diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_BASE b/configure/CONFIG_BASE
index e88e1e80d..5b5319b2c 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_BASE
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_BASE
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ TOOLS = $(EPICS_BASE_HOST_BIN)
 # Epics base build tools and tool flags
 
 MAKEBPT                    = $(call PATH_FILTER, $(TOOLS)/makeBpt$(HOSTEXE))
-DBEXPAND                   = $(call PATH_FILTER, $(TOOLS)/dbExpand$(HOSTEXE))
-DBTORECORDTYPEH            = $(call PATH_FILTER, $(TOOLS)/dbToRecordtypeH$(HOSTEXE))
-DBTOMENUH                  = $(call PATH_FILTER, $(TOOLS)/dbToMenuH$(HOSTEXE))
+DBEXPAND                   = $(PERL) $(TOOLS)/dbdExpand.pl
+DBTORECORDTYPEH            = $(PERL) $(TOOLS)/dbdToRecordtypeH.pl
+DBTOMENUH                  = $(PERL) $(TOOLS)/dbdToMenuH.pl
 REGISTERRECORDDEVICEDRIVER = $(PERL) $(TOOLS)/registerRecordDeviceDriver.pl
-CONVERTRELEASE=$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/convertRelease.pl
+CONVERTRELEASE             = $(PERL) $(TOOLS)/convertRelease.pl
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------
 # tools for installing libraries and products
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 88a03d7c6..b370c1d50 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ template/ext_DEPEND_DIRS = tools
 
 # Common
 
+DIRS += dbHost
+dbHost_DEPEND_DIRS = tools
+
 DIRS += libCom
 libCom_DEPEND_DIRS = tools
 
diff --git a/src/dbHost/Getopts.pm b/src/dbHost/Getopts.pm
deleted file mode 100644
index 53b08e447..000000000
--- a/src/dbHost/Getopts.pm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-package Getopts;
-require 5.000;
-require Exporter;
-
-@ISA = qw(Exporter);
-@EXPORT = qw(getopts);
-
-# getopts.pl - our getopts stuff
-#
-# This version of getopts is modified from the Perl original in the
-# following ways:
-#
-# 1. The perl routine in GetOpt::Std allows a perl hash to be passed
-#    in as a third argument and used for storing option values. This
-#    functionality has been deleted.
-# 2. Arguments without a ':' modifier are now counted, rather than
-#    being binary.  This means that multiple copies of the same option
-#    can be detected by the program.
-# 3. A new '@' modifier is provided which collects the option arguments
-#    in an array @opt_X.  Multiple copies of this option are permitted
-#    and push the arguments onto the end of the list.
-
-sub getopts ( $;$ ) {
-    my ($argumentative) = @_;
-    my (@args,$first,$rest);
-    my $errs = 0;
-    local $_;
-    local @EXPORT;
-
-    @args = split( / */, $argumentative );
-    while(@ARGV && ($_ = $ARGV[0]) =~ /^-(.)(.*)/) {
-        ($first,$rest) = ($1,$2);
-        if (/^--$/) {   # early exit if --
-            shift @ARGV;
-            last;
-        }
-        $pos = index($argumentative,$first);
-        if ($pos >= 0) {
-            if (defined($args[$pos+1]) and (index(':@', $args[$pos+1]) >= 0)) {
-                shift(@ARGV);
-                if ($rest eq '') {
-                    ++$errs unless @ARGV;
-                    $rest = shift(@ARGV);
-                }
-		if ($args[$pos+1] eq ':') {
-                    ${"opt_$first"} = $rest;
-		    push @EXPORT, "\$opt_$first";
-		} elsif ($args[$pos+1] eq '@') {
-                    push @{"opt_$first"}, $rest;
-		    push @EXPORT, "\@opt_$first";
-		}
-            } else {
-                ${"opt_$first"} += 1;
-		push @EXPORT, "\$opt_$first";
-                if ($rest eq '') {
-                    shift(@ARGV);
-                } else {
-                    $ARGV[0] = "-$rest";
-                }
-            }
-        } else {
-            warn "Unknown option: $first\n";
-            ++$errs;
-            if ($rest ne '') {
-                $ARGV[0] = "-$rest";
-            } else {
-                shift(@ARGV);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    local $Exporter::ExportLevel = 1;
-    import Getopts;
-    $errs == 0;
-}
-
-1;
diff --git a/src/dbHost/Makefile b/src/dbHost/Makefile
index 0158ca2a5..927d8f53c 100644
--- a/src/dbHost/Makefile
+++ b/src/dbHost/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 TOP=../..
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 
-PERL_MODULES += macLib.pm
-PERL_MODULES += Readfile.pm
 PERL_MODULES += DBD.pm
 PERL_MODULES += DBD/Base.pm
 PERL_MODULES += DBD/Breaktable.pm
diff --git a/src/dbHost/dbdExpand.pl b/src/dbHost/dbdExpand.pl
index 5919ddbe4..34df25f4e 100755
--- a/src/dbHost/dbdExpand.pl
+++ b/src/dbHost/dbdExpand.pl
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 
+#*************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2010 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+#     National Laboratory.
+# EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+# in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+#*************************************************************************
+
+# $Id$
+
 use FindBin qw($Bin);
 use lib "$Bin/../../lib/perl";
 
@@ -8,13 +17,13 @@ use DBD::Parser;
 use DBD::Output;
 use EPICS::Getopts;
 use Readfile;
-use macLib;
+use EPICS::macLib;
 
 getopts('DI@S@o:') or
     die "Usage: dbdExpand [-D] [-I dir] [-S macro=val] [-o out.dbd] in.dbd ...";
 
 my @path = map { split /[:;]/ } @opt_I;
-my $macros = macLib->new(@opt_S);
+my $macros = EPICS::macLib->new(@opt_S);
 my $dbd = DBD->new();
 
 while (@ARGV) {
diff --git a/src/dbHost/dbdReport b/src/dbHost/dbdReport
index a9d198614..b62e84ded 100755
--- a/src/dbHost/dbdReport
+++ b/src/dbHost/dbdReport
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 
+#*************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2010 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+#     National Laboratory.
+# EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+# in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+#*************************************************************************
+
+# $Id$
+
 use FindBin qw($Bin);
 use lib "$Bin/../../lib/perl";
 
 use DBD;
 use DBD::Parser;
 use EPICS::Getopts;
-use macLib;
+use EPICS::macLib;
 use Readfile;
 use Text::Wrap;
 
-#$Readfile::debug = 1;
+#$EPICS::Readfile::debug = 1;
 #$DBD::Parser::debug = 1;
 
 getopts('I@S@') or die usage();
@@ -20,7 +29,7 @@ sub usage() {
 }
 
 my @path = map { split /[:;]/ } @opt_I;
-my $macros = macLib->new(@opt_S);
+my $macros = EPICS::macLib->new(@opt_S);
 my $dbd = DBD->new();
 
 &ParseDBD($dbd, &Readfile(shift @ARGV, $macros, \@opt_I));
diff --git a/src/dbHost/dbdToMenuH.pl b/src/dbHost/dbdToMenuH.pl
index e321bc336..3f52fa446 100755
--- a/src/dbHost/dbdToMenuH.pl
+++ b/src/dbHost/dbdToMenuH.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
+
+#*************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2010 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+#     National Laboratory.
+# EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+# in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+#*************************************************************************
+
 # $Id$
 
 use FindBin qw($Bin);
@@ -8,7 +16,7 @@ use EPICS::Getopts;
 use File::Basename;
 use DBD;
 use DBD::Parser;
-use macLib;
+use EPICS::macLib;
 use Readfile;
 
 my $tool = 'dbdToMenuH.pl';
diff --git a/src/dbHost/dbdToRecordtypeH.pl b/src/dbHost/dbdToRecordtypeH.pl
index 0850b6e2a..6c0f0c575 100755
--- a/src/dbHost/dbdToRecordtypeH.pl
+++ b/src/dbHost/dbdToRecordtypeH.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
+
+#*************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2010 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+#     National Laboratory.
+# EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+# in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+#*************************************************************************
+
 # $Id$
 
 use FindBin qw($Bin);
@@ -8,7 +16,7 @@ use EPICS::Getopts;
 use File::Basename;
 use DBD;
 use DBD::Parser;
-use macLib;
+use EPICS::macLib;
 use Readfile;
 
 my $tool = 'dbdToRecordtypeH.pl';
diff --git a/src/dbHost/Readfile.pm b/src/tools/EPICS/Readfile.pm
similarity index 85%
rename from src/dbHost/Readfile.pm
rename to src/tools/EPICS/Readfile.pm
index 1a04a7e0a..43ee493f4 100644
--- a/src/dbHost/Readfile.pm
+++ b/src/tools/EPICS/Readfile.pm
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
-package Readfile;
+#*************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2010 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+#     National Laboratory.
+# EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+# in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+#*************************************************************************
+
+# $Id$
+
+package EPICS::Readfile;
 require 5.000;
 require Exporter;
 
-use macLib;
+use EPICS::macLib;
 
 @ISA = qw(Exporter);
 @EXPORT = qw(@inputfiles &Readfile);
diff --git a/src/dbHost/macLib.pm b/src/tools/EPICS/macLib.pm
similarity index 92%
rename from src/dbHost/macLib.pm
rename to src/tools/EPICS/macLib.pm
index e4065483c..332ceca67 100644
--- a/src/dbHost/macLib.pm
+++ b/src/tools/EPICS/macLib.pm
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-package macLib::entry;
+#*************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2010 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+#     National Laboratory.
+# EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+# in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+#*************************************************************************
+
+# $Id$
+
+package EPICS::macLib::entry;
 
 sub new ($$) {
     my $class = shift;
@@ -22,7 +31,7 @@ sub report ($) {
 }
 
 
-package macLib;
+package EPICS::macLib;
 
 use Carp;
 
@@ -88,7 +97,7 @@ sub putValue ($$$) {
             $this->{macros}[0]{$name}{raw} = $raw;
         }
     } else {
-        my $entry = macLib::entry->new($name, 'macro');
+        my $entry = EPICS::macLib::entry->new($name, 'macro');
         $entry->{raw} = $raw;
         $this->{macros}[0]{$name} = $entry;
     }
@@ -113,7 +122,7 @@ sub suppressWarning($$) {
 sub expandString($$) {
     my ($this, $src) = @_;
     $this->_expand;
-    my $entry = macLib::entry->new($src, 'string');
+    my $entry = EPICS::macLib::entry->new($src, 'string');
     my $result = $this->_translate($entry, 0, $src);
     return $result unless $entry->{error};
     return $this->{noWarn} ? $result : undef;
diff --git a/src/tools/Makefile b/src/tools/Makefile
index 4dfc7aa1d..73a70cf88 100644
--- a/src/tools/Makefile
+++ b/src/tools/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ TOOLS = $(TOP)/src/tools
 PERL_MODULES += EPICS/Copy.pm
 PERL_MODULES += EPICS/Path.pm
 PERL_MODULES += EPICS/Release.pm
+PERL_MODULES += EPICS/Readfile.pm
 PERL_MODULES += EPICS/Getopts.pm
+PERL_MODULES += EPICS/macLib.pm
 
 PERL_SCRIPTS += convertRelease.pl
 PERL_SCRIPTS += cvsclean.pl