diff --git a/dkarm-eabi/rules/base_rules b/dkarm-eabi/rules/base_rules
index 35e9140..06a06ca 100644
--- a/dkarm-eabi/rules/base_rules
+++ b/dkarm-eabi/rules/base_rules
@@ -1,36 +1,11 @@
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# change shell on Snow Leopard
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-UNAME_S	:=	$(shell uname -s)
-UNAME_R	:=	$(shell uname -r)
+include $(DEVKITARM)/base_tools
 
-ifneq (,$(findstring Darwin,$(UNAME_S)))
-	ifneq (,$(findstring 10.8.0,$(UNAME_R)))
-		export SHELL=/bin/bash
-	endif
-endif
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# path to tools
+# add portlibs path
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 export PORTLIBS	:=	$(DEVKITPRO)/portlibs/arm
-export PATH	:=	$(DEVKITARM)/bin:$(PORTLIBS)/bin:$(PATH)
+export PATH	:=	$(PORTLIBS)/bin:$(PATH)
 
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# the prefix on the compiler executables
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PREFIX		:=	arm-none-eabi-
-
-export CC	:=	$(PREFIX)gcc
-export CXX	:=	$(PREFIX)g++
-export AS	:=	$(PREFIX)as
-export AR	:=	$(PREFIX)ar
-export OBJCOPY	:=	$(PREFIX)objcopy
-
-ISVC=$(or $(VCBUILDHELPER_COMMAND),$(MSBUILDEXTENSIONSPATH32),$(MSBUILDEXTENSIONSPATH))
-
-ifneq (,$(ISVC))
-	ERROR_FILTER	:=	2>&1 | sed -e 's/\(.[a-zA-Z]\+\):\([0-9]\+\):/\1(\2):/g'
-endif
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.a:
diff --git a/dkarm-eabi/rules/base_tools b/dkarm-eabi/rules/base_tools
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bd1a82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dkarm-eabi/rules/base_tools
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# change shell on Snow Leopard
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+UNAME_S	:=	$(shell uname -s)
+UNAME_R	:=	$(shell uname -r)
+
+ifneq (,$(findstring Darwin,$(UNAME_S)))
+	ifneq (,$(findstring 10.8.0,$(UNAME_R)))
+		export SHELL=/bin/bash
+	endif
+endif
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# path to tools
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export PATH	:=	$(DEVKITARM)/bin:$(PATH)
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# the prefix on the compiler executables
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+PREFIX		:=	arm-none-eabi-
+
+export CC	:=	$(PREFIX)gcc
+export CXX	:=	$(PREFIX)g++
+export AS	:=	$(PREFIX)as
+export AR	:=	$(PREFIX)ar
+export OBJCOPY	:=	$(PREFIX)objcopy
+export STRIP	:=	$(PREFIX)strip
+export NM	:=	$(PREFIX)nm
+
+ISVC=$(or $(VCBUILDHELPER_COMMAND),$(MSBUILDEXTENSIONSPATH32),$(MSBUILDEXTENSIONSPATH))
+
+ifneq (,$(ISVC))
+	ERROR_FILTER	:=	2>&1 | sed -e 's/\(.[a-zA-Z]\+\):\([0-9]\+\):/\1(\2):/g'
+endif