Backport of the PCbuild9 directory from the py3k branch.
I've finished the last task for the PCbuild9 directory today. I don't think there is much left to do. Now you can all play around with the shiny new VS 2008 and try the PGO builds. I was able to get a speed improvement of about 10% on py3k.
Have fun! :)
diff --git a/PCbuild9/make_versioninfo.vcproj b/PCbuild9/make_versioninfo.vcproj
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioProject
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="9,00"
+	Name="make_versioninfo"
+	ProjectGUID="{F0E0541E-F17D-430B-97C4-93ADF0DD284E}"
+	RootNamespace="make_versioninfo"
+	TargetFrameworkVersion="131072"
+	>
+	<Platforms>
+		<Platform
+			Name="Win32"
+		/>
+		<Platform
+			Name="x64"
+		/>
+	</Platforms>
+	<ToolFiles>
+	</ToolFiles>
+	<Configurations>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|Win32"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\pyproject.vsprops"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="2"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+				Description="Build PC/pythonnt_rc(_d).h"
+				CommandLine="cd $(SolutionDir)&#x0D;&#x0A;make_versioninfo.exe &gt; ..\PC\pythonnt_rc.h&#x0D;&#x0A;"
+				Outputs="$(SolutionDir)..\PC\pythonnt_rc.h"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="2"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				StringPooling="true"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbccp32.lib"
+				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)make_versioninfo.exe"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				BaseAddress="0x1d000000"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="cd $(SolutionDir)&#x0D;&#x0A;make_versioninfo.exe &gt; ..\PC\python_nt.h&#x0D;&#x0A;"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|x64"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\pyproject.vsprops;.\x64.vsprops"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+				Description="Build PC/pythonnt_rc(_d).h"
+				CommandLine="cd $(SolutionDir)&#x0D;&#x0A;make_versioninfo.exe &gt; ..\PC\pythonnt_rc.h&#x0D;&#x0A;"
+				Outputs="$(SolutionDir)..\PC\pythonnt_rc.h"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="2"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)make_versioninfo.exe"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="cd $(SolutionDir)&#x0D;&#x0A;make_versioninfo.exe &gt; ..\PC\python_nt.h&#x0D;&#x0A;"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|Win32"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\pyproject.vsprops"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			CharacterSet="0"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+				Description="Build PC/pythonnt_rc(_d).h"
+				CommandLine="cd $(SolutionDir)&#x0D;&#x0A;make_versioninfo_d.exe &gt; ..\PC\pythonnt_rc_d.h&#x0D;&#x0A;"
+				Outputs="$(SolutionDir)..\PC\pythonnt_rc_d.h"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="false"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+				StringPooling="true"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbccp32.lib"
+				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)make_versioninfo_d.exe"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).pdb"
+				SubSystem="1"
+				BaseAddress="0x1d000000"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="cd $(SolutionDir)&#x0D;&#x0A;make_versioninfo_d.exe &gt; ..\PC\python_nt_d.h&#x0D;&#x0A;"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|x64"
+			ConfigurationType="1"
+			InheritedPropertySheets=".\pyproject.vsprops;.\x64.vsprops"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+				Description="Build PC/pythonnt_rc(_d).h"
+				CommandLine="cd $(SolutionDir)&#x0D;&#x0A;make_versioninfo_d.exe &gt; ..\PC\pythonnt_rc_d.h&#x0D;&#x0A;"
+				Outputs="$(SolutionDir)..\PC\pythonnt_rc_d.h"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				TargetEnvironment="3"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="false"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="$(SolutionDir)make_versioninfo_d.exe"
+				TargetMachine="17"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="cd $(SolutionDir)&#x0D;&#x0A;make_versioninfo_d.exe &gt; ..\PC\python_nt_d.h&#x0D;&#x0A;"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+	</Configurations>
+	<References>
+	</References>
+	<Files>
+		<Filter
+			Name="Source Files"
+			>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\PC\make_versioninfo.c"
+				>
+			</File>
+		</Filter>
+	</Files>
+	<Globals>
+	</Globals>
+</VisualStudioProject>