When porting an external makefile (one not created in the Visual C++ development environment) to a Alpha platform, you should first scan your file to remove unsupported options and make any other necessary changes. This chapter describes how to change your makefiles.
These guidelines also apply if you use the CL or LINK utilities directly from a command window.
If you work exclusively in the Visual C++ development environment, then you generally do not need to worry about command-line options. The environment automatically adopts options that are supported by the platform.
This chapter covers the following topics: