diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Vx b/config/CONFIG.Vx
index f7201861d..a38011a7b 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Vx
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Vx
@@ -37,27 +37,28 @@ GNU_BIN = $(VX_GNU_BIN_$(TORNADO))
 GNU_LIB = $(VX_GNU_LIB_$(TORNADO))
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
-# Tornado command definitions
+# VxWorks command definitions
 
 GCC = $(GNU_BIN)/cc$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) -B$(GNU_LIB)/gcc-lib/ -nostdinc
-G++ = $(GNU_BIN)/cc$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) -B$(GNU_LIB)/gcc-lib/ -nostdinc
+AR = $(GNU_BIN)/ar$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)
+CPP = $(GNU_BIN)/cpp$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) -nostdinc
+RANLIB = $(GNU_BIN)/ranlib$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)
+LD = $(GNU_BIN)/ld$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) -r
+
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# Tornado C++ crosscompiler definitions
 
 CPLUSPLUS_YES = G++
-AR_YES = $(GNU_BIN)/ar$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)
-CPP_YES = $(GNU_BIN)/cpp$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) -nostdinc
-RANLIB_YES = $(GNU_BIN)/ranlib$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)
-LD_YES = $(GNU_BIN)/ld$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) -r
+G++ = $(GNU_BIN)/cc$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) -B$(GNU_LIB)/gcc-lib/ -nostdinc
+LD_G++ = $(GNU_BIN)/ld$(CMPLR_SUFFIX) -r
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Pre Tornado C++ crosscompiler definitions
 # These are pre tornado definitions for Hideos builds (defined for 68k only)
-CCC = $(GNU_DIR)/bin/sun3-g++ -B$(GNU_DIR)/lib/gcc-lib/ -nostdinc -DEXPL_TEMPL
 
 CPLUSPLUS_NO = CCC
-AR_NO = $(GNU_DIR)/bin/sun3-ar
-CPP_NO = $(GNU_DIR)/bin/sun3-cpp
-LD_NO = $(GNU_DIR)/bin/sun3-ld $(OLD_ARCH_DEP_LDFLAGS) -r
-RANLIB_NO = $(GNU_DIR)/bin/sun3-ranlib
+CCC = $(GNU_DIR)/bin/sun3-g++ -B$(GNU_DIR)/lib/gcc-lib/ -nostdinc -DEXPL_TEMPL
+LD_CCC = $(GNU_DIR)/bin/sun3-ld $(OLD_ARCH_DEP_LDFLAGS) -r
 
 CCC_NORMAL = $(CCC) $(OLD_ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS)
 CCC_STRICT = $(CCC) -ansi -pedantic -Wtraditional $(OLD_ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS)
@@ -77,15 +78,11 @@ OLD_ARCH_DEP_LDFLAGS = -Ur -N -T$(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/vxldscript.MRI
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # C compiler definitions  
 ANSI = GCC
-#####CMPLR = ANSI
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Command definitions
 CPLUSPLUS = $(CPLUSPLUS_$(TORNADO))
-AR = $(AR_$(TORNADO))
-CPP = $(CPP_$(TORNADO))
-RANLIB = $(RANLIB_$(TORNADO))
-LD = $(LD_$(TORNADO))
+LD_CXX = $(LD_$(CPLUSPLUS))
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Operating system flags