diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/Makefile b/src/makeBaseApp/Makefile
index 3c59ed49e..edded6207 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/Makefile
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/Makefile
@@ -7,30 +7,21 @@ TEMPLATES_DIR = makeBaseApp
 TEMPLATES += top/Makefile
 TEMPLATES += top/configure/CONFIG
 TEMPLATES += top/configure/CONFIG_APP
+TEMPLATES += top/configure/Makefile
 TEMPLATES += top/configure/RELEASE
+TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES
 TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES.Db
-TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES_ARCHS
-TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES_BUILD
-TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES_DIRS
-TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES_TOP
 TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES.ioc
 TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES.iocBoot
 TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES.registerRecordDeviceDriver
-
-TEMPLATES += top/configure/Makefile
-TEMPLATES += top/configure/makeConfigAppInclude.pl
-TEMPLATES += top/configure/makeDbDepends.pl
-TEMPLATES += top/configure/makeIocCdCommands.pl
-TEMPLATES += top/configure/replaceVAR.pl
+TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES_DIRS
+TEMPLATES += top/configure/RULES_TOP
 
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/Makefile
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/Db/Makefile
-TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/Db/Makefile.Host
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/Db/dbExample1.db
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/Db/dbExample2.db
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/Makefile
-TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/Makefile.Host
-TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/Makefile.Ioc
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/base.dbd
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/baseLIBOBJS
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/caExample.c
@@ -48,8 +39,6 @@ TEMPLATES += top/exampleBoot/ioc/st.cmd
 TEMPLATES += top/simpleApp/Makefile
 TEMPLATES += top/simpleApp/Db/Makefile
 TEMPLATES += top/simpleApp/src/Makefile
-TEMPLATES += top/simpleApp/src/Makefile.Host
-TEMPLATES += top/simpleApp/src/Makefile.Ioc
 
 TEMPLATES += top/simpleBoot/Makefile
 TEMPLATES += top/simpleBoot/nfsCommands
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/CONFIG b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/CONFIG
index 5c6b5a065..0e5821c05 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/CONFIG
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/CONFIG
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #CONFIG
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG_APP
 # Add any changes to make rules here
-#CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS = vxWorks-68040
+
+CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS = vxWorks-68040
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/Makefile b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/Makefile
index 053d91158..87deb69df 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/Makefile
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/Makefile
@@ -6,4 +6,15 @@ TOP=..
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_ARCHS
+TARGETS = CONFIG_APP_INCLUDE
+
+include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
+
+ifeq ($(wildcard $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.$(HOST_ARCH)),$(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.$(HOST_ARCH))
+CONFIG_APP_INCLUDE: $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.$(HOST_ARCH)
+endif
+
+CONFIG_APP_INCLUDE: $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG_APP
+	$(RM) $@
+	@$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/makeConfigAppInclude.pl $(T_A) $@ $(TOP)
+
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/Makefile.Host b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/Makefile.Host
deleted file mode 100644
index 65fd1d270..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/Makefile.Host
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#
-# $Id$
-#
-
-TOP=..
-include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
-
-TARGETS = CONFIG_APP_INCLUDE
-
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_BUILD
-
-ifeq ($(wildcard $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.$(HOST_ARCH)),$(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.$(HOST_ARCH))
-CONFIG_APP_INCLUDE: $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.$(HOST_ARCH)
-endif
-
-CONFIG_APP_INCLUDE: $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG_APP
-	$(RM) $@
-	@$(PERL) $(TOP)/configure/makeConfigAppInclude.pl $(T_A) $@ $(TOP)
-
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/Makefile.Ioc b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/Makefile.Ioc
deleted file mode 100644
index 65fd1d270..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/Makefile.Ioc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#
-# $Id$
-#
-
-TOP=..
-include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
-
-TARGETS = CONFIG_APP_INCLUDE
-
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_BUILD
-
-ifeq ($(wildcard $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.$(HOST_ARCH)),$(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.$(HOST_ARCH))
-CONFIG_APP_INCLUDE: $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.$(HOST_ARCH)
-endif
-
-CONFIG_APP_INCLUDE: $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG_APP
-	$(RM) $@
-	@$(PERL) $(TOP)/configure/makeConfigAppInclude.pl $(T_A) $@ $(TOP)
-
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44f554e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#CONFIG
+include $(EPICS_BASE)/configure/RULES
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES_ARCHS b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES_ARCHS
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ee5484b9..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES_ARCHS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#RULES_ARCHS
-include $(EPICS_BASE)/configure/RULES_ARCHS
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES_BUILD b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES_BUILD
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a87d0322..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#RULES_BUILD
-include $(EPICS_BASE)/configure/RULES_BUILD
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES.registerRecordDeviceDriver
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/makeConfigAppInclude.pl b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/makeConfigAppInclude.pl
deleted file mode 100644
index eb94b7c97..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/makeConfigAppInclude.pl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-# $Id$ 
-
-eval 'exec perl -S $0 ${1+"$@"}'  # -*- Mode: perl -*-
-    if $running_under_some_shell; # makeConfigAppInclude.pl
-
-use Cwd;
-
-$arch = $ARGV[0];
-$outfile = $ARGV[1];
-$top = $ARGV[2];
-
-unlink("${outfile}");
-open(OUT,">${outfile}") or die "$! opening ${outfile}";
-print OUT "#Do not modify this file.\n";
-print OUT "#This file is created during the build.\n";
-
-@files =();
-push(@files,"$top/configure/RELEASE");
-push(@files,"$top/configure/RELEASE.${arch}");
-foreach $file (@files) {
-  if (-r "$file") {
-    open(IN, "$file") or die "Cannot open $file\n";
-    while ($line = <IN>) {
-        next if ( $line =~ /\s*#/ );
-	chomp($line);
-        $_ = $line;
-        #the following looks for
-        # prefix = $(macro)post
-        ($prefix,$macro,$post) = /(.*)\s*=\s*\$\((.*)\)(.*)/;
-        if ($macro eq "") { # true if no macro is present
-            # the following looks for
-            # prefix = post
-            ($prefix,$post) = /(.*)\s*=\s*(.*)/;
-        } else {
-            $base = $applications{$macro};
-            if ($base eq "") {
-                #print "error: $macro was not previously defined\n";
-            } else {
-                $post = $base . $post;
-            }
-        }
-        $applications{$prefix} = $post;
-        if ( -d "$post") { #check that directory exists
-            print OUT "\n";
-            if ( -d "$post/bin/$arch") { #check that directory exists
-                print OUT "${prefix}_BIN = $post/bin/${arch}\n";
-            }
-            if ( -d "$post/lib/$arch") { #check that directory exists
-                print OUT "${prefix}_LIB = $post/lib/${arch}\n";
-            }
-            if ( -d "$post/include") { #check that directory exists
-                print OUT "INSTALL_INCLUDES += -I$post/include\n";
-            }
-            if ( -d "$post/dbd") { #check that directory exists
-                print OUT "INSTALL_DBDFLAGS += -I $post/dbd\n";
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    close IN;
-  }
-}
-close OUT;
-
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/makeDbDepends.pl b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/makeDbDepends.pl
deleted file mode 100644
index bb8042bb8..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/makeDbDepends.pl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-eval 'exec perl -S $0 ${1+"$@"}'  # -*- Mode: perl -*-
-    if $running_under_some_shell; # makeDbDepends.pl
-
-# Called from within the object directory.
-# Searches the .substitutions files (from the command line) for
-# "file xxx {" entries to create a DEPENDS file
-
-open(OUT, ">DEPENDS") or die "Cannot open DEPENDS: $!";
-
-foreach $file (@ARGV) {
-    open(IN, "<$file") or die "Cannot open $file: $!";
-    @substfile = <IN>;
-    close IN or die "Cannot close $file: $!";
-
-    @depends = grep { s/^\s*file\s*(.*)\s*\{.*$/\1/ } @substfile;
-    chomp @depends;
-
-    if (@depends) {
-	$file =~ s/\.substitutions/\.t.db.raw/;
-	print OUT "${file}:: @depends\n";
-    }
-}
-close OUT or die "Cannot close $file: $!";
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/makeIocCdCommands.pl b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/makeIocCdCommands.pl
deleted file mode 100644
index 090aadec9..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/makeIocCdCommands.pl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-eval 'exec perl -S $0 ${1+"$@"}'  # -*- Mode: perl -*-
-    if $running_under_some_shell; # makeIocCdCommands.pl
-
-use Cwd;
-
-$cwd  = cwd();
-#hack for sun4
-$cwd =~ s|/tmp_mnt||;
-$arch = $ARGV[0];
-
-unlink("cdCommands");
-open(OUT,">cdCommands") or die "$! opening cdCommands";
-print OUT "startup = \"$cwd\"\n";
-
-#appbin is kept for compatibility with 3.13.1 
-$appbin = $cwd;
-$appbin =~ s/iocBoot.*//;
-$appbin = $appbin . "/bin/${arch}";
-print OUT "appbin = \"$appbin\"\n";
-
-$top = $cwd;
-$top =~ s/\/iocBoot.*//;
-print OUT "top = \"$top\"\n";
-$topbin = "${top}/bin/${arch}";
-#skip check that top/bin/${arch} exists; src may not have been builT
-print OUT "topbin = \"$topbin\"\n";
-$release = "$top/configure/RELEASE";
-if (-r "$release") {
-    open(IN, "$release") or die "Cannot open $release\n";
-    while ($line = <IN>) {
-        next if ( $line =~ /\s*#/ );
-	chomp($line);
-        $_ = $line;
-        #the following looks for
-        # prefix = $(macro)post
-        ($prefix,$macro,$post) = /(.*)\s*=\s*\$\((.*)\)(.*)/;
-        if ($macro eq "") { # true if no macro is present
-            # the following looks for
-            # prefix = post
-            ($prefix,$post) = /(.*)\s*=\s*(.*)/;
-        } else {
-            $base = $applications{$macro};
-            if ($base eq "") {
-                print "error: $macro was not previously defined\n";
-            } else {
-                $post = $base . $post;
-            }
-        }
-        $applications{$prefix} = $post;
-        $app = lc($prefix);
-        if ( -d "$post") { #check that directory exists
-            print OUT "$app = \"$post\"\n";
-        }
-        if ( -d "$post/bin/$arch") { #check that directory exists
-            print OUT "${app}bin = \"$post/bin/$arch\"\n";
-        }
-    }
-    close IN;
-}
-close OUT;
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/replaceVAR.pl b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/replaceVAR.pl
deleted file mode 100644
index e87474007..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/replaceVAR.pl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-eval 'exec perl -S $0 ${1+"$@"}'  # -*- Mode: perl -*-
-    if $running_under_some_shell; # replaceVAR.pl
-
-# Called from within the object directory
-# Replaces VAR(xxx) with $(xxx)
-# and      VAR_xxx_ with $(xxx)
-
-while (<STDIN>) {
-    s/VAR\(/\$\(/g;
-    s/VAR_([^_]*)_/\$\($1\)/g;
-    print;
-}
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/Db/Makefile b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/Db/Makefile
index 77a421bae..5bcb6dd83 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/Db/Makefile
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/Db/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,29 @@
 TOP=../..
-include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG_APP
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_ARCHS
+include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
+#----------------------------------------
+#  ADD MACRO DEFINITIONS AFTER THIS LINE
+
+#----------------------------------------------------
+#  Optimization of db files using dbst (DEFAULT: NO)
+#DB_OPT = YES
+
+#----------------------------------------------------
+#  Optimization needs the name of the appropriate
+#  dbd file (compare with ../src/Makefile.Vx)
+#DBDNAME = exampleApp.dbd
+
+#----------------------------------------------------
+# Add databases, templates, substitutions like this
+DB += dbExample1.db dbExample2.db
+
+#----------------------------------------------------
+# Declare template files which do not show up in DB
+#USES_TEMPLATE += dbExample2.template
+
+#----------------------------------------------------
+# The following line is for local dbd expansion
+#DBDEXPAND = exampleInclude.dbd
+
+include $(TOP)/configure/RULES.Db
+#----------------------------------------
+#  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/Db/Makefile.Host b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/Db/Makefile.Host
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bcb6dd83..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/Db/Makefile.Host
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-TOP=../..
-include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
-#----------------------------------------
-#  ADD MACRO DEFINITIONS AFTER THIS LINE
-
-#----------------------------------------------------
-#  Optimization of db files using dbst (DEFAULT: NO)
-#DB_OPT = YES
-
-#----------------------------------------------------
-#  Optimization needs the name of the appropriate
-#  dbd file (compare with ../src/Makefile.Vx)
-#DBDNAME = exampleApp.dbd
-
-#----------------------------------------------------
-# Add databases, templates, substitutions like this
-DB += dbExample1.db dbExample2.db
-
-#----------------------------------------------------
-# Declare template files which do not show up in DB
-#USES_TEMPLATE += dbExample2.template
-
-#----------------------------------------------------
-# The following line is for local dbd expansion
-#DBDEXPAND = exampleInclude.dbd
-
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES.Db
-#----------------------------------------
-#  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile
index 256417b88..b76a40e4d 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,43 @@
 TOP=../..
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
+#----------------------------------------
+#  ADD MACRO DEFINITIONS AFTER THIS LINE
 
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_ARCHS
+#USR_CFLAGS += 
+PROD_LIBS	+= ca
+PROD_LIBS	+= Db
+PROD_LIBS	+= Com
+ca_DIR  = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
+Db_DIR  = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
+Com_DIR = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
 
+PROD += caExample
+
+#USR_CFLAGS += 
+
+RECTYPES += xxxRecord.h
+DBDEXPAND = exampleInclude.dbd
+DBDNAME = exampleApp.dbd
+
+LIBRARY_IOC = exampleLib
+
+exampleLib_SRCS += xxxRecord.c
+exampleLib_SRCS += devXxxSoft.c
+exampleLib_SRCS += sncExample.c
+
+#exampleLib_SRCS += registerRecordDeviceDriver.c
+
+LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/registerRecordDeviceDriver.o
+
+LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/iocCore
+LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/seq
+
+-include ../baseLIBOBJS
+
+#Note that the command line that builds the
+#library $(LIBRARY_IOC) may be HUGE (>3kB)
+#
+include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
+#----------------------------------------
+#  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile.Host b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile.Host
deleted file mode 100644
index 94a8e36d8..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile.Host
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-TOP=../..
-include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
-#----------------------------------------
-#  ADD MACRO DEFINITIONS AFTER THIS LINE
-
-#USR_CFLAGS += 
-PROD_LIBS	+= ca
-PROD_LIBS	+= Db
-PROD_LIBS	+= Com
-ca_DIR  = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
-Db_DIR  = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
-Com_DIR = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
-
-PROD += caExample
-
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_BUILD
-#----------------------------------------
-#  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile.Ioc b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile.Ioc
deleted file mode 100644
index db9be8503..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile.Ioc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-TOP=../..
-include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
-#----------------------------------------
-#  ADD MACRO DEFINITIONS AFTER THIS LINE
-
-#USR_CFLAGS += 
-
-RECTYPES += xxxRecord.h
-DBDEXPAND = exampleInclude.dbd
-DBDNAME = exampleApp.dbd
-
-LIBRARY_vxWorks = exampleLib
-
-exampleLib_SRCS += xxxRecord.c
-exampleLib_SRCS += devXxxSoft.c
-exampleLib_SRCS += sncExample.c
-
-#exampleLib_SRCS += registerRecordDeviceDriver.c
-
-LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/registerRecordDeviceDriver.o
-
-LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/iocCore
-LIBOBJS += $(EPICS_BASE_BIN)/seq
-
-include ../baseLIBOBJS
-
-#Note that the command line that builds the
-#library $(LIBNAME) may be HUGE (>3kB)
-#
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_BUILD
-#----------------------------------------
-#  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/simpleApp/src/Makefile b/src/makeBaseApp/top/simpleApp/src/Makefile
index f39a8c973..f2df64cb1 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/simpleApp/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/simpleApp/src/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 TOP=../..
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
+#----------------------------------------
+#  ADD MACRO DEFINITIONS AFTER THIS LINE
+
+#USR_CFLAGS +=
+PROD_LIBS       += ca
+PROD_LIBS       += Db
+PROD_LIBS       += Com
+ca_DIR  = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
+Db_DIR  = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
+Com_DIR = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
+
+#PROD = 
+
+include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_BUILD
+#----------------------------------------
+#  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE
 
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_ARCHS
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/simpleApp/src/Makefile.Host b/src/makeBaseApp/top/simpleApp/src/Makefile.Host
deleted file mode 100644
index b565e35ee..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/simpleApp/src/Makefile.Host
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-TOP=../..
-include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
-#----------------------------------------
-#  ADD MACRO DEFINITIONS AFTER THIS LINE
-
-#USR_CFLAGS +=
-PROD_LIBS       += ca
-PROD_LIBS       += Db
-PROD_LIBS       += Com
-ca_DIR  = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
-Db_DIR  = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
-Com_DIR = $(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
-
-#PROD = 
-
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_BUILD
-#----------------------------------------
-#  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE
-
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/simpleApp/src/Makefile.Ioc b/src/makeBaseApp/top/simpleApp/src/Makefile.Ioc
deleted file mode 100644
index c027a636b..000000000
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/simpleApp/src/Makefile.Ioc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-TOP=../..
-include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
-#----------------------------------------
-#  ADD MACRO DEFINITIONS AFTER THIS LINE
-
-#Note that the command line that builds the
-#library $(LIBNAME) may be HUGE (>3kB)
-#
-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_BUILD
-#----------------------------------------
-#  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE
-