diff --git a/dkarm-eabi/rules/base_rules b/dkarm-eabi/rules/base_rules
index f0a48d1..2a73ea8 100644
--- a/dkarm-eabi/rules/base_rules
+++ b/dkarm-eabi/rules/base_rules
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# path to tools
+# path to tools - this can be deleted if you set the path in windows
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-export PATH		:=	$(DEVKITARM)/bin:$(DEVKITPRO)/portlibs/arm/bin:$(PATH)
-export PORTLIBS	:=	$(DEVKITPRO)/portlibs/arm
+export PATH		:=	$(DEVKITARM)/bin:$(PATH)
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # the prefix on the compiler executables
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ export AS	:=	$(PREFIX)as
 export AR	:=	$(PREFIX)ar
 export OBJCOPY	:=	$(PREFIX)objcopy
 
+ifneq (,$(VCBUILDHELPER_COMMAND))
+	ERROR_FILTER	:=	2>&1 | sed -e 's/\(.[a-zA-Z]\+\):\([0-9]\+\):/\1(\2):/g'
+endif
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.a:
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -24,88 +28,88 @@ export OBJCOPY	:=	$(PREFIX)objcopy
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.arm.o: %.arm.cpp
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CXX) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.arm.d $(CXXFLAGS) -marm -c $< -o $@
+	$(CXX) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.arm.d $(CXXFLAGS) -marm -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 	
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.arm.o: %.arm.c
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.arm.d $(CFLAGS) -marm -c $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.arm.d $(CFLAGS) -marm -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.arm.o: %.arm.m
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.arm.d $(OBJCFLAGS) -marm -c $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.arm.d $(OBJCFLAGS) -marm -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.thumb.o: %.thumb.cpp
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CXX) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.thumb.d $(CXXFLAGS) -mthumb -c $< -o $@
+	$(CXX) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.thumb.d $(CXXFLAGS) -mthumb -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 	
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.thumb.o: %.thumb.c
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.thumb.d $(CFLAGS) -mthumb -c $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.thumb.d $(CFLAGS) -mthumb -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.thumb.o: %.thumb.m
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.thumb.d $(OBJCFLAGS) -mthumb -c $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.thumb.d $(OBJCFLAGS) -mthumb -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.iwram.o: %.iwram.cpp
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CXX) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.iwram.d $(CXXFLAGS) -marm -mlong-calls -c $< -o $@
+	$(CXX) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.iwram.d $(CXXFLAGS) -marm -mlong-calls -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 	
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.iwram.o: %.iwram.c
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.iwram.d $(CFLAGS) -marm -mlong-calls -c $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.iwram.d $(CFLAGS) -marm -mlong-calls -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.iwram.o: %.iwram.m
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.iwram.d $(OBJCFLAGS) -marm -mlong-calls -c $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.iwram.d $(OBJCFLAGS) -marm -mlong-calls -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.itcm.o: %.itcm.cpp
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CXX) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.itcm.d $(CXXFLAGS) -marm -mlong-calls -c $< -o $@
+	$(CXX) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.itcm.d $(CXXFLAGS) -marm -mlong-calls -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 	
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.itcm.o: %.itcm.c
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.itcm.d $(CFLAGS) -marm -mlong-calls -c $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.itcm.d $(CFLAGS) -marm -mlong-calls -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.itcm.o: %.itcm.m
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.itcm.d $(OBJCFLAGS) -marm -mlong-calls -c $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.itcm.d $(OBJCFLAGS) -marm -mlong-calls -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.o: %.cpp
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CXX) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d $(CXXFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+	$(CXX) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d $(CXXFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 	
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.o: %.c
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.o: %.m
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d $(OBJCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d $(OBJCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.o: %.s
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d -x assembler-with-cpp $(ASFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+	$(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 $@
+	$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d -x assembler-with-cpp $(ASFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # canned command sequence for binary data
diff --git a/dkppc/rules/base_rules b/dkppc/rules/base_rules
index 544d619..05d8867 100644
--- a/dkppc/rules/base_rules
+++ b/dkppc/rules/base_rules
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 export PATH		:=	$(DEVKITPPC)/bin:$(DEVKITPRO)/portlibs/ppc/bin:$(PATH)
 export PORTLIBS	:=	$(DEVKITPRO)/portlibs/ppc
 
+ifneq (,$(VCBUILDHELPER_COMMAND))
+	ERROR_FILTER	:=	2>&1 | sed -e 's/\(.[a-zA-Z]\+\):\([0-9]\+\):/\1(\2):/g'
+endif
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # the prefix on the compiler executables
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -26,27 +30,27 @@ export OBJCOPY	:=	$(PREFIX)objcopy
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.o: %.cpp
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(CXX) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d $(CXXFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+	@$(CXX) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d $(CXXFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 	
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.o: %.c
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+	@$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.o: %.m
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d $(OBJCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+	@$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d $(OBJCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %.o: %.s
 	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d -x assembler-with-cpp $(ASFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+	@$(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 $@
+	@$(CC) -MMD -MP -MF $(DEPSDIR)/$*.d -x assembler-with-cpp $(ASFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ $(ERROR_FILTER)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # canned command sequence for binary data