diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-cris b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-cris
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d419b23e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-cris
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# CONFIG.Common.linux-cris
+#
+# Author: Peter Zumbruch
+#         GSI
+#         P.Zumbruch@gsi.de
+#
+# Definitions for linux-cris target builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-cris
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Include definitions common to all linux targets
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.linuxCommon
+
+ARCH_CLASS = cris
+
+ifeq ($(BUILD_CLASS),CROSS)
+    GNU_TARGET = cris-axis-linux-gnu
+    
+    # prefix of compiler tools
+    CMPLR_SUFFIX =
+    CMPLR_PREFIX = $(addsuffix -,$(GNU_TARGET))
+        
+    # CROSS_TOP_DIR
+    #    usually AXIS_TOP_DIR is defined via 
+    #    the init_env script of the SDK provided by Axis
+    #
+    ## AXIS_TOP_DIR defined? Make missing mandatory variable visible
+    AXIS_TOP_DIR?=UNDEFINED_ENV__AXIS_TOP_DIR
+    AXIS_SDK_DIR?=$(AXIS_TOP_DIR)
+    
+    # CROSS_INCLUDES 
+    AXIS_SDK_TARGET_INCLUDE_DIR = $(AXIS_SDK_DIR)/target/$(GNU_TARGET)/include 
+    AXIS_SDK_TARGET_INCLUDE_DIR +=$(AXIS_SDK_DIR)/target/$(GNU_TARGET)/usr/include
+   
+    CROSS_INCLUDES = $(addprefix -isystem ,$(AXIS_SDK_TARGET_INCLUDE_DIR))
+
+    # CROSS_LDFLAGS 
+    AXIS_SDK_TARGET_LIB_DIR =  $(AXIS_SDK_DIR)/target/$(GNU_TARGET)/lib
+    AXIS_SDK_TARGET_LIB_DIR += $(AXIS_SDK_DIR)/target/$(GNU_TARGET)/usr/lib
+   
+    CROSS_LDFLAGS = $(addprefix -L,$(AXIS_SDK_TARGET_LIB_DIR))
+
+-include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-cris
+ifeq ($(EPICS_HOST_ARCH), linux-x86)
+-include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-cris
+-include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-cris
+endif
+endif
+
+SHARED_LIBRARIES=NO
+STATIC_BUILD=YES
+
+ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS += -mno-mul-bug-workaround
+OP_SYS_CFLAGS += -mlinux
+ARCH_DEP_CPPFLAGS += -D_cris_ -mlinux
+
+#uncomment CRIS_COMPILER_DEBUG for debugging cris-compiled code
+#CRIS_COMPILER_DEBUG
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-cris b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-cris
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03e2a6fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-cris
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-cris
+#
+# Author: Peter Zumbruch
+#         GSI
+#         P.Zumbruch@gsi.de
+#
+# Definitions for linux-x86 host - linux-cris target builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-cris
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Include common gnu compiler definitions
+include $(CONFIG)/CONFIG.gnuCommon
+
+GNU_DIR = $(CRIS_CROSS_COMPILER)
+
+#STATIC_...
+STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES= -Wl,-Bstatic
+
+## debian-gcc Bug#438641
+GNU_LDLIBS_YES =
+STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES += -static-libgcc
+
+# if not in debug mode strip all symbols
+ifndef CRIS_COMPILER_DEBUG
+STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES += -Wl,--strip-all
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(GNU),YES)
+STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO = -lgcc
+else
+STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO =
+endif
+
+STATIC_LDLIBS_YES=
+STATIC_LDLIBS_NO=
+
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -shared -fPIC
+LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared -fPIC
+
+OPT_CXXFLAGS_YES = -Os
+
+ifeq ($(STATIC_BUILD), YES)
+   $(shell echo yes)
+endif
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-cris_v10 b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-cris_v10
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a227ac07c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-cris_v10
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-cris_v10
+#
+# Author: Peter Zumbruch
+#         GSI
+#         P.Zumbruch@gsi.de
+#
+# Definitions for linux-x86 host - linux-cris_v10 target builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-cris_v10
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Include definitions common to all linux-cris targets
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-cris
+
+GNU_TARGET = cris-axis-linux-gnu
+
+ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS += -march=v10
+
+# if you are using different places for cris_v10 cris_v32
+# you have to define for each architecture
+# AXIS_SDK_DIR=<AXIS_TOP_DIR_v10>
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-cris_v32 b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-cris_v32
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eee8f3344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-cris_v32
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-cris_v32
+#
+# Author: Peter Zumbruch
+#         GSI
+#         P.Zumbruch@gsi.de
+#
+# Definitions for linux-x86 host - linux-cris_v32 target builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-cris_v32
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Include definitions common to all linux-cris targets
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-cris
+
+GNU_TARGET = crisv32-axis-linux-gnu
+
+ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS += -march=v32
+
+# if you are using different places for cris_v10 cris_v32
+# you have to define for each architecture
+# AXIS_SDK_DIR=<AXIS_TOP_DIR_v32>
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-cris b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-cris
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27681a390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-cris
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-cris
+#
+# Site Specific definitions for linux-cris target
+# Only the local epics system manager should modify this file
+
+# NOTE for SHARED_LIBRARIES: In most cases if this is set to YES the
+# shared libraries will be found automatically.  However if the .so
+# files are installed at a different path to their compile-time path
+# then in order to be found at runtime do one of these:
+# a) LD_LIBRARY_PATH must include the full absolute pathname to
+#    $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/lib/$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH) when invoking base
+#    executables.
+# b) Add the runtime path to SHRLIB_DEPLIB_DIRS and PROD_DEPLIB_DIRS, which
+#    will add the named directory to the list contained in the executables.
+# c) Add the runtime path to /etc/ld.so.conf and run ldconfig
+#    to inform the system of the shared library location.
+
+# If readline is not installed comment the following line
+# to omit command-line editing and history support
+
+#COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY = READLINE
+OP_SYS_CFLAGS += -g
+
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-cris b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-cris
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb756ca8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-cris
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-cris
+#
+# Author: Peter Zumbruch
+#         GSI
+#         P.Zumbruch@gsi.de
+#
+# Site specific definitions for linux-x86 host - linux-cris target builds
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# define site specific location of cris cross compiler's gnu directory
+# but without bin sub directory, this will be added automatically.
+
+CRIS_CROSS_COMPILER ?= UNDEFINED_ENV__CRIS_CROSS_COMPILER
+
diff --git a/documentation/README.cris b/documentation/README.cris
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c44f31bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/README.cris
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+cross compiling EPICS and
+   building IOC Applications for cris architectures
+      (linux-cris_v10, linux-cris_v32)
+======================================================================
+
+Please mail questions, comments, corrections, etc. ...
+to P.Zumbruch@gsi.de
+November 2007
+
+Tools needed
+------------
+
+ o Axis SDK
+    - Overview:
+      http://developer.axis.com/wiki/doku.php?id=axis:sdk
+    - Download:
+      http://www.axis.com/products/dev_sdk/download_dist.php
+    - Install HOWTO:
+      http://developer.axis.com/wiki/doku.php?id=axis:software_distribution_install_howto
+  o Axis GNU gcc release for cross compiling
+    - Download:
+      http://www.axis.com/products/dev_sdk/download_compiler.php
+    - Install HOWTO:
+      http://developer.axis.com/wiki/doku.php?id=axis:compiler_install
+
+Environment
+-----------
+
+ o CRIS_CROSS_COMPILER
+    - path to top directory of cris cross compiler,
+      where binaries are in sub directory bin/
+    - if not set, the make process will stop at place
+      UNDEFINED_ENV__CRIS_CROSS_COMPILER
+ o AXIS_TOP_DIR?=UNDEFINED_ENV__AXIS_TOP_DIR
+    - path to axis SDK top directory
+    - if not set compile and link commands will contain references to
+      UNDEFINED_ENV__AXIS_TOP_DIR
+    - to set the necessary variables, execute
+      . ./init_env
+      in the top directory of the SDK provided here.
+ o CRIS_COMPILER_DEBUG
+    - if defined symbols won't be stripped,
+      resulting in comparably large files
+
+Building
+--------
+
+ o Edit the CONFIG_SITE files
+    - CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.Common:
+       for CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += linux-cris_v10
+       for CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += linux-cris_v32
+    - optionally CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-cris
+       for setting CRIS_CROSS_COMPILER
+    - optionally create CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-cris_v10
+    - optionally create CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-cris_v32
+ o "make".
+
+Shared Libraries
+----------------
+
+Generating shared libraries is not supported.
+
+
+Please feel free to contact me if you
+encounter serious problems.
+
+Peter