diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/Makefile.erik b/lang/cem/cemcom/Makefile.erik
index 73d412c7e..7f8ea21f3 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/Makefile.erik
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/Makefile.erik
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ GHSRC =	botch_free.h dataflow.h debug.h density.h errout.h \
 	idepth.h idfsize.h ifdepth.h inputtype.h inumlength.h lapbuf.h \
 	maxincl.h myalloc.h nobitfield.h nopp.h \
 	nparams.h numsize.h parbufsize.h pathlength.h predefine.h \
-	strsize.h target_sizes.h textsize.h use_tmp.h spec_arith.h
+	strsize.h target_sizes.h textsize.h use_tmp.h spec_arith.h static.h
 
 # Other generated files, for 'make clean' only
 GENERATED = tab tokenfile.g Lpars.h LLfiles LL.output lint.out \
@@ -217,15 +217,15 @@ cstoper.o: Lpars.h arith.h assert.h debug.h expr.h idf.h label.h nobitfield.h no
 arith.o: Lpars.h alloc.h arith.h botch_free.h expr.h field.h idf.h label.h mes.h nobitfield.h nopp.h spec_arith.h storage.h type.h
 alloc.o: alloc.h assert.h debug.h myalloc.h
 code.o: LLlex.h Lpars.h alloc.h arith.h assert.h atw.h botch_free.h code.h dataflow.h debug.h declar.h decspecs.h def.h expr.h idf.h label.h level.h mes.h nobitfield.h nopp.h sizes.h spec_arith.h specials.h stack.h stmt.h storage.h type.h use_tmp.h
-dumpidf.o: Lpars.h arith.h debug.h def.h expr.h field.h idf.h label.h nobitfield.h nopp.h spec_arith.h stack.h struct.h type.h
+dumpidf.o: Lpars.h arith.h debug.h def.h expr.h field.h idf.h label.h nobitfield.h nopp.h spec_arith.h stack.h static.h struct.h type.h
 error.o: LLlex.h arith.h debug.h errout.h expr.h label.h nopp.h spec_arith.h tokenname.h use_tmp.h
 field.o: Lpars.h arith.h assert.h code.h debug.h expr.h field.h idf.h label.h nobitfield.h nopp.h sizes.h spec_arith.h type.h
 tokenname.o: LLlex.h Lpars.h arith.h idf.h nopp.h spec_arith.h tokenname.h
 LLlex.o: LLlex.h Lpars.h alloc.h arith.h assert.h class.h debug.h def.h idf.h idfsize.h input.h nopp.h numsize.h sizes.h spec_arith.h strsize.h
 LLmessage.o: LLlex.h Lpars.h alloc.h arith.h idf.h nopp.h spec_arith.h
-input.o: LLlex.h alloc.h arith.h assert.h debug.h idepth.h input.h inputtype.h interface.h nopp.h pathlength.h spec_arith.h
+input.o: LLlex.h alloc.h arith.h assert.h debug.h idepth.h input.h inputtype.h interface.h nopp.h pathlength.h spec_arith.h static.h
 domacro.o: LLlex.h Lpars.h alloc.h arith.h assert.h botch_free.h class.h debug.h idf.h idfsize.h ifdepth.h input.h interface.h macro.h nopp.h nparams.h parbufsize.h spec_arith.h storage.h textsize.h
-replace.o: LLlex.h alloc.h arith.h assert.h class.h debug.h idf.h input.h interface.h macro.h nopp.h pathlength.h spec_arith.h strsize.h
+replace.o: LLlex.h alloc.h arith.h assert.h class.h debug.h idf.h input.h interface.h macro.h nopp.h pathlength.h spec_arith.h static.h strsize.h
 init.o: alloc.h class.h idf.h interface.h macro.h nopp.h predefine.h
 options.o: align.h arith.h class.h idf.h idfsize.h macro.h maxincl.h nobitfield.h nopp.h sizes.h spec_arith.h storage.h use_tmp.h
 scan.o: class.h idf.h input.h interface.h lapbuf.h macro.h nopp.h nparams.h
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/Parameters b/lang/cem/cemcom/Parameters
index dab11db3c..5fff54b38 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/Parameters
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/Parameters
@@ -130,3 +130,6 @@
 /* describes internal compiler arithmetics */
 #undef	SPECIAL_ARITHMETICS	/* something different from native long */
 
+
+!File: static.h
+#define STATIC			/* decl. spec. for large "static" arrays */
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/dumpidf.c b/lang/cem/cemcom/dumpidf.c
index a7bf5ac78..e6a67c142 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/dumpidf.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/dumpidf.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include	"Lpars.h"
 #include	"label.h"
 #include	"expr.h"
+#include	"static.h"
 
 /*	Some routines (symbol2str, token2str, type2str) which should have
  *	yielded strings are written to yield a pointer to a transient piece
@@ -284,15 +285,16 @@ type2str(tp)
 	return buf;
 }
 
+STATIC char trans_buf[MAXTRANS][300];
+
 char *		/* the ultimate transient buffer supplier */
 next_transient()
 {
 	static int bnum;
-	static char buf[MAXTRANS][300];
 
 	if (++bnum == MAXTRANS)
 		bnum = 0;
-	return buf[bnum];
+	return trans_buf[bnum];
 }
 
 print_expr(msg, expr)
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/input.c b/lang/cem/cemcom/input.c
index daa4e96f3..0fa38e2d9 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/input.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/input.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #include	<system.h>
 #include	"nopp.h"
-#include	"inputtype.h"	/* UF */
+#include	"inputtype.h"
 #include	"interface.h"
 #include	"arith.h"
 #include	"LLlex.h"
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@
 #include	"alloc.h"
 
 #ifndef NOPP
-#include	"idepth.h"	/* UF */
-#include	"debug.h"	/* UF */
-#include	"pathlength.h"	/* UF */
+#include	"idepth.h"
+#include	"debug.h"
+#include	"pathlength.h"
 #include	"assert.h"
+#include	"static.h"
 #endif NOPP
 
 EXPORT char *ipp = 0;		/* input pointer	*/
@@ -445,18 +446,19 @@ setwdir(wdir, fn)
 #ifndef NOPP
 /*	mk_filename() concatenates a dir and filename.
 */
+STATIC char path[PATHLENGTH];
+
 PRIVATE char *
 mk_filename(dir, file)
 	register char *dir, *file;
 {
-	static char newfn[PATHLENGTH];
-	register char *dst = &newfn[0];
+	register char *dst = &path[0];
 
 	if (!(dir[0] == '.' && dir[1] == '\0')) {
 		while (*dst++ = *dir++);
 		*(dst - 1) = '/';
 	}
 	while (*dst++ = *file++);
-	return &newfn[0];
+	return &path[0];
 }
 #endif NOPP
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/replace.c b/lang/cem/cemcom/replace.c
index 8738fa0ec..b19d41ba3 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/replace.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/replace.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include	"class.h"
 #include	"assert.h"
 #include	"interface.h"
+#include	"static.h"
 
 char *strcpy(), *strcat();
 char *long2str();
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ replace(idef)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+STATIC char FilNamBuf[PATHLENGTH];
+
 PRIVATE
 macro_func(idef)
 	struct idf *idef;
@@ -71,8 +74,6 @@ macro_func(idef)
 		replacement texts must be evaluated at the time they are
 		used.
 	*/
-	static char FilNamBuf[PATHLENGTH];
-
 	/* This switch is very blunt...	*/
 	switch (idef->id_text[2]) {
 	case 'F' :			/* __FILE__	*/