diff --git a/ase/awk/Awk.cpp b/ase/awk/Awk.cpp
index 2a7681a0..dab50231 100644
--- a/ase/awk/Awk.cpp
+++ b/ase/awk/Awk.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: Awk.cpp 115 2008-03-03 11:13:15Z baconevi $
+ * $Id: Awk.cpp 123 2008-03-12 12:06:22Z baconevi $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -230,7 +230,11 @@ void Awk::Argument::clear ()
 	this->inum = 0;
 }
 
+#if defined(__SPU__)
+void* Awk::Argument::operator new (std::size_t n, awk_t* awk) throw ()
+#else
 void* Awk::Argument::operator new (size_t n, awk_t* awk) throw ()
+#endif
 {
 	void* ptr = ase_awk_malloc (awk, ASE_SIZEOF(awk) + n);
 	if (ptr == ASE_NULL) return ASE_NULL;
@@ -239,7 +243,11 @@ void* Awk::Argument::operator new (size_t n, awk_t* awk) throw ()
 	return (char*)ptr+ASE_SIZEOF(awk);
 }
 
+#if defined(__SPU__)
+void* Awk::Argument::operator new[] (std::size_t n, awk_t* awk) throw ()
+#else
 void* Awk::Argument::operator new[] (size_t n, awk_t* awk) throw ()
+#endif
 {
 	void* ptr = ase_awk_malloc (awk, ASE_SIZEOF(awk) + n);
 	if (ptr == ASE_NULL) return ASE_NULL;
diff --git a/ase/awk/Awk.hpp b/ase/awk/Awk.hpp
index 3f94259c..b588d3ce 100644
--- a/ase/awk/Awk.hpp
+++ b/ase/awk/Awk.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: Awk.hpp 115 2008-03-03 11:13:15Z baconevi $
+ * $Id: Awk.hpp 123 2008-03-12 12:06:22Z baconevi $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 #include <ase/cmn/map.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
+#if defined(__SPU__)
+#include <new>
+#endif
+
 /////////////////////////////////
 ASE_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(ASE)
 /////////////////////////////////
@@ -307,8 +311,13 @@ public:
 
 	public:
 		// initialization
+	#if defined(__SPU__)
+		void* operator new (std::size_t n, awk_t* awk) throw ();
+		void* operator new[] (std::size_t n, awk_t* awk) throw ();
+	#else
 		void* operator new (size_t n, awk_t* awk) throw ();
 		void* operator new[] (size_t n, awk_t* awk) throw ();
+	#endif
 
 	#if !defined(__BORLANDC__) 
 		// deletion when initialization fails