diff --git a/mmk_default_rules_alpha.mms b/mmk_default_rules_alpha.mms
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9ecad10..33fa5b4
--- a/mmk_default_rules_alpha.mms
+++ b/mmk_default_rules_alpha.mms
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ! MMK_DEFAULT_RULES_AXP.MMS
 !
 !   COPYRIGHT © 1993, 1997  MADGOAT SOFTWARE.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
+!   COPYRIGHT © 2012 ENDLESS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
 !
 !  Default build rules for use with MMK.  (for OpenVMS AXP)
 !
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 !   14-OCT-1994	V2.2	Madison	    Add CXX support.
 !   28-DEC-1994	V2.3	Madison	    Make IF commands silent.
 !   20-JUN-1997	V2.3-1	Madison	    Add .MAR.MLB inference rule.
+!   22-AUG-2012 V2.4    Sneddon	    Add GENCAT support.
 !
 
 !
@@ -38,8 +40,8 @@ OPT = .OPT
 L32 = .L32
 
 .SUFFIXES :     ! clear the suffix list first
-.SUFFIXES : $(EXE) $(OLB) $(OBJ) .TLB .HLB .MLB $(L32) .C .CXX .BAS .B32 .BLI .FOR -
-    	    .COB .COR .DBL .RPG .SCN .PLI .PEN .PAS .MAC .MAR .M64 .MSG .CLD -
+.SUFFIXES : $(EXE) $(OLB) $(OBJ) .TLB .HLB .MLB $(L32) .CAT .C .CXX .BAS .B32 .BLI .FOR -
+    	    .COB .COR .DBL .RPG .SCN .PLI .PEN .PAS .MAC .MAR .M64 .MSG .MSGX .CLD -
     	    .R32 .REQ .TXT .H .MEM .HLP .RNH .RNO .MMS .DAT .OPT .SDML .COM -
     	    .C~ .CXX~ .BAS~ .B32~ .BLI~ .FOR~ .COB~ .COR~ .DBL~ .RPG~ .SCN~ -
     	    .PLI~ .PAS~ .MAC~ .MAR~ .M64~ .MSG~ .CLD~ .R32~ .REQ~ .TXT~ -
@@ -186,6 +188,13 @@ RFLAGS	    = /OUTPUT=$(MMS$TARGET)
 SCAN	    = SCAN
 SCANFLAGS   = /NOLIST/OBJECT=$(MMS$TARGET_NAME)$(OBJ)
 
+
+.MSGX.CAT :
+    $(GENCAT)$(GENCATFLAGS) $(MMS$SOURCE) $(MMS$TARGET)
+GENCAT	    = GENCAT
+GENCATFLAGS =
+
+
 CMS 	    = CMS
 CMSCOMMENT  = ""
 CMSFLAGS    = /GENERATION=$(MMS$CMS_GEN)
@@ -266,6 +275,10 @@ CMSFLAGS    = /GENERATION=$(MMS$CMS_GEN)
 	@ IF "$(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)" .NES. "" THEN DEFINE/USER CMS$LIB $(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)
 	$(CMS) FETCH $(MMS$CMS_ELEMENT) /OUTPUT=$(MMS$TARGET_NAME).MSG $(CMSFLAGS) $(CMSCOMMENT)
 
+.MSGX~.MSGX :
+	@ IF "$(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)" .NES. "" THEN DEFINE/USER CMS$LIB $(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)
+	$(CMS) FETCH $(MMS$CMS_ELEMENT) /OUTPUT=$(MMS$TARGET_NAME).MSGX $(CMSFLAGS) $(CMSCOMMENT)
+
 .OPT~.OPT :
 	@ IF "$(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)" .NES. "" THEN DEFINE/USER CMS$LIB $(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)
 	$(CMS) FETCH $(MMS$CMS_ELEMENT) /OUTPUT=$(MMS$TARGET_NAME).OPT $(CMSFLAGS) $(CMSCOMMENT)
diff --git a/mmk_default_rules_ia64.mms b/mmk_default_rules_ia64.mms
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e8a0bd7..fbd5ee0
--- a/mmk_default_rules_ia64.mms
+++ b/mmk_default_rules_ia64.mms
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 ! MMK_DEFAULT_RULES_I64.MMS
 !
 !   COPYRIGHT © 2004  MADGOAT SOFTWARE.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
+!   COPYRIGHT © 2012  ENDLESS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
 !
 !  Default build rules for use with MMK.  (for OpenVMS IA64)
 !
 !  Modification history:
 !
 !   03-MAY-2004	V1.0	Madison	    Initial coding (from ACP)
+!   22-AUG-2012 V2.4    Sneddon     Add GENCAT support.
 !
 
 !
@@ -30,8 +32,8 @@ OPT = .OPT
 L32 = .L32
 
 .SUFFIXES :     ! clear the suffix list first
-.SUFFIXES : $(EXE) $(OLB) $(OBJ) .TLB .HLB .MLB $(L32) .C .CXX .BAS .B32 .BLI .FOR -
-    	    .COB .COR .DBL .RPG .SCN .PLI .PEN .PAS .MAC .MAR .M64 .MSG .CLD -
+.SUFFIXES : $(EXE) $(OLB) $(OBJ) .TLB .HLB .MLB $(L32) .CAT .C .CXX .BAS .B32 .BLI .FOR -
+    	    .COB .COR .DBL .RPG .SCN .PLI .PEN .PAS .MAC .MAR .M64 .MSG .MSGX .CLD -
     	    .R32 .REQ .TXT .H .MEM .HLP .RNH .RNO .MMS .DAT .OPT .SDML .COM -
     	    .C~ .CXX~ .BAS~ .B32~ .BLI~ .FOR~ .COB~ .COR~ .DBL~ .RPG~ .SCN~ -
     	    .PLI~ .PAS~ .MAC~ .MAR~ .M64~ .MSG~ .CLD~ .R32~ .REQ~ .TXT~ -
@@ -178,6 +180,13 @@ RFLAGS	    = /OUTPUT=$(MMS$TARGET)
 SCAN	    = SCAN
 SCANFLAGS   = /NOLIST/OBJECT=$(MMS$TARGET_NAME)$(OBJ)
 
+
+.MSGX.CAT :
+    $(GENCAT)$(GENCATFLAGS) $(MMS$SOURCE) $(MMS$TARGET)
+GENCAT      = GENCAT
+GENCATFLAGS =
+
+
 CMS 	    = CMS
 CMSCOMMENT  = ""
 CMSFLAGS    = /GENERATION=$(MMS$CMS_GEN)
@@ -258,6 +267,10 @@ CMSFLAGS    = /GENERATION=$(MMS$CMS_GEN)
 	@ IF "$(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)" .NES. "" THEN DEFINE/USER CMS$LIB $(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)
 	$(CMS) FETCH $(MMS$CMS_ELEMENT) /OUTPUT=$(MMS$TARGET_NAME).MSG $(CMSFLAGS) $(CMSCOMMENT)
 
+.MSGX~.MSGX :
+	@ IF "$(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)" .NES. "" THEN DEFINE/USER CMS$LIB $(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)
+	$(CMS) FETCH $(MMS$CMS_ELEMENT) /OUTPUT=$(MMS$TARGET_NAME).MSGX $(CMSFLAGS) $(CMSCOMMENT)
+
 .OPT~.OPT :
 	@ IF "$(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)" .NES. "" THEN DEFINE/USER CMS$LIB $(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)
 	$(CMS) FETCH $(MMS$CMS_ELEMENT) /OUTPUT=$(MMS$TARGET_NAME).OPT $(CMSFLAGS) $(CMSCOMMENT)
diff --git a/mmk_default_rules_vax.mms b/mmk_default_rules_vax.mms
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 791d588..3ab1d91
--- a/mmk_default_rules_vax.mms
+++ b/mmk_default_rules_vax.mms
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ! MMK_DEFAULT_RULES.MMS
 !
 !   COPYRIGHT © 1993, 1994, 1997  MADGOAT SOFTWARE.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
+!   COPYRIGHT © 2012  ENDLESS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
 !
 !  Default build rules for use with MMK.  (for VAX systems)
 !
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 !   14-OCT-1994	V2.2	Madison	    Add CXX support.
 !   28-DEC-1994	V2.3	Madison	    Make IF commands silent.
 !   20-JUN-1997	V2.3-1	Madison	    Add .MAR.MLB inference rule.
+!   22-AUG-2012 V2.4    Sneddon     Add GENCAT support.
 !
 
 !
@@ -38,8 +40,8 @@ OPT = .OPT
 L32 = .L32
 
 .SUFFIXES :     ! clear the suffix list first
-.SUFFIXES : $(EXE) $(OLB) $(OBJ) .TLB .HLB .MLB $(L32) .C .CXX .BAS .B32 .BLI .FOR -
-    	    .COB .COR .DBL .RPG .SCN .PLI .PEN .PAS .MAC .MAR .MSG .CLD .R32 -
+.SUFFIXES : $(EXE) $(OLB) $(OBJ) .TLB .HLB .MLB $(L32) .CAT .C .CXX .BAS .B32 .BLI .FOR -
+    	    .COB .COR .DBL .RPG .SCN .PLI .PEN .PAS .MAC .MAR .MSG .MSGX .CLD .R32 -
     	    .REQ .TXT .H .MEM .HLP .RNH .RNO .MMS .DAT .OPT .SDML .COM -
     	    .C~ .CXX~ .BAS~ .B32~ .BLI~ .FOR~ .COB~ .COR~ .DBL~ .RPG~ .SCN~ -
     	    .PLI~ .PAS~ .MAC~ .MAR~ .MSG~ .CLD~ .R32~ .REQ~ .TXT~ -
@@ -180,6 +182,13 @@ RFLAGS	    = /OUTPUT=$(MMS$TARGET)
 SCAN	    = SCAN
 SCANFLAGS   = /NOLIST/OBJECT=$(MMS$TARGET_NAME)$(OBJ)
 
+
+.MSGX.CAT :
+    $(GENCAT)$(GENCATFLAGS) $(MMS$SOURCE) $(MMS$TARGET)
+GENCAT      = GENCAT
+GENCATFLAGS =
+
+
 CMS 	    = CMS
 CMSCOMMENT  = ""
 CMSFLAGS    = /GENERATION=$(MMS$CMS_GEN)
@@ -256,6 +265,10 @@ CMSFLAGS    = /GENERATION=$(MMS$CMS_GEN)
 	@ IF "$(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)" .NES. "" THEN DEFINE/USER CMS$LIB $(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)
 	$(CMS) FETCH $(MMS$CMS_ELEMENT) /OUTPUT=$(MMS$TARGET_NAME).MSG $(CMSFLAGS) $(CMSCOMMENT)
 
+.MSGX~.MSGX :
+	@ IF "$(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)" .NES. "" THEN DEFINE/USER CMS$LIB $(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)
+	$(CMS) FETCH $(MMS$CMS_ELEMENT) /OUTPUT=$(MMS$TARGET_NAME).MSGX $(CMSFLAGS) $(CMSCOMMENT)
+
 .OPT~.OPT :
 	@ IF "$(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)" .NES. "" THEN DEFINE/USER CMS$LIB $(MMS$CMS_LIBRARY)
 	$(CMS) FETCH $(MMS$CMS_ELEMENT) /OUTPUT=$(MMS$TARGET_NAME).OPT $(CMSFLAGS) $(CMSCOMMENT)