diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
index 0696e3e..ad73ac2 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
@@ -122,20 +122,10 @@ GNU_DIR_6 = $(WIND_BASE)/gnu/$(VX_GNU_VERSION)-vxworks-$(VXWORKS_VERSION)/$(WIND
 GNU_DIR = $(GNU_DIR_$(VXWORKS_MAJOR_VERSION))
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
-# Wind River moved nm out of GNU_BIN in some versions
+# This finds nm on any supported VxWorks version
 
-WORKBENCH_BIN = $(WIND_BASE)/workbench-$(WORKBENCH_VERSION)/$(WIND_HOST_TYPE)/bin
-UTILITIES_BIN = $(WIND_BASE)/utilities-$(UTILITIES_VERSION)/$(WIND_HOST_TYPE)/bin
-
-NM_DIR_6.4 = $(WORKBENCH_BIN)
-NM_DIR_6.5 = $(WORKBENCH_BIN)
-NM_DIR_6.6 = $(WORKBENCH_BIN)
-NM_DIR_6.7 = $(GNU_BIN)
-NM_DIR_6.8 = $(UTILITIES_BIN)
-NM_DIR_6.9 = $(UTILITIES_BIN)
-NM_DIR = $(firstword $(NM_DIR_$(VXWORKS_VERSION)) $(GNU_BIN))
-
-NM = $(NM_DIR)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)nm$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)$(HOSTEXE)
+NMPROG = $(CMPLR_PREFIX)nm$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)$(HOSTEXE)
+NM = $(firstword $(wildcard $(WIND_BASE)/*/$(WIND_HOST_TYPE)/bin/$(NMPROG)))
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # A linker script is essential for munching from vxWorks 6.6 onwards
@@ -146,14 +136,10 @@ MUNCH_LDFLAGS_6 = -T $(VX_DIR)/target/h/tool/gnu/ldscripts/link.OUT
 MUNCH_LDFLAGS = $(MUNCH_LDFLAGS_$(VXWORKS_MAJOR_VERSION))
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
-# The follow 2 exports prevent gnu cross-compiler
-# from finding wrong assembler (as).
+# These are required by some of the Wind River tools
 export WIND_BASE
+export WIND_HOME = $(WIND_BASE)
 export WIND_HOST_TYPE
-
-#--------------------------------------------------
-# Tornado2.2 
-# The follow export allows vxWorks.h to include gnu header files
 export TOOL_FAMILY = GNU
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.vxWorksCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.vxWorksCommon
index 17696fd..09e3e36 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.vxWorksCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.vxWorksCommon
@@ -34,16 +34,3 @@ VXWORKS_VERSION = 5.5
 WIND_BASE = /usr/local/vw/tornado22-$(ARCH_CLASS)
 #WIND_BASE = /usr/local/vw/vxWorks-$(VXWORKS_VERSION)
 #WIND_BASE = /ade/vxWorks/$(VXWORKS_VERSION)
-
-
-# WorkBench Version number, required for vxWorks 6.x
-
-#WORKBENCH_VERSION = 2.6
-#WORKBENCH_VERSION = 3.0
-#WORKBENCH_VERSION = 3.2
-#WORKBENCH_VERSION = 3.3
-
-
-# Utilities Version number, required from vxWorks 6.8 and later
-
-#UTILITIES_VERSION = 1.0