diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index a58e99fd18..b69db5994c 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ hints/solaris_2.sh		Hints for named architecture
 hints/stellar.sh		Hints for named architecture
 hints/sunos_4_0.sh		Hints for named architecture
 hints/sunos_4_1.sh		Hints for named architecture
+hints/super-ux.sh		Hints for named architecture
 hints/svr4.sh			Hints for named architecture
 hints/svr5.sh			Hints for named architecture
 hints/ti1500.sh			Hints for named architecture
diff --git a/hints/super-ux.sh b/hints/super-ux.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f9592b893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hints/super-ux.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Len Makin <len@hpc.CSIRO.AU>
+
+# No dynamically loaded libraries
+so='none'
+
+case "$optimize" in
+# No compile option -O
+'') optimize='-h2' ;;
+esac
+
+# size_t is 32 bits. Next version of compiler will have -hsize_t64
+# enabling size_t to be 64 bits.
+# Current cc version 4.80 allows -hsubscript64 for 64 bit array subscripts.
+ccflags="$ccflags -hxint -hmath vector -hsubscript64"
+
+case "$usemymalloc" in
+'') # The perl malloc.c SHOULD work
+    usemymalloc='y'
+    ;;
+esac