diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/builder.sh b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/builder.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..d3b1f433559c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#! /bin/sh -e
+
+. $stdenv/setup
+
+if test -z "$isNative"; then
+    cflagsCompile="-B$out/bin -B$glibc/lib -isystem $glibc/include"
+    ldflags="-L$glibc/lib -L$gcc/lib " \
+        "-dynamic-linker $glibc/lib/ld-linux.so.2" \
+        "-rpath $glibc/lib -rpath $gcc/lib"
+else
+    cflagsCompile="-B$out/bin"
+fi
+
+mkdir $out
+mkdir $out/bin
+
+
+mkGccWrapper () {
+    local dst=$1
+    local src=$2
+
+    if ! test -f "$src"; then
+        echo "$src does not exist (skipping)"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    sed \
+        -e "s^@cflagsCompile@^$cflagsCompile^g" \
+        -e "s^@cflagsLink@^$cflagsLink^g" \
+        -e "s^@ldflags@^$ldflags^g" \
+        -e "s^@gcc@^$src^g" \
+        < $gccWrapper > $dst
+    chmod +x $dst
+
+}
+
+mkGccWrapper $out/bin/gcc $gcc/bin/gcc
+ln -s gcc $out/bin/cc
+
+mkGccWrapper $out/bin/g++ $gcc/bin/g++
+ln -s g++ $out/bin/c++
+
+mkGccWrapper $out/bin/g77 $gcc/bin/g77
+ln -s g77 $out/bin/f77
+
+
+sed \
+    -e "s^@ldflags@^$ldflags^g" \
+    -e "s^@ld@^$gcc/bin/ld^g" \
+    < $ldWrapper > $out/bin/ld
+chmod +x $out/bin/ld
+
+
+mkdir $out/nix-support
+test -z "$isNative" && echo $gcc > $out/nix-support/orig-gcc
+test -z "$isNative" && echo $glibc > $out/nix-support/orig-glibc
+
+sed \
+    -e "s^@isNative@^$isNative^g" \
+    -e "s^@gcc@^$gcc^g" \
+    -e "s^@glibc@^$glibc^g" \
+    < $setupHook > $out/nix-support/setup-hook
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..da1896611645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# The Nix `gcc' derivation is not directly usable, since it doesn't
+# know where the C library and standard header files are.  Therefore
+# the compiler produced by that package cannot be installed directly
+# in a user environment and used from the command line.  This
+# derivation provides a wrapper that sets up the right environment
+# variables so that the compiler and the linker just "work".
+
+{name, stdenv, isNative, gcc ? null, glibc ? null, binutils ? null}:
+
+assert isNative -> gcc != "";
+assert !isNative -> gcc != null && glibc != null && binutils != null;
+
+derivation {
+  system = stdenv.system;
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+  setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
+  gccWrapper = ./gcc-wrapper.sh;
+  ldWrapper = ./ld-wrapper.sh;
+  inherit name stdenv isNative gcc glibc binutils;
+  langC = if isNative then true else gcc.langC;
+  langCC = if isNative then true else gcc.langCC;
+  langF77 = if isNative then false else gcc.langF77;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/gcc-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/gcc-wrapper.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..59f38086f325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/gcc-wrapper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+if test -n "$NIX_GCC_WRAPPER_START_HOOK"; then
+    . "$NIX_GCC_WRAPPER_START_HOOK"
+fi
+
+if test -z "$NIX_GLIBC_FLAGS_SET"; then
+    NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="@cflagsCompile@ $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE"
+    NIX_CFLAGS_LINK="@cflagsLink@ $NIX_CFLAGS_LINK"
+    NIX_LDFLAGS="@ldflags@ $NIX_LDFLAGS"
+fi
+
+# Figure out if linker flags should be passed.  GCC prints annoying
+# warnings when they are not needed.
+dontLink=0
+if test "$*" = "-v"; then
+    dontLink=1
+else    
+    for i in "$@"; do
+        if test "$i" = "-c"; then
+            dontLink=1
+        elif test "$i" = "-S"; then
+            dontLink=1
+        elif test "$i" = "-E"; then
+            dontLink=1
+        elif test "$i" = "-E"; then
+            dontLink=1
+        elif test "$i" = "-M"; then
+            dontLink=1
+        elif test "$i" = "-MM"; then
+            dontLink=1
+        fi
+    done
+fi
+
+# Add the flags for the C compiler proper.
+extra=($NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE)
+
+if test "$dontLink" != "1"; then
+
+    # Add the flags that should only be passed to the compiler when
+    # linking.
+    extra=(${extra[@]} $NIX_CFLAGS_LINK)
+
+    # Add the flags that should be passed to the linker (and prevent
+    # `ld-wrapper' from adding NIX_LDFLAGS again).
+    for i in $NIX_LDFLAGS; do
+        extra=(${extra[@]} "-Wl,$i")
+    done
+    export NIX_LDFLAGS_SET=1
+
+    if test "$NIX_STRIP_DEBUG" = "1"; then
+        # Add executable-stripping flags.
+        extra=(${extra[@]} $NIX_CFLAGS_STRIP)
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Optionally print debug info.
+if test "$NIX_DEBUG" = "1"; then
+  echo "original flags to @gcc@:" >&2
+  for i in "$@"; do
+      echo "  $i" >&2
+  done
+  echo "extra flags to @gcc@:" >&2
+  for i in ${extra[@]}; do
+      echo "  $i" >&2
+  done
+fi
+
+if test -n "$NIX_GCC_WRAPPER_EXEC_HOOK"; then
+    . "$NIX_GCC_WRAPPER_EXEC_HOOK"
+fi
+
+exec @gcc@ "$@" ${extra[@]}
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2201bbe19d23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+if test -n "$NIX_LD_WRAPPER_START_HOOK"; then
+    . "$NIX_LD_WRAPPER_START_HOOK"
+fi
+
+extra=()
+
+if test -z "$NIX_LDFLAGS_SET"; then
+    extra=(${extra[@]} $NIX_LDFLAGS)
+fi
+
+if test "$NIX_DEBUG" = "1"; then
+  echo "original flags to @ld@:" >&2
+  for i in "$@"; do
+      echo "  $i" >&2
+  done
+  echo "extra flags to @ld@:" >&2
+  for i in ${extra[@]}; do
+      echo "  $i" >&2
+  done
+fi
+
+if test -n "$NIX_LD_WRAPPER_EXEC_HOOK"; then
+    . "$NIX_LD_WRAPPER_EXEC_HOOK"
+fi
+
+exec @ld@ "$@" ${extra[@]}
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a4c52ba803d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+addCVars () {
+    if test -d $1/include; then
+        export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="$NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE -I$1/include"
+    fi
+
+    if test -d $1/lib; then
+        export NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -L$1/lib -rpath $1/lib"
+    fi
+}
+
+envHooks=(${envHooks[@]} addCVars)
+
+if test -z "@isNative@"; then
+    PATH=$PATH:@gcc@/bin:@glibc@/bin
+fi
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-wrapper/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-wrapper/builder.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index fda971e9462c..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-wrapper/builder.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh -e
-
-. $stdenv/setup
-
-mkdir $out
-mkdir $out/bin
-for i in $(cd $gcc/bin && ls); do
-  cat > $out/bin/$i <<EOF
-#! /bin/sh
-
-_NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="-B$glibc/lib -isystem $glibc/include $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE"
-_NIX_CFLAGS_LINK="-L$glibc/lib -L$gcc/lib $NIX_CFLAGS_LINK"
-_NIX_LDFLAGS="-dynamic-linker $glibc/lib/ld-linux.so.2 -rpath $glibc/lib -rpath $gcc/lib $NIX_LDFLAGS"
-  
-IFS=
-
-justcompile=0
-if test "\$*" = "-v"; then
-    justcompile=1
-else    
-    for i in \$@; do
-        if test "\$i" == "-c"; then
-            justcompile=1
-        elif test "\$i" == "-S"; then
-            justcompile=1
-        elif test "\$i" == "-E"; then
-            justcompile=1
-        elif test "\$i" == "-E"; then
-            justcompile=1
-        elif test "\$i" == "-M"; then
-            justcompile=1
-        elif test "\$i" == "-MM"; then
-            justcompile=1
-        fi
-    done
-fi
-
-IFS=" "
-extra=(\$_NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE)
-if test "\$justcompile" != "1"; then
-    extra=(\${extra[@]} \$_NIX_CFLAGS_LINK)
-    for i in \$_NIX_LDFLAGS; do
-        extra=(\${extra[@]} "-Wl,\$i")
-    done
-    if test "\$_NIX_STRIP_DEBUG" == "1"; then
-        extra=(\${extra[@]} -g0 -Wl,-s)
-    fi
-fi
-
-if test "\$NIX_DEBUG" == "1"; then
-  echo "extra flags to @GCC@:" >&2
-  for i in \${extra[@]}; do
-      echo "  \$i" >&2
-  done
-fi
-
-IFS=
-
-exec $gcc/bin/$i \$@ \${extra[@]}
-EOF
-  chmod +x $out/bin/$i
-done
-
-echo $gcc > $out/orig-gcc
-echo $glibc > $out/orig-glibc
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-wrapper/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 33c82a6c2f7d..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# The Nix `gcc' derivation is not directly usable, since it doesn't
-# know where the C library and standard header files are.  Therefore
-# the compiler produced by that package cannot be installed directly
-# in a user environment and used from the command line.  This
-# derivation provides a wrapper that sets up the right environment
-# variables so that the compiler and the linker just "work".
-
-{stdenv, gcc}:
-
-derivation {
-  name = gcc.name; # maybe a bad idea
-  system = stdenv.system;
-  builder = ./builder.sh;
-  glibc = stdenv.param4; # !!! hack
-  inherit stdenv gcc;
-  inherit (gcc) langC langCC langF77;
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/builder.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/builder.sh
index ad788118492c..ac9851607733 100755
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/builder.sh
@@ -1,41 +1,17 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
-# Set up the initial path.
-for i in $initialPath; do
-    PATH=$PATH:$i/bin
-done
+. $stdenv/setup
 
-# Make output directories.
 mkdir $out || exit 1
-mkdir $out/bin || exit 1
 
-# Create the setup script.
 sed \
- -e "s^@OUT@^$out^g" \
- -e "s^@PREHOOK@^$prehook^g" \
- -e "s^@POSTHOOK@^$posthook^g" \
- -e "s^@INITIALPATH@^$initialPath^g" \
- -e "s^@PARAM1@^$param1^g" \
- -e "s^@PARAM2@^$param2^g" \
- -e "s^@PARAM3@^$param3^g" \
- -e "s^@PARAM4@^$param4^g" \
- -e "s^@PARAM5@^$param5^g" \
+ -e "s^@preHook@^$preHook^g" \
+ -e "s^@postHook@^$postHook^g" \
+ -e "s^@initialPath@^$initialPath^g" \
+ -e "s^@gcc@^$gcc^g" \
+ -e "s^@param1@^$param1^g" \
+ -e "s^@param2@^$param2^g" \
+ -e "s^@param3@^$param3^g" \
+ -e "s^@param4@^$param4^g" \
+ -e "s^@param5@^$param5^g" \
  < $setup > $out/setup || exit 1
-
-# Create the gcc wrapper.
-sed \
- -e 's^@GCC\@^$NIX_CC^g' \
- < $gccwrapper > $out/bin/gcc || exit 1
-chmod +x $out/bin/gcc || exit 1
-ln -s gcc $out/bin/cc || exit 1
-
-# Create the g++ wrapper.
-sed \
- -e 's^@GCC\@^$NIX_CXX^g' \
- < $gccwrapper > $out/bin/g++ || exit 1
-chmod +x $out/bin/g++ || exit 1
-ln -s g++ $out/bin/c++ || exit 1
-
-# Create the ld wrapper.
-cp $ldwrapper $out/bin/ld || exit 1
-chmod +x $out/bin/ld || exit 1
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
index 6778b4d131cc..c816e5888080 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
-{system, name, noSysDirs, prehook, posthook, initialPath, 
-  param1, param2, param3, param4, param5}:
+{ stdenv, name, preHook, postHook, initialPath, gcc
+, param1 ? "", param2 ? "", param3 ? "", param4 ? "", param5 ? ""
+}:
+
 derivation {
-  name = name;
-  system = system;
+  inherit stdenv name;
+  system = stdenv.system;
+
   builder = ./builder.sh;
-  noSysDirs = noSysDirs;
 
   setup = ./setup.sh;
-  gccwrapper = ./gcc-wrapper.sh;
-  ldwrapper = ./ld-wrapper.sh;
 
-  prehook = prehook;
-  posthook = posthook;
+  inherit preHook postHook initialPath gcc;
 
-  initialPath = initialPath;
   # TODO: make this more elegant.
-  param1 = param1;
-  param2 = param2;
-  param3 = param3;
-  param4 = param4;
-  param5 = param5;
+  inherit param1 param2 param3 param4 param5;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/gcc-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/gcc-wrapper.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index f68612d2c1e7..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/gcc-wrapper.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh
-
-IFS=
-
-justcompile=0
-for i in $@; do
-    if test "$i" == "-c"; then
-        justcompile=1
-    elif test "$i" == "-S"; then
-        justcompile=1
-    elif test "$i" == "-E"; then
-        justcompile=1
-    elif test "$i" == "-E"; then
-        justcompile=1
-    elif test "$i" == "-M"; then
-        justcompile=1
-    elif test "$i" == "-MM"; then
-        justcompile=1
-    fi
-done
-
-IFS=" "
-extra=($NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE)
-if test "$justcompile" != "1"; then
-    extra=(${extra[@]} $NIX_CFLAGS_LINK)
-    for i in $NIX_LDFLAGS; do
-        extra=(${extra[@]} "-Wl,$i")
-    done
-    if test "$NIX_STRIP_DEBUG" == "1"; then
-        extra=(${extra[@]} -g0 -Wl,-s)
-    fi
-fi
-
-if test "$NIX_DEBUG" == "1"; then
-  echo "extra flags to @GCC@:" >&2
-  for i in ${extra[@]}; do
-      echo "  $i" >&2
-  done
-fi
-
-IFS=
-exec @GCC@ $@ ${extra[@]}
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/ld-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/ld-wrapper.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index e6a2fe74c5e8..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/ld-wrapper.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh
-
-IFS=" "
-extra=($NIX_CFLAGS_LINK $NIX_LDFLAGS)
-if test "$NIX_STRIP_DEBUG" == "1"; then
-    extra=(${extra[@]} -s)
-fi
-
-if test "$NIX_DEBUG" == "1"; then
-  echo "extra flags to @LD@:" >&2
-  for i in ${extra[@]}; do
-      echo "  $i" >&2
-  done
-fi
-
-IFS=
-exec $NIX_LD $@ ${extra[@]}
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
index 25b84bb5edcc..c163c04cb517 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
@@ -1,67 +1,85 @@
+set -e
+
+
 # Set up the initial path.
-for i in @INITIALPATH@; do
-    PATH=$PATH:$i/bin
+PATH=
+for i in @gcc@ @initialPath@; do
+    PATH=$PATH${PATH:+:}$i/bin
 done
-echo $PATH
+
+if test "$NIX_DEBUG" = "1"; then
+    echo "Initial path: $PATH"
+fi
+
 
 # Execute the pre-hook.
-param1=@PARAM1@
-param2=@PARAM2@
-param3=@PARAM3@
-param4=@PARAM4@
-param5=@PARAM5@
-. @PREHOOK@
+param1=@param1@
+param2=@param2@
+param3=@param3@
+param4=@param4@
+param5=@param5@
+. @preHook@
 
-# Add the directory containing the GCC wrappers to the PATH.
-export PATH=@OUT@/bin:$PATH
 
-# Recursively add all buildinputs to the relevant environment variables.
-addtoenv()
+# Recursively find all build inputs.
+findInputs()
 {
-    pkgs="$buildinputs $1"
+    local pkg=$1
+    pkgs=(${pkgs[@]} $pkg)
 
-    if test -d $1/bin; then
-        export PATH=$1/bin:$PATH
+    if test -f $pkg/nix-support/setup-hook; then
+        . $pkg/nix-support/setup-hook
     fi
-
-    if test -d $1/lib; then
-        export NIX_CFLAGS_LINK="-L$1/lib $NIX_CFLAGS_LINK"
-        export NIX_LDFLAGS="-rpath $1/lib $NIX_LDFLAGS"
-    fi
-
-    if test -d $1/lib/pkgconfig; then
-        export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$1/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH
-    fi
-
-    if test -d $1/include; then
-        export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="-I$1/include $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE"
-    fi
-
-    if test -f $1/propagated-build-inputs; then
-        for i in $(cat $1/propagated-build-inputs); do
-            addtoenv $i
+    
+    if test -f $pkg/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs; then
+        for i in $(cat $pkg/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs); do
+            addToEnv $pkg
         done
     fi
 }
 
-oldbuildinputs=$buildinputs
-buildinputs=
-
-for i in $oldbuildinputs; do
-    addtoenv $i
+pkgs=()
+envHooks=()
+for i in $buildinputs; do
+    findInputs $i
 done
 
+
+# Set the relevant environment variables to point to the build inputs
+# found above.
+addToEnv()
+{
+    local pkg=$1
+
+    if test -d $1/bin; then
+        export _PATH=$_PATH:$1/bin
+    fi
+
+    for i in "${envHooks[@]}"; do
+        $i $pkg
+    done
+}
+
+for i in "${pkgs[@]}"; do
+    addToEnv $i
+done
+
+
 # Add the output as an rpath.
 if test "$NIX_NO_SELF_RPATH" != "1"; then
     export NIX_LDFLAGS="-rpath $out/lib $NIX_LDFLAGS"
 fi
 
+
 # Strip debug information by default.
 export NIX_STRIP_DEBUG=1
+export NIX_CFLAGS_STRIP="-g0 -Wl,-s"
+
 
 # Execute the post-hook.
-. @POSTHOOK@
+. @postHook@
 
-if test "$NIX_DEBUG" == "1"; then
-    echo "Setup: PATH=$PATH"
+PATH=$_PATH${_PATH}$PATH
+if test "$NIX_DEBUG" = "1"; then
+    echo "Final path: $PATH"
 fi
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/initial/builder.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/initial/builder.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..8a9f7ab49188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/initial/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#! /bin/sh -e
+
+export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin
+
+mkdir $out
+cat > $out/setup <<EOF
+export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin
+EOF
+chmod +x $out/setup
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/initial/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/initial/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..da0771ce7d26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/initial/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Here we construct an absolutely trivial `initial' standard
+# environment.  It's not actually a functional stdenv, since there is
+# not necessarily a working C compiler.  We need this to build
+# gcc-wrapper et al. for the native stdenv.
+
+{system, name}:
+
+derivation {
+  inherit system name;
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/native/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/native/default.nix
index 2859cc18d0e1..cf5a1da19878 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/native/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/native/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-{system}: (import ../generic) {
+{stdenv}:
+
+(import ../generic) {
   name = "stdenv-native";
-  system = system;
-  prehook = ./prehook.sh;
-  posthook = ./posthook.sh;
+  preHook = ./prehook.sh;
+  postHook = ./posthook.sh;
   initialPath = "/usr/local /usr /";
-  param1 = "";
-  param2 = "";
-  param3 = "";
-  param4 = "";
-  param5 = "";
-  noSysDirs = false;
+
+  inherit stdenv;
+
+  gcc = (import ../../build-support/gcc-wrapper) {
+    inherit stdenv;
+    name = "gcc-native";
+    isNative = true;
+    gcc = "/usr";
+  };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/native/prehook.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/native/prehook.sh
index 72e9c1748702..af1ba16ccbeb 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/native/prehook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/native/prehook.sh
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
 export SHELL=/bin/sh
-
-export NIX_CC=/usr/bin/gcc
-export NIX_CXX=/usr/bin/g++
-export NIX_LD=/usr/bin/ld
diff --git a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
index fde797d16081..4de6e4ca502a 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
     inherit fetchurl stdenv binutils;
   };
 
-  g77 = (import ../development/compilers/gcc-wrapper) {
+  g77 = (import ../build-support/gcc-wrapper) {
     inherit stdenv;
     gcc = (import ../development/compilers/gcc-new) {
       inherit fetchurl stdenv;
diff --git a/pkgs/test/simple/builder.sh b/pkgs/test/simple/builder.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..c155bdc36155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/test/simple/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+export NIX_DEBUG=1
+
+. $stdenv/setup
+
+export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="-v $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE"
+
+mkdir $out
+mkdir $out/bin
+
+cat > hello.c <<EOF
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char * * argv)
+{
+    printf("Hello World!\n");
+    return 0;
+}
+EOF
+
+gcc hello.c -o $out/bin/hello
+
+$out/bin/hello
+
+cat > hello2.cc <<EOF
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main(int argc, char * * argv)
+{
+    std::cout << "Hello World!\n";
+    std::cout << VALUE << std::endl;
+    return 0;
+}
+EOF
+
+g++ hello2.cc -o $out/bin/hello2 -DVALUE="1 + 2 * 3"
+
+$out/bin/hello2
+
+ld -v
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/test/simple/default.nix b/pkgs/test/simple/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2d582f03a511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/test/simple/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+let {
+  system = "i686-linux";
+
+  stdenvInitial = (import ../../stdenv/initial) {
+    name = "stdenv-initial";
+    inherit system;
+  };
+
+  stdenv = (import ../../stdenv/native) {stdenv = stdenvInitial;};
+
+  test = derivation {
+    name = "simple-test";
+    inherit system stdenv;
+    builder = ./builder.sh;
+  };
+
+  body = test;
+}