From fcdea0ff69cab3fc1332ea0045f576f3f8d21cd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: irwir <irwir@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2020 19:48:27 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Remove definitions and settings that are never used or
 duplicate MSVC defaults. Fixes #3297.

Signed-off-by: irwir <irwir@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj | 18 ++++--------------
 .../data_files/vs2010-main-template.vcxproj    | 14 +++-----------
 visualc/VS2010/aescrypt2.vcxproj               | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/benchmark.vcxproj               | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/cert_app.vcxproj                | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/cert_req.vcxproj                | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/cert_write.vcxproj              | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/crl_app.vcxproj                 | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/crypt_and_hash.vcxproj          | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/crypto_examples.vcxproj         | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/dh_client.vcxproj               | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/dh_genprime.vcxproj             | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/dh_server.vcxproj               | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/dtls_client.vcxproj             | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/dtls_server.vcxproj             | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/ecdh_curve25519.vcxproj         | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/ecdsa.vcxproj                   | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/gen_entropy.vcxproj             | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/gen_key.vcxproj                 | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/gen_random_ctr_drbg.vcxproj     | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/gen_random_havege.vcxproj       | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/generic_sum.vcxproj             | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/hello.vcxproj                   | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/key_app.vcxproj                 | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/key_app_writer.vcxproj          | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/key_ladder_demo.vcxproj         | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.vcxproj                 | 14 +++-----------
 visualc/VS2010/mini_client.vcxproj             | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/mpi_demo.vcxproj                | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/pem2der.vcxproj                 | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/pk_decrypt.vcxproj              | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/pk_encrypt.vcxproj              | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/pk_sign.vcxproj                 | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/pk_verify.vcxproj               | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/psa_constant_names.vcxproj      | 18 ++++--------------
 .../VS2010/query_compile_time_config.vcxproj   | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/req_app.vcxproj                 | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/rsa_decrypt.vcxproj             | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/rsa_encrypt.vcxproj             | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/rsa_genkey.vcxproj              | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/rsa_sign.vcxproj                | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/rsa_sign_pss.vcxproj            | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/rsa_verify.vcxproj              | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/rsa_verify_pss.vcxproj          | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/selftest.vcxproj                | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/ssl_client1.vcxproj             | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/ssl_client2.vcxproj             | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/ssl_context_info.vcxproj        | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/ssl_fork_server.vcxproj         | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/ssl_mail_client.vcxproj         | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/ssl_server.vcxproj              | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/ssl_server2.vcxproj             | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/strerror.vcxproj                | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/udp_proxy.vcxproj               | 18 ++++--------------
 visualc/VS2010/zeroize.vcxproj                 | 18 ++++--------------
 55 files changed, 218 insertions(+), 764 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj b/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj
index aae07b54e..039fd09a2 100644
--- a/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj
+++ b/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj
@@ -89,11 +89,9 @@
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-      </PrecompiledHeader>
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       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
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@@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
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-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
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@@ -123,7 +118,6 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
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 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
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+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
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diff --git a/scripts/data_files/vs2010-main-template.vcxproj b/scripts/data_files/vs2010-main-template.vcxproj
index c8f13c3cf..c0f3a3c1f 100644
--- a/scripts/data_files/vs2010-main-template.vcxproj
+++ b/scripts/data_files/vs2010-main-template.vcxproj
@@ -80,11 +80,9 @@
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 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
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-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
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-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
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diff --git a/visualc/VS2010/aescrypt2.vcxproj b/visualc/VS2010/aescrypt2.vcxproj
index 0fdd2997d..3ae59dcc3 100644
--- a/visualc/VS2010/aescrypt2.vcxproj
+++ b/visualc/VS2010/aescrypt2.vcxproj
@@ -89,18 +89,15 @@
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-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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diff --git a/visualc/VS2010/benchmark.vcxproj b/visualc/VS2010/benchmark.vcxproj
index 4bf7f6f54..2836f1477 100644
--- a/visualc/VS2010/benchmark.vcxproj
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diff --git a/visualc/VS2010/cert_app.vcxproj b/visualc/VS2010/cert_app.vcxproj
index 223353f74..84ec4b7a8 100644
--- a/visualc/VS2010/cert_app.vcxproj
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index 396b6467b..c45125cb6 100644
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