diff --git a/mps/src/hqbuild/data/cv_alpha.txt b/mps/src/hqbuild/data/cv_alpha.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d344025075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mps/src/hqbuild/data/cv_alpha.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MSVCNT	2.0
diff --git a/mps/src/hqbuild/data/cv_x86.txt b/mps/src/hqbuild/data/cv_x86.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..01aa3f9d94d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mps/src/hqbuild/data/cv_x86.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+MSVCNT	2.0
+MSMASM	6.11
diff --git a/mps/src/hqbuild/tools/hqbuild b/mps/src/hqbuild/tools/hqbuild
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd6d69787fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mps/src/hqbuild/tools/hqbuild
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# impl.sh.hqbuild
+#
+# $HopeName: MMsrc!tools:swbuild(trunk.1) $
+# Copyright (C) 1996 Harlequin Group, all rights reserved
+#
+# Build script for SWIG autobuild system.
+# The SWIG autobuild system expects to execute this file passing it
+# an argument.
+#
+# We specify that the argument will be the platform code to make life
+# easy for us
+
+case $# in
+ 1) ;;
+ *) echo 1>&2 'Wrong number of arguments to hqbuild.
+Exactly one argument expected'; exit 1;;
+esac
+
+gnumake -r -f "$1.gmk"
diff --git a/mps/src/hqbuild/tools/hqbuild.bat b/mps/src/hqbuild/tools/hqbuild.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0fdf3393a38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mps/src/hqbuild/tools/hqbuild.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+@REM impl.bat.hqbuild
+@REM $HopeName: MMsrc!tools:swbuild.bat(trunk.1) $
+@REM Copyright (C) 1996 Harlequin Group, all rights reserved
+@REM Called by SWIG autobuild system
+@
+@REM Silently throw away all but first argument
+nmake /f %1.nmk