diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8dd28b8e..a29314ba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -82,14 +82,19 @@ ER7_UTILS_DIRS = \
 	${ER7_UTILS_HOME}/trick/integration
 ER7_UTILS_OBJS = $(addsuffix /object_$(TRICK_HOST_CPU)/*.o ,$(ER7_UTILS_DIRS))
 
-UTILS_DIRS = \
+UTILS_DIRS := \
 	${TRICK_HOME}/trick_source/trick_utils/interpolator \
 	${TRICK_HOME}/trick_source/trick_utils/trick_adt \
 	${TRICK_HOME}/trick_source/trick_utils/comm \
 	${TRICK_HOME}/trick_source/trick_utils/shm \
 	${TRICK_HOME}/trick_source/trick_utils/math \
 	${TRICK_HOME}/trick_source/trick_utils/units
-UTILS_OBJS = $(addsuffix /object_$(TRICK_HOST_CPU)/*.o ,$(UTILS_DIRS))
+UTILS_OBJS := $(addsuffix /object_$(TRICK_HOST_CPU)/*.o ,$(UTILS_DIRS))
+
+# filter out the directories that make their own libraries
+UTILS_OBJS := $(filter-out ${TRICK_HOME}/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/%, $(UTILS_OBJS))
+UTILS_OBJS := $(filter-out ${TRICK_HOME}/trick_source/trick_utils/math/%, $(UTILS_OBJS))
+UTILS_OBJS := $(filter-out ${TRICK_HOME}/trick_source/trick_utils/units/%, $(UTILS_OBJS))
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Specify the contents of: libtrick_pyip.a
diff --git a/include/trick/hs_msg.h b/include/trick/hs_msg.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 009d2c02..00000000
--- a/include/trick/hs_msg.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-
-#ifndef HS_MSG_H
-#define HS_MSG_H
-
-#define MAX_MSG_SIZE  4096
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-typedef struct {
-
-    char sim_name[48];    /* -- Sim/Task-group name msg is 
-                                coming from */
-    char hostname[48];    /* -- Machine name msg is coming from */
-    double ret;           /* -- Run elapsed time */
-    int parent_child_num; /* -- Parent or child process number */
-    int msgsize;          /* -- Size in bytes of following msg */
-    char datebuff[32];    /* -- Date and time string */
-
-    /* NOTE: msg[MAX_MSG_SIZE] MUST be the LAST 
-     * element of this structure 
-     */
-    char msg[MAX_MSG_SIZE]; /* -- the message */
-} HS_MSG;
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif
diff --git a/include/trick/tc.h b/include/trick/tc.h
index d68cd877..e95a7307 100644
--- a/include/trick/tc.h
+++ b/include/trick/tc.h
@@ -13,54 +13,11 @@ PROGRAMMERS:
 #ifdef __WIN32__
 #   include <winsock2.h>
 #   include <ws2tcpip.h>
+#else
+#  include <arpa/inet.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#ifndef __WIN32__
-#  include <errno.h>
-#  include <unistd.h>
-#  include <pthread.h>
-#  include <signal.h>
-#  include <netdb.h>
-#  if (_POSIX_C_SOURCE)
-#     ifndef TCP_NODELAY
-#        define TCP_NODELAY   0x01
-#     endif
-#  else
-#     include <netinet/tcp.h>
-#  endif
-#  if ( __vxworks )
-#     include <sys/times.h>
-#     include <ioLib.h>
-#  else
-#     if ( __Lynx__ ) 
-#         include <socket.h>
-#         include <time.h>
-#         define __NO_INCLUDE_WARN__
-#         include <netinet/in.h>
-#         undef  __NO_INCLUDE_WARN__
-#     else
-#         include <sys/socket.h>
-#         include <sys/time.h>
-#         include <netinet/in.h>
-#         include <arpa/inet.h>
-#     endif
-#     include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#     include <sys/utsname.h>
-#  endif
-#  if ( __sun )
-#     include <sys/filio.h>
-#  endif
-#  if ( __CYGWIN__ )
-#     include <sys/param.h>
-#  endif
-#endif
-
-#include "trick_byteswap.h"
-#include "trick_error_hndlr.h"
-
-#define TC_DEFAULT_PORT 5132
+#include "trick/trick_error_hndlr.h"
 
 #if (__linux)
 #  define TC_NOSIGNAL MSG_NOSIGNAL
@@ -105,7 +62,6 @@ PROGRAMMERS:
 #  define TRICKCOMM_EPIPE WSAENOTCONN
 #  define EWOULDBLOCK WSAEWOULDBLOCK
 #  define CLOSE_SOCKET closesocket
-#  define IOCTL_SOCKET ioctlsocket
 #  define tc_errno WSAGetLastError()
 int tc_StartWinSock(void);
 #else
@@ -117,23 +73,14 @@ int tc_StartWinSock(void);
 #  define TRICKCOMM_EAGAIN EAGAIN
 #  define TRICKCOMM_EPIPE EPIPE
 #  define CLOSE_SOCKET close
-#  define IOCTL_SOCKET ioctl
 #  define tc_errno errno
 #endif
 
 /* Define a macro to yield the processor - TC_RELEASE() */
-#if ( __sgi )
-#  define TC_RELEASE() sginap(0)
-typedef int socket_t ;
-#elif ( __linux | __CYGWIN__ | __vxworks | __APPLE__ | __Lynx__ | __QNX__ | __ghs | __INTERIX )
-#  define TC_RELEASE() usleep(1)
-#elif ( __sun )
-#  define TC_RELEASE() { struct timeval timeout;\
-                    timeout.tv_sec = 0;\
-                    timeout.tv_usec = 0;\
-                    select(0,0,0,0,&timeout);}
-#elif ( __WIN32__ )
+#if ( __WIN32__ )
 #  define TC_RELEASE() Sleep(0)
+#else
+#  define TC_RELEASE() usleep(1)
 #endif
 
 #define TC_TAG_LENGTH 80
@@ -143,10 +90,6 @@ typedef int socket_t ;
 #define TC_MULT_PORT 12345
 #define TC_MULT_GROUP "225.0.0.40"
 
-#ifdef STAND_ALONE
-#define send_hs fprintf
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
diff --git a/include/trick/tc_proto.h b/include/trick/tc_proto.h
index d86ff15e..d1c59ecf 100644
--- a/include/trick/tc_proto.h
+++ b/include/trick/tc_proto.h
@@ -17,13 +17,8 @@ ICG:
 #define TC_PROTO_H
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
-#include "tc.h"
-
-#ifdef STAND_ALONE
-#include "attributes.h"
-#else
+#include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/attributes.h"
-#endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common b/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
index 0bbb4a2c..f5797097 100644
--- a/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
+++ b/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ TRICK_DEFINES = $(shell $(PERL) -e '@defines = "${TRICK_CFLAGS}" =~ /-D\s*(\S+)/
 
 IO_SRC_DIR     := io_src/
 OBJ_DIR        := object_${TRICK_HOST_CPU}
+TRICK_LIBS = -Wl,-rpath=${TRICK_LIB_DIR} -L${TRICK_LIB_DIR} -ltrick -ltrick_pyip -ltrick_comm -ltrick_math -ltrick_units
 TRICK_STATIC_LIB := ${TRICK_LIB_DIR}/libtrick.a
 TRICK_RANLIB =
 
diff --git a/share/trick/makefiles/config_Darwin.mk b/share/trick/makefiles/config_Darwin.mk
index 766deeac..20bbd969 100644
--- a/share/trick/makefiles/config_Darwin.mk
+++ b/share/trick/makefiles/config_Darwin.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ INSTALL = /usr/bin/install
 SHARED_LIB_OPT := -dynamiclib -Wl,-undefined,dynamic_lookup
 
 TRICK_LIB_DIR  := ${TRICK_HOME}/lib
-TRICK_LIBS := -Wl,-rpath,${TRICK_HOME}/lib -L${TRICK_LIB_DIR} -ltrick -ltrick_pyip
 TRICK_LDFLAGS +=
 LD_WHOLE_ARCHIVE := -Wl,-all_load
 LD_NO_WHOLE_ARCHIVE :=
diff --git a/share/trick/makefiles/config_Linux.mk b/share/trick/makefiles/config_Linux.mk
index 646b6bc8..20da47d0 100644
--- a/share/trick/makefiles/config_Linux.mk
+++ b/share/trick/makefiles/config_Linux.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ TRICK_LIB_DIR  := ${TRICK_HOME}/lib
 endif
 
 SHARED_LIB_OPT := -shared
-TRICK_LIBS = -Wl,-rpath=${TRICK_HOME}/lib:${TRICK_HOME}/lib64 -L${TRICK_LIB_DIR} -ltrick -ltrick_pyip
 
 ifeq ($(MAKELEVEL),0)
 export TRICK_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--export-dynamic
diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/MasterSlave/MSSocket.cpp b/trick_source/sim_services/MasterSlave/MSSocket.cpp
index ba0d5c5a..3ff57dbf 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/MasterSlave/MSSocket.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/MasterSlave/MSSocket.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "trick/MSSocket.hh"
 #include "trick/Master.hh"
diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/MasterSlave/Master.cpp b/trick_source/sim_services/MasterSlave/Master.cpp
index bc36884e..26fe6ae6 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/MasterSlave/Master.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/MasterSlave/Master.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_dispatch_run_to_slave.cpp b/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_dispatch_run_to_slave.cpp
index 374d4ec8..3fdf6977 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_dispatch_run_to_slave.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_dispatch_run_to_slave.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 
 #include "trick/MonteCarlo.hh"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_funcs.cpp b/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_funcs.cpp
index 8fa5948a..f4338825 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_funcs.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_funcs.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
 #include "trick/MonteCarlo.hh"
 #include "trick/memorymanager_c_intf.h"
 #include "trick/command_line_protos.h"
diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_master.cpp b/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_master.cpp
index 8f0d43b0..3507842c 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_master.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_master.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
 #include "trick/MonteCarlo.hh"
 #include "trick/ExecutiveException.hh"
 
diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_master_shutdown.cpp b/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_master_shutdown.cpp
index 335f53c6..071b33ab 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_master_shutdown.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/MonteCarlo/MonteCarlo_master_shutdown.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
 #include "trick/MonteCarlo.hh"
 #include "trick/command_line_protos.h"
 #include "trick/message_proto.h"
diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/VariableServer/VariableServerThread_loop.cpp b/trick_source/sim_services/VariableServer/VariableServerThread_loop.cpp
index 4ff6d779..d0248cd1 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/VariableServer/VariableServerThread_loop.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/VariableServer/VariableServerThread_loop.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #ifdef __linux
 #include <cxxabi.h>
 #endif
+#include <netdb.h>
+
 
 #include "trick/VariableServer.hh"
 #include "trick/variable_server_sync_types.h"
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/Makefile b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/Makefile
index 063e27cd..9384925b 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/Makefile
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/Makefile
@@ -1,77 +1,9 @@
 
-ifdef TRICK_HOME
-ifneq ($(STAND_ALONE), 1)
-
--include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
-
-OBJECT_FILES =  \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_accept.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_blockio.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_broadcast_conninfo.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_clock_init.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_clock_time.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_connect.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_dev_copy.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_disconnect.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_error.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_init.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_isValid.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_listen.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_multiconnect.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_pending.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_read.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_read_byteswap.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_set_blockio.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_write_byteswap.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_write.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_init_mcast_client.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_init_mcast_server.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_init_udp_client.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/tc_init_udp_server.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/trick_bswap_buffer.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/trick_byteswap.o \
-       $(OBJ_DIR)/trick_error_hndlr.o
-
--include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
+include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
+# set the TRICK_LIB variable to create a separate library for comm
+TRICK_LIB := $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)/libtrick_comm.a
+include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
 -include Makefile_deps
 
-ifneq ($(DMTCP),)
-TRICK_CFLAGS += -D_DMTCP -I$(DMTCP)/dmtcpaware
-endif
-
-SEPARATE_LIBS = $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)/libtrick_comm.a
-
-default: $(SEPARATE_LIBS)
-trick: $(SEPARATE_LIBS)
-
-stand_alone:
-	@ $(MAKE) STAND_ALONE=1
-
-clean_stand_alone:
-	@ $(MAKE) STAND_ALONE=1 clean
-
-$(TRICK_LIB_DIR)/libtrick_comm.a : $(OBJECT_FILES) $(IO_OBJS) $(OBJ_DIR)_sa/stubs.o | $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)
-	ar cr $@ $(OBJECT_FILES) $(IO_OBJS) $(OBJ_DIR)_sa/stubs.o
-
-$(OBJ_DIR)_sa/stubs.o: $(SRC_DIR)stubs.c | $(OBJ_DIR)_sa
-	$(CD_CMD) $(TRICK_CC) $(TRICK_CFLAGS) -DSTAND_ALONE -c ${<F} -o $(UP_DIR)$@
-
-$(OBJ_DIR)_sa:
-	@ mkdir -p $@
-
-clean: clean_sa
-
-clean_sa:
-	${RM} -rf $(OBJ_DIR)_sa
-
-else
-
-include makefile.stand_alone
-
-endif
-else
-
-include makefile.stand_alone
-
-endif
-
+# make the comm library when called by the master makefile.
+trick: ${TRICK_LIB}
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/makefile.stand_alone b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/makefile.stand_alone
deleted file mode 100644
index d14e4e20..00000000
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/makefile.stand_alone
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-
-#
-# This makefile is used to build trick utils standalone.
-# That is, without Trick.
-#
-
-TRICK_HOST_CPU := $(shell uname -s)
-
-CC = cc
-SRC_DIR = src/
-OBJ_DIR = object_${TRICK_HOST_CPU}
-COMM_LIB = $(OBJ_DIR)/libtrick_comm.a
-ERR_LIB = $(OBJ_DIR)/libtrick_err_hndlr.a
-STUBS_LIB = $(OBJ_DIR)/libtrick_stubs.a
-
-FLAGS = -g -I../include -D_REENTRANT -DSTAND_ALONE
-
-trick: start
-
-start: trick_comm
-	@ if [ -f "$(SRC_DIR)/trick_error_hndlr.c" ] ; then \
-         $(MAKE) trick_error_hndlr_lib ; \
-      fi
-	@ if [ -f "$(SRC_DIR)/stubs.c" ] ; then \
-         $(MAKE) trick_stubs_lib ; \
-      fi
-	@ echo "comm libraries are up to date"
-
-trick_comm: $(COMM_LIB)
-
-trick_error_hndlr_lib: $(ERR_LIB)
-
-trick_stubs_lib: $(STUBS_LIB)
-
-real_clean: clean
-
-clean:
-	/bin/rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR)
-
-#=======================================================================
-# COMM
-
-SRC_DIR = src
-
-COMM_OBJECTS =  \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_accept.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_blockio.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_broadcast_conninfo.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_clock_init.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_clock_time.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_connect.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_dev_copy.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_disconnect.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_error.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_init.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_isValid.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_listen.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_multiconnect.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_pending.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_read.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_read_byteswap.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_set_blockio.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_write_byteswap.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_write.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_init_mcast_client.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_init_mcast_server.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_init_udp_client.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/tc_init_udp_server.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/trick_bswap_buffer.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/trick_byteswap.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/trick_error_hndlr.o
-
-$(COMM_LIB) : $(COMM_OBJECTS)
-	ar cr $(COMM_LIB) $?
-	@ if [ "`uname -s`" = "Darwin" ] ; then \
-         echo ranlib $(COMM_LIB) ; \
-         ranlib $(COMM_LIB) ; \
-      fi
-
-$(ERR_LIB) : $(OBJ_DIR)/trick_error_hndlr.o
-	ar cr $(ERR_LIB) $?
-	@ if [ "`uname -s`" = "Darwin" ] ; then \
-         echo ranlib $(ERR_LIB) ; \
-         ranlib $(ERR_LIB) ; \
-      fi
-
-$(STUBS_LIB) : $(OBJ_DIR)/stubs.o
-	ar cr $(STUBS_LIB) $?
-	@ if [ "`uname -s`" = "Darwin" ] ; then \
-         echo ranlib $(STUBS_LIB) ; \
-         ranlib $(STUBS_LIB) ; \
-      fi
-
-$(OBJ_DIR) :
-	mkdir -p $(OBJ_DIR)
-
-$(COMM_OBJECTS) $(OBJ_DIR)/stubs.o : $(OBJ_DIR)/%.o : $(SRC_DIR)/%.c | $(OBJ_DIR)
-	$(CC) $(FLAGS) -c $< -o $@
-
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/stubs.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/stubs.c
deleted file mode 100644
index f3e4cc98..00000000
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/stubs.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-/*
-   (This source file contains two functions that set up and remove a health and status spooling function which uses an
-   ipc msg queue for msg spooling from multiple processes. )
-
-   REFERENCE: (((Paddock, E.J) (Trick Runtime Executive Manual) (NASA:JSC #......) (JSC / Engineering Directorate /
-   Automation and Robotics Division) (April 1992) (--)) (See Also: ))
-
-
-   ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS: ((Msg queue allocations must be within IPC limits of UNIX Kernal))
-
-   CLASS: (N/A)
-
-   LIBRARY DEPENDENCY: ((none))
-
-   PROGRAMMERS: (((Eddie J. Paddock) (MDSSC) (April 1992) (--) (Realtime))) */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <time.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#ifdef __WIN32__
-#include <winsock.h>
-#include <malloc.h>
-#else
-#include <unistd.h>
-#endif
-
-#include "trick/hs_msg.h"
-
-#ifdef STAND_ALONE
-int send_hs(FILE * fp, char *format, ...);
-void exec_terminate(char *file, char *error);
-
-int send_hs(                    /* RETURN: -- -1 on failure , 0 for completion */
-               FILE * fp,       /* In: File pointer, (usually stderr) */
-               char *format,    /* In: Format of args */
-               ...)
-{                                      /* In: Variable length arg list */
-    char *buf;
-    va_list args;
-    HS_MSG hs_msg;
-    time_t date;
-
-    va_start(args, format);
-
-    (void) gethostname(hs_msg.hostname, (size_t) 48);
-
-    /* Get the current date and time */
-    date = time(NULL);
-    strncpy(hs_msg.datebuff, asctime(localtime(&date)), (size_t) 27);
-
-    /* Terminate the returned buffer which is always 24 chars long */
-    hs_msg.datebuff[24] = '\0';
-
-    hs_msg.ret = 0.0;
-    hs_msg.parent_child_num = 0;
-    (void) strcpy(hs_msg.sim_name, " ");
-
-    /* Copy the message to print out */
-    (void) vsprintf(hs_msg.msg, format, args);
-
-    /* Rebuild message, adding id tag */
-    buf = (char *) malloc(strlen(hs_msg.msg) + 128);
-    sprintf(buf, "|%s|%s|%d|%.2f|%s|   %s\n",
-            hs_msg.sim_name, hs_msg.hostname, hs_msg.parent_child_num, hs_msg.ret, hs_msg.datebuff, hs_msg.msg);
-    strcpy(hs_msg.msg, buf);
-    hs_msg.msgsize = strlen(hs_msg.msg);
-
-    fprintf(fp, "%s\n", hs_msg.msg);
-
-    free(buf);
-
-    va_end(args);
-
-    return (0);
-}
-
-void exec_terminate(char *file, /* In: Path name to file in which error occurred. */
-                    char *error)
-{                                      /* In: Error message */
-    char outbuff[4096];
-
-    sprintf(outbuff, "\n" "TERMINATED IN\n" "      ROUTINE:  %s\n" "   DIAGNOSTIC:\n" "%s\n" "\n", file, error);
-
-    send_hs(stderr, "%s", outbuff);
-
-    exit(0);
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_accept.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_accept.c
index 7a122e7e..0406aef7 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_accept.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_accept.c
@@ -3,8 +3,15 @@
  * Accept a connection from a communications client
  */
 
+#ifndef __WIN32__
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <netinet/tcp.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
+#include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 
 #if _DMTCP
 #include <dlfcn.h>
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_blockio.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_blockio.c
index fb0bf0bb..ade19f51 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_blockio.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_blockio.c
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 
+#ifndef __WIN32__
+#  include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#  define IOCTL_SOCKET ioctl
+#else
+#  define IOCTL_SOCKET ioctlsocket
+#endif
+
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_broadcast_conninfo.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_broadcast_conninfo.c
index 49bad025..2d2d3ec5 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_broadcast_conninfo.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_broadcast_conninfo.c
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
  * Broadcast Connection Information
  */
 
+#ifndef __WIN32__
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_clock_init.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_clock_init.c
index 654c2f75..5dab8a1f 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_clock_init.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_clock_init.c
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
  *  Get system clock reference time
  */
 
-#include "trick/tc.h"
+#if __linux
+#include <time.h>
+#else
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 
 double tc_clock_init(void)
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_clock_time.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_clock_time.c
index 7a2cc7ec..a5ed9dc1 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_clock_time.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_clock_time.c
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
  * Get elapsed time since last call to tc_clock_init()
  */
 
-#include "trick/tc.h"
+#ifdef __linux
+#include <time.h>
+#else
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 
 double tc_clock_time(double ref_time)
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_connect.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_connect.c
index 2b094f7e..ff00eaff 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_connect.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_connect.c
@@ -3,8 +3,16 @@
  * Establish a connection with a communications server
  */
 
+#ifndef __WIN32__
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <netinet/tcp.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
+#include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 
 #if _DMTCP
 #include <dlfcn.h>
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_disconnect.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_disconnect.c
index 4f59bb74..a640f344 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_disconnect.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_disconnect.c
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
  * Disconnect a device
  */
 
+#ifndef __WIN32__
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init.c
index 41f63e94..48e26230 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init.c
@@ -3,8 +3,16 @@
  * Set up a device on which to listen for connections
  */
 #include <fcntl.h>
+
+#ifndef __WIN32__
+#include <netinet/tcp.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
+#include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 
 
 int tc_init(TCDevice * listen_device) {
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_mcast_client.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_mcast_client.c
index 9b137e92..32ce9562 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_mcast_client.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_mcast_client.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
+#include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 
 int tc_init_mcast_client(TCDevice * mcast_client_device)
 {
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_mcast_server.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_mcast_server.c
index 604b2a09..978a6876 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_mcast_server.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_mcast_server.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
+#include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 
 int tc_init_mcast_server(TCDevice * mcast_server_device)
 {
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_udp_client.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_udp_client.c
index 6220bada..ecc7fcc6 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_udp_client.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_udp_client.c
@@ -13,14 +13,17 @@
 
    PROGRAMMERS: (((M. Will) (L3-Com) (31 October 2006) (--) (CAIL))) */
 
-#include "trick/tc.h"
-#include "trick/tc_proto.h"
-
-static struct sockaddr_in sockin;
-#ifndef STAND_ALONE
-extern int send_hs(FILE * fp, char *format, ...);
+#ifndef __WIN32__
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <netinet/tcp.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "trick/tc.h"
+#include "trick/tc_proto.h"
+#include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
+
+static struct sockaddr_in sockin;
 
 int tc_init_udp_client(TCDevice * udp_client_device)
 {
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ int tc_init_udp_client(TCDevice * udp_client_device)
         // Works fine on tomacco running 2.6.9-42.0.2.ELsmp and
         // works fine on scum running 2.6.9-trick
         inet_ntop(AF_INET, h->h_addr_list[0], addr_list, (socklen_t) sizeof(addr_list));        // dpanter
-        send_hs(stderr, "%s: Initializing client for '%s' (IP : %s) \n", __FILE__, h->h_name, addr_list);
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s: Initializing client for '%s' (IP : %s) \n", __FILE__, h->h_name, addr_list);
     }
 
     udp_client_device->remoteServAddr.sin_family = h->h_addrtype;
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_udp_server.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_udp_server.c
index efeb8160..0862c2cd 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_udp_server.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_init_udp_server.c
@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@
 
    PROGRAMMERS: (((M. Will) (L3-Com) (31 October 2006) (--) (CAIL))) */
 
+#ifndef __WIN32__
+#include <netinet/tcp.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
+#include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 
 int tc_init_udp_server(         /* RETURN: -- 0 for success */
                           TCDevice * udp_server_device)
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_isValid.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_isValid.c
index 36338da8..e0c9421e 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_isValid.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_isValid.c
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
  * Check to see if a device is valid
  */
 
+#ifndef __WIN32__
+#include <errno.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_multiconnect.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_multiconnect.c
index 9471c558..0e355546 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_multiconnect.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_multiconnect.c
@@ -3,23 +3,18 @@
  * Multicast connect
  */
 
-#include "trick/tc.h"
-#include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 #include <string.h>
 #ifdef __WIN32__
 #include <process.h>
 #else
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #endif
+#include <pthread.h>
 
-#if ( __sgi && _POSIX_C_SOURCE)
-/* If _POSIX_C_SOURCE is defined on IRIX systems, ip_mreq is not defined so define the structure so we can use
-   multicast ports */
-struct ip_mreq {
-    struct in_addr imr_multiaddr;       /* IP multicast address of group */
-    struct in_addr imr_interface;       /* local IP address of interface */
-};
-#endif
+#include "trick/tc.h"
+#include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 
 int tc_multiconnect(TCDevice * dev_ptr, char *my_tag, char *other_tag, TrickErrorHndlr * not_used)
 {
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_pending.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_pending.c
index 523ea52e..82e314fe 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_pending.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_pending.c
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
  * See if data is available for reading on a non-blocking connection
  */
 
+#ifndef __WIN32__
+#  include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#  define IOCTL_SOCKET ioctl
+#else
+#  define IOCTL_SOCKET ioctlsocket
+#endif
+
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_read.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_read.c
index b224e70d..3a27fc3b 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_read.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_read.c
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
  * Read data from a device
  */
 
+#ifndef __WIN32__
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_read_byteswap.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_read_byteswap.c
index 512f651f..85205764 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_read_byteswap.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_read_byteswap.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
+#include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 
 int tc_read_byteswap(TCDevice * device, char *buffer, int size, ATTRIBUTES * attr)
 {
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_write.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_write.c
index 82df6255..eca1aafe 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_write.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_write.c
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
  * Write data to a device
  */
 
+#ifndef __WIN32__
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_write_byteswap.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_write_byteswap.c
index 872bcaec..f5f443cc 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_write_byteswap.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/tc_write_byteswap.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
+#include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 
 int tc_write_byteswap(TCDevice * device, char *buffer, int size, ATTRIBUTES * attr)
 {
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/trick_bswap_buffer.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/trick_bswap_buffer.c
index 09d55fe0..0591d8a0 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/trick_bswap_buffer.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/trick_bswap_buffer.c
@@ -1,25 +1,17 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#ifdef STAND_ALONE
-#define TRICK_STRUCTURED 103
-#define TRICK_BITFIELD 11
-#define TRICK_UNSIGNED_BITFIELD 12
-#include "trick/attributes.h"
-#include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
-#else
 #include "trick/attributes.h"
 #include "trick/parameter_types.h"
 #include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
-#endif
-
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
-/* 
- * tofrom: 1 = to.    
- * Use 1 (to) before writing data. Converts to the other endian 
+
+/*
+ * tofrom: 1 = to.
+ * Use 1 (to) before writing data. Converts to the other endian
  *
- * tofrom: 0 = from.  
- * Use 0 (from) after reading data. Converts from the other endian 
+ * tofrom: 0 = from.
+ * Use 0 (from) after reading data. Converts from the other endian
  */
 
 void *trick_bswap_buffer(void *out, void *in, ATTRIBUTES * attr, int tofrom)
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/trick_byteswap.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/trick_byteswap.c
index af03d3a7..82c96c42 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/trick_byteswap.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/trick_byteswap.c
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@
    PROGRAMMERS: (((Jane B. Falgout) (LinCom) (08 May 98) (--) (generic HC))) */
 
 
-#ifdef STAND_ALONE
 #include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
-#else
-#include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
-#endif
 
 /* (note from ISP developers) Normally this routine would just zip through the double a byte at a time and reassign
    them, but the optimizing compiler on the alpha core dumps on this file, after many iterations this "reloading" of
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/trick_error_hndlr.c b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/trick_error_hndlr.c
index fb4d0522..a95d1659 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/trick_error_hndlr.c
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/src/trick_error_hndlr.c
@@ -25,14 +25,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "trick/trick_error_hndlr.h"
-#include "trick/tc.h"
-
-#ifndef STAND_ALONE
-extern int send_hs(             /* Return: -1 on failure , 0 for completion */
-                      FILE * fp,        /* In: File pointer, (usually stderr) */
-                      char *format,     /* In: Format of args */
-                      ...);     /* In: Variable length arg list */
-#endif
+//#include "trick/tc.h"
 
 static TrickErrorHndlr trick_error_hndlr_default = {
     (TrickErrorFuncPtr) trick_error_func_default,
@@ -45,7 +38,6 @@ static TrickErrorHndlr trick_error_hndlr_default = {
 };
 
 static void trick_error_message_print(FILE * out_stream,        /* Inout: Output stream on which to print.  */
-                                      int use_send_hs,  /* In: 1 = use send_hs; else use fprintf */
                                       TrickErrorLevel level,    /* In: Error level.  */
                                       char *file,       /* In: File in which error ocurred.  */
                                       int line, /* In: Line in file in which error ocurred. */
@@ -55,51 +47,26 @@ static void trick_error_message_print(FILE * out_stream,        /* Inout: Output
         "WARNING", "ALERT", "FATAL", "ABORT", "SILENT"
     };
 
-    if (use_send_hs == 1) {
-        /* Print message to the output stream. */
-        if (msg != (char *) NULL) {
-            if (file != (char *) NULL) {
-                if (line > 0) {
-                    send_hs(out_stream, "\n %s: %s:%d: %s\n", label[level], file, line, msg);
-                } else {
-                    send_hs(out_stream, "\n %s: %s: %s\n", label[level], msg, file);
-                }
+    /* Print message to the output stream. */
+    if (msg != (char *) NULL) {
+        if (file != (char *) NULL) {
+            if (line > 0) {
+                fprintf(out_stream, "\n %s: %s:%d: %s\n", label[level], file, line, msg);
             } else {
-                send_hs(out_stream, "\n %s: %s", label[level], msg);
+                fprintf(out_stream, "\n %s: %s: %s\n", label[level], msg, file);
             }
         } else {
-            if (file != (char *) NULL) {
-                if (line > 0) {
-                    send_hs(out_stream, "\n %s: found near line %d " "of file: %s\n", label[level], line, file);
-                } else {
-                    send_hs(out_stream, "\n %s: found in file: %s\n", label[level], file);
-                }
-            } else {
-                send_hs(out_stream, "\n %s: an undescribed error was " "reported.\n", label[level]);
-            }
+            fprintf(out_stream, "\n %s: %s", label[level], msg);
         }
     } else {
-        /* Print message to the output stream. */
-        if (msg != (char *) NULL) {
-            if (file != (char *) NULL) {
-                if (line > 0) {
-                    fprintf(out_stream, "\n %s: %s:%d: %s\n", label[level], file, line, msg);
-                } else {
-                    fprintf(out_stream, "\n %s: %s: %s\n", label[level], msg, file);
-                }
+        if (file != (char *) NULL) {
+            if (line > 0) {
+                fprintf(out_stream, "\n %s: found near line %d of " "file: %s\n", label[level], line, file);
             } else {
-                fprintf(out_stream, "\n %s: %s", label[level], msg);
+                fprintf(out_stream, "\n %s: found in file: %s\n", label[level], file);
             }
         } else {
-            if (file != (char *) NULL) {
-                if (line > 0) {
-                    fprintf(out_stream, "\n %s: found near line %d of " "file: %s\n", label[level], line, file);
-                } else {
-                    fprintf(out_stream, "\n %s: found in file: %s\n", label[level], file);
-                }
-            } else {
-                fprintf(out_stream, "\n %s: an undescribed error was " "reported.\n", label[level]);
-            }
+            fprintf(out_stream, "\n %s: an undescribed error was " "reported.\n", label[level]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -132,16 +99,14 @@ void trick_error_func_default(TrickErrorHndlr * error_hndlr,    /* In: Error obj
             if (error_hndlr->report_stream[level] == (FILE *) NULL) {
                 error_hndlr->report_stream[level] = stderr;
             }
-            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level],
-                                      error_hndlr->use_send_hs[level], level, file, line, msg);
+            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level], level, file, line, msg);
             break;
 
         case TRICK_ERROR_ABORT:
             if (error_hndlr->report_stream[level] == (FILE *) NULL) {
                 error_hndlr->report_stream[level] = stderr;
             }
-            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level],
-                                      error_hndlr->use_send_hs[level], level, file, line, msg);
+            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level], level, file, line, msg);
             abort();
             break;
 
@@ -149,8 +114,7 @@ void trick_error_func_default(TrickErrorHndlr * error_hndlr,    /* In: Error obj
             if (error_hndlr->report_stream[level] == (FILE *) NULL) {
                 error_hndlr->report_stream[level] = stderr;
             }
-            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level],
-                                      error_hndlr->use_send_hs[level], level, file, line, msg);
+            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level], level, file, line, msg);
             exit((int) level);
             break;
 
@@ -158,48 +122,42 @@ void trick_error_func_default(TrickErrorHndlr * error_hndlr,    /* In: Error obj
             if (error_hndlr->report_stream[level] == (FILE *) NULL) {
                 error_hndlr->report_stream[level] = stderr;
             }
-            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level],
-                                      error_hndlr->use_send_hs[level], level, file, line, msg);
+            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level], level, file, line, msg);
             break;
 
         case TRICK_ERROR_WARNING:
             if (error_hndlr->report_stream[level] == (FILE *) NULL) {
                 error_hndlr->report_stream[level] = stderr;
             }
-            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level],
-                                      error_hndlr->use_send_hs[level], level, file, line, msg);
+            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level], level, file, line, msg);
             break;
 
         case TRICK_ERROR_CAUTION:
             if (error_hndlr->report_stream[level] == (FILE *) NULL) {
                 error_hndlr->report_stream[level] = stderr;
             }
-            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level],
-                                      error_hndlr->use_send_hs[level], level, file, line, msg);
+            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level], level, file, line, msg);
             break;
 
         case TRICK_ERROR_ADVISORY:
             if (error_hndlr->report_stream[level] == (FILE *) NULL) {
                 error_hndlr->report_stream[level] = stderr;
             }
-            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level],
-                                      error_hndlr->use_send_hs[level], level, file, line, msg);
+            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level], level, file, line, msg);
             break;
 
         case TRICK_ERROR_TRIVIAL:
             if (error_hndlr->report_stream[level] == (FILE *) NULL) {
                 error_hndlr->report_stream[level] = stderr;
             }
-            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level],
-                                      error_hndlr->use_send_hs[level], level, file, line, msg);
+            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level], level, file, line, msg);
             break;
 
         case TRICK_ERROR_ALL:
             if (error_hndlr->report_stream[level] == (FILE *) NULL) {
                 error_hndlr->report_stream[level] = stderr;
             }
-            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level],
-                                      error_hndlr->use_send_hs[level], level, file, line, msg);
+            trick_error_message_print(error_hndlr->report_stream[level], level, file, line, msg);
             break;
 
         default:
@@ -208,12 +166,10 @@ void trick_error_func_default(TrickErrorHndlr * error_hndlr,    /* In: Error obj
                 msg_buf = (char *) malloc(strlen(msg) + strlen(unknown) + 2);
                 strcpy(msg_buf, unknown);
                 strcat(msg_buf, msg);
-                trick_error_message_print(stderr,
-                                          error_hndlr->use_send_hs[level], TRICK_ERROR_ALERT, file, line, msg_buf);
+                trick_error_message_print(stderr, TRICK_ERROR_ALERT, file, line, msg_buf);
                 free(msg_buf);
             } else {
-                trick_error_message_print(stderr,
-                                          error_hndlr->use_send_hs[level], TRICK_ERROR_ALERT, file, line, unknown);
+                trick_error_message_print(stderr, TRICK_ERROR_ALERT, file, line, unknown);
             }
             break;
 
@@ -482,6 +438,11 @@ void trick_error_set_send_hs_flag(TrickErrorHndlr * error_hndlr,        /* Inout
     /* Set the appropriate use_send_hs flag */
     error_hndlr->use_send_hs[level] = use_send_hs;
 
+    /* warn the user that send_hs has been replaced with fprintf */
+    trick_error_report(error_hndlr, TRICK_ERROR_ALERT,
+                       __FILE__, __LINE__,
+                       "trick_error_set_send_hs_flag no longer supported.  All printouts will use fprintf\n");
+
     return;
 
 }
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/Makefile b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/Makefile
index f48a0211..afecfebe 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/Makefile
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
 
 INCLUDE_DIRS   = -I$(GTEST_HOME) -I$(GTEST_HOME)/include -I$(TRICK_HOME)/include
 
-TRICK_LIBS     := ${TRICK_LIB_DIR}/libtrick.a
+# Use the trick_comm library only.  libtrick.a would also work.
+TRICK_LIBS     := ${TRICK_LIB_DIR}/libtrick_comm.a
+
 TRICK_EXEC_LINK_LIBS += ${GTEST_HOME}/lib/libgtest.a ${GTEST_HOME}/lib/libgtest_main.a
 
 TRICK_CXXFLAGS += ${INCLUDE_DIRS} -g -Wall -Wextra -DGTEST_HAS_TR1_TUPLE=0
@@ -13,8 +15,6 @@ TRICK_CXXFLAGS += ${INCLUDE_DIRS} -g -Wall -Wextra -DGTEST_HAS_TR1_TUPLE=0
 TESTS = comm_test
 TEST_CPP =  $(subst $(OBJ_DIR)/,,$(subst .o,.cpp,$(CPP_OBJS)))
 
-OTHER_OBJECTS = ../../../sim_services/include/object_${TRICK_HOST_CPU}/io_SimObject.o
-
 default : all
 
 all : objects $(TESTS)
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ clean_test :
 	$(RM) -rf $(TESTS)
 
 $(TESTS) : $(CPP_OBJS)
-	$(TRICK_LD) $(TRICK_CXXFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(OTHER_OBJECTS) $(TRICK_LIBS) $(TRICK_EXEC_LINK_LIBS)
+	$(TRICK_LD) $(TRICK_CXXFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(TRICK_LIBS) $(TRICK_EXEC_LINK_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCBlockioTest.cpp b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCBlockioTest.cpp
index 4ddab19d..8be0d946 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCBlockioTest.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCBlockioTest.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/attributes.h"
-#include "trick/hs_msg.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 #include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 #include "trick/trick_error_hndlr.h"
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCConnectTest.cpp b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCConnectTest.cpp
index d9f92d7f..d936c534 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCConnectTest.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCConnectTest.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 #include "trick/attributes.h"
-#include "trick/hs_msg.h"
 #include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 #include "trick/trick_error_hndlr.h"
 
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCDevCopyTest.cpp b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCDevCopyTest.cpp
index 9dfc2a9a..e6473242 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCDevCopyTest.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCDevCopyTest.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/attributes.h"
-#include "trick/hs_msg.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 #include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 #include "trick/trick_error_hndlr.h"
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCDisconnectTest.cpp b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCDisconnectTest.cpp
index b216ff81..0b9bedb3 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCDisconnectTest.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCDisconnectTest.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/attributes.h"
-#include "trick/hs_msg.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 #include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 #include "trick/trick_error_hndlr.h"
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCErrorTest.cpp b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCErrorTest.cpp
index 9fa4d89f..39f14143 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCErrorTest.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCErrorTest.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/attributes.h"
-#include "trick/hs_msg.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 #include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 #include "trick/trick_error_hndlr.h"
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCIsValidTest.cpp b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCIsValidTest.cpp
index 59dbe98e..73522aa1 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCIsValidTest.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCIsValidTest.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 #include "trick/attributes.h"
-#include "trick/hs_msg.h"
 #include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 #include "trick/trick_error_hndlr.h"
 
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCPendingTest.cpp b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCPendingTest.cpp
index e3b35f1c..6e860e16 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCPendingTest.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCPendingTest.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/attributes.h"
-#include "trick/hs_msg.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 #include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 #include "trick/trick_error_hndlr.h"
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCReadByteSwapTest.cpp b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCReadByteSwapTest.cpp
index 3e7ec9de..40a340a6 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCReadByteSwapTest.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCReadByteSwapTest.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/attributes.h"
-#include "trick/hs_msg.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 #include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 #include "trick/trick_error_hndlr.h"
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCSetBlockIOTest.cpp b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCSetBlockIOTest.cpp
index 87d71551..03b23462 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCSetBlockIOTest.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/comm/test/TCSetBlockIOTest.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "trick/tc.h"
 #include "trick/attributes.h"
-#include "trick/hs_msg.h"
 #include "trick/tc_proto.h"
 #include "trick/trick_byteswap.h"
 #include "trick/trick_error_hndlr.h"
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/interpolator/Makefile b/trick_source/trick_utils/interpolator/Makefile
index 1f1cda7f..a181cedf 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/interpolator/Makefile
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/interpolator/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,5 @@
 
-ifdef TRICK_HOME
-ifneq ($(STAND_ALONE), 1)
-
--include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
--include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
-
+include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
+include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
 -include Makefile_deps
 
-SEPARATE_LIB = $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)/libtrick_interp.a
-
-default: $(SEPARATE_LIB)
-trick: $(SEPARATE_LIB)
-
-stand_alone:
-	@ $(MAKE) STAND_ALONE=1
-
-clean_stand_alone:
-	@ $(MAKE) STAND_ALONE=1 clean
-
-$(SEPARATE_LIB) : $(OBJECT_FILES) $(IO_OBJS) | $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)
-	ar cr $@ $(OBJECT_FILES) $(IO_OBJS)
-
-else
-
-include makefile.stand_alone
-
-endif
-else
-
-include makefile.stand_alone
-
-endif
-
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/interpolator/makefile.stand_alone b/trick_source/trick_utils/interpolator/makefile.stand_alone
deleted file mode 100644
index d7ad4518..00000000
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/interpolator/makefile.stand_alone
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-
-#
-# This makefile is used to build trick utils standalone.
-# That is, without Trick.
-#
-
-TRICK_HOST_CPU := $(shell uname -s)
-
-CC = cc
-CPP = c++
-
-INTERP_INC_DIR = include
-
-OBJ_DIR   = object_${TRICK_HOST_CPU}
-INTERP_LIB  = $(OBJ_DIR)/libtrick_interp.a
-
-FLAGS = -g -I../include -D_REENTRANT -DSTAND_ALONE
-CFLAGS = ${FLAGS} -I./include
-CPPFLAGS = ${FLAGS} -I./include
-
-trick: start
-
-start: $(INTERP_LIB)
-	@ echo "$(INTERP_LIB) is up to date"
-
-real_clean: clean
-
-clean:
-	/bin/rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR)
-
-#=======================================================================
-# INTERP
-
-SRC_DIR = src
-
-INTERP_OBJECTS = $(OBJ_DIR)/Interpolator.o
-
-$(INTERP_LIB): $(INTERP_OBJECTS)
-	ar cr $(INTERP_LIB) $?
-	@ if [ "${TRICK_RANLIB}" != "" ] ; then \
-         echo ${TRICK_RANLIB} $(INTERP_LIB) ; \
-         ${TRICK_RANLIB} $(INTERP_LIB) ; \
-      fi
-
-$(OBJ_DIR):
-	mkdir -p $(OBJ_DIR)
-
-$(OBJ_DIR)/Interpolator.o: ${SRC_DIR}/Interpolator.cpp | $(OBJ_DIR)
-	$(CC) ${CFLAGS} -c src/Interpolator.cpp -o $@
-
-#----------------------------
-# Header Dependencies
-
-$(OBJ_DIR)/Interpolator.o:       ${INTERP_INC_DIR}/Interpolator.hh
-
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/math/Makefile b/trick_source/trick_utils/math/Makefile
index 262bae0d..278d73ad 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/math/Makefile
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/math/Makefile
@@ -1,41 +1,10 @@
 
-ifdef TRICK_HOME
-ifneq ($(STAND_ALONE), 1)
-
--include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
--include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
-
+include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
+# set the TRICK_LIB variable to create a separate library for comm
+TRICK_LIB := $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)/libtrick_math.a
+include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
 -include Makefile_deps
 
-SEPARATE_LIB = $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)/libtrick_math.a
-
-ifeq ($(HAVE_GSL),1)
-TRICK_CFLAGS += -D_HAVE_GSL
-ifneq ($(GSL_HOME),/usr)
-TRICK_CFLAGS += -I${GSL_HOME}/include
-endif
-endif
-
-default: $(SEPARATE_LIB)
-trick: $(SEPARATE_LIB)
-
-stand_alone:
-	@ $(MAKE) STAND_ALONE=1
-
-clean_stand_alone:
-	@ $(MAKE) STAND_ALONE=1 clean
-
-$(SEPARATE_LIB) : $(OBJECT_FILES) $(IO_OBJS) | $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)
-	ar cr $@ $(OBJECT_FILES) $(IO_OBJS)
-
-else
-
-include makefile.stand_alone
-
-endif
-else
-
-include makefile.stand_alone
-
-endif
+# make the comm library when called by the master makefile.
+trick: ${TRICK_LIB}
 
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/math/makefile.stand_alone b/trick_source/trick_utils/math/makefile.stand_alone
deleted file mode 100644
index 9402fa0f..00000000
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/math/makefile.stand_alone
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,150 +0,0 @@
-
-#
-# This makefile is used to build trick utils standalone.
-# That is, without Trick.
-#
-
-TRICK_HOST_CPU := $(shell uname -s)
-
-CC = cc
-OBJ_DIR = object_${TRICK_HOST_CPU}
-MATH_LIB = $(OBJ_DIR)/libtrick_math.a
-STUBS_LIB = $(OBJ_DIR)/libtrick_stubs.a
-
-FLAGS = -g -I../include -D_REENTRANT -DSTAND_ALONE -I../../
-
-trick: start
-
-start: $(MATH_LIB)
-	@ if [ -d "$(STUBS_DIR)" ] ; then \
-         $(MAKE) trick_stubs_lib ; \
-      fi
-	@ echo "math libraries are up to date"
-
-trick_stubs_lib: $(STUBS_LIB)
-
-real_clean: clean
-
-clean:
-	/bin/rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR)
-	@ for i in $(GSL_DIRS) ; do \
-         $(MAKE) -C $$i clean ; \
-    done
-
-#=======================================================================
-# MATH
-
-SRC_DIR = src
-
-STUBS_DIR = ../comm/src
-
-MATH_OBJECTS =  \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/LUD_inv.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/LUT_inv.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/LU_bksb.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/LU_dcmp.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dLU_Choleski.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dLU_solver.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dS_function.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/deuler_123.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/deuler_132.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/deuler_213.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/deuler_231.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/deuler_312.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/deuler_321.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dm_add.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dm_copy.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dm_ident.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dm_init.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dm_invert.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dm_invert_symm.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dm_orthonormal.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dm_print.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dm_scale.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dm_sub.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dm_trans.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dmtxm.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dmtxmt.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dmtxv.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dmxm.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dmxmt.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dmxv.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/drandom_gaussian.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dsingle_axis_rot.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dv_add.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dv_copy.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dv_cross.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dv_dot.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dv_init.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dv_mag.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dv_norm.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dv_print.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dv_scale.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dv_skew.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dv_store.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dv_sub.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dvxm.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dvxv_add.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/dvxv_sub.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/eigen_hh_red.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/eigen_jacobi.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/eigen_jacobi_4.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/eigen_ql.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/euler_matrix.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/gauss_rnd_bell.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/gauss_rnd_pseudo.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/mat_copy.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/mat_permute.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/mat_print.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/mat_to_quat.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/mat_trans.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/matxmat.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/matxtrans.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/matxvec.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/quat_mult.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/quat_norm.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/quat_norm_integ.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/quat_to_mat.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/rand_num.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/roundoff.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/tm_print_error.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/transxmat.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/transxtrans.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/transxvec.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/trick_gsl_rand.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/trns_fnct_1o.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/trns_fnct_2o.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/uniform_rnd_1.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/uniform_rnd_triple.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/vec_print.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/wave_form.o
-
-STUBS_OBJECTS = \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/stubs.o
-
-$(MATH_LIB) : $(MATH_OBJECTS) $(GSL_OBJECTS)
-	ar cr $(MATH_LIB) $?
-	@ if [ "`uname -s`" = "Darwin" ] ; then \
-         echo ranlib $(MATH_LIB) ; \
-         ranlib $(MATH_LIB) ; \
-      fi
-
-$(STUBS_LIB) : $(OBJ_DIR)/stubs.o
-	ar cr $(STUBS_LIB) $?
-	@ if [ "`uname -s`" = "Darwin" ] ; then \
-         echo ranlib $(STUBS_LIB) ; \
-         ranlib $(STUBS_LIB) ; \
-      fi
-
-$(OBJ_DIR):
-	mkdir -p $(OBJ_DIR)
-
-$(MATH_OBJECTS) : $(OBJ_DIR)/%.o : $(SRC_DIR)/%.c | $(OBJ_DIR)
-	$(CC) $(FLAGS) -c $? -o $@
-
-
-# Stubs routines
-
-$(STUBS_OBJECTS) : $(OBJ_DIR)/%.o : $(STUBS_DIR)/stubs.c | $(OBJ_DIR)
-	$(CC) $(FLAGS) -c $? -o $@
-
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/shm/Makefile b/trick_source/trick_utils/shm/Makefile
index 2689b639..a181cedf 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/shm/Makefile
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/shm/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,5 @@
 
-ifdef TRICK_HOME
-ifneq ($(STAND_ALONE), 1)
-
--include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
--include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
-
+include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
+include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
 -include Makefile_deps
 
-SEPARATE_LIB = $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)/libtrick_shm.a
-
-default: $(SEPARATE_LIB)
-trick: $(SEPARATE_LIB)
-
-stand_alone:
-	@ $(MAKE) STAND_ALONE=1
-
-clean_stand_alone:
-	@ $(MAKE) STAND_ALONE=1 clean
-
-$(SEPARATE_LIB) : $(OBJECT_FILES) $(IO_OBJS) | $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)
-	ar cr $@ $(OBJECT_FILES) $(IO_OBJS)
-
-else
-
-include makefile.stand_alone
-
-endif
-else
-
-include makefile.stand_alone
-
-endif
-
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/shm/makefile.stand_alone b/trick_source/trick_utils/shm/makefile.stand_alone
deleted file mode 100644
index aae89cd1..00000000
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/shm/makefile.stand_alone
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-
-#
-# This makefile is used to build trick utils standalone.
-# That is, without Trick.
-#
-
-TRICK_HOST_CPU := $(shell uname -s)
-
-CC = cc
-CPP = c++
-
-SHM_INC_DIR = include
-
-OBJ_DIR   = object_${TRICK_HOST_CPU}
-SHM_LIB  = $(OBJ_DIR)/libtrick_shm.a
-
-FLAGS = -g -I../include -D_REENTRANT -DSTAND_ALONE
-
-trick: start
-
-start: $(SHM_LIB)
-	@ echo "$(SHM_LIB) is up to date"
-
-real_clean: clean
-
-clean:
-	/bin/rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR)
-
-#=======================================================================
-# SHM
-
-SRC_DIR = src
-
-SHM_OBJECTS = $(OBJ_DIR)/tsm_disconnect.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/tsm_init.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/tsm_init_with_lock.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/tsm_reconnect.o
-
-$(SHM_LIB): $(SHM_OBJECTS)
-	ar cr $(SHM_LIB) $?
-	@ if [ "${TRICK_RANLIB}" != "" ] ; then \
-         echo ${TRICK_RANLIB} $(SHM_LIB) ; \
-         ${TRICK_RANLIB} $(SHM_LIB) ; \
-      fi
-
-$(OBJ_DIR):
-	mkdir -p $(OBJ_DIR)
-
-$(SHM_OBJECTS) : $(OBJ_DIR)/%.o : $(SRC_DIR)/%.c | $(OBJ_DIR)
-	$(CC) $(FLAGS) -c $< -o $@
-
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/trick_adt/Makefile b/trick_source/trick_utils/trick_adt/Makefile
index 05c7ba6a..a181cedf 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/trick_adt/Makefile
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/trick_adt/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,5 @@
 
-ifdef TRICK_HOME
-ifneq ($(STAND_ALONE), 1)
-
--include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
--include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
-
+include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
+include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
 -include Makefile_deps
 
-SEPARATE_LIB = $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)/libtrick_adt.a
-
-default: $(SEPARATE_LIB)
-trick: $(SEPARATE_LIB)
-
-stand_alone:
-	@ $(MAKE) STAND_ALONE=1
-
-clean_stand_alone:
-	@ $(MAKE) STAND_ALONE=1 clean
-
-$(SEPARATE_LIB) : $(OBJECT_FILES) $(IO_OBJS) | $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)
-	ar cr $@ $(OBJECT_FILES) $(IO_OBJS)
-
-else
-
-include makefile.stand_alone
-
-endif
-else
-
-include makefile.stand_alone
-
-endif
-
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/trick_adt/makefile.stand_alone b/trick_source/trick_utils/trick_adt/makefile.stand_alone
deleted file mode 100644
index 0be96873..00000000
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/trick_adt/makefile.stand_alone
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-
-#
-# This makefile is used to build trick utils standalone.
-# That is, without Trick.
-#
-# It does NOT create lib or object dirs for each platform.
-# 
-# Once ran, all libraries go into "lib" .
-
-TRICK_HOST_CPU := $(shell uname -s)
-
-CC = cc
-OBJ_DIR = object_${TRICK_HOST_CPU}
-ADT_LIB = $(OBJ_DIR)/libtrick_adt.a
-
-FLAGS = -g -I../include -D_REENTRANT -DSTAND_ALONE -D${TRICK_HOST_CPU} -Iinclude
-
-trick: start
-
-start: $(ADT_LIB)
-	@ echo "$(ADT_LIB) is up to date"
-
-real_clean: clean
-
-clean:
-	/bin/rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR)
-
-#=======================================================================
-# TRICK_ADT
-
-SRC_DIR = src
-
-TRICK_ADT_OBJECTS = \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/MapStrToPtr.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/bst.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/dllist.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/lqueue.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/lstack.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/record_array.o \
-	$(OBJ_DIR)/bubble_sort.o
-
-$(ADT_LIB) : $(TRICK_ADT_OBJECTS)
-	ar cr $(ADT_LIB) $?
-	@ if [ "`uname -s`" = "Darwin" ] ; then \
-         echo ranlib $(ADT_LIB) ; \
-         ranlib $(ADT_LIB) ; \
-      fi
-
-$(OBJ_DIR) :
-	mkdir -p $(OBJ_DIR)
-
-$(TRICK_ADT_OBJECTS) : $(OBJ_DIR)/%.o : $(SRC_DIR)/%.c | $(OBJ_DIR)
-	$(CC) $(FLAGS) -c $< -o $@
-
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/units/Makefile b/trick_source/trick_utils/units/Makefile
index b61fc601..8beaf254 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/units/Makefile
+++ b/trick_source/trick_utils/units/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,9 @@
 
-ifdef TRICK_HOME
-ifneq ($(STAND_ALONE), 1)
-
--include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
--include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
-
+include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
+# set the TRICK_LIB variable to create a separate library
+TRICK_LIB := $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)/libtrick_units.a
+include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
 -include Makefile_deps
 
-SEPARATE_LIB = $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)/libtrick_units.a
-
-default: $(SEPARATE_LIB)
-trick: $(SEPARATE_LIB)
-
-stand_alone:
-	@ $(MAKE) STAND_ALONE=1
-
-clean_stand_alone:
-	@ $(MAKE) STAND_ALONE=1 clean
-
-$(SEPARATE_LIB) : $(OBJECT_FILES) $(IO_OBJS) | $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)
-	ar cr $@ $(OBJECT_FILES) $(IO_OBJS)
-
-else
-
-include makefile.stand_alone
-
-endif
-else
-
-include makefile.stand_alone
-
-endif
-
+# make the library when called by the master makefile.
+trick: ${TRICK_LIB}
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_utils/units/makefile.stand_alone b/trick_source/trick_utils/units/makefile.stand_alone
deleted file mode 100644
index e059d55b..00000000
--- a/trick_source/trick_utils/units/makefile.stand_alone
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-
-#
-# This makefile is used to build trick utils standalone.
-# That is, without Trick.
-#
-
-TRICK_HOST_CPU := $(shell uname -s)
-
-CC = cc
-CPP = c++
-
-UNITS_INC_DIR = include
-
-OBJ_DIR   = object_${TRICK_HOST_CPU}
-UNITS_LIB  = $(OBJ_DIR)/libtrick_units.a
-
-FLAGS = -g -I../include -D_REENTRANT -DSTAND_ALONE
-CFLAGS = ${FLAGS} -I./include
-CPPFLAGS = ${FLAGS} -I./include
-
-trick: start
-
-start: $(UNITS_LIB)
-	@ echo "$(UNITS_LIB) is up to date"
-
-real_clean: clean
-
-clean:
-	/bin/rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR)
-
-#=======================================================================
-# UNITS
-
-SRC_DIR = src
-
-UNITS_OBJECTS = $(OBJ_DIR)/units_conv.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/UCFn.o \
-    $(OBJ_DIR)/Unit.o
-
-$(UNITS_LIB): $(UNITS_OBJECTS)
-	ar cr $(UNITS_LIB) $?
-	@ if [ "${TRICK_RANLIB}" != "" ] ; then \
-         echo ${TRICK_RANLIB} $(UNITS_LIB) ; \
-         ${TRICK_RANLIB} $(UNITS_LIB) ; \
-      fi
-
-$(OBJ_DIR):
-	mkdir -p $(OBJ_DIR)
-
-$(OBJ_DIR)/units_conv.o: ${SRC_DIR}/units_conv.c | $(OBJ_DIR)
-	$(CC) ${CFLAGS} -c src/units_conv.c -o $@
-
-$(OBJ_DIR)/UCFn.o: ${SRC_DIR}/UCFn.cpp | $(OBJ_DIR)
-	$(CPP) ${CPPFLAGS} -c src/UCFn.cpp -o $@
-
-$(OBJ_DIR)/Unit.o: ${SRC_DIR}/Unit.cpp | $(OBJ_DIR)
-	$(CPP) ${CPPFLAGS} -c src/Unit.cpp -o $@
-
-#----------------------------
-# Header Dependencies
-
-$(OBJ_DIR)/UCFn.o:       ${UNITS_INC_DIR}/UCFn.hh
-$(OBJ_DIR)/Unit.o:       ${UNITS_INC_DIR}/Unit.hh ${UNITS_INC_DIR}/units_conv.h
-$(OBJ_DIR)/units_conv.o: ${UNITS_INC_DIR}/units_conv.h
-