diff --git a/makefile.vc b/makefile.vc
index 9e0bd44..8559f79 100644
--- a/makefile.vc
+++ b/makefile.vc
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ staticlib:	$(LIB_DEPENDS)
 	call <<clean_main_build_output.bat
 $(CLEAN_MAIN_BUILD_OUTPUT_CMDS)
 <<
-	lib /nologo /out:$(GDAL_LIB_NAME) $(LIBOBJ) $(EXTERNAL_LIBS)
+	lib /nologo /LTCG /out:$(GDAL_LIB_NAME) $(LIBOBJ) $(EXTERNAL_LIBS)
 
 appslib-target:
 	cd apps
@@ -204,9 +204,6 @@ dll:	$(GDAL_DLL)
 
 # build using cygwin
 docs:
-!IFDEF HTMLDIR
-	make PYTHONHOME= -C doc html
-!ENDIF
 
 bindings:
 	-for %d in ( $(BINDINGS) ) do \
@@ -236,12 +233,8 @@ install: default docs
 	cd ..\apps
 	$(MAKE) /f makefile.vc install
 	cd ..
-	$(INSTALL) data\*.* $(DATADIR)
-	$(INSTALL) LICENSE.TXT $(DATADIR)
-!IFDEF HTMLDIR
-	-mkdir $(HTMLDIR)
-	xcopy /S /Y doc\build\html $(HTMLDIR)
-!ENDIF
+	$(INSTALL) data\*.* "$(DATADIR)"
+	$(INSTALL) LICENSE.TXT "$(DATADIR)"
 !IFDEF INCLUDE_OGR_FRMTS
 	cd ogr\ogrsf_frmts
 	$(MAKE) /f makefile.vc plugins-install