diff --git a/ase/cmn/descrip.mms b/ase/cmn/descrip.mms
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+#
+# OpenVMS MMS/MMK
+#
+
+objects = mem.obj,str.obj,misc.obj
+
+CFLAGS = /include="../.."
+#CFLAGS = /pointer_size=long /include="../.."
+LIBRFLAGS = 
+
+asecmn.olb : $(objects)
+	$(LIBR)/create $(MMS$TARGET) $(objects)
+#	$(LIBR)/replace $(LIBRFLAGS) $(MMS$TARGET),$(objects)
+
+mem.obj depends_on mem.c
+str.obj depends_on str.c
+misc.obj depends_on misc.c