diff --git a/ase/awk/build.com b/ase/awk/build.com
index a7d10337..fe2899ea 100644
--- a/ase/awk/build.com
+++ b/ase/awk/build.com
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-$ xxx:
-
+$
+$! build script for OpenVMS
 $
 $ names := awk,hash,tab,tree,parse,sa
 $ gosub compile
diff --git a/ase/awk/parse.c b/ase/awk/parse.c
index 588df4e5..debc0730 100644
--- a/ase/awk/parse.c
+++ b/ase/awk/parse.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: parse.c,v 1.52 2006-02-08 16:14:31 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: parse.c,v 1.53 2006-02-18 16:14:14 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk.h>
@@ -1190,7 +1190,11 @@ static xp_awk_node_t* __parse_multiplicative (xp_awk_t* awk)
 			else if (opcode == BINOP_DIV) l /= r;
 			else if (opcode == BINOP_MOD) l %= r;
 			
+#if defined(vax) || defined(__vax)
+                        xp_sprintf (buf, xp_countof(buf), XP_TEXT("%ld"), (long)l);
+#else
 			xp_sprintf (buf, xp_countof(buf), XP_TEXT("%lld"), (long long)l);
+#endif
 
 			tmp = (xp_awk_node_term_t*) xp_malloc (xp_sizeof(xp_awk_node_term_t));
 			if (tmp == XP_NULL) PANIC (awk, XP_AWK_ENOMEM);
diff --git a/ase/awk/sa.h b/ase/awk/sa.h
index e4cb2c35..dbec49df 100644
--- a/ase/awk/sa.h
+++ b/ase/awk/sa.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: sa.h,v 1.9 2006-01-30 13:25:26 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: sa.h,v 1.10 2006-02-18 16:14:14 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _XP_AWK_SA_H_
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ typedef ssize_t xp_ssize_t;
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 typedef __int64 xp_long_t;
+#elif defined(vax) || defined(__vax)
+typedef long xp_long_t;
 #else
 typedef long long xp_long_t;
 #endif