diff --git a/VMS/mkshared.com b/VMS/mkshared.com
index d92a823f0b..794e1de62a 100644
--- a/VMS/mkshared.com
+++ b/VMS/mkshared.com
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ $   entrycount=0
 $   loop:
 $     read /end=loop_end /err=loop_end libnum line
 $     lin = f$edit( line, "COMPRESS,TRIM")
+$!    Skip a "#" comment line.
+$     if (f$extract( 0, 1, lin) .eqs. "#") then goto loop
 $     entrynum = f$int(f$element( 1, " ", lin))
 $     entryinfo = f$element( 2, " ", lin)
 $     curentry = f$element( 0, " ", lin)
diff --git a/apps/makeapps.com b/apps/makeapps.com
index ad02169216..d2dd51298f 100644
--- a/apps/makeapps.com
+++ b/apps/makeapps.com
@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@ $!
 $!  P5, if defined, sets a choice of programs to compile.
 $!
 $!  P6, if defined, specifies the C pointer size.  Ignored on VAX.
+$!      ("64=ARGV" gives more efficient code with HP C V7.3 or newer.)
 $!      Supported values are:
 $!
 $!      ""      Compile with default (/NOPOINTER_SIZE)
 $!      32      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=32 (SHORT)
 $!      64      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64[=ARGV] (LONG[=ARGV])
+$!               (Automatically select ARGV if compiler supports it.)
+$!      64=      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64 (LONG).
+$!      64=ARGV  Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64=ARGV (LONG=ARGV).
 $!
 $!  P7, if defined, specifies a directory where ZLIB files (zlib.h,
 $!  libz.olb) may be found.  Optionally, a non-default object library
@@ -597,13 +601,22 @@ $   IF (P6 .EQS. "32")
 $   THEN
 $     POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=32"
 $   ELSE
-$     IF (P6 .EQS. "64")
+$     POINTER_SIZE = F$EDIT( P6, "COLLAPSE, UPCASE")
+$     IF ((POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64") .OR. -
+       (POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64=") .OR. -
+       (POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64=ARGV"))
 $     THEN
-$       POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=64"
+$       ARCHD = ARCH+ "_64"
+$       LIB32 = ""
+$       IF (F$EXTRACT( 2, 1, POINTER_SIZE) .EQS. "=")
+$       THEN
+$!         Explicit user choice: "64" or "64=ARGV".
+$          IF (POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64=") THEN POINTER_SIZE = "64"
+$       ELSE
 $	SET NOON
-$	DEFINE /USER SYS$OUTPUT NL:
-$	DEFINE /USER SYS$ERROR NL:
-$	CC /POINTER_SIZE=64=ARGV NL:
+$         DEFINE /USER_MODE SYS$OUTPUT NL:
+$         DEFINE /USER_MODE SYS$ERROR NL:
+$         CC /NOLIST /NOOBJECT /POINTER_SIZE=64=ARGV NL:
 $	IF ($STATUS .AND. %X0FFF0000) .EQ. %X00030000
 $	THEN
 $	  ! If we got here, it means DCL complained like this:
@@ -615,14 +628,15 @@ $	  ! have been deassigned automatically.  However, when DCL
 $	  ! complains, they aren't, so we do it here (it might be
 $	  ! unnecessary, but just in case there will be another error
 $	  ! message further on that we don't want to miss)
-$	  DEASSIGN/USER SYS$ERROR
-$	  DEASSIGN/USER SYS$OUTPUT
+$           DEASSIGN /USER_MODE SYS$ERROR
+$           DEASSIGN /USER_MODE SYS$OUTPUT
 $	ELSE
 $	  POINTER_SIZE = POINTER_SIZE + "=ARGV"
 $	ENDIF
 $	SET ON
-$       ARCHD = ARCH+ "_64"
-$       LIB32 = ""
+$       ENDIF
+$       POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=''POINTER_SIZE'"
+$!
 $     ELSE
 $!
 $!      Tell The User Entered An Invalid Option.
@@ -631,9 +645,16 @@ $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "The Option ", P6, -
          " Is Invalid.  The Valid Options Are:"
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    """"  :  Compile with default (short) pointers."
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    32  :  Compile with 32-bit (short) pointers."
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    64  :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    """"  :  Compile with default (short) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    32  :  Compile with 32-bit (short) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64       :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (auto ARGV)."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64=      :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (no ARGV)."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64=ARGV  :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (ARGV)."
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
 $! 
 $!      Time To EXIT.
@@ -832,8 +853,8 @@ $!
 $     CC = "CC"
 $     IF ARCH.EQS."VAX" .AND. F$TRNLNM("DECC$CC_DEFAULT").NES."/DECC" -
 	 THEN CC = "CC/DECC"
-$     CC = CC + "/''CC_OPTIMIZE'/''DEBUGGER'/STANDARD=RELAXED"+ -
-       "''POINTER_SIZE'/NOLIST/PREFIX=ALL" + -
+$     CC = CC + "/''CC_OPTIMIZE' /''DEBUGGER' /STANDARD=RELAXED"+ -
+       "''POINTER_SIZE' /NOLIST /PREFIX=ALL" + -
        "/INCLUDE=(''CC_INCLUDES')" + CCEXTRAFLAGS
 $!
 $!    Define The Linker Options File Name.
diff --git a/apps/openssl.c b/apps/openssl.c
index 950c9c8bf2..dab057bbff 100644
--- a/apps/openssl.c
+++ b/apps/openssl.c
@@ -212,8 +212,13 @@ static void lock_dbg_cb(int mode, int type, const char *file, int line)
 		}
 	}
 
+#if defined( OPENSSL_SYS_VMS) && (__INITIAL_POINTER_SIZE == 64)
+# define ARGV _Argv
+#else
+# define ARGV Argv
+#endif
 
-int main(int Argc, char *_Argv[])
+int main(int Argc, char *ARGV[])
 	{
 	ARGS arg;
 #define PROG_NAME_SIZE	39
@@ -228,25 +233,33 @@ int main(int Argc, char *_Argv[])
 	LHASH_OF(FUNCTION) *prog=NULL;
 	long errline;
 
-#if defined( OPENSSL_SYS_VMS) && !defined( VMS_TRUST_ARGV)
-	/* 2011-03-08 SMS.
-	 * "HP C V7.3-009 on OpenVMS Alpha V8.3" with 64-bit
-	 * pointers (at least) may not NULL-terminate argv[]
-	 * as expected.  If necessary, use a (properly)
-	 * NULL-terminated duplicate of argv[].
-	 */
-	/* 2011-03-20 RL.
-	 * Additionally, when the argument vector is full of
-	 * 32-bit pointers and we have a 64-bit pointer size
-	 * everywhere else, we need to make a copy of it using
-	 * 64-bit pointers.  Hence the odd conditinal.
+#if defined( OPENSSL_SYS_VMS) && (__INITIAL_POINTER_SIZE == 64)
+	/* 2011-03-22 SMS.
+	 * If we have 32-bit pointers everywhere, then we're safe, and
+	 * we bypass this mess, as on non-VMS systems.  (See ARGV,
+	 * above.)
+	 * Problem 1: Compaq/HP C before V7.3 always used 32-bit
+	 * pointers for argv[].
+	 * Fix 1: For a 32-bit argv[], when we're using 64-bit pointers
+	 * everywhere else, we always allocate and use a 64-bit
+	 * duplicate of argv[].
+	 * Problem 2: Compaq/HP C V7.3 (Alpha, IA64) before ECO1 failed
+	 * to NULL-terminate a 64-bit argv[].  (As this was written, the
+	 * compiler ECO was available only on IA64.)
+	 * Fix 2: Unless advised not to (VMS_TRUST_ARGV), we test a
+	 * 64-bit argv[argc] for NULL, and, if necessary, use a
+	 * (properly) NULL-terminated (64-bit) duplicate of argv[].
+	 * The same code is used in either case to duplicate argv[].
+	 * Some of these decisions could be handled in preprocessing,
+	 * but the code tends to get even uglier, and the penalty for
+	 * deciding at compile- or run-time is tiny.
 	 */
 	char **Argv = NULL;
 	int free_Argv = 0;
 
-	if (_Argv[ Argc] != NULL
-# if defined(__INITIAL_POINTER_SIZE)
-		|| sizeof(_Argv) < (__INITIAL_POINTER_SIZE / 8)
+	if ((sizeof( _Argv) < 8)        /* 32-bit argv[]. */
+# if !defined( VMS_TRUST_ARGV)
+	 || (_Argv[ Argc] != NULL)      /* Untrusted argv[argc] not NULL. */
 # endif
 		)
 		{
@@ -256,24 +269,17 @@ int main(int Argc, char *_Argv[])
 			{ ret = -1; goto end; }
 		for(i = 0; i < Argc; i++)
 			Argv[i] = _Argv[i];
-		Argv[ Argc] = NULL;
+		Argv[ Argc] = NULL;     /* Certain NULL termination. */
 		free_Argv = 1;
 		}
 	else
 		{
-		/* 2011-03-20 RL.
-		 * If we didn't copy the argument vector, then simply
-		 * assign our variable.  This will never happen when
-		 * the argument vector pointer size was smaller than
-		 * the initial pointer size, so even if the case might
-		 * look unsafe, it isn't, it's just there to shut the
-		 * compiler up.
-		 */
+		/* Use the known-good 32-bit argv[] (which needs the
+		 * type cast to satisfy the compiler), or the trusted or
+		 * tested-good 64-bit argv[] as-is. */
 		Argv = (char **)_Argv;
 		}
-#else
-	char **Argv = _Argv;
-#endif
+#endif /* defined( OPENSSL_SYS_VMS) && (__INITIAL_POINTER_SIZE == 64) */
 
 	arg.data=NULL;
 	arg.count=0;
@@ -420,7 +426,7 @@ end:
 		BIO_free(bio_err);
 		bio_err=NULL;
 		}
-#if defined( OPENSSL_SYS_VMS) && !defined( VMS_TRUST_ARGV)
+#if defined( OPENSSL_SYS_VMS) && (__INITIAL_POINTER_SIZE == 64)
 	/* Free any duplicate Argv[] storage. */
 	if (free_Argv)
 		{
diff --git a/crypto/crypto-lib.com b/crypto/crypto-lib.com
index 4020d5005b..7364d50948 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto-lib.com
+++ b/crypto/crypto-lib.com
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ $!      Supported values are:
 $!
 $!      ""      Compile with default (/NOPOINTER_SIZE)
 $!      32      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=32 (SHORT)
-$!      64      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64[=ARGV] (LONG[=ARGV])
+$!      64       Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64[=ARGV] (LONG[=ARGV]).
+$!               (Automatically select ARGV if compiler supports it.)
+$!      64=      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64 (LONG).
+$!      64=ARGV  Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64=ARGV (LONG=ARGV).
 $!
 $!  P8, if defined, specifies a directory where ZLIB files (zlib.h,
 $!  libz.olb) may be found.  Optionally, a non-default object library
@@ -974,11 +977,14 @@ $   IF (P7 .EQS. "32")
 $   THEN
 $     POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=32"
 $   ELSE
-$     IF (P7 .EQS. "64")
+$     POINTER_SIZE = F$EDIT( P7, "COLLAPSE, UPCASE")
+$     IF ((POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64") .OR. -
+       (POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64=") .OR. -
+       (POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64=ARGV"))
 $     THEN
-$       POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=64"
 $       ARCHD = ARCH+ "_64"
 $       LIB32 = ""
+$       POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=64"
 $     ELSE
 $!
 $!      Tell The User Entered An Invalid Option.
@@ -987,9 +993,16 @@ $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "The Option ", P7, -
          " Is Invalid.  The Valid Options Are:"
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    """"  :  Compile with default (short) pointers."
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    32  :  Compile with 32-bit (short) pointers."
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    64  :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    """"       :  Compile with default (short) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    32       :  Compile with 32-bit (short) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64       :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (auto ARGV)."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64=      :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (no ARGV)."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64=ARGV  :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (ARGV)."
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
 $! 
 $!      Time To EXIT.
@@ -1189,8 +1202,8 @@ $!
 $     CC = "CC"
 $     IF ARCH.EQS."VAX" .AND. F$TRNLNM("DECC$CC_DEFAULT").NES."/DECC" -
 	 THEN CC = "CC/DECC"
-$     CC = CC + "/''CC_OPTIMIZE'/''DEBUGGER'/STANDARD=RELAXED"+ -
-       "''POINTER_SIZE'/NOLIST/PREFIX=ALL" + -
+$     CC = CC + "/''CC_OPTIMIZE' /''DEBUGGER' /STANDARD=RELAXED"+ -
+       "''POINTER_SIZE' /NOLIST /PREFIX=ALL" + -
        "/INCLUDE=(''CC_INCLUDES')"+ -
        CCEXTRAFLAGS
 $!
diff --git a/engines/makeengines.com b/engines/makeengines.com
index 39b50ab3c9..046b1a70d1 100644
--- a/engines/makeengines.com
+++ b/engines/makeengines.com
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ $!
 $!	""	Compile with default (/NOPOINTER_SIZE)
 $!	32	Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=32 (SHORT)
 $!	64	Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64[=ARGV] (LONG[=ARGV])
+$!               (Automatically select ARGV if compiler supports it.)
+$!      64=      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64 (LONG).
+$!      64=ARGV  Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64=ARGV (LONG=ARGV).
 $!
 $!  P8, if defined, specifies a directory where ZLIB files (zlib.h,
 $!  libz.olb) may be found.  Optionally, a non-default object library
@@ -608,11 +611,14 @@ $   IF (OPT_POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "32")
 $   THEN
 $     POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=32"
 $   ELSE
-$     IF (OPT_POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64")
+$     POINTER_SIZE = F$EDIT( OPT_POINTER_SIZE, "COLLAPSE, UPCASE")
+$     IF ((POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64") .OR. -
+       (POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64=") .OR. -
+       (POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64=ARGV"))
 $     THEN
-$       POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=64"
 $       ARCHD = ARCH+ "_64"
 $       LIB32 = ""
+$       POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=64"
 $     ELSE
 $!
 $!      Tell The User Entered An Invalid Option.
@@ -621,9 +627,16 @@ $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "The Option ", OPT_POINTER_SIZE, -
          " Is Invalid.  The Valid Options Are:"
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    """"  :  Compile with default (short) pointers."
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    32  :  Compile with 32-bit (short) pointers."
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    64  :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    """"       :  Compile with default (short) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    32       :  Compile with 32-bit (short) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64       :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (auto ARGV)."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64=      :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (no ARGV)."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64=ARGV  :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (ARGV)."
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
 $! 
 $!      Time To EXIT.
@@ -742,7 +755,7 @@ $ CCDEFS = "TCPIP_TYPE_''OPT_TCPIP_LIB',DSO_VMS"
 $ IF F$TYPE(USER_CCDEFS) .NES. "" THEN CCDEFS = CCDEFS + "," + USER_CCDEFS
 $ CCEXTRAFLAGS = ""
 $ IF F$TYPE(USER_CCFLAGS) .NES. "" THEN CCEXTRAFLAGS = USER_CCFLAGS
-$ CCDISABLEWARNINGS = "LONGLONGTYPE,LONGLONGSUFX"
+$ CCDISABLEWARNINGS = "" !!! "LONGLONGTYPE,LONGLONGSUFX"
 $ IF F$TYPE(USER_CCDISABLEWARNINGS) .NES. "" THEN -
 	CCDISABLEWARNINGS = CCDISABLEWARNINGS + "," + USER_CCDISABLEWARNINGS
 $!
@@ -821,8 +834,8 @@ $!
 $     CC = "CC"
 $     IF ARCH.EQS."VAX" .AND. F$TRNLNM("DECC$CC_DEFAULT").NES."/DECC" -
 	 THEN CC = "CC/DECC"
-$     CC = CC + "/''CC_OPTIMIZE'/''DEBUGGER'/STANDARD=RELAXED"+ -
-       "''POINTER_SIZE'/NOLIST/PREFIX=ALL" + -
+$     CC = CC + "/''CC_OPTIMIZE' /''DEBUGGER' /STANDARD=RELAXED"+ -
+       "''POINTER_SIZE' /NOLIST /PREFIX=ALL" + -
        "/INCLUDE=(''CC_INCLUDES')" + -
        CCEXTRAFLAGS
 $!
diff --git a/makevms.com b/makevms.com
index b301f27a4c..06cdb67f2c 100755
--- a/makevms.com
+++ b/makevms.com
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@ $!      APPS      Just build the "[.xxx.EXE.APPS]" application programs for Open
 $!      ENGINES   Just build the "[.xxx.EXE.ENGINES]" application programs for OpenSSL.
 $!
 $! P2, if defined, specifies the C pointer size.  Ignored on VAX.
+$!      ("64=ARGV" gives more efficient code with HP C V7.3 or newer.)
 $!     Supported values are:
 $!
-$!      ""      Compile with default (/NOPOINTER_SIZE)
-$!      32      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=32 (SHORT)
-$!      64      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64[=ARGV] (LONG[=ARGV])
+$!      ""       Compile with default (/NOPOINTER_SIZE).
+$!      32       Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=32 (SHORT).
+$!      64       Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64[=ARGV] (LONG[=ARGV]).
+$!               (Automatically select ARGV if compiler supports it.)
+$!      64=      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64 (LONG).
+$!      64=ARGV  Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64=ARGV (LONG=ARGV).
 $!
 $! P3 specifies DEBUG or NODEBUG, to compile with or without debugging
 $!    information.
@@ -1043,9 +1047,11 @@ $   IF (P2 .EQS. "32")
 $   THEN
 $     POINTER_SIZE = "32"
 $   ELSE
-$     IF (P2 .EQS. "64")
+$     POINTER_SIZE = F$EDIT( P2, "COLLAPSE, UPCASE")
+$     IF ((POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64") .OR. -
+       (POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64=") .OR. -
+       (POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64=ARGV"))
 $     THEN
-$       POINTER_SIZE = "64"
 $       ARCHD = ARCH+ "_64"
 $       LIB32 = ""
 $     ELSE
@@ -1056,9 +1062,16 @@ $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "The Option ", P2, -
          " Is Invalid.  The Valid Options Are:"
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    """"  :  Compile with default (short) pointers."
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    32  :  Compile with 32-bit (short) pointers."
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    64  :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    """"       :  Compile with default (short) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    32       :  Compile with 32-bit (short) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64       :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (auto ARGV)."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64=      :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (no ARGV)."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64=ARGV  :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (ARGV)."
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
 $! 
 $!      Time To EXIT.
diff --git a/ssl/ssl-lib.com b/ssl/ssl-lib.com
index 4282bfb53a..ed84ccfc5d 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl-lib.com
+++ b/ssl/ssl-lib.com
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ $!
 $!      ""      Compile with default (/NOPOINTER_SIZE)
 $!      32      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=32 (SHORT)
 $!      64      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64[=ARGV] (LONG[=ARGV])
+$!               (Automatically select ARGV if compiler supports it.)
+$!      64=      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64 (LONG).
+$!      64=ARGV  Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64=ARGV (LONG=ARGV).
 $!
 $!  P7, if defined, specifies a directory where ZLIB files (zlib.h,
 $!  libz.olb) may be found.  Optionally, a non-default object library
@@ -158,6 +161,10 @@ $! Define The CRYPTO-LIB We Are To Use.
 $!
 $ CRYPTO_LIB := SYS$DISK:[-.'ARCHD'.EXE.CRYPTO]SSL_LIBCRYPTO'LIB32'.OLB
 $!
+$! Set up exceptional compilations.
+$!
+$ CC5_SHOWN = 0
+$!
 $! Check To See What We Are To Do.
 $!
 $ IF (BUILDALL.EQS."TRUE")
@@ -216,6 +223,8 @@ $ LIB_SSL = "s2_meth,s2_srvr,s2_clnt,s2_lib,s2_enc,s2_pkt,"+ -
 	    "ssl_asn1,ssl_txt,ssl_algs,"+ -
 	    "bio_ssl,ssl_err,kssl,t1_reneg"
 $!
+$ COMPILEWITH_CC5 = ""
+$!
 $! Tell The User That We Are Compiling The Library.
 $!
 $ WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "Building The ",SSL_LIB," Library."
@@ -329,6 +338,8 @@ $! End The SSL_TASK.C File Check.
 $!
 $ ENDIF
 $!
+$ COMPILEWITH_CC5 = "" !!! ",ssl_task,"
+$!
 $! Tell The User We Are Creating The SSL_TASK.
 $!
 $ WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "Creating SSL_TASK OSU HTTP SSL Engine."	
@@ -342,11 +353,20 @@ $! Compile The File.
 $!
 $ ON ERROR THEN GOTO SSL_TASK_END
 $!
+$ FILE_NAME0 = ","+ F$ELEMENT(0,".",FILE_NAME)+ ","
+$ IF COMPILEWITH_CC5 - FILE_NAME0 .NES. COMPILEWITH_CC5
+$ THEN
+$   if (.not. CC5_SHOWN)
+$   then
+$     CC5_SHOWN = 1
 $ write sys$output "        \Using special rule (5)"
 $ x = "    "+ CC5
 $ write /symbol sys$output x
-$!
-$ CC5/OBJECT='OBJ_DIR''FILE_NAME'.OBJ SYS$DISK:[]'FILE_NAME'.C
+$   endif
+$   CC5 /OBJECT='OBJ_DIR''FILE_NAME'.OBJ SYS$DISK:[]'FILE_NAME'.C
+$ ELSE
+$   CC /OBJECT='OBJ_DIR''FILE_NAME'.OBJ SYS$DISK:[]'FILE_NAME'.C
+$ ENDIF
 $!
 $! Link The Program.
 $!
@@ -690,11 +710,14 @@ $   IF (P6 .EQS. "32")
 $   THEN
 $     POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=32"
 $   ELSE
-$     IF (P6 .EQS. "64")
+$     POINTER_SIZE = F$EDIT( P6, "COLLAPSE, UPCASE")
+$     IF ((POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64") .OR. -
+       (POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64=") .OR. -
+       (POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64=ARGV"))
 $     THEN
-$       POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=64"
 $       ARCHD = ARCH+ "_64"
 $       LIB32 = ""
+$       POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=64"
 $     ELSE
 $!
 $!      Tell The User Entered An Invalid Option.
@@ -703,9 +726,16 @@ $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "The Option ", P6, -
          " Is Invalid.  The Valid Options Are:"
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    """"  :  Compile with default (short) pointers."
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    32  :  Compile with 32-bit (short) pointers."
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    64  :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    """"       :  Compile with default (short) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    32       :  Compile with 32-bit (short) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64       :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (auto ARGV)."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64=      :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (no ARGV)."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64=ARGV  :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (ARGV)."
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
 $! 
 $!      Time To EXIT.
@@ -824,7 +854,7 @@ $ CCDEFS = "TCPIP_TYPE_''P4'"
 $ IF F$TYPE(USER_CCDEFS) .NES. "" THEN CCDEFS = CCDEFS + "," + USER_CCDEFS
 $ CCEXTRAFLAGS = ""
 $ IF F$TYPE(USER_CCFLAGS) .NES. "" THEN CCEXTRAFLAGS = USER_CCFLAGS
-$ CCDISABLEWARNINGS = "LONGLONGTYPE,LONGLONGSUFX,FOUNDCR"
+$ CCDISABLEWARNINGS = "" !!! "LONGLONGTYPE,LONGLONGSUFX,FOUNDCR"
 $ IF F$TYPE(USER_CCDISABLEWARNINGS) .NES. "" THEN -
 	CCDISABLEWARNINGS = CCDISABLEWARNINGS + "," + USER_CCDISABLEWARNINGS
 $!
@@ -904,8 +934,8 @@ $!
 $     CC = "CC"
 $     IF ARCH.EQS."VAX" .AND. F$TRNLNM("DECC$CC_DEFAULT").NES."/DECC" -
 	 THEN CC = "CC/DECC"
-$     CC = CC + "/''CC_OPTIMIZE'/''DEBUGGER'/STANDARD=RELAXED"+ -
-       "''POINTER_SIZE'/NOLIST/PREFIX=ALL" + -
+$     CC = CC + "/''CC_OPTIMIZE' /''DEBUGGER' /STANDARD=RELAXED"+ -
+       "''POINTER_SIZE' /NOLIST /PREFIX=ALL" + -
        "/INCLUDE=(''CC_INCLUDES')" + CCEXTRAFLAGS
 $!
 $!    Define The Linker Options File Name.
diff --git a/test/maketests.com b/test/maketests.com
index ead5f54dad..db98e1fd2f 100644
--- a/test/maketests.com
+++ b/test/maketests.com
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $!	   VAXC	 For VAX C.
 $!	   DECC	 For DEC C.
 $!	   GNUC	 For GNU C.
 $!
-$!  If you don't speficy a compiler, it will try to determine which
+$!  If you don't specify a compiler, it will try to determine which
 $!  "C" compiler to use.
 $!
 $!  P3, if defined, sets a TCP/IP library to use, through one of the following
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ $!
 $!      ""      Compile with default (/NOPOINTER_SIZE)
 $!      32      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=32 (SHORT)
 $!      64      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64[=ARGV] (LONG[=ARGV])
+$!               (Automatically select ARGV if compiler supports it.)
+$!      64=      Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64 (LONG).
+$!      64=ARGV  Compile with /POINTER_SIZE=64=ARGV (LONG=ARGV).
 $!
 $!  P6, if defined, specifies a directory where ZLIB files (zlib.h,
 $!  libz.olb) may be found.  Optionally, a non-default object library
@@ -534,13 +537,22 @@ $   IF (P5 .EQS. "32")
 $   THEN
 $     POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=32"
 $   ELSE
-$     IF (P5 .EQS. "64")
+$     POINTER_SIZE = F$EDIT( P5, "COLLAPSE, UPCASE")
+$     IF ((POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64") .OR. -
+       (POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64=") .OR. -
+       (POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64=ARGV"))
 $     THEN
-$       POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=64"
+$       ARCHD = ARCH+ "_64"
+$       LIB32 = ""
+$       IF (F$EXTRACT( 2, 1, POINTER_SIZE) .EQS. "=")
+$       THEN
+$!         Explicit user choice: "64" or "64=ARGV".
+$          IF (POINTER_SIZE .EQS. "64=") THEN POINTER_SIZE = "64"
+$       ELSE
 $	SET NOON
-$	DEFINE /USER SYS$OUTPUT NL:
-$	DEFINE /USER SYS$ERROR NL:
-$	CC /POINTER_SIZE=64=ARGV NL:
+$         DEFINE /USER_MODE SYS$OUTPUT NL:
+$         DEFINE /USER_MODE SYS$ERROR NL:
+$         CC /NOLIST /NOOBJECT /POINTER_SIZE=64=ARGV NL:
 $	IF ($STATUS .AND. %X0FFF0000) .EQ. %X00030000
 $	THEN
 $	  ! If we got here, it means DCL complained like this:
@@ -552,14 +564,14 @@ $	  ! have been deassigned automatically.  However, when DCL
 $	  ! complains, they aren't, so we do it here (it might be
 $	  ! unnecessary, but just in case there will be another error
 $	  ! message further on that we don't want to miss)
-$	  DEASSIGN/USER SYS$ERROR
-$	  DEASSIGN/USER SYS$OUTPUT
+$           DEASSIGN /USER_MODE SYS$ERROR
+$           DEASSIGN /USER_MODE SYS$OUTPUT
 $	ELSE
 $	  POINTER_SIZE = POINTER_SIZE + "=ARGV"
 $	ENDIF
 $	SET ON
-$       ARCHD = ARCH+ "_64"
-$       LIB32 = ""
+$       ENDIF
+$       POINTER_SIZE = "/POINTER_SIZE=''POINTER_SIZE'"
 $     ELSE
 $!
 $!      Tell The User Entered An Invalid Option.
@@ -568,9 +580,16 @@ $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "The Option ", P5, -
          " Is Invalid.  The Valid Options Are:"
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    """"  :  Compile with default (short) pointers."
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    32  :  Compile with 32-bit (short) pointers."
-$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "    64  :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    """"  :  Compile with default (short) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    32  :  Compile with 32-bit (short) pointers."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64       :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (auto ARGV)."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64=      :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (no ARGV)."
+$       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT -
+         "    64=ARGV  :  Compile with 64-bit (long) pointers (ARGV)."
 $       WRITE SYS$OUTPUT ""
 $! 
 $!      Time To EXIT.