we need /MD for fips builds

    # considered safe to ignore.

    # 

    $base_cflags= " $mf_cflag";

    my $f = $shlib?' /MD':' /MT';

    my $f = $shlib || $fips ?' /MD':' /MT';

    $opt_cflags=$f.' /Ox';

    $dbg_cflags=$f.'d /Od -DDEBUG -D_DEBUG';

    $lflags="/nologo /subsystem:console /opt:ref";