diff --git a/ase/conf_vms.h b/ase/conf_vms.h
index b3899ae2..2ca6811c 100644
--- a/ase/conf_vms.h
+++ b/ase/conf_vms.h
@@ -1,31 +1,61 @@
-/* TODO: please complete this file */
+/* TODO: please complete the itanium portion */
 
+/* both vax and alpha are in the little endian. */
 #define XP_ENDIAN_LITTLE 
 
 #define SIZEOF_CHAR 1
 #define SIZEOF_SHORT 2
 #define SIZEOF_INT 4
-
-#ifdef _WIN64
-	#define SIZEOF_LONG 8
+#define SIZEOF_LONG 4
+#if defined(vax) || defined(__vax)
+	#define SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 0
+#elif defined(alpha) || defined(__alpha)
+	#define SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 8
+#elif defined(itanium) || defined(__itanium)
+	#define SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 8
 #else
-	#define SIZEOF_LONG 4
+	#define SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 0
 #endif
 
-#define SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 0
-
 #define SIZEOF___INT8 1
 #define SIZEOF___INT16 2
 #define SIZEOF___INT32 4
-#define SIZEOF___INT64 8
+#if defined(vax) || defined(__vax)
+	#define SIZEOF___INT64 0
+#elif defined(alpha) || defined(__alpha)
+	#define SIZEOF___INT64 8
+#elif defined(itanium) || defined(__itanium)
+	#define SIZEOF___INT64 8
+#else
+	#define SIZEOF___INT64 0
+#endif
 #define SIZEOF___INT128 0
 
-#ifdef _WIN64
+#if defined(vax) || defined(__vax)
+	#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 4
+#elif defined(alpha) || defined(__alpha)
+	/*#pragma pointer_size 32
+	#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 4*/
+	#pragma pointer_size 64
+	#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 8
+#elif defined(itanium) || defined(__itanium)
+	/*#pragma pointer_size 32
+	#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 4*/
+	#pragma pointer_size 64
 	#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 8
 #else
-	#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 4
+	#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 0
 #endif
 
 #define SIZEOF_FLOAT 4
 #define SIZEOF_DOUBLE 8
-#define SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 16
+
+#if defined(vax) || defined(__vax)
+	#define SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 8
+#elif defined(alpha) || defined(__alpha)
+	#define SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 16
+#elif defined(itanium) || defined(__itanium)
+	#define SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 16
+#else
+	#define SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 0
+#endif
diff --git a/ase/types.h b/ase/types.h
index 1f7aa7b4..e3e25387 100644
--- a/ase/types.h
+++ b/ase/types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: types.h,v 1.35 2005-09-20 04:07:40 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: types.h,v 1.36 2006-01-08 13:34:41 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _XP_TYPES_H_
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 	#include <xp/conf_win.h>
-#elif defined(__VMS)
+#elif defined(vms) || defined(__vms)
 	#include <xp/conf_vms.h>
 #else
 	#include <xp/config.h>