diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Host.hp700 b/config/CONFIG.Host.hp700
index 47b7b59ee..6fb18ecc7 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Host.hp700
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Host.hp700
@@ -14,81 +14,60 @@
 
 ARCH_CLASS = hpux
 
+SHARED_LIBRARIES=YES
+
 # Include definitions common to all Unix archs
 include $(EPICS_BASE)/config/CONFIG.Host.UnixCommon
 
 SHRLIB_SUFFIX = .sl
 
-AR = ar
+AR = ar -rc
 
 # Configure OS vendor C compiler
 ACC = cc
 ACC_ANSI = $(ACC) -Aa
 ACC_STRICT = $(ACC) -Aa
-ACC_TRAD = $(ACC)
+ACC_TRAD = $(ACC) -Ac
 ACC_WARN_YES = 
 ACC_WARN_NO =  -w
 ACC_OPT_YES =  -O
 ACC_OPT_NO = -g
-ACC_SFLAGS_YES= -Wl,-a,archive
-ACC_SFLAGS_NO=
+# Always keep libc shared to force using the one supplied with the
+# target machine (HP system and libc must match - important e.g. for
+# multi-CPU-systems)
+ACC_SLDFLAGS_YES= -Wl,-a,archive -l:libc.sl
+ACC_SFLAGS_NO =
 ACC_SLIBS_YES =
-ACC_SLIBS_NO=
-ACC_SHRLIB_CFLAGS_YES = +Z
+ACC_SLIBS_NO =
 ACC_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -b
-ACC_DEP_CFLAGS=+DAportable
 
-# Configure OS vendor C++ compiler
-HPCC = cc 
-HPCC_ANSI = $(HPCC) -Aa
-HPCC_STRICT = $(HPCC) -Aa
-HPCC_TRAD = $(HPCC) -Ac
-HPCC_WARN_YES = 
-HPCC_WARN_NO =  -w
-HPCC_OPT_YES =  -O
-HPCC_OPT_NO = -g
-HPCC_SFLAGS_YES= -Wl,-a,archive
-HPCC_SFLAGS_NO=
-HPCC_SLIBS_YES =
-HPCC_SLIBS_NO=
-HPCC_SHRLIB_CFLAGS_YES = +Z
-HPCC_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -b
-HPCC_DEP_CFLAGS=+DAportable
-
-#Old HP C++ compiler
-#CCC = CC
-#CCC_NORMAL = $(CCC) +p
-
-#New HP C++ compiler
+# aCC HP C++ compiler
 CCC = aCC
-# avoid treating "future errors" as actual errors
-CCC_NORMAL = $(CCC) +W302 +W829 +W818 +W392 +W469 +W495 +W749 +W667 +W392 +W684
-CCC_STRICT = $(CCC) +p
+# Suppress bogus warnings created by the aCC compiler
+CCC_NORMAL = $(CCC) -AA -Aa -mt +W302 +W829 +W818 +W392 +W469 +W495 +W749 +W667 +W392 +W684
+CCC_STRICT = $(CCC) -AA -Aa -mt
 CCC_TEMPL_INST_FLAG =
 CCC_WARN_YES = +w
 CCC_WARN_NO =
-CCC_OPT_YES =  -O
+CCC_OPT_YES = +O3
 CCC_OPT_NO = -g
-CCC_SFLAGS_YES= -Wl,-a,archive
+# Always keep libc shared to force using the one supplied with the
+# target machine (HP system and libc must match - important e.g. for
+# multi-CPU-systems)
+CCC_SLDFLAGS_YES= -Wl,-a,archive -l:libc.sl
 CCC_SFLAGS_NO=
 CCC_SLIBS_YES =
 CCC_SLIBS_NO=
-CCC_SHRLIB_CFLAGS_YES = +Z
-# shared libs will be found by searching environment variable SHLIB_PATH,
-# then by searching the specified path (see below)
 CCC_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES = -b
 CCC_DEPENDS_FLAG = +m
-CCC_DEP_CFLAGS=+DAportable
 
-# +DAportable causes portable object code to be created for execution
-# on different PA-Risc machines
-ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS = -D_HPUX_SOURCE -DHP_UX 
-ARCH_DEP_CXXFLAGS = -D_HPUX_SOURCE -DHP_UX
-ARCH_DEP_LDLIBS =
-ARCH_DEP_LDFLAGS = -Wl,+b$(DEFAULT_SHRLIB_SEARCH_PATH),+s
-
-# Runtime ldflags
-RUNTIME_LIBS =$(EPICS_BASE)/lib/$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH)\
- $(EPICS_EXTENSIONS)/lib/$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH)
-RUNTIME_LDFLAGS = $(RUNTIME_LIBS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%)
+# Portability across different PA-RISC architecture versions, position
+# independent code, "-mt" (s.a.) handles all the posix stuff
+ARCH_DEP_CPPFLAGS = -DHP_UX +DAportable +z
+ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS = -D_HPUX_SOURCE
 
+# Set runtime path for shared libraries
+empty:=                                      # trick from the make docs...
+space:= $(empty) $(empty)
+RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_YES = -Wl,+b$(subst $(space),:,$(sort $(SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS))),+s
+RUNTIME_LDFLAGS += $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_$(SHARED_LIBRARIES))
diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Host.hpux-parisc-gnu b/config/CONFIG.Host.hpux-parisc-gnu
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21219688d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Host.hpux-parisc-gnu
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#*************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2002 The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne
+#     National Laboratory.
+# Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
+#     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
+# EPICS BASE Versions 3.13.7
+# and higher are distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+# in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
+#*************************************************************************
+# CONFIG.Host.hpux-parisc-gnu
+#
+#  This file is maintained by the EPICS community.
+#  Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.Host.hpux-parisc-gnu
+
+ARCH_CLASS = hpux
+
+SHARED_LIBRARIES=YES
+
+# Include definitions common to all Unix archs
+include $(EPICS_BASE)/config/CONFIG.Host.UnixCommon
+
+AR = ar -rc
+ARCMD = $(AR) $@
+
+#==========================
+# These are overrides of ANSI and CPLUSPLUS values in CONFIG_SITE
+ANSI=GCC
+CPLUSPLUS=G++
+#==========================
+
+# Always keep libc shared to force using the one supplied with the
+# target machine (HP system and libc must match - important e.g. for
+# multi-CPU-systems)
+GCC_SLDFLAGS_YES = -l:libc.sl
+G++_SLDFLAGS_YES = -l:libc.sl
+
+# socket and nsl needed by libca.a
+#ARCH_DEP_LDLIBS += -lsocket -lnsl
+ARCH_DEP_LDLIBS += -lpthread
+ARCH_DEP_CPPFLAGS += -D_PTHREADS -DOSITHREAD_USE_DEFAULT_STACK
+
+# Allows R3.13 built extensions to load R3.14 shared libs
+SYS_DLL_LIBS_hpux += pthread
+
+# Set runtime path for shared libraries
+empty:=                                      # trick from the make docs...
+space:= $(empty) $(empty)
+RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_YES = -Wl,+b$(subst $(space),:,$(sort $(SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS))),+s
+RUNTIME_LDFLAGS += $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_$(SHARED_LIBRARIES))
diff --git a/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.hpux-parisc-gnu b/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.hpux-parisc-gnu
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..670dd152f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.hpux-parisc-gnu
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#*************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2002 The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne
+#     National Laboratory.
+# Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
+#     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
+# EPICS BASE Versions 3.13.7
+# and higher are distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+# in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
+#*************************************************************************
+# $Id$
+
+# hpux-parisc is the new name for hp700
+-include $(EPICS_BASE)/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.hp700
diff --git a/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.hp700 b/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.hp700
index 3a00a96e8..f28bfe3d0 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.hp700
+++ b/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.hp700
@@ -4,23 +4,8 @@
 # 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 = /home/controls/epics/cdev/lib/hpux-10.20:/home/controls/epics/cdev/lib/hpux-10.XX:/opt/TclTk/lib:/opt/xpm/lib/X11:/usr/lib/pa1.1:/usr/lib:/lib:/opt/csr/installed/HP-UX/lib::/opt/OPI/GUI/lib/hp700:/opt/OPI/MapperApplications/lib/hp700:/opt/OPI/cdevAppl/lib/hp700:/opt/OPI/cmlog/lib/hp700:/opt/OPI/models/lib/hp700:/opt/OPI/sddsAppl/lib/hp700
-DEFAULT_SHRLIB_SEARCH_PATH = /cs/lib/R$(EPICS_VERSION).$(EPICS_REVISION).$(EPICS_MODIFICATION).$(EPICS_UPDATE_NAME)$(EPICS_UPDATE_LEVEL):$(INSTALL_LIB)
-
-#No special action should be required to build or use shared libraries.
-#However, when a new shared library is built using the above configuration,
-#it should be copied into the location specified by DEFAULT_SHRLIB_SEARCH_PATH
-#which in this specific case is: /cs/lib/R3.13.1.1/
-
-# 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
-
+# By default, shared libraries are built and used. Override here.
+#SHARED_LIBRARIES=NO
 
+# This is the absolute path to the generic INSTALL_LOCATION, for SHARED_LIBRARY searches.
+SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS += /opt/epics/R$(EPICS_VERSION).$(EPICS_REVISION).$(EPICS_MODIFICATION)/support/base/$(EPICS_VERSION)-$(EPICS_REVISION)-$(EPICS_MODIFICATION)-$(EPICS_UPDATE_NAME)$(EPICS_UPDATE_LEVEL)/lib/$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH)
diff --git a/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.hpux-parisc-gnu b/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.hpux-parisc-gnu
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f28bfe3d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.hpux-parisc-gnu
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# $Id$
+#
+# Site Specific Configuration Information
+# Only the local epics system manager should modify this file
+
+# By default, shared libraries are built and used. Override here.
+#SHARED_LIBRARIES=NO
+
+# This is the absolute path to the generic INSTALL_LOCATION, for SHARED_LIBRARY searches.
+SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS += /opt/epics/R$(EPICS_VERSION).$(EPICS_REVISION).$(EPICS_MODIFICATION)/support/base/$(EPICS_VERSION)-$(EPICS_REVISION)-$(EPICS_MODIFICATION)-$(EPICS_UPDATE_NAME)$(EPICS_UPDATE_LEVEL)/lib/$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH)