diff --git a/configure/RULES_BUILD b/configure/RULES_BUILD
index 37e54372f..e9ee9da3c 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ b/configure/RULES_BUILD
@@ -315,6 +315,22 @@ $(MODNAME): %$(MODEXT): %$(EXE)
 	@$(RM) $@
 	$(LINK.mod)
 
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+# Assembled files (from snippets)
+
+COMMON_ASSEMBLE_FROM_SNIPPETS_ += $(addprefix $(COMMON_DIR)/,$(COMMON_ASSEMBLE_FROM_SNIPPETS))
+
+$(COMMON_ASSEMBLE_FROM_SNIPPETS_): $(COMMON_DIR)/%:
+	@echo "Assembling common file $@ from snippets"
+	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)
+	$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/assembleSnippets.pl -o $(notdir $@) $($(notdir $@)_SNIPPETS)
+	@$(MV) $(notdir $@) $@
+
+$(ASSEMBLE_FROM_SNIPPETS): %:
+	@echo "Assembling file $@ from snippets"
+	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)
+	$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/assembleSnippets.pl -o $(notdir $@) $($(notdir $@)_SNIPPETS)
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
 # Automated testing