diff --git a/include/vmsconf.h b/include/vmsconf.h
index a815e704a..9f061563b 100644
--- a/include/vmsconf.h
+++ b/include/vmsconf.h
@@ -172,7 +172,13 @@ PANICTRACE_GDB=2  #at conclusion of panic, show a call traceback and then
  * The remainder of the file should not need to be changed.
  */
 
-/* data librarian defs */
+/* This used to be force-defined for VMS in topten.c, but with
+ * the global variable consolidation into g in 3.7, it has to be 
+ * defined here so that decl.h includes the field in g.
+ */
+#define UPDATE_RECORD_IN_PLACE
+
+/* data librarian defs */                              
 #ifdef DLB
 #define DLBFILE "nh-data.dlb"
 /*
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index fd275c904..274934c47 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ boolean regularize_it;
     Sprintf(g.SAVEF, "[.save]%d%s", getuid(), g.plname);
     regoffset = 7;
     indicator_spot = 1;
-    postappend = ";1");
+    postappend = ";1";
 #endif
 #if defined(WIN32)
     if (regularize_it) {
diff --git a/src/topten.c b/src/topten.c
index 22347595d..34c43e536 100644
--- a/src/topten.c
+++ b/src/topten.c
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@
 #include "patchlevel.h"
 #endif
 
-#ifdef VMS
-/* We don't want to rewrite the whole file, because that entails
-   creating a new version which requires that the old one be deletable. */
-#define UPDATE_RECORD_IN_PLACE
-#endif
+/* If UPDATE_RECORD_IN_PLACE is defined, we don't want to rewrite the 
+ * whole file, because that entails creating a new version which 
+ * requires that the old one be deletable. UPDATE_RECORD_IN_PLACE
+ * had to be defined more centrally in 3.7 to ensure that the 
+ * final_fpos field gets included in struct instance_globals aka 'g'.
+*/
+
 
 /*
  * Updating in place can leave junk at the end of the file in some
diff --git a/sys/vms/vmsbuild.com b/sys/vms/vmsbuild.com
index 788838ba2..de04754bc 100755
--- a/sys/vms/vmsbuild.com
+++ b/sys/vms/vmsbuild.com
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $	gnuc_ = "GCC"
 $     if f$type(gcc).eqs."STRING" then  gnuc_ = gcc
 $	gnulib = "gnu_cc:[000000]gcclib/Library"    !(not used w/ vaxc)
 $ ! common CC options (/obj=file doesn't work for GCC 1.36, use rename instead)
-$	c_c_  = "/INCLUDE=[-.INCLUDE]"
+$	c_c_  = "/INCLUDE=([-.INCLUDE],[-.-.LUA535.SRC])/DEFINE=(""LUA_USE_C89"", ""LUA_32BITS"")"
 $	veryold_vms = f$extract(1,1,f$getsyi("VERSION")).eqs."4" -
 		.and. f$extract(3,3,f$getsyi("VERSION")).lts."6"
 $	if veryold_vms then  c_c_ = c_c_ + "/DEFINE=(""VERYOLD_VMS"")"
diff --git a/sys/vms/vmsmain.c b/sys/vms/vmsmain.c
index f9df5d926..f4631557c 100644
--- a/sys/vms/vmsmain.c
+++ b/sys/vms/vmsmain.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 int argc;
 char *argv[];
 {
-    register int fd;
+    NHFILE *nhfp;
 #ifdef CHDIR
     register char *dir;
 #endif
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ char *argv[];
     atexit(byebye);
     g.hname = argv[0];
     g.hname = vms_basename(g.hname); /* name used in 'usage' type messages */
-    hackpid = getpid();
+    g.hackpid = getpid();
     (void) umask(0);
 
     choose_windows(DEFAULT_WINDOW_SYS);
@@ -67,8 +67,25 @@ char *argv[];
         dir = nh_getenv("HACKDIR");
 #endif
     if (argc > 1) {
+        if (argcheck(argc, argv, ARG_VERSION) == 2)
+            exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+
+        if (argcheck(argc, argv, ARG_SHOWPATHS) == 2) {
 #ifdef CHDIR
-        if (!strncmp(argv[1], "-d", 2) && argv[1][2] != 'e') {
+            chdirx((char *) 0, 0);
+#endif
+            iflags.initoptions_noterminate = TRUE;
+            initoptions();
+            iflags.initoptions_noterminate = FALSE;
+            reveal_paths();
+            exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+        }
+        if (argcheck(argc, argv, ARG_DEBUG) == 1) {
+            argc--;
+            argv++;
+        }
+#ifdef CHDIR
+        if (argc > 1 && !strncmp(argv[1], "-d", 2) && argv[1][2] != 'e') {
             /* avoid matching "-dec" for DECgraphics; since the man page
              * says -d directory, hope nobody's using -desomething_else
              */
@@ -175,7 +192,7 @@ char *argv[];
  * We'll return here if new game player_selection() renames the hero.
  */
 attempt_restore:
-    if ((fd = restore_saved_game()) >= 0) {
+    if ((nhfp = restore_saved_game()) != 0) {
         const char *fq_save = fqname(g.SAVEF, SAVEPREFIX, 1);
 
         (void) chmod(fq_save, 0); /* disallow parallel restores */
@@ -188,7 +205,7 @@ attempt_restore:
 #endif
         pline("Restoring save file...");
         mark_synch(); /* flush output */
-        if (dorecover(fd)) {
+        if (dorecover(nhfp)) {
             resuming = TRUE; /* not starting new game */
             wd_message();
             if (discover || wizard) {
diff --git a/sys/vms/vmsunix.c b/sys/vms/vmsunix.c
index 81e71efeb..2eec83b01 100644
--- a/sys/vms/vmsunix.c
+++ b/sys/vms/vmsunix.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ getlock()
        'a','b',&c below; override the default and use <uid><charname>
        if we aren't restricting the number of simultaneous games */
     if (!g.locknum)
-        Sprintf(g.lock, "_%u%s", (unsigned) getuid(), plname);
+        Sprintf(g.lock, "_%u%s", (unsigned) getuid(), g.plname);
 
     regularize(g.lock);
     set_levelfile_name(g.lock, 0);