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<tool name="mslink">
<summary>
Sets construction variables for the Microsoft linker.
</summary>
<sets>
SHLINK
SHLINKFLAGS
SHLINKCOM
LINK
LINKFLAGS
LINKCOM
LIBDIRPREFIX
LIBDIRSUFFIX
LIBLINKPREFIX
LIBLINKSUFFIX
WIN32DEFPREFIX
WIN32DEFSUFFIX
WINDOWSDEFPREFIX
WINDOWSDEFSUFFIX
WINDOWS_INSERT_DEF
WIN32EXPPREFIX
WIN32EXPSUFFIX
WINDOWSEXPPREFIX
WINDOWSEXPSUFFIX
WINDOWSSHLIBMANIFESTPREFIX
WINDOWSSHLIBMANIFESTSUFFIX
WINDOWSPROGMANIFESTPREFIX
WINDOWSPROGMANIFESTSUFFIX
<!--REGSVRACTION-->
REGSVR
REGSVRFLAGS
REGSVRCOM
LDMODULE
LDMODULEPREFIX
LDMODULESUFFIX
LDMODULEFLAGS
LDMODULECOM
</sets>
<uses>
SHLINKCOMSTR
LINKCOMSTR
REGSVRCOMSTR
MSVS_IGNORE_IDE_PATHS
LDMODULECOMSTR
</uses>
</tool>

<cvar name="no_import_lib">
<summary>
When set to non-zero,
suppresses creation of a corresponding Windows static import lib by the
<literal>SharedLibrary</literal>
builder when used with
MinGW, Microsoft Visual Studio or Metrowerks.
This also suppresses creation
of an export (.exp) file
when using Microsoft Visual Studio.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="PDB">
<summary>
The Microsoft Visual C++ PDB file that will store debugging information for
object files, shared libraries, and programs. This variable is ignored by
tools other than Microsoft Visual C++.
When this variable is
defined SCons will add options to the compiler and linker command line to
cause them to generate external debugging information, and will also set up the
dependencies for the PDB file.
Example:

<example>
env['PDB'] = 'hello.pdb'
</example>

The Visual C++ compiler switch that SCons uses by default
to generate PDB information is <option>/Z7</option>.
This works correctly with parallel (<option>-j</option>) builds
because it embeds the debug information in the intermediate object files,
as opposed to sharing a single PDB file between multiple object files.
This is also the only way to get debug information
embedded into a static library.
Using the <option>/Zi</option> instead may yield improved
link-time performance,
although parallel builds will no longer work.
You can generate PDB files with the <option>/Zi</option>
switch by overriding the default &cv-link-CCPDBFLAGS; variable;
see the entry for that variable for specific examples.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="REGSVR">
<summary>
The program used on Windows systems
to register a newly-built DLL library
whenever the &b-SharedLibrary; builder
is passed a keyword argument of <literal>register=1</literal>.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="REGSVRCOM">
<summary>
The command line used on Windows systems
to register a newly-built DLL library
whenever the &b-SharedLibrary; builder
is passed a keyword argument of <literal>register=1</literal>.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="REGSVRCOMSTR">
<summary>
The string displayed when registering a newly-built DLL file.
If this is not set, then &cv-link-REGSVRCOM; (the command line) is displayed.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="REGSVRFLAGS">
<summary>
Flags passed to the DLL registration program
on Windows systems when a newly-built DLL library is registered.
By default,
this includes the <option>/s</option>
that prevents dialog boxes from popping up
and requiring user attention.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WIN32_INSERT_DEF">
<summary>
A deprecated synonym for &cv-link-WINDOWS_INSERT_DEF;.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WIN32DEFPREFIX">
<summary>
A deprecated synonym for &cv-link-WINDOWSDEFPREFIX;.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WIN32DEFSUFFIX">
<summary>
A deprecated synonym for &cv-link-WINDOWSDEFSUFFIX;.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WIN32EXPPREFIX">
<summary>
A deprecated synonym for &cv-link-WINDOWSEXPSUFFIX;.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WIN32EXPSUFFIX">
<summary>
A deprecated synonym for &cv-link-WINDOWSEXPSUFFIX;.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WINDOWS_INSERT_DEF">
<summary>
When this is set to true,
a library build of a Windows shared library
(<filename>.dll</filename>file)
will also build a corresponding <filename>.def</filename> file
at the same time,
if a <filename>.def</filename> file
is not already listed as a build target.
The default is 0 (do not build a <filename>.def</filename> file).
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WINDOWS_INSERT_MANIFEST">
<summary>
When this is set to true,
&scons;
will be aware of the
<filename>.manifest</filename>
files generated by Microsoft Visua C/C++ 8.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WINDOWSDEFPREFIX">
<summary>
The prefix used for Windows <filename>.def</filename>file names.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WINDOWSDEFSUFFIX">
<summary>
The suffix used for Windows <filename>.def</filename> file names.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WINDOWSEXPPREFIX">
<summary>
The prefix used for Windows <filename>.exp</filename> file names.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WINDOWSEXPSUFFIX">
<summary>
The suffix used for Windows <filename>.exp</filename> file names.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WINDOWSPROGMANIFESTPREFIX">
<summary>
The prefix used for executable program <filename>.manifest</filename> files
generated by Microsoft Visual C/C++.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WINDOWSPROGMANIFESTSUFFIX">
<summary>
The suffix used for executable program <filename>.manifest</filename> files
generated by Microsoft Visual C/C++.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WINDOWSSHLIBMANIFESTPREFIX">
<summary>
The prefix used for shared library <filename>.manifest</filename> files
generated by Microsoft Visual C/C++.
</summary>
</cvar>

<cvar name="WINDOWSSHLIBMANIFESTSUFFIX">
<summary>
The suffix used for shared library <filename>.manifest</filename> files
generated by Microsoft Visual C/C++.
</summary>
</cvar>