diff --git a/ase/conf_vms.h b/ase/conf_vms.h
index 2ca6811c..f55f39a7 100644
--- a/ase/conf_vms.h
+++ b/ase/conf_vms.h
@@ -3,59 +3,60 @@
 /* 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
-#define SIZEOF_LONG 4
+#define XP_SIZEOF_CHAR 1
+#define XP_SIZEOF_SHORT 2
+#define XP_SIZEOF_INT 4
+#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG 4
 #if defined(vax) || defined(__vax)
-	#define SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 0
+	#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 0
 #elif defined(alpha) || defined(__alpha)
-	#define SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 8
+	#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 8
 #elif defined(itanium) || defined(__itanium)
-	#define SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 8
+	#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 8
 #else
-	#define SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 0
+	#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 0
 #endif
 
-#define SIZEOF___INT8 1
-#define SIZEOF___INT16 2
-#define SIZEOF___INT32 4
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT8 1
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT16 2
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT32 4
 #if defined(vax) || defined(__vax)
-	#define SIZEOF___INT64 0
+	#define XP_SIZEOF___INT64 0
 #elif defined(alpha) || defined(__alpha)
-	#define SIZEOF___INT64 8
+	#define XP_SIZEOF___INT64 8
 #elif defined(itanium) || defined(__itanium)
-	#define SIZEOF___INT64 8
+	#define XP_SIZEOF___INT64 8
 #else
-	#define SIZEOF___INT64 0
+	#define XP_SIZEOF___INT64 0
 #endif
-#define SIZEOF___INT128 0
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT96 0
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT128 0
 
 #if defined(vax) || defined(__vax)
-	#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 4
+	#define XP_SIZEOF_VOID_P 4
 #elif defined(alpha) || defined(__alpha)
 	/*#pragma pointer_size 32
-	#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 4*/
+	#define XP_SIZEOF_VOID_P 4*/
 	#pragma pointer_size 64
-	#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 8
+	#define XP_SIZEOF_VOID_P 8
 #elif defined(itanium) || defined(__itanium)
 	/*#pragma pointer_size 32
-	#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 4*/
+	#define XP_SIZEOF_VOID_P 4*/
 	#pragma pointer_size 64
-	#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 8
+	#define XP_SIZEOF_VOID_P 8
 #else
-	#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 0
+	#define XP_SIZEOF_VOID_P 0
 #endif
 
-#define SIZEOF_FLOAT 4
-#define SIZEOF_DOUBLE 8
+#define XP_SIZEOF_FLOAT 4
+#define XP_SIZEOF_DOUBLE 8
 
 #if defined(vax) || defined(__vax)
-	#define SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 8
+	#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 8
 #elif defined(alpha) || defined(__alpha)
-	#define SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 16
+	#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 16
 #elif defined(itanium) || defined(__itanium)
-	#define SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 16
+	#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 16
 #else
-	#define SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 0
+	#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 0
 #endif
diff --git a/ase/config.h.in b/ase/config.h.in
index 1d882197..96982e07 100644
--- a/ase/config.h.in
+++ b/ase/config.h.in
@@ -13,47 +13,22 @@
 /* long double */
 #undef XP_HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE
 
-/* sizeof (char) */
-#define SIZEOF_CHAR 0
-
-/* sizeof (short) */
-#define SIZEOF_SHORT 0
-
-/* sizeof (int) */
-#define SIZEOF_INT  0
-
-/* sizeof (long) */
-#define SIZEOF_LONG 0
-
-/* sizeof (long long) */
-#define SIZEOF_LONG_LONG  0
-
-/* sizeof (__int8) */
-#define SIZEOF___INT8 0
-
-/* sizeof (__int16) */
-#define SIZEOF___INT16 0
-
-/* sizeof (__int32) */
-#define SIZEOF___INT32 0
-
-/* sizeof (__int64) */
-#define SIZEOF___INT64 0
-
-/* sizeof (__int128) */
-#define SIZEOF___INT128 0
-
-/* sizeof (void*) */
-#define SIZEOF_VOID_P  0
-
-/* sizeof (float) */
-#define SIZEOF_FLOAT 0
-
-/* sizeof (double) */
-#define SIZEOF_DOUBLE 0
-
-/* sizeof (long double) */
-#define SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 0
+/* data type size */
+#define XP_SIZEOF_CHAR 0
+#define XP_SIZEOF_SHORT 0
+#define XP_SIZEOF_INT  0
+#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG 0
+#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG  0
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT8 0
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT16 0
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT32 0
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT64 0
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT128 0
+#define XP_SIZEOF_VOID_P  0
+#define XP_SIZEOF_FLOAT 0
+#define XP_SIZEOF_DOUBLE 0
+#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE 0
+#define XP_SIZEOF_PID_T 0
 
 /* fcntl.h */
 #undef XP_HAVE_FCNTL_H
diff --git a/ase/configure b/ase/configure
index fc69a507..2fe2b5e7 100755
--- a/ase/configure
+++ b/ase/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.ac Revision: 1.62 .
+# From configure.ac Revision: 1.63 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.54 for xpkit deb-0.1.0.
 #
@@ -7740,6 +7740,326 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for __int96" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for __int96... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_type___int96+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+int
+main ()
+{
+if ((__int96 *) 0)
+  return 0;
+if (sizeof (__int96))
+  return 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_type___int96=yes
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+ac_cv_type___int96=no
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_type___int96" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_type___int96" >&6
+
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking size of __int96" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking size of __int96... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_sizeof___int96+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  if test "$ac_cv_type___int96" = yes; then
+  # The cast to unsigned long works around a bug in the HP C Compiler
+  # version HP92453-01 B.11.11.23709.GP, which incorrectly rejects
+  # declarations like `int a3[[(sizeof (unsigned char)) >= 0]];'.
+  # This bug is HP SR number 8606223364.
+  if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
+  # Depending upon the size, compute the lo and hi bounds.
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long) (sizeof (__int96))) >= 0)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_lo=0 ac_mid=0
+  while :; do
+    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long) (sizeof (__int96))) <= $ac_mid)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_hi=$ac_mid; break
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+ac_lo=`expr $ac_mid + 1`
+                    if test $ac_lo -le $ac_mid; then
+                      ac_lo= ac_hi=
+                      break
+                    fi
+                    ac_mid=`expr 2 '*' $ac_mid + 1`
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+  done
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long) (sizeof (__int96))) < 0)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_hi=-1 ac_mid=-1
+  while :; do
+    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long) (sizeof (__int96))) >= $ac_mid)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_lo=$ac_mid; break
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+ac_hi=`expr '(' $ac_mid ')' - 1`
+                       if test $ac_mid -le $ac_hi; then
+                         ac_lo= ac_hi=
+                         break
+                       fi
+                       ac_mid=`expr 2 '*' $ac_mid`
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+  done
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+ac_lo= ac_hi=
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+# Binary search between lo and hi bounds.
+while test "x$ac_lo" != "x$ac_hi"; do
+  ac_mid=`expr '(' $ac_hi - $ac_lo ')' / 2 + $ac_lo`
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long) (sizeof (__int96))) <= $ac_mid)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_hi=$ac_mid
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+ac_lo=`expr '(' $ac_mid ')' + 1`
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+done
+case $ac_lo in
+?*) ac_cv_sizeof___int96=$ac_lo;;
+'') { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot compute sizeof (__int96), 77" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: cannot compute sizeof (__int96), 77" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; } ;;
+esac
+else
+  if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
+  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+long longval () { return (long) (sizeof (__int96)); }
+unsigned long ulongval () { return (long) (sizeof (__int96)); }
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  FILE *f = fopen ("conftest.val", "w");
+  if (! f)
+    exit (1);
+  if (((long) (sizeof (__int96))) < 0)
+    {
+      long i = longval ();
+      if (i != ((long) (sizeof (__int96))))
+	exit (1);
+      fprintf (f, "%ld\n", i);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      unsigned long i = ulongval ();
+      if (i != ((long) (sizeof (__int96))))
+	exit (1);
+      fprintf (f, "%lu\n", i);
+    }
+  exit (ferror (f) || fclose (f) != 0);
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && { ac_try='./conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_sizeof___int96=`cat conftest.val`
+else
+  echo "$as_me: program exited with status $ac_status" >&5
+echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+( exit $ac_status )
+{ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot compute sizeof (__int96), 77" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: cannot compute sizeof (__int96), 77" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+fi
+rm -f core core.* *.core gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+fi
+rm -f conftest.val
+else
+  ac_cv_sizeof___int96=0
+fi
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_sizeof___int96" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_sizeof___int96" >&6
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define SIZEOF___INT96 $ac_cv_sizeof___int96
+_ACEOF
+
+
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for __int128" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for __int128... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_type___int128+set}" = set; then
@@ -9340,6 +9660,391 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for pid_t" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for pid_t... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_type_pid_t+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+int
+main ()
+{
+if ((pid_t *) 0)
+  return 0;
+if (sizeof (pid_t))
+  return 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_type_pid_t=yes
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+ac_cv_type_pid_t=no
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_type_pid_t" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_type_pid_t" >&6
+
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking size of pid_t" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking size of pid_t... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_sizeof_pid_t+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  if test "$ac_cv_type_pid_t" = yes; then
+  # The cast to unsigned long works around a bug in the HP C Compiler
+  # version HP92453-01 B.11.11.23709.GP, which incorrectly rejects
+  # declarations like `int a3[[(sizeof (unsigned char)) >= 0]];'.
+  # This bug is HP SR number 8606223364.
+  if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
+  # Depending upon the size, compute the lo and hi bounds.
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long) (sizeof (pid_t))) >= 0)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_lo=0 ac_mid=0
+  while :; do
+    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long) (sizeof (pid_t))) <= $ac_mid)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_hi=$ac_mid; break
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+ac_lo=`expr $ac_mid + 1`
+                    if test $ac_lo -le $ac_mid; then
+                      ac_lo= ac_hi=
+                      break
+                    fi
+                    ac_mid=`expr 2 '*' $ac_mid + 1`
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+  done
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long) (sizeof (pid_t))) < 0)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_hi=-1 ac_mid=-1
+  while :; do
+    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long) (sizeof (pid_t))) >= $ac_mid)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_lo=$ac_mid; break
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+ac_hi=`expr '(' $ac_mid ')' - 1`
+                       if test $ac_mid -le $ac_hi; then
+                         ac_lo= ac_hi=
+                         break
+                       fi
+                       ac_mid=`expr 2 '*' $ac_mid`
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+  done
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+ac_lo= ac_hi=
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+# Binary search between lo and hi bounds.
+while test "x$ac_lo" != "x$ac_hi"; do
+  ac_mid=`expr '(' $ac_hi - $ac_lo ')' / 2 + $ac_lo`
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+int
+main ()
+{
+static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(((long) (sizeof (pid_t))) <= $ac_mid)];
+test_array [0] = 0
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_hi=$ac_mid
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+ac_lo=`expr '(' $ac_mid ')' + 1`
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+done
+case $ac_lo in
+?*) ac_cv_sizeof_pid_t=$ac_lo;;
+'') { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot compute sizeof (pid_t), 77" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: cannot compute sizeof (pid_t), 77" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; } ;;
+esac
+else
+  if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
+  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+long longval () { return (long) (sizeof (pid_t)); }
+unsigned long ulongval () { return (long) (sizeof (pid_t)); }
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  FILE *f = fopen ("conftest.val", "w");
+  if (! f)
+    exit (1);
+  if (((long) (sizeof (pid_t))) < 0)
+    {
+      long i = longval ();
+      if (i != ((long) (sizeof (pid_t))))
+	exit (1);
+      fprintf (f, "%ld\n", i);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      unsigned long i = ulongval ();
+      if (i != ((long) (sizeof (pid_t))))
+	exit (1);
+      fprintf (f, "%lu\n", i);
+    }
+  exit (ferror (f) || fclose (f) != 0);
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && { ac_try='./conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_sizeof_pid_t=`cat conftest.val`
+else
+  echo "$as_me: program exited with status $ac_status" >&5
+echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+( exit $ac_status )
+{ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot compute sizeof (pid_t), 77" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: cannot compute sizeof (pid_t), 77" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+fi
+rm -f core core.* *.core gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+fi
+rm -f conftest.val
+else
+  ac_cv_sizeof_pid_t=0
+fi
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_sizeof_pid_t" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_sizeof_pid_t" >&6
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define SIZEOF_PID_T $ac_cv_sizeof_pid_t
+_ACEOF
+
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF_CHAR ${ac_cv_sizeof_char}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF_SHORT ${ac_cv_sizeof_short}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF_INT ${ac_cv_sizeof_int}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG ${ac_cv_sizeof_long}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG ${ac_cv_sizeof_long_long}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT8 ${ac_cv_sizeof___int8}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT16 ${ac_cv_sizeof___int16}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT32 ${ac_cv_sizeof___int32}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT64 ${ac_cv_sizeof___int64}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT96 ${ac_cv_sizeof___int96}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF___INT128 ${ac_cv_sizeof___int128}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF_VOID_P ${ac_cv_sizeof_void_p}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF_FLOAT ${ac_cv_sizeof_float}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF_DOUBLE ${ac_cv_sizeof_double}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE ${ac_cv_sizeof_long_double}
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define XP_SIZEOF_PID_T ${ac_cv_sizeof_pid_t}
+_ACEOF
+
 
 #AC_CHECK_FUNC(nanosleep,[AC_DEFINE([XP_HAVE_NANOSLEEP])],
 #	[AC_CHECK_LIB(rt,nanosleep, LIBS="${LIBS} -lrt",
diff --git a/ase/configure.ac b/ase/configure.ac
index fcf20478..0ed91dcc 100644
--- a/ase/configure.ac
+++ b/ase/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.53)
 AC_INIT([xpkit], [deb-0.1.0])
-AC_REVISION([$Revision: 1.63 $])
+AC_REVISION([$Revision: 1.64 $])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([xp/config.h])
 
 # Checks for programs.
@@ -69,11 +69,30 @@ AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(__int8)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(__int16)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(__int32)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(__int64)
+AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(__int96)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(__int128)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(void *)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(float)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(double)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(long double)
+AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(pid_t)
+
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF_CHAR,${ac_cv_sizeof_char})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF_SHORT,${ac_cv_sizeof_short})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF_INT,${ac_cv_sizeof_int})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF_LONG,${ac_cv_sizeof_long})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG,${ac_cv_sizeof_long_long})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF___INT8,${ac_cv_sizeof___int8})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF___INT16,${ac_cv_sizeof___int16})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF___INT32,${ac_cv_sizeof___int32})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF___INT64,${ac_cv_sizeof___int64})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF___INT96,${ac_cv_sizeof___int96})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF___INT128,${ac_cv_sizeof___int128})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF_VOID_P,${ac_cv_sizeof_void_p})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF_FLOAT,${ac_cv_sizeof_float})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF_DOUBLE,${ac_cv_sizeof_double})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE,${ac_cv_sizeof_long_double})
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(XP_SIZEOF_PID_T,${ac_cv_sizeof_pid_t})
 
 #AC_CHECK_FUNC(nanosleep,[AC_DEFINE([XP_HAVE_NANOSLEEP])],
 #	[AC_CHECK_LIB(rt,nanosleep, LIBS="${LIBS} -lrt", 	 
diff --git a/ase/types.h b/ase/types.h
index 5ea6245c..b64245d7 100644
--- a/ase/types.h
+++ b/ase/types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: types.h,v 1.42 2006-04-05 15:20:47 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: types.h,v 1.43 2006-04-14 14:17:09 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _XP_TYPES_H_
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ typedef int xp_tri_t;
 #define xp_dead   -1
 
 /* integer that can hold a pointer */
-#if SIZEOF_VOID_P == SIZEOF_LONG_LONG
+#if XP_SIZEOF_VOID_P == XP_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG
 	typedef long long xp_int_t;
 	typedef unsigned long long xp_uint_t;
-#elif SIZEOF_VOID_P == SIZEOF_LONG
+#elif XP_SIZEOF_VOID_P == XP_SIZEOF_LONG
 	typedef long xp_int_t;
 	typedef unsigned long xp_uint_t;
 #else
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ typedef int xp_tri_t;
 #endif
 
 /* the largest integer supported by the system */
-#if SIZEOF_LONG_LONG != 0
+#if XP_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG != 0
 	typedef long long xp_long_t;
 	typedef unsigned long long xp_ulong_t;
-#elif SIZEOF___INT64 != 0
+#elif XP_SIZEOF___INT64 != 0
 	typedef __int64 xp_long_t;
 	typedef unsigned __int64 xp_ulong_t;
 #else
@@ -118,71 +118,71 @@ typedef int xp_tri_t;
 #endif
 
 /* integers of specific size */
-#if SIZEOF_CHAR == 1
+#if XP_SIZEOF_CHAR == 1
 	typedef char xp_int8_t;
 	typedef unsigned char xp_uint8_t;
-#elif SIZEOF___INT8 == 1
+#elif XP_SIZEOF___INT8 == 1
 	typedef __int8 xp_int8_t;
 	typedef unsigned __int8 xp_uint8_t;
 #endif
 
-#if SIZEOF_SHORT == 2
+#if XP_SIZEOF_SHORT == 2
 	typedef short xp_int16_t;
 	typedef unsigned short xp_uint16_t;
-#elif SIZEOF___INT16 == 2
+#elif XP_SIZEOF___INT16 == 2
 	typedef __int16 xp_int16_t;
 	typedef unsigned __int16 xp_uint16_t;
 #endif
 
-#if SIZEOF_INT == 4
+#if XP_SIZEOF_INT == 4
 	typedef int xp_int32_t;
 	typedef unsigned int xp_uint32_t;
-#elif SIZEOF_LONG == 4
+#elif XP_SIZEOF_LONG == 4
 	typedef long xp_int32_t;
 	typedef unsigned long xp_uint32_t;
-#elif SIZEOF___INT32 == 4
+#elif XP_SIZEOF___INT32 == 4
 	typedef __int32 xp_int32_t;
 	typedef unsigned __int32 xp_uint32_t;
 #endif
 
-#if SIZEOF_INT == 8
+#if XP_SIZEOF_INT == 8
 	#define XP_HAVE_INT64_T
 	#define XP_HAVE_UINT64_T
 	typedef int xp_int64_t;
 	typedef unsigned int xp_uint64_t;
-#elif SIZEOF_LONG == 8
+#elif XP_SIZEOF_LONG == 8
 	#define XP_HAVE_INT64_T
 	#define XP_HAVE_UINT64_T
 	typedef long xp_int64_t;
 	typedef unsigned long xp_uint64_t;
-#elif SIZEOF_LONG_LONG == 8
+#elif XP_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG == 8
 	#define XP_HAVE_INT64_T
 	#define XP_HAVE_UINT64_T
 	typedef long long xp_int64_t;
 	typedef unsigned long long xp_uint64_t;
-#elif SIZEOF___INT64 == 8
+#elif XP_SIZEOF___INT64 == 8
 	#define XP_HAVE_INT64_T
 	#define XP_HAVE_UINT64_T
 	typedef __int64 xp_int64_t;
 	typedef unsigned __int64 xp_uint64_t;
 #endif
 
-#if SIZEOF_INT == 16
+#if XP_SIZEOF_INT == 16
 	#define XP_HAVE_INT128_T
 	#define XP_HAVE_UINT128_T
 	typedef int xp_int128_t;
 	typedef unsigned int xp_uint128_t;
-#elif SIZEOF_LONG == 16
+#elif XP_SIZEOF_LONG == 16
 	#define XP_HAVE_INT128_T
 	#define XP_HAVE_UINT128_T
 	typedef long xp_int128_t;
 	typedef unsigned long xp_uint128_t;
-#elif SIZEOF_LONG_LONG == 16
+#elif XP_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG == 16
 	#define XP_HAVE_INT128_T
 	#define XP_HAVE_UINT128_T
 	typedef long long xp_int128_t;
 	typedef unsigned long long xp_uint128_t;
-#elif SIZEOF___INT128 == 16
+#elif XP_SIZEOF___INT128 == 16
 	#define XP_HAVE_INT128_T
 	#define XP_HAVE_UINT128_T
 	typedef __int128 xp_int128_t;
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ typedef xp_int_t   xp_ssize_t;
 typedef xp_uint_t  xp_word_t;
 
 /* floating-point number */
-#if SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE > SIZEOF_DOUBLE
+#if XP_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE > XP_SIZEOF_DOUBLE
 	typedef long double xp_real_t;
 #else
 	typedef double xp_real_t;
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ typedef int  xp_mcint_t;
 #elif defined(vms) || defined(__vms)
 	typedef long xp_wchar_t;
 	typedef long xp_wcint_t;
-#elif SIZEOF_LONG == 4
+#elif XP_SIZEOF_LONG == 4
 	typedef long xp_wchar_t;
 	typedef long xp_wcint_t;
 #else