my port of gnu make 3.75 and a touch utility are available on ftp://ftp.progis.de/files/VMS/freeware for inclusion in the freeware cd for openVMS. Since backup isn't portable, I packed the files with vms-tar and gnu-zip. If either program isn't available to you, pleas mail me. Executables for vax (make.exe_vax, touch.exe_vax) and alpha (make.exe, touch.exe) are included. A short description of the program and its installation is in aaareadme.txt. I also added a short note about gnu c openvms/alpha in GNU_C_ALPHA.TXT. I hope the distribution format is acceptable. If any changes are required to match 'freeware cd standards', I'll be glad to help ! Regards, Klaus -- =20 proGIS Software E-Mail: kkaempf@progis.de Dipl.-Inform. Klaus K=E4mpf Fax: 0241-47067-29 Jakobstr. 117 Voice: 0241-47067-11 D-52064 Aachen WWW: http://www.progis.de Also present is an updated version of Art Ragosta's KRONOS scheduler package, fixing a bug in the freeware v3 version.