefile command and run
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "parser.mak".
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE You can specify a configuration when running NMAKE
+!MESSAGE by defining the macro CFG on the command line. For example:
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "parser.mak" CFG="parser - Win32 Debug"
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE Possible choices for configuration are:
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE "parser - Win32 Release" (based on "Win32 (x86) Dynamic-Link Library")
+!MESSAGE "parser - Win32 Debug" (based on "Win32 (x86) Dynamic-Link Library")
+!MESSAGE 
+
+# Begin Project
+# PROP Scc_ProjName ""
+# PROP Scc_LocalPath ""
+CPP=cl.exe
+MTL=midl.exe
+RSC=rc.exe
+
+!IF  "$(CFG)" == "parser - Win32 Release"
+
+# PROP BASE Use_MFC 0
+# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 0
+# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Release"
+# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Release"
+# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""
+# PROP Use_MFC 0
+# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 0
+# PROP Output_Dir "Release"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release\temp"
+# PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
+# PROP Target_Dir ""
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MT /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /I "C:\Program Files\Tcl\include" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD BASE MTL /nologo /D "NDEBUG" /mktyplib203 /o NUL /win32
+# ADD MTL /nologo /D "NDEBUG" /mktyplib203 /o NUL /win32
+# ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
+# ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
+BSC32=bscmake.exe
+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
+LINK32=link.exe
+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:windows /dll /machine:I386
+# ADD LINK32 user32.lib kernel32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib python15.lib /nologo /subsystem:windows /dll /machine:I386 /libpath:"Release" /export:initparser
+# SUBTRACT LINK32 /pdb:none
+
+!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "parser - Win32 Debug"
+
+# PROP BASE Use_MFC 0
+# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 1
+# PROP BASE Output_Dir "parser"
+# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "parser"
+# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""
+# PROP Use_MFC 0
+# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 1
+# PROP Output_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug\temp"
+# PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
+# PROP Target_Dir ""
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /I "C:\Program Files\Tcl\include" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD BASE MTL /nologo /D "_DEBUG" /mktyplib203 /o NUL /win32
+# ADD MTL /nologo /D "_DEBUG" /mktyplib203 /o NUL /win32
+# ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
+# ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
+BSC32=bscmake.exe
+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
+LINK32=link.exe
+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:windows /dll /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
+# ADD LINK32 user32.lib kernel32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib python15.lib /nologo /subsystem:windows /dll /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept /libpath:"Debug" /export:initparser
+# SUBTRACT LINK32 /pdb:none
+
+!ENDIF 
+
+# Begin Target
+
+# Name "parser - Win32 Release"
+# Name "parser - Win32 Debug"
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\Modules\parsermodule.c
+# End Source File
+# End Target
+# End Project

PC/vc5x/pcbuild.dsw

@@ -15,6 +15,18 @@ Package=<4>
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+Project: "parser"=.\parser.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
+
+Package=<5>
+{{{
+}}}
+
+Package=<4>
+{{{
+}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
 Project: "python"=.\python.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
 
 Package=<5>

PC/vc5x/python.dsp

@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Use_MFC 0
 # PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 0
 # PROP Output_Dir "Release"
-# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release\temp"
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Use_MFC 0
 # PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 1
 # PROP Output_Dir "Debug"
-# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug\temp"
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
-# ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
+# ADD RSC /l 0x409 /i "..\Include" /d "_DEBUG"
 BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo

PC/vc5x/python15.dsp

@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ RSC=rc.exe
 # PROP Use_MFC 0
 # PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 0
 # PROP Output_Dir "Release"
-# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release\temp"
 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MT /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MT /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "NDEBUG" /D "WIN32" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "USE_DL_EXPORT" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "NDEBUG" /D "WIN32" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "USE_DL_EXPORT" /YX /FD /c
 # ADD BASE MTL /nologo /D "NDEBUG" /mktyplib203 /o NUL /win32
 # ADD MTL /nologo /D "NDEBUG" /mktyplib203 /o NUL /win32
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ LINK32=link.exe
 # PROP Use_MFC 0
 # PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 1
 # PROP Output_Dir "Debug"
-# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug\temp"
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 # PROP Target_Dir ""
 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /YX /FD /c
-# ADD CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "_DEBUG" /D "USE_DL_EXPORT" /D "WIN32" /D "_WINDOWS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "_DEBUG" /D "USE_DL_EXPORT" /D "WIN32" /D "_WINDOWS" /YX /FD /c
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 # ADD MTL /nologo /D "_DEBUG" /mktyplib203 /o NUL /win32
 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
@@ -343,10 +343,6 @@ SOURCE=..\Parser\parser.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\Modules\parsermodule.c
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\Parser\parsetok.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -367,6 +363,10 @@ SOURCE=..\PC\python_nt.def
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\PC\python_nt.rc
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\Python\pythonrun.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File