diff --git a/distrib/scripts/msw/make_msvc6_setup b/distrib/scripts/msw/make_msvc6_setup
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+VSCommonDir=$MSVS6_DIR/Common
+MSDevDir=$VSCommonDir/msdev98
+MSVCDir=$MSVS6_DIR/VC98
+MSSdk=$MSPSDK_DIR
+
+export INCLUDE=$MSSdk/Include:$MSVCDir/ATL/INCLUDE:$MSVCDir/INCLUDE:$MSVCDir/MFC/INCLUDE
+export LIB=$MSSdk/Lib:$MSVCDir/LIB:$MSVCDir/MFC/LIB
+export PATH=$MSSdk/Bin:$MSSdk/Bin/win95:$MSDevDir/BIN:$MSVCDir/BIN:$VSCommonDir/TOOLS/WINNT:$VSCommonDir/TOOLS
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