diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9a55b5c0..8f316da2 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ include make/archives.mk
 include make/prerequisites.mk
 include make/crosstool.mk
 include make/bootstrap.mk
+include make/host-tools.mk
 include make/clean.mk
 include make/update.mk
 include make/kernel-$(BOXTYPE_SC).mk
diff --git a/make/archives.mk b/make/archives.mk
index abfb9660..d843c58f 100644
--- a/make/archives.mk
+++ b/make/archives.mk
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ TZDATA_VER=2018e
 $(ARCHIVE)/tzdata$(TZDATA_VER).tar.gz:
 	$(WGET) ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/releases/tzdata$(TZDATA_VER).tar.gz
 
-TZCODE_VER=2018e
-$(ARCHIVE)/tzcode$(TZCODE_VER).tar.gz:
-	$(WGET) ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/releases/tzcode$(TZCODE_VER).tar.gz
-
 PUGIXML_VER=1.9
 $(ARCHIVE)/pugixml-$(PUGIXML_VER).tar.gz:
 	$(WGET) http://github.com/zeux/pugixml/releases/download/v$(PUGIXML_VER)/pugixml-$(PUGIXML_VER).tar.gz
@@ -288,10 +284,6 @@ LIBASS_VER=0.14.0
 $(ARCHIVE)/libass-$(LIBASS_VER).tar.xz:
 	$(WGET) https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/download/$(LIBASS_VER)/libass-$(LIBASS_VER).tar.xz
 
-PKGCONF_VER=0.29.2
-$(ARCHIVE)/pkg-config-$(PKGCONF_VER).tar.gz:
-	$(WGET) https://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/releases/pkg-config-$(PKGCONF_VER).tar.gz
-	
 LIBBDPLUS_VER=0.1.2
 $(ARCHIVE)/libbdplus-$(LIBBDPLUS_VER).tar.bz2:
 	$(WGET) ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/videolan/libbdplus/$(LIBBDPLUS_VER)/libbdplus-$(LIBBDPLUS_VER).tar.bz2
@@ -318,10 +310,6 @@ CORTEX-STRINGS_VER=48fd30c346ff2ab14ca574b770b5c1bcbefadba8
 $(ARCHIVE)/cortex-strings-$(CORTEX-STRINGS_VER).tar.bz2:
 	get-git-archive.sh http://git.linaro.org/git-ro/toolchain/cortex-strings.git $(CORTEX-STRINGS_VER) $(notdir $@) $(ARCHIVE)
 
-U_BOOT_VER=2018.09
-$(ARCHIVE)/u-boot-$(U_BOOT_VER).tar.bz2:
-	$(WGET) ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/u-boot-$(U_BOOT_VER).tar.bz2
-
 DOSFSTOOLS_VER=4.1
 $(ARCHIVE)/dosfstools-$(DOSFSTOOLS_VER).tar.xz:
 	$(WGET) https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/releases/download/v$(DOSFSTOOLS_VER)/dosfstools-$(DOSFSTOOLS_VER).tar.xz
@@ -373,10 +361,6 @@ WGET_VER=1.19.2
 $(ARCHIVE)/wget-$(WGET_VER).tar.gz:
 	$(WGET) http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-$(WGET_VER).tar.gz
 
-MTOOLS_VER=4.0.19
-$(ARCHIVE)/mtools-$(MTOOLS_VER).tar.gz:
-	$(WGET) ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mtools/mtools-$(MTOOLS_VER).tar.gz
-
 ALSA-LIB_VER = 1.1.6
 ALSA-LIB_SOURCE = alsa-lib-$(ALSA-LIB_VER).tar.bz2
 $(ARCHIVE)/$(ALSA-LIB_SOURCE):
diff --git a/make/bootstrap.mk b/make/bootstrap.mk
index 02f23d19..4fe5d760 100644
--- a/make/bootstrap.mk
+++ b/make/bootstrap.mk
@@ -1,14 +1,25 @@
 # makefile to setup and initialize the final buildsystem
 
-BOOTSTRAP  = targetprefix $(D) $(BUILD_TMP) $(CROSS_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR) $(IMAGE_DIR) $(UPDATE_DIR) $(HOST_DIR)/bin includes-and-libs modules host-preqs
+BOOTSTRAP  = targetprefix
+BOOTSTRAP += $(D)
+BOOTSTRAP += $(BUILD_TMP)
+BOOTSTRAP += $(CROSS_DIR)
+BOOTSTRAP += $(STAGING_DIR)
+BOOTSTRAP += $(IMAGE_DIR)
+BOOTSTRAP += $(UPDATE_DIR)
+BOOTSTRAP += $(HOST_DIR)/bin
+BOOTSTRAP += includes-and-libs
+BOOTSTRAP += modules
+BOOTSTRAP += host-preqs
 BOOTSTRAP += $(TARGET_LIB_DIR)/libc.so.6
 
 ifeq ($(BOXSERIES), $(filter $(BOXSERIES), hd2 hd51))
-  BOOTSTRAP += static-libs blobs
+  BOOTSTRAP += static-libs
+  BOOTSTRAP += blobs
 endif
 
-PLAT_INCS  = $(TARGET_LIB_DIR)/firmware
-PLAT_LIBS  = $(TARGET_LIB_DIR) $(STATIC_LIB_DIR)
+PLAT_INCS = $(TARGET_LIB_DIR)/firmware
+PLAT_LIBS = $(TARGET_LIB_DIR) $(STATIC_LIB_DIR)
 
 bootstrap: $(BOOTSTRAP)
 	@echo -e "$(TERM_YELLOW)Bootstrapped for $(shell echo $(BOXTYPE) | sed 's/.*/\u&/') $(BOXMODEL)$(TERM_NORMAL)"
@@ -79,11 +90,11 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/var/update: | $(TARGET_DIR)
 	mkdir -p $@
 ifeq ($(BOXTYPE), coolstream)
 	cp -a $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_DRIVERS-BIN)/$(DRIVERS_DIR)/uldr.bin $@/
-ifeq ($(BOXMODEL), kronos_v2)
+  ifeq ($(BOXMODEL), kronos_v2)
 	cp -a $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_DRIVERS-BIN)/$(DRIVERS_DIR)/u-boot.bin.link $@/u-boot.bin
-else
+  else
 	cp -a $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(NI_DRIVERS-BIN)/$(DRIVERS_DIR)/u-boot.bin $@/
-endif
+  endif
 endif
 
 includes-and-libs: $(PLAT_INCS) $(PLAT_LIBS)
@@ -92,143 +103,6 @@ modules: $(TARGET_LIB_DIR)/modules
 
 blobs: $(TARGET_DIR)/var/update
 
-# helper target to create ccache links (make sure to have ccache installed in /usr/bin ;)
-ccache: find-ccache $(CCACHE) $(HOST_DIR)/bin
-	@ln -sf $(CCACHE) $(HOST_DIR)/bin/cc
-	@ln -sf $(CCACHE) $(HOST_DIR)/bin/gcc
-	@ln -sf $(CCACHE) $(HOST_DIR)/bin/g++
-	@ln -sf $(CCACHE) $(HOST_DIR)/bin/$(TARGET)-gcc
-	@ln -sf $(CCACHE) $(HOST_DIR)/bin/$(TARGET)-g++
-
-# build all needed host-binaries
-host-preqs: pkg-config mkfs.jffs2 mkfs.fat sumtool mkimage zic parted_host mtools resize2fs ccache
-
-pkg-config-preqs:
-	@PATH=$(subst $(HOST_DIR)/bin:,,$(PATH)); \
-	if ! pkg-config --exists glib-2.0; then \
-		echo "pkg-config and glib2-devel packages are needed for building cross-pkg-config."; false; \
-	fi
-
-pkg-config: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/pkg-config
-$(HOST_DIR)/bin/pkg-config: $(ARCHIVE)/pkg-config-$(PKGCONF_VER).tar.gz | $(HOST_DIR)/bin pkg-config-preqs
-	$(REMOVE)/pkg-config-$(PKGCONF_VER)
-	$(UNTAR)/pkg-config-$(PKGCONF_VER).tar.gz
-	$(CHDIR)/pkg-config-$(PKGCONF_VER); \
-		./configure \
-			--with-pc_path=$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH); \
-		$(MAKE); \
-		cp -a pkg-config $(HOST_DIR)/bin; \
-	ln -sf pkg-config $(HOST_DIR)/bin/arm-cx2450x-linux-gnueabi-pkg-config
-	ln -sf pkg-config $(HOST_DIR)/bin/arm-cortex-linux-uclibcgnueabi-pkg-config
-	ln -sf pkg-config $(HOST_DIR)/bin/arm-cortex-linux-gnueabihf-pkg-config
-	$(REMOVE)/pkg-config-$(PKGCONF_VER)
-
-mkfs.jffs2: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.jffs2
-sumtool: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/sumtool
-$(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.jffs2 \
-$(HOST_DIR)/bin/sumtool: $(ARCHIVE)/mtd-utils-$(MTD-UTILS_VER).tar.bz2 | $(HOST_DIR)/bin
-	$(REMOVE)/mtd-utils-$(MTD-UTILS_VER)
-	$(UNTAR)/mtd-utils-$(MTD-UTILS_VER).tar.bz2
-	$(CHDIR)/mtd-utils-$(MTD-UTILS_VER) && \
-		./configure \
-			ZLIB_CFLAGS=" " \
-			ZLIB_LIBS="-lz" \
-			UUID_CFLAGS=" " \
-			UUID_LIBS="-luuid" \
-			--enable-silent-rules \
-			--without-ubifs \
-			--without-xattr \
-			--disable-tests && \
-		$(MAKE)
-	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/mtd-utils-$(MTD-UTILS_VER)/sumtool $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
-	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/mtd-utils-$(MTD-UTILS_VER)/mkfs.jffs2 $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
-	$(REMOVE)/mtd-utils-$(MTD-UTILS_VER)
-
-mkimage: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkimage
-$(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkimage: $(ARCHIVE)/u-boot-$(U_BOOT_VER).tar.bz2 | $(HOST_DIR)/bin
-	$(REMOVE)/u-boot-$(U_BOOT_VER)
-	$(UNTAR)/u-boot-$(U_BOOT_VER).tar.bz2
-	$(CHDIR)/u-boot-$(U_BOOT_VER) && \
-		$(MAKE) defconfig && \
-		$(MAKE) silentoldconfig && \
-		$(MAKE) tools-only
-	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/u-boot-$(U_BOOT_VER)/tools/mkimage $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
-	$(REMOVE)/u-boot-$(U_BOOT_VER)
-
-zic: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/zic
-$(HOST_DIR)/bin/zic: $(ARCHIVE)/tzdata$(TZDATA_VER).tar.gz $(ARCHIVE)/tzcode$(TZCODE_VER).tar.gz | $(HOST_DIR)/bin
-	$(REMOVE)/tzcode
-	mkdir $(BUILD_TMP)/tzcode && \
-	tar -C $(BUILD_TMP)/tzcode -xf $(ARCHIVE)/tzcode$(TZCODE_VER).tar.gz
-	tar -C $(BUILD_TMP)/tzcode -xf $(ARCHIVE)/tzdata$(TZDATA_VER).tar.gz
-	$(CHDIR)/tzcode && \
-		$(MAKE) zic
-	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/tzcode/zic $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
-	$(REMOVE)/tzcode
-
-parted_host: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/parted
-$(HOST_DIR)/bin/parted: $(ARCHIVE)/parted-$(PARTED_VER).tar.xz | $(HOST_DIR)/bin
-	$(REMOVE)/parted-$(PARTED_VER)
-	$(UNTAR)/parted-$(PARTED_VER).tar.xz
-	$(CHDIR)/parted-$(PARTED_VER) && \
-		$(PATCH)/parted-3.2-devmapper-1.patch && \
-		$(PATCH)/parted-3.2-sysmacros.patch && \
-		./configure \
-			--enable-silent-rules \
-			--enable-static \
-			--disable-shared \
-			--disable-device-mapper \
-			--without-readline && \
-		$(MAKE)
-	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/parted-$(PARTED_VER)/parted/parted $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
-	$(REMOVE)/parted-$(PARTED_VER)
-
-mkfs.fat: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.fat
-$(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.fat: $(ARCHIVE)/dosfstools-$(DOSFSTOOLS_VER).tar.xz | $(HOST_DIR)/bin
-	$(REMOVE)/dosfstools-$(DOSFSTOOLS_VER)
-	$(UNTAR)/dosfstools-$(DOSFSTOOLS_VER).tar.xz
-	$(CHDIR)/dosfstools-$(DOSFSTOOLS_VER); \
-		./configure \
-			--without-udev \
-		; \
-		$(MAKE)
-	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/dosfstools-$(DOSFSTOOLS_VER)/src/mkfs.fat $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
-	ln -sf mkfs.fat $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.vfat
-	ln -sf mkfs.fat $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.msdos
-	ln -sf mkfs.fat $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkdosfs
-	$(REMOVE)/dosfstools-$(DOSFSTOOLS_VER)
-
-mtools: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mtools
-$(HOST_DIR)/bin/mtools: $(ARCHIVE)/mtools-$(MTOOLS_VER).tar.gz | $(HOST_DIR)/bin
-	$(REMOVE)/mtools-$(MTOOLS_VER)
-	$(UNTAR)/mtools-$(MTOOLS_VER).tar.gz
-	$(CHDIR)/mtools-$(MTOOLS_VER); \
-		./configure; \
-		$(MAKE)
-	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/mtools-$(MTOOLS_VER)/mtools $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
-	ln -sf mtools $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mcopy
-	$(REMOVE)/mtools-$(MTOOLS_VER)
-
-resize2fs: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/resize2fs
-$(HOST_DIR)/bin/resize2fs: $(ARCHIVE)/e2fsprogs-$(E2FSPROGS_VER).tar.gz | $(HOST_DIR)/bin
-	$(REMOVE)/e2fsprogs-$(E2FSPROGS_VER)
-	$(UNTAR)/e2fsprogs-$(E2FSPROGS_VER).tar.gz
-	$(CHDIR)/e2fsprogs-$(E2FSPROGS_VER) && \
-		./configure; \
-		$(MAKE)
-	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/e2fsprogs-$(E2FSPROGS_VER)/resize/resize2fs $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
-	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/e2fsprogs-$(E2FSPROGS_VER)/misc/mke2fs $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
-	ln -sf mke2fs $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.ext2
-	ln -sf mke2fs $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.ext3
-	ln -sf mke2fs $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.ext4
-	ln -sf mke2fs $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.ext4dev
-	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/e2fsprogs-$(E2FSPROGS_VER)/e2fsck/e2fsck $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
-	ln -sf e2fsck $(HOST_DIR)/bin/fsck.ext2
-	ln -sf e2fsck $(HOST_DIR)/bin/fsck.ext3
-	ln -sf e2fsck $(HOST_DIR)/bin/fsck.ext4
-	ln -sf e2fsck $(HOST_DIR)/bin/fsck.ext4dev
-	$(REMOVE)/e2fsprogs-$(E2FSPROGS_VER)
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # hack to make sure they are always copied
@@ -245,6 +119,3 @@ PHONY += targetprefix
 PHONY += includes-and-libs
 PHONY += modules
 PHONY += blobs
-PHONY += ccache
-PHONY += host-preqs
-PHONY += pkg-config-preqs
diff --git a/make/host-tools.mk b/make/host-tools.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0db918ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/host-tools.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+# makefile to build all needed host-binaries
+
+host-preqs: \
+	host_pkg-config \
+	host_mkfs.jffs2 \
+	host_sumtool \
+	host_mkimage \
+	host_zic \
+	host_parted \
+	host_mkfs.fat \
+	host_mtools \
+	host_resize2fs \
+	ccache
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+HOST_PKG-CONFIG_VER = 0.29.2
+
+$(ARCHIVE)/pkg-config-$(HOST_PKG-CONFIG_VER).tar.gz:
+	$(WGET) https://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/releases/pkg-config-$(HOST_PKG-CONFIG_VER).tar.gz
+	
+pkg-config-preqs:
+	@PATH=$(subst $(HOST_DIR)/bin:,,$(PATH)); \
+	if ! pkg-config --exists glib-2.0; then \
+		echo "pkg-config and glib2-devel packages are needed for building cross-pkg-config."; false; \
+	fi
+
+host_pkg-config: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/pkg-config
+$(HOST_DIR)/bin/pkg-config: $(ARCHIVE)/pkg-config-$(HOST_PKG-CONFIG_VER).tar.gz | $(HOST_DIR)/bin pkg-config-preqs
+	$(REMOVE)/pkg-config-$(HOST_PKG-CONFIG_VER)
+	$(UNTAR)/pkg-config-$(HOST_PKG-CONFIG_VER).tar.gz
+	$(CHDIR)/pkg-config-$(HOST_PKG-CONFIG_VER); \
+		./configure \
+			--with-pc_path=$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH) \
+			; \
+		$(MAKE); \
+		cp -a pkg-config $(HOST_DIR)/bin; \
+	ln -sf pkg-config $(HOST_DIR)/bin/arm-cx2450x-linux-gnueabi-pkg-config
+	ln -sf pkg-config $(HOST_DIR)/bin/arm-cortex-linux-uclibcgnueabi-pkg-config
+	ln -sf pkg-config $(HOST_DIR)/bin/arm-cortex-linux-gnueabihf-pkg-config
+	$(REMOVE)/pkg-config-$(HOST_PKG-CONFIG_VER)
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+HOST_MTD-UTILS_VER = $(MTD-UTILS_VER)
+
+#$(ARCHIVE)/mtd-utils-$(HOST_MTD-UTILS_VER).tar.bz2:
+#	$(WGET) ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/mtd-utils/mtd-utils-$(HOST_MTD-UTILS_VER).tar.bz2
+
+host_mkfs.jffs2: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.jffs2
+host_sumtool: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/sumtool
+$(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.jffs2 \
+$(HOST_DIR)/bin/sumtool: $(ARCHIVE)/mtd-utils-$(HOST_MTD-UTILS_VER).tar.bz2 | $(HOST_DIR)/bin
+	$(REMOVE)/mtd-utils-$(HOST_MTD-UTILS_VER)
+	$(UNTAR)/mtd-utils-$(HOST_MTD-UTILS_VER).tar.bz2
+	$(CHDIR)/mtd-utils-$(HOST_MTD-UTILS_VER); \
+		./configure \
+			ZLIB_CFLAGS=" " \
+			ZLIB_LIBS="-lz" \
+			UUID_CFLAGS=" " \
+			UUID_LIBS="-luuid" \
+			--enable-silent-rules \
+			--without-ubifs \
+			--without-xattr \
+			--disable-tests \
+			; \
+		$(MAKE)
+	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/mtd-utils-$(HOST_MTD-UTILS_VER)/mkfs.jffs2 $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
+	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/mtd-utils-$(HOST_MTD-UTILS_VER)/sumtool $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
+	$(REMOVE)/mtd-utils-$(HOST_MTD-UTILS_VER)
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+HOST_U-BOOT_VER = 2018.09
+
+$(ARCHIVE)/u-boot-$(HOST_U-BOOT_VER).tar.bz2:
+	$(WGET) ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/u-boot-$(HOST_U-BOOT_VER).tar.bz2
+
+host_mkimage: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkimage
+$(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkimage: $(ARCHIVE)/u-boot-$(HOST_U-BOOT_VER).tar.bz2 | $(HOST_DIR)/bin
+	$(REMOVE)/u-boot-$(HOST_U-BOOT_VER)
+	$(UNTAR)/u-boot-$(HOST_U-BOOT_VER).tar.bz2
+	$(CHDIR)/u-boot-$(HOST_U-BOOT_VER); \
+		$(MAKE) defconfig; \
+		$(MAKE) silentoldconfig; \
+		$(MAKE) tools-only
+	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/u-boot-$(HOST_U-BOOT_VER)/tools/mkimage $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
+	$(REMOVE)/u-boot-$(HOST_U-BOOT_VER)
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+HOST_TZDATA_VER = $(TZDATA_VER)
+
+#$(ARCHIVE)/tzdata$(HOST_TZDATA_VER).tar.gz:
+#	$(WGET) ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/releases/tzdata$(HOST_TZDATA_VER).tar.gz
+
+HOST_TZCODE_VER = 2018e
+
+$(ARCHIVE)/tzcode$(HOST_TZCODE_VER).tar.gz:
+	$(WGET) ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/releases/tzcode$(HOST_TZCODE_VER).tar.gz
+
+host_zic: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/zic
+$(HOST_DIR)/bin/zic: $(ARCHIVE)/tzdata$(HOST_TZDATA_VER).tar.gz $(ARCHIVE)/tzcode$(HOST_TZCODE_VER).tar.gz | $(HOST_DIR)/bin
+	$(REMOVE)/tzcode
+	mkdir $(BUILD_TMP)/tzcode
+	$(CHDIR)/tzcode; \
+		tar -xf $(ARCHIVE)/tzcode$(HOST_TZCODE_VER).tar.gz; \
+		tar -xf $(ARCHIVE)/tzdata$(HOST_TZDATA_VER).tar.gz; \
+		$(MAKE) zic
+	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/tzcode/zic $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
+	#$(REMOVE)/tzcode
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+HOST_PARTED_VER = $(PARTED_VER)
+
+#$(ARCHIVE)/parted-$(HOST_PARTED_VER).tar.xz:
+#	$(WGET) http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parted/parted-$(HOST_PARTED_VER).tar.xz
+
+HOST_PARTED_PATCH  = parted-3.2-devmapper-1.patch
+HOST_PARTED_PATCH += parted-3.2-sysmacros.patch
+
+host_parted: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/parted
+$(HOST_DIR)/bin/parted: $(ARCHIVE)/parted-$(HOST_PARTED_VER).tar.xz | $(HOST_DIR)/bin
+	$(REMOVE)/parted-$(HOST_PARTED_VER)
+	$(UNTAR)/parted-$(HOST_PARTED_VER).tar.xz
+	$(CHDIR)/parted-$(HOST_PARTED_VER); \
+		$(call apply_patches, $(HOST_PARTED_PATCH)); \
+		./configure \
+			--enable-silent-rules \
+			--enable-static \
+			--disable-shared \
+			--disable-device-mapper \
+			--without-readline \
+			; \
+		$(MAKE)
+	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/parted-$(HOST_PARTED_VER)/parted/parted $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
+	$(REMOVE)/parted-$(HOST_PARTED_VER)
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+HOST_DOSFSTOOLS_VER = $(DOSFSTOOLS_VER)
+
+#$(ARCHIVE)/dosfstools-$(HOST_DOSFSTOOLS_VER).tar.xz:
+#	$(WGET) https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/releases/download/v$(HOST_DOSFSTOOLS_VER)/dosfstools-$(HOST_DOSFSTOOLS_VER).tar.xz
+
+host_mkfs.fat: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.fat
+$(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.fat: $(ARCHIVE)/dosfstools-$(HOST_DOSFSTOOLS_VER).tar.xz | $(HOST_DIR)/bin
+	$(REMOVE)/dosfstools-$(HOST_DOSFSTOOLS_VER)
+	$(UNTAR)/dosfstools-$(HOST_DOSFSTOOLS_VER).tar.xz
+	$(CHDIR)/dosfstools-$(HOST_DOSFSTOOLS_VER); \
+		./configure \
+			--without-udev \
+			; \
+		$(MAKE)
+	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/dosfstools-$(HOST_DOSFSTOOLS_VER)/src/mkfs.fat $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
+	ln -sf mkfs.fat $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.vfat
+	ln -sf mkfs.fat $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.msdos
+	ln -sf mkfs.fat $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkdosfs
+	$(REMOVE)/dosfstools-$(HOST_DOSFSTOOLS_VER)
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+HOST_MTOOLS_VER = 4.0.19
+
+$(ARCHIVE)/mtools-$(HOST_MTOOLS_VER).tar.gz:
+	$(WGET) ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mtools/mtools-$(HOST_MTOOLS_VER).tar.gz
+
+host_mtools: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mtools
+$(HOST_DIR)/bin/mtools: $(ARCHIVE)/mtools-$(HOST_MTOOLS_VER).tar.gz | $(HOST_DIR)/bin
+	$(REMOVE)/mtools-$(HOST_MTOOLS_VER)
+	$(UNTAR)/mtools-$(HOST_MTOOLS_VER).tar.gz
+	$(CHDIR)/mtools-$(HOST_MTOOLS_VER); \
+		./configure; \
+		$(MAKE)
+	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/mtools-$(HOST_MTOOLS_VER)/mtools $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
+	ln -sf mtools $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mcopy
+	$(REMOVE)/mtools-$(HOST_MTOOLS_VER)
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+HOST_E2FSPROGS_VER = $(E2FSPROGS_VER)
+
+#$(ARCHIVE)/e2fsprogs-$(HOST_E2FSPROGS_VER).tar.gz:
+#	$(WGET) http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs/v$(HOST_E2FSPROGS_VER)/e2fsprogs-$(HOST_E2FSPROGS_VER).tar.gz
+
+host_resize2fs: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/resize2fs
+$(HOST_DIR)/bin/resize2fs: $(ARCHIVE)/e2fsprogs-$(HOST_E2FSPROGS_VER).tar.gz | $(HOST_DIR)/bin
+	$(REMOVE)/e2fsprogs-$(HOST_E2FSPROGS_VER)
+	$(UNTAR)/e2fsprogs-$(HOST_E2FSPROGS_VER).tar.gz
+	$(CHDIR)/e2fsprogs-$(HOST_E2FSPROGS_VER) && \
+		./configure; \
+		$(MAKE)
+	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/e2fsprogs-$(HOST_E2FSPROGS_VER)/resize/resize2fs $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
+	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/e2fsprogs-$(HOST_E2FSPROGS_VER)/misc/mke2fs $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
+	ln -sf mke2fs $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.ext2
+	ln -sf mke2fs $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.ext3
+	ln -sf mke2fs $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.ext4
+	ln -sf mke2fs $(HOST_DIR)/bin/mkfs.ext4dev
+	install -D -m 0755 $(BUILD_TMP)/e2fsprogs-$(HOST_E2FSPROGS_VER)/e2fsck/e2fsck $(HOST_DIR)/bin/
+	ln -sf e2fsck $(HOST_DIR)/bin/fsck.ext2
+	ln -sf e2fsck $(HOST_DIR)/bin/fsck.ext3
+	ln -sf e2fsck $(HOST_DIR)/bin/fsck.ext4
+	ln -sf e2fsck $(HOST_DIR)/bin/fsck.ext4dev
+	$(REMOVE)/e2fsprogs-$(HOST_E2FSPROGS_VER)
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# helper target to create ccache links (make sure to have ccache installed in /usr/bin ;)
+ccache: find-ccache $(CCACHE) $(HOST_DIR)/bin
+	@ln -sf $(CCACHE) $(HOST_DIR)/bin/cc
+	@ln -sf $(CCACHE) $(HOST_DIR)/bin/gcc
+	@ln -sf $(CCACHE) $(HOST_DIR)/bin/g++
+	@ln -sf $(CCACHE) $(HOST_DIR)/bin/$(TARGET)-gcc
+	@ln -sf $(CCACHE) $(HOST_DIR)/bin/$(TARGET)-g++
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+PHONY += host-preqs
+PHONY += ccache
+PHONY += pkg-config-preqs