diff --git a/armcompile.mk b/armcompile.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a57732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/armcompile.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#
+# This file is part of the COMROGUE Operating System for Raspberry Pi
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2013, Eric J. Bowersox / Erbosoft Enterprises
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This program is free for commercial and non-commercial use as long as the following conditions are
+# adhered to.
+#
+# Copyright in this file remains Eric J. Bowersox and/or Erbosoft, and as such any copyright notices
+# in the code are not to be removed.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted
+# provided that the following conditions are met:
+# 
+# * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and
+#   the following disclaimer.
+# * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and
+#   the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
+# PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+# ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+# TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+# HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+# NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# "Raspberry Pi" is a trademark of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
+
+# Define the directory and prefix for ARM cross-compiler tools.
+ARMDIR ?= /opt/gnuarm/bin
+ARMPREFIX ?= arm-none-eabi
+
+# Define the ARM cross-compiler tools.
+CC := $(ARMDIR)/$(ARMPREFIX)-gcc
+CPP := $(ARMDIR)/$(ARMPREFIX)-cpp
+AS := $(ARMDIR)/$(ARMPREFIX)-as
+LD := $(ARMDIR)/$(ARMPREFIX)-ld
+OBJDUMP := $(ARMDIR)/$(ARMPREFIX)-objdump
+OBJCOPY := $(ARMDIR)/$(ARMPREFIX)-objcopy
+
+# Define the default flags for compilation.
+DEFS := -D__COMROGUE_INTERNALS__
+INCLUDES := -I$(CRBASEDIR)/include -I$(CRBASEDIR)/idl
+CFLAGS := $(INCLUDES) -mabi=aapcs -mfloat-abi=hard -mcpu=arm1176jzf-s -Wall -O2 \
+	  -nostdlib -nostartfiles -ffreestanding $(DEFS)
+AFLAGS := -mcpu=arm1176jzf-s -mfloat-abi=hard
+ASM_CPP_FLAGS := $(INCLUDES) $(DEFS) -D__ASM__
+
+# Standard rule for pre-processing linker script files.
+%.lds: %.Lds
+	$(CPP) $(ASM_CPP_FLAGS) -P -o $@ $<
+
+# Standard rule for preprocessing and assembling assembler files.
+%.o: %.S
+	$(CPP) $(ASM_CPP_FLAGS) -o $(basename $<).s $<
+	$(AS) $(AFLAGS) -o $@ $(basename $<).s
+
+# Standard rule for compiling C files.
+%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 8b0df50..fb6e9fc 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -28,24 +28,9 @@
 # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
 # "Raspberry Pi" is a trademark of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
-
 MAKEFLAGS += -rR
-
-ARMDIR ?= /opt/gnuarm/bin
-ARMPREFIX ?= arm-none-eabi
-CC = $(ARMDIR)/$(ARMPREFIX)-gcc
-CPP = $(ARMDIR)/$(ARMPREFIX)-cpp
-AS = $(ARMDIR)/$(ARMPREFIX)-as
-LD = $(ARMDIR)/$(ARMPREFIX)-ld
-OBJDUMP = $(ARMDIR)/$(ARMPREFIX)-objdump
-OBJCOPY = $(ARMDIR)/$(ARMPREFIX)-objcopy
-
-DEFS = -D__COMROGUE_INTERNALS__
-INCLUDES = -I../include -I../idl
-CFLAGS = $(INCLUDES) -mabi=aapcs -mfloat-abi=hard -mcpu=arm1176jzf-s -Wall -O2 \
-	-nostdlib -nostartfiles -ffreestanding $(DEFS)
-AFLAGS = -mcpu=arm1176jzf-s -mfloat-abi=hard
-ASM_CPP_FLAGS = $(INCLUDES) $(DEFS) -D__ASM__
+CRBASEDIR := $(abspath ..)
+include $(CRBASEDIR)/armcompile.mk
 
 PRESTART_OBJS = prestart.o early_trace.o collect_startup.o early_mm.o
 LIB_OBJS = divide.o qdivrem.o intlib.o objhelp.o rbtree.o str.o strcopymem.o strcomparemem.o strsetmem.o lib_guids.o
@@ -54,24 +39,14 @@ INIT_OBJS = start.o kistart.o init_heap.o
 
 all:	kernel.img
 
-kernel.elf : $(PRESTART_OBJS) $(LIB_OBJS) $(RES_OBJS) $(INIT_OBJS) kernel.lds
+kernel.elf: $(PRESTART_OBJS) $(LIB_OBJS) $(RES_OBJS) $(INIT_OBJS) kernel.lds
 	$(LD) -T kernel.lds $(PRESTART_OBJS) $(LIB_OBJS) $(RES_OBJS) $(INIT_OBJS) -o kernel.elf
 
-kernel.img : kernel.elf
+kernel.img: kernel.elf
 	$(OBJDUMP) -D kernel.elf > kernel.list
 	$(OBJDUMP) -t kernel.elf > kernel.syms
 	sort kernel.syms > kernel.syms.sorted
 	$(OBJCOPY) kernel.elf -O binary kernel.img
 
-%.lds: %.Lds
-	$(CPP) $(ASM_CPP_FLAGS) -P -o $@ $<
-
-%.o: %.S
-	$(CPP) $(ASM_CPP_FLAGS) -o $(basename $<).s $<
-	$(AS) $(AFLAGS) -o $@ $(basename $<).s
-
-%.o: %.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
-
 clean:
 	-rm *.o *.s *.lds kernel.img kernel.elf kernel.list kernel.syms*