diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index addf60ab6052c8cfd5011bb93e54200371a5e08e..0766e78076a9e31998c2c60feca78ae0f51ad30d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ write_global_output.o vrm.o
 all: $(BIN)
 $(BIN): subdirs $(OBJECTS)
 	$(F90) $(FFLAGS) $(OPTIONS) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS) -o $(BIN) \
- >$(BIN).link 2>&1
+1>$(BIN).link.stdout \
+2>$(BIN).link.stderr
 	echo "--"
 	echo "compiler output...."
 	more $(COMPILE_OUT)
diff --git a/Makefile.p690 b/Makefile.p690
index 5a28ff1479bea536258ff64729f25dd60ff95917..dad0ed4b82104e771d040f03c648bdc6daef85b3 100644
--- a/Makefile.p690
+++ b/Makefile.p690
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ BITS=-q32
 OPTIONS = -bmaxdata:0x80000000 -bhalt:0 -bnoquiet
 PGPLOT = /home/beaumnt1/software/pgplot-5.2.2
 WSMP_LIB = -L$(WSMP_DIR) -lpwsmp
+FLG64=
 
 # for 64 bit compile..................................
 #
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ BITS=-q64
 OPTIONS = -b 64 -bmaxdata:0x80000000 -bhalt:0 -bnoquiet
 PGPLOT = /home/beaumnt1/software/pgplot-5.2.2-q64
 WSMP_LIB = -L$(WSMP_DIR) -lpwsmp64
+FLG64=-b64
 
 
 # Define FORTRAN compiler flags.......................
@@ -40,8 +42,9 @@ WSMP_LIB = -L$(WSMP_DIR) -lpwsmp64
 # -qflttrap=overflow:underflow:zerodivide:invalid:NANQ:enable 
 
 # take -qextchk out for the final compile
-FFLAGS  = -g -O2 -qstrict -Q $(BITS)  -qarch=auto -qtune=auto -qmaxmem=-1 \
--qcheck -qwarn64 \
+FFLAGS  = -g -O2 -qstrict -Q $(BITS) $(FLG64) -qarch=auto -qtune=auto \
+-qmaxmem=-1 \
+-qcheck -qwarn64 -qextname \
 -qfloat=nomaf:nofold:norsqrt:strictnmaf \
 -qflttrap=overflow:underflow:zerodivide:invalid:NANQ:enable \
 -qsigtrap \
@@ -51,10 +54,10 @@ FFLAGS  = -g -O2 -qstrict -Q $(BITS)  -qarch=auto -qtune=auto -qmaxmem=-1 \
 # Define C compiler flags.............................
 #
 # take -qextchk out for the final compile
-CFLAGS  = -g -O2 -qstrict -Q $(BITS)  -qarch=auto -qtune=auto \
+CFLAGS  = -g -O2 -qstrict -Q $(BITS) $(FLG64) -qarch=auto -qtune=auto \
 -qcheck -qwarn64 \
 -qfloat=nomaf:nofold:norsqrt \
--qflttrap=overflow:underflow:zerodivide:invalid:NANQ:enable \
+-qflttrap=overflow:underflow:zerodivide:invalid:enable \
 -qhalt=e -qextchk
 
 # compile rules.......................................