diff --git a/ase/awk/build.com b/ase/awk/build.com
index 26839452..150df7d8 100644
--- a/ase/awk/build.com
+++ b/ase/awk/build.com
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 $
 $! build script for OpenVMS
+$! define xp [dir.of.xpkit.xp]
 $
 $ names :=  awk,err,tree,tab,map,parse,run,sa,val,func,misc,extio,rex
 $ gosub compile
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ $   goto compile_loop
 $
 $ compile_file:
 $   write sys$output "Compiling ''name'.c..."
-$   cc/define=XP_AWK_STAND_ALONE 'name'
+$!   cc/define=XP_AWK_STAND_ALONE 'name'
+$   cc/define=XP_AWK_STAND_ALONE /pointer_size=long 'name'
 $   return
 $
 $ archive:
diff --git a/ase/types.h b/ase/types.h
index 3812ee13..f913b85d 100644
--- a/ase/types.h
+++ b/ase/types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: types.h,v 1.50 2006-07-17 04:17:40 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: types.h,v 1.51 2006-07-28 17:20:27 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _XP_TYPES_H_
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ typedef int  xp_mcint_t;
 	typedef unsigned short xp_wchar_t;
 	typedef unsigned short xp_wcint_t;
 #elif (XP_SIZEOF_WCHAR_T == 4)
+	#if defined(vms) || defined(__vms)
+		typedef unsigned int xp_wchar_t;
+		typedef int xp_wcint_t;
 	#if XP_SIZEOF_LONG == 4
 		typedef long xp_wchar_t;
 		typedef long xp_wcint_t;