diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Host.hp700 b/config/CONFIG.Host.hp700
index 439a57f62..371fe6afc 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Host.hp700
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Host.hp700
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ HPCC_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -b
 
 #New HP C++ compiler
 CCC = aCC
-CCC_NORMAL = $(CCC) +W302 +W818 +W392 +W469 +W495 +W749 +W667
+# avoid treating "future errors" as actual errors
+CCC_NORMAL = $(CCC) +W302 +W829 +W818 +W392 +W469 +W495 +W749 +W667 +W749 +W392
+# shared libs will be found by searching environment variable SHLIB_PATH,
+# then by searching the specified path (see below)
+CCC_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -b -Wl,+s,+b$(DEFAULT_SHRLIB_SEARCH_PATH)
 
 CCC_STRICT = $(CCC) +p
 CCC_TEMPL_INST_FLAG =
@@ -64,6 +68,9 @@ CCC_SLIBS_YES =
 CCC_SLIBS_NO=
 CCC_DEPENDS_FLAG =
 
-ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS = -D_HPUX_SOURCE -DHP_UX
+# +DAportable causes portable object code to be created for execution
+# on different PA-Risc machines
+ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS = -D_HPUX_SOURCE -DHP_UX +DAportable
+ARCH_DEP_CXXFLAGS = -D_HPUX_SOURCE -DHP_UX +DAportable
 ARCH_DEP_LDLIBS =
 
diff --git a/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.hp700 b/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.hp700
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7026994b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.hp700
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#
+# $Id$
+#
+# Site Specific Configuration Information
+# Only the local epics system manager should modify this file
+
+# by default, build and use shared libraries
+SHARED_LIBRARIES=YES
+
+# where we expect to find shared libraries if not found elsewhere
+DEFAULT_SHRLIB_SEARCH_PATH = /cs/op/lib/R$(EPICS_VERSION).$(EPICS_REVISION).$(EPICS_MODIFICATION).$(EPICS_UPDATE_NAME)$(EPICS_UPDATE_LEVEL):$(INSTALL_LIB)
+ 
+# cal added this so that libraries can be built with position
+# independent code even if shared libraries aren't being built
+ifeq ($(RELOCATABLE), YES)
+    ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS     += +Z
+    ARCH_DEP_CXXFLAGS   += +Z
+endif
+
+