diff --git a/dka64/rules/base_rules b/dka64/rules/base_rules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b8a273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dka64/rules/base_rules
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+include $(DEVKITPRO)/devkitA64/base_tools
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%.a:
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	@echo $(notdir $@)
+	@rm -f $@
+	$(AR) -rc $@ $^
+
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%.o: %.cpp
+	@echo $(notdir $<)
+	$(CXX) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d $(CXXFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%.o: %.c
+	@echo $(notdir $<)
+	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%.o: %.s
+	@echo $(notdir $<)
+	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d -x assembler-with-cpp $(ASFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%.o: %.S
+	@echo $(notdir $<)
+	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d -x assembler-with-cpp $(ASFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# canned command sequence for binary data
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+define bin2o
+	bin2s $< | $(AS) -o $(@)
+	echo "extern const u8" `(echo $(<F) | sed -e 's/^\([0-9]\)/_\1/' | tr . _)`"_end[];" > `(echo $(<F) | tr . _)`.h
+	echo "extern const u8" `(echo $(<F) | sed -e 's/^\([0-9]\)/_\1/' | tr . _)`"[];" >> `(echo $(<F) | tr . _)`.h
+	echo "extern const u32" `(echo $(<F) | sed -e 's/^\([0-9]\)/_\1/' | tr . _)`_size";" >> `(echo $(<F) | tr . _)`.h
+endef
+
diff --git a/dka64/rules/base_tools b/dka64/rules/base_tools
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..887aff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dka64/rules/base_tools
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# make sure we have bash on OSX
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+UNAME_S	:=	$(shell uname -s)
+UNAME_R	:=	$(shell uname -r)
+
+ifneq (,$(findstring Darwin,$(UNAME_S)))
+	export SHELL=/bin/bash
+endif
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# path to tools
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export PATH	:=	$(DEVKITPRO)/devkitA64/bin:$(PATH)
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# add portlibs path
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export PORTLIBS_PATH	:=	$(DEVKITPRO)/portlibs
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# the prefix on the compiler executables
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+PREFIX		:=	aarch64-none-elf-
+
+export CC	:=	$(PREFIX)gcc
+export CXX	:=	$(PREFIX)g++
+export AS	:=	$(PREFIX)as
+export AR	:=	$(PREFIX)gcc-ar
+export OBJCOPY	:=	$(PREFIX)objcopy
+export STRIP	:=	$(PREFIX)strip
+export NM	:=	$(PREFIX)gcc-nm
+export RANLIB	:=	$(PREFIX)gcc-ranlib
+
+ISVC=$(or $(VCBUILDHELPER_COMMAND),$(MSBUILDEXTENSIONSPATH32),$(MSBUILDEXTENSIONSPATH))
+
+ifneq (,$(ISVC))
+	ERROR_FILTER	:=	2>&1 | sed -e 's/\(.[a-zA-Z]\+\):\([0-9]\+\):/\1(\2):/g'
+endif
diff --git a/dka64/scripts/build-gcc.sh b/dka64/scripts/build-gcc.sh
index 0d8a32b..7f4d7a5 100755
--- a/dka64/scripts/build-gcc.sh
+++ b/dka64/scripts/build-gcc.sh
@@ -172,3 +172,7 @@ then
 	touch installed-gdb
 fi
 
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# copy base rulesets
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+cp -v $BUILDSCRIPTDIR/dka64/rules/* $prefix