diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/Makefile b/lang/cem/cemcom/Makefile
index 766165bb0..1c744df85 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/Makefile
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/Makefile
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ SRC =	$(CSRC) $(LCSRC) $(GCSRC)
 LINT = /usr/bin/lint
 LINTFLAGS =
 
-MYLINT = ../lint
+MYLINT = ../lpass2/lint
 MYLINTFLAGS = #-xh
 
 #EXCLEXCLEXCLEXCL
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/idf.c b/lang/cem/cemcom/idf.c
index 8a48ccf9a..e648e8327 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/idf.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/idf.c
@@ -274,9 +274,13 @@ declare_idf(ds, dc, lvl)
 
 #ifdef	LINT
 	if (	def && def->df_level < lvl
-	&&	!(lvl == L_FORMAL2 || def->df_level == L_UNIVERSAL)
+	&&	!(	lvl == L_FORMAL2
+		||	def->df_level == L_UNIVERSAL
+		||	sc == GLOBAL
+		||	sc == EXTERN
+		)
 	) {
-		/*	there is already a definition for this name
+		/*	there is already a definition for this non-extern name
 			on a more global level
 		*/
 		warning("%s is already defined as a %s",
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/l_comment.c b/lang/cem/cemcom/l_comment.c
index cd2bfb5f0..64e8ed753 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/l_comment.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/l_comment.c
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #include	<alloc.h>
 #include	"arith.h"
 #include	"l_state.h"
+#include	"l_comment.h"
+
+extern char loptions[];
 
 /*	Since the lexical analyser does a one-token look-ahead, pseudo-
 	comments are read too soon.  This is remedied by first storing them
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ static int notreached;
 static int varargsN = -1;
 static int argsused;
 static int formatN;
+static int formatVAR;
 static char *format;
 static char *prev_format;
 
@@ -34,6 +38,13 @@ int f_VARARGSn;				/* function with variable # of args */
 int f_ARGSUSED;				/* function does not use all args */
 int f_FORMATn;				/* argument f_FORMATn is f_FORMAT */
 char *f_FORMAT;
+int f_FORMATvar;			/* but the formal argument may be
+					   absent because of varargs.h */
+
+lint_init_comment()
+{
+	LINTLIB = loptions['L'];
+}
 
 lint_comment_ahead()
 {
@@ -43,7 +54,7 @@ lint_comment_ahead()
 
 lint_comment_function()
 {
-	f_ARGSUSED = argsused;
+	f_ARGSUSED = argsused | loptions['v'];
 	argsused = 0;
 
 	f_VARARGSn = varargsN;
@@ -55,6 +66,9 @@ lint_comment_function()
 	if (format)
 		prev_format = format;
 	format = 0;
+
+	f_FORMATvar = formatVAR;
+	formatVAR = 0;
 }
 
 static char buf[1000];
@@ -97,14 +111,22 @@ lint_end_comment()
 	}
 	else
 	if (strncmp(bufpos, "VARARGS", 7) == 0) {
-		varargsN = isdigit(bufpos[7]) ? atoi(&bufpos[7]) : 0;
+		bufpos += 7;
+		varargsN = isdigit(*bufpos) ? atoi(bufpos) : 0;
 	}
 	else
 	if (strncmp(bufpos, "FORMAT", 6) == 0 && isdigit(bufpos[6])) {
-		int argn = bufpos[6] - '0';
+		register int argn;
 
+		bufpos += 6;
+		argn = *bufpos++ - '0';
 		varargsN = argn + 1;
-		make_format(argn, &bufpos[7]);
+		if (*bufpos == 'v') {
+			/* something like FORMAT3v */
+			formatVAR = 1;
+			bufpos++;
+		}
+		make_format(argn, bufpos);
 		
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/l_comment.h b/lang/cem/cemcom/l_comment.h
index 9b8776da7..9340b0820 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/l_comment.h
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/l_comment.h
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ extern int f_VARARGSn;			/* function with variable # of args */
 extern int f_ARGSUSED;			/* function does not use all args */
 extern int f_FORMATn;			/* argument f_FORMATn is f_FORMAT */
 extern char *f_FORMAT;
+extern int f_FORMATvar;			/* but the formal argument may be
+					   absent because of varargs.h */
 
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/l_lint.c b/lang/cem/cemcom/l_lint.c
index 45c2259de..f28e47f64 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/l_lint.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/l_lint.c
@@ -36,13 +36,8 @@ static struct expr_state *lint_oper();
 
 lint_init()
 {
-/* Allocate some memory for the global stack_bottom
- * and some other initializations
- */
-
-	extern struct lint_stack_entry stack_bottom;
-
-	stack_bottom.ls_current = new_state();
+	lint_init_comment();
+	lint_init_stack();
 }
 
 pre_lint_expr(expr, val, used)
@@ -357,7 +352,7 @@ expr_ignored(expr)
 		break;
 
 	case Value:
-		hwarning("identifier as statement");
+		hwarning("value as statement");
 		break;
 
 	default:			/* String Float */
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/l_outdef.c b/lang/cem/cemcom/l_outdef.c
index 24f670bc7..eba9c38b1 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/l_outdef.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/l_outdef.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include	"idf.h"
 #include	"level.h"
 #include	"label.h"
+#include	"code.h"
 #include	"expr.h"
 #include	"l_lint.h"
 #include	"l_comment.h"
@@ -157,8 +158,10 @@ lint_formals()
 		}
 
 		if (f_FORMAT && nrargs == f_FORMATn) {
-			if (	type->tp_fund != POINTER
-			||	type->tp_up->tp_fund != CHAR
+			if (	!f_FORMATvar
+			&&	(	type->tp_fund != POINTER
+				||	type->tp_up->tp_fund != CHAR
+				)
 			) {
 				warning("format parameter %d is not pointer to char",
 					nrargs);
@@ -180,19 +183,47 @@ lint_formals()
 		se = se->next;
 	}
 
+	if (f_FORMAT) {
+		/*	f_FORMAT has not been consumed, perhaps due to
+			a varargs-like construction; add erroneous ArgFormals
+			until f_FORMATn, then an ArgString, if necessary.
+		*/
+		if (!f_FORMATvar) {
+			warning("FORMAT%d function has only %d argument%s",
+				f_FORMATn, nrargs, nrargs == 1 ? "" : "s"
+			);
+		}
+
+		while (nrargs < f_FORMATn) {
+			register struct argument *arg = new_argument();
+			
+			arg->ar_type = error_type;
+			arg->ar_class = ArgFormal;
+			*hook = arg;
+			hook = &arg->next;
+			nrargs++;
+		}
+		if (nrargs == f_FORMATn) {
+			register struct argument *arg = new_argument();
+			
+			arg->ar_type = string_type;
+			arg->ar_class = ArgString;
+			arg->CAS_VALUE = f_FORMAT;
+			arg->CAS_LEN = strlen(f_FORMAT);
+			f_FORMAT = 0;
+			*hook = arg;
+			hook = &arg->next;
+			nrargs++;
+		}
+		/* life is full of duplicated code; this is no good */
+	}
+
 	if (f_VARARGSn > nrargs) {
 		warning("VARARGS%d function has only %d argument%s",
 			f_VARARGSn, nrargs, nrargs == 1 ? "" : "s"
 		);
 		f_VARARGSn = nrargs;
 	}
-	if (f_FORMAT) {
-		warning("FORMAT%d function has only %d argument%s",
-			f_FORMATn, nrargs, nrargs == 1 ? "" : "s"
-		);
-		f_FORMAT = 0;
-	}
-
 	OutDef.od_nrargs = nrargs;
 }
 
@@ -465,10 +496,24 @@ fill_arg(e)
 		arg->ar_class = ArgConst;
 		arg->CAA_VALUE = e->VL_VALUE;
 	}
-	else if (e->ex_class == String) {
-		arg->ar_class = ArgString;
-		arg->CAS_VALUE = e->SG_VALUE;
-		arg->CAS_LEN = e->SG_LEN - 1;	/* SG_LEN includes the \0 */
+	else if (e->ex_class == Value && e->VL_CLASS == Label) {
+		/* it may be a string; let's look it up */
+		register struct string_cst *sc = str_list;
+
+		while (sc) {
+			if (sc->sc_dlb == e->VL_LBL)
+				break;
+			sc = sc->next;
+		}
+		if (sc) {
+			/* it was a string */
+			arg->ar_class = ArgString;
+			arg->CAS_VALUE = sc->sc_value;
+			arg->CAS_LEN = sc->sc_len - 1;	/* included the \0 */
+		}
+		else {
+			arg->ar_class = ArgExpr;
+		}
 	}
 	else {
 		arg->ar_class = ArgExpr;
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/l_states.c b/lang/cem/cemcom/l_states.c
index b4d97ab91..0c6df5147 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/l_states.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/l_states.c
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ struct brace *top_br = &brace_bottom;
 
 static print_autos();
 
+lint_init_stack()
+{
+/* Allocate some memory for the global stack_bottom
+ */
+	stack_bottom.ls_current = new_state();
+}
+
 lint_start_local()
 {
 	register struct brace *br = new_brace();
@@ -332,7 +339,6 @@ check_args_used()
 		register struct def *def = se->se_idf->id_def;
 
 		if (	(def && !def->df_used)
-		&&	!loptions['v']
 		&&	!(f_ARGSUSED || LINTLIB)
 		) {
 			def_warning(def, "argument %s not used in function %s",
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/main.c b/lang/cem/cemcom/main.c
index b8104bf1b..607a74182 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/main.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/main.c
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	inc_max = 10;
 
 	init_pp();	/* initialise the preprocessor macros	*/
-#ifdef	LINT
-	lint_init();
-#endif	LINT
 #endif NOPP
 
 	/*	Note: source file "-" indicates that the source is supplied
@@ -116,6 +113,9 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		do_option(par);
 		argc--, argv++;
 	}
+#ifdef	LINT
+	lint_init();
+#endif	LINT
 	compile(argc - 1, &argv[1]);
 
 #ifdef	DEBUG
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/options.c b/lang/cem/cemcom/options.c
index e873061e1..2d627f94b 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/options.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/options.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ next_option:			/* to allow combined one-char options */
 	case 'b':	/* don't report unreachable break-statements */
 	case 'x':	/* complain about unused extern declared variables */
 	case 'u':	/* no "used but not defined"; for pass 2 */
+	case 'L':	/* lintlibrary */
 		loptions[opt] = 1;
 		goto next_option;
 #endif	LINT