diff --git a/nds/Makefile b/nds/Makefile
index b0aa269..867ab8e 100644
--- a/nds/Makefile
+++ b/nds/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ BUILD		?=	release
 SOURCES		:=	../source ../source/disc_io
 INCLUDES	:=	../include
 DATA		:=
-LIB			:=	$(TOPDIR)/nds/lib
+LIB		:=	$(TOPDIR)/nds/lib
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # options for code generation
@@ -31,15 +31,14 @@ ARCH	:=	-mthumb -mthumb-interwork
 # note: arm9tdmi isn't the correct CPU arch, but anything newer and LD
 # *insists* it has a FPU or VFP, and it won't take no for an answer!
 CFLAGS	:=	-g -Wall -O2\
- 			-mcpu=arm9tdmi -mtune=arm9tdmi -fomit-frame-pointer\
-			-ffast-math \
-			$(ARCH)
+		-march=armv5te -mtune=arm946e-s -fomit-frame-pointer\
+		-ffast-math \
+		$(ARCH)
 
 CFLAGS	+=	$(INCLUDE) -DARM9 -DNDS
 CXXFLAGS	:=	$(CFLAGS)
 
 ASFLAGS	:=	-g $(ARCH)
-LDFLAGS	=	-specs=ds_arm9.specs -g $(ARCH) -mno-fpu -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map)
 
 ifneq ($(BUILD),debug)
 export ARM9BIN	:=	$(LIB)/libfat.a
@@ -48,19 +47,17 @@ export ARM9BIN	:=	$(LIB)/libfatd.a
 CFLAGS	+=	-DFAT_DEBUG
 endif
 
-
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # any extra libraries we wish to link with the project
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBS	:= 
-#-lnds9
- 
+LIBS	:=
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # list of directories containing libraries, this must be the top level containing
 # include and lib
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 LIBDIRS	:=	$(LIBNDS)
- 
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # no real need to edit anything past this point unless you need to add additional
 # rules for different file extensions
@@ -72,49 +69,31 @@ ifneq ($(BUILD),$(notdir $(CURDIR)))
 export DEPSDIR := $(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
 
 export VPATH	:=	$(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(CURDIR)/$(dir)) \
-					$(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
- 
-export CC		:=	$(PREFIX)gcc
-export CXX		:=	$(PREFIX)g++
-export AR		:=	$(PREFIX)ar
-export OBJCOPY	:=	$(PREFIX)objcopy
- 
+			$(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(CURDIR)/$(dir))
+
 CFILES		:=	$(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.c)))
 CPPFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.cpp)))
 SFILES		:=	$(foreach dir,$(SOURCES),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.s)))
 BINFILES	:=	$(foreach dir,$(DATA),$(notdir $(wildcard $(dir)/*.*)))
- 
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# use CXX for linking C++ projects, CC for standard C
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ifeq ($(strip $(CPPFILES)),)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	export LD	:=	$(CC)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-else
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	export LD	:=	$(CXX)
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-endif
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 
 export OFILES	:=	$(addsuffix .o,$(BINFILES)) \
-					$(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o) $(CFILES:.c=.o) $(SFILES:.s=.o)
- 
+			$(CPPFILES:.cpp=.o) $(CFILES:.c=.o) $(SFILES:.s=.o)
+
 export INCLUDE	:=	$(foreach dir,$(INCLUDES),-I$(CURDIR)/$(dir)) \
-					$(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include) \
-					$(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include) \
-					-I$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
- 
+			$(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include) \
+			$(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-I$(dir)/include) \
+			-I$(CURDIR)/$(BUILD)
+
 export LIBPATHS	:=	$(foreach dir,$(LIBDIRS),-L$(dir)/lib)
- 
+
 .PHONY: $(BUILD) clean
- 
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $(BUILD):
 	@[ -d $@ ] || mkdir -p $@
 	@make --no-print-directory -C $(BUILD) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile
- 
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 clean:
 	@echo clean ...
@@ -124,15 +103,15 @@ all: $(ARM9BIN)
 
 dist-bin:
 	@tar --exclude=*CVS* -cvjf $(TOPDIR)/distribute/$(DATESTRING)/libfat-nds-$(DATESTRING).tar.bz2 include lib
-	
-install: dist-bin 
+
+install: dist-bin
 	bzip2 -cd $(TOPDIR)/distribute/$(DATESTRING)/libfat-nds-$(DATESTRING).tar.bz2 | tar -xv -C $(DEVKITPRO)/libnds
- 
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 else
- 
+
 DEPENDS	:=	$(OFILES:.o=.d)
- 
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # main targets
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -141,17 +120,9 @@ $(ARM9BIN)	:	$(OFILES) $(LIB)
 	@$(AR) rcs "$(ARM9BIN)" $(OFILES)
 	@echo built ... $(notdir $@)
 
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# you need a rule like this for each extension you use as binary data 
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%.bin.o	:	%.bin
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	@echo $(notdir $<)
-	@$(bin2o)
-
 
 -include $(DEPENDS)
- 
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 endif
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------