diff --git a/src/coreclr b/src/coreclr
index c0c31320c1..0a5065eff8 160000
--- a/src/coreclr
+++ b/src/coreclr
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c0c31320c1b70d1e4a4b4c865374a296e65b98e4
+Subproject commit 0a5065eff8ed00c77fcfdcaeb576f97013f7a91a
diff --git a/src/linux/CMakeLists.txt b/src/linux/CMakeLists.txt
index bfedd7448d..539fc2628b 100644
--- a/src/linux/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/linux/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.4)
 project(linux)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER /usr/bin/clang++)
+
 # generic settings
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -stdlib=libc++")
 
 # add coreclr
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DPLATFORM_UNIX -DPAL_IMPLEMENTATION -D__LINUX__")
diff --git a/src/linux/test/test_pal.cpp b/src/linux/test/test_pal.cpp
index 091d94e545..c7bcd2eebb 100644
--- a/src/linux/test/test_pal.cpp
+++ b/src/linux/test/test_pal.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-#include "test_pal.h"
-
 #include "pal.h"
-//#include <cppunit/config/SourcePrefix.h>
+#include "test_pal.h"
 
 namespace Microsoft {
 
@@ -38,6 +36,7 @@ namespace Microsoft {
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(sizeof(UINT64),(std::size_t)8);
 
         // windows integer max and min size constants
+
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(CHAR_BIT,8);
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(SCHAR_MIN,-127-1);
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(SCHAR_MAX,127);
@@ -48,9 +47,11 @@ namespace Microsoft {
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INT_MIN,-2147483647-1);
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INT_MAX,2147483647);
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(UINT_MAX,0xffffffff);
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(LONG_MIN,-2147483647L-1);
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(LONG_MAX,2147483647L);
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ULONG_MAX,0xffffffff);
+
+        // TODO: these are part of limits.h and will never fit windows values
+//        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(LONG_MIN,-2147483647L-1);
+//        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(LONG_MAX,2147483647L);
+//        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ULONG_MAX,0xffffffffUL);
 
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(MAXSHORT,0x7fff);
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(MAXLONG,0x7fffffff);
@@ -64,4 +65,4 @@ namespace Microsoft {
 
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}