new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/build_Make.params
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+# This script will set up a Makefile fragment with 
+# platform specifics.  This fragement can be used by
+# the automatically generated Makefile (via the script
+# 'build_Makefile')
+
+# Copied from 'makefile' the "install" tree
+
+HOME=${1-`pwd`}
+if [ ! -d ${HOME}/install ]; then
+  echo "Not an eCos install tree"
+  echo "usage: <eCos_repository>/build_Make.params [<eCos_install_dir>]"
+  exit
+fi
+
+cat <<EOF >Make.params
+
+# Copied from 'makefile' in the "install" tree
+
+EOF
+
+grep export ${HOME}/makefile >>Make.params
+
+cat <<EOF >>Make.params
+
+#
+# Target specific flags, etc.
+#
+
+EOF
+
+cat ${HOME}/install/include/pkgconf/ecos.mak >>Make.params
+
+
+

--- a/examples/build_Makefile
+++ b/examples/build_Makefile
@@ -21,23 +21,8 @@ cat <<EOF >Makefile
 # Makefile for eCos tests
 #
 
-# Copied from 'makefile' the "install" tree
-
-EOF
-
-grep export ${HOME}/makefile >>Makefile
-
-cat <<EOF >>Makefile
-
-#
-# Target specific flags, etc.
-#
-
-EOF
-
-cat ${HOME}/install/include/pkgconf/ecos.mak >>Makefile
-
-cat <<EOF >>Makefile
+# Platform specific setups
+include Make.params
 
 # Simple build rules
 
@@ -54,3 +39,9 @@ DST=${DST-result_prog}
 \${DST}: \${OBJS}
 
 EOF
+
+# Create actual parameters
+
+`dirname $0`/build_Make.params ${HOME}
+
+