diff --git a/mk/rt.mk b/mk/rt.mk
index 8113b683807..067721fab4f 100644
--- a/mk/rt.mk
+++ b/mk/rt.mk
@@ -223,147 +223,373 @@ endif
 # compiler-rt
 ################################################################################
 
-ifdef CFG_ENABLE_FAST_MAKE
-COMPRT_DEPS := $(S)/.gitmodules
-else
-COMPRT_DEPS := $(wildcard \
-              $(S)src/compiler-rt/* \
-              $(S)src/compiler-rt/*/* \
-              $(S)src/compiler-rt/*/*/* \
-              $(S)src/compiler-rt/*/*/*/*)
-endif
-
-# compiler-rt's build system is a godawful mess. Here we figure out
-# the ridiculous platform-specific values and paths necessary to get
-# useful artifacts out of it.
+# Everything below is a manual compilation of compiler-rt, disregarding its
+# build system. See comments in `src/bootstrap/native.rs` for more information.
 
 COMPRT_NAME_$(1) := $$(call CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_$(1),compiler-rt)
 COMPRT_LIB_$(1) := $$(RT_OUTPUT_DIR_$(1))/$$(COMPRT_NAME_$(1))
 COMPRT_BUILD_DIR_$(1) := $$(RT_OUTPUT_DIR_$(1))/compiler-rt
 
-COMPRT_ARCH_$(1) := $$(word 1,$$(subst -, ,$(1)))
-
-# All this is to figure out the path to the compiler-rt bin
-ifeq ($$(findstring windows-msvc,$(1)),windows-msvc)
-COMPRT_DIR_$(1) := windows/Release
-COMPRT_LIB_NAME_$(1) := clang_rt.builtins-$$(patsubst i%86,i386,$$(COMPRT_ARCH_$(1)))
-endif
-
-ifeq ($$(findstring windows-gnu,$(1)),windows-gnu)
-COMPRT_DIR_$(1) := windows
-COMPRT_LIB_NAME_$(1) := clang_rt.builtins-$$(COMPRT_ARCH_$(1))
-endif
-
-ifeq ($$(findstring darwin,$(1)),darwin)
-COMPRT_DIR_$(1) := builtins
-COMPRT_LIB_NAME_$(1) := clang_rt.builtins_$$(patsubst i686,i386,$$(COMPRT_ARCH_$(1)))_osx
-endif
-
-ifeq ($$(findstring ios,$(1)),ios)
-COMPRT_DIR_$(1) := builtins
-COMPRT_ARCH_$(1) := $$(patsubst armv7s,armv7em,$$(COMPRT_ARCH_$(1)))
-COMPRT_LIB_NAME_$(1) := clang_rt.hard_pic_$$(COMPRT_ARCH_$(1))_macho_embedded
-ifeq ($$(COMPRT_ARCH_$(1)),aarch64)
-COMPRT_LIB_NAME_$(1) := clang_rt.builtins_arm64_ios
-endif
-COMPRT_DEFINES_$(1) := -DCOMPILER_RT_ENABLE_IOS=ON
-endif
-
-ifndef COMPRT_DIR_$(1)
-# NB: FreeBSD and NetBSD output to "linux"...
-COMPRT_DIR_$(1) := linux
-COMPRT_ARCH_$(1) := $$(patsubst i586,i386,$$(COMPRT_ARCH_$(1)))
-
-ifeq ($$(findstring android,$(1)),android)
-ifeq ($$(findstring arm,$$(COMPRT_ARCH_$(1))),arm)
-COMPRT_ARCH_$(1) := armhf
-endif
-endif
-
-ifeq ($$(findstring eabihf,$(1)),eabihf)
-ifeq ($$(findstring armv7,$(1)),)
-COMPRT_LIB_NAME_$(1) := clang_rt.builtins-armhf
-endif
-endif
-
-ifndef COMPRT_LIB_NAME_$(1)
-COMPRT_LIB_NAME_$(1) := clang_rt.builtins-$$(COMPRT_ARCH_$(1))
-endif
-endif
-
-
-ifeq ($$(findstring windows-gnu,$(1)),windows-gnu)
-COMPRT_LIB_FILE_$(1) := lib$$(COMPRT_LIB_NAME_$(1)).a
-endif
-
-ifeq ($$(findstring android,$(1)),android)
-ifeq ($$(findstring arm,$(1)),arm)
-COMPRT_LIB_FILE_$(1) := $$(call CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_$(1),$$(COMPRT_LIB_NAME_$(1))-android)
-endif
-endif
-
-ifndef COMPRT_LIB_FILE_$(1)
-COMPRT_LIB_FILE_$(1) := $$(call CFG_STATIC_LIB_NAME_$(1),$$(COMPRT_LIB_NAME_$(1)))
-endif
-
-COMPRT_OUTPUT_$(1) := $$(COMPRT_BUILD_DIR_$(1))/lib/$$(COMPRT_DIR_$(1))/$$(COMPRT_LIB_FILE_$(1))
-
-ifeq ($$(findstring windows-msvc,$(1)),windows-msvc)
-COMPRT_BUILD_ARGS_$(1) := //v:m //nologo
-COMPRT_BUILD_TARGET_$(1) := lib/builtins/builtins
-COMPRT_BUILD_CC_$(1) :=
-else
-COMPRT_BUILD_ARGS_$(1) :=
-ifndef COMPRT_BUILD_TARGET_$(1)
-COMPRT_BUILD_TARGET_$(1) := $$(COMPRT_LIB_NAME_$(1))
-endif
-COMPRT_BUILD_CC_$(1) := -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$$(call FIND_COMPILER,$$(CC_$(1))) \
-			-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$$(call FIND_COMPILER,$$(CXX_$(1)))
+# GENERIC_SOURCES in CMakeLists.txt
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) := \
+  absvdi2.o \
+  absvsi2.o \
+  adddf3.o \
+  addsf3.o \
+  addvdi3.o \
+  addvsi3.o \
+  apple_versioning.o \
+  ashldi3.o \
+  ashrdi3.o \
+  clear_cache.o \
+  clzdi2.o \
+  clzsi2.o \
+  cmpdi2.o \
+  comparedf2.o \
+  comparesf2.o \
+  ctzdi2.o \
+  ctzsi2.o \
+  divdc3.o \
+  divdf3.o \
+  divdi3.o \
+  divmoddi4.o \
+  divmodsi4.o \
+  divsc3.o \
+  divsf3.o \
+  divsi3.o \
+  divxc3.o \
+  extendsfdf2.o \
+  extendhfsf2.o \
+  ffsdi2.o \
+  fixdfdi.o \
+  fixdfsi.o \
+  fixsfdi.o \
+  fixsfsi.o \
+  fixunsdfdi.o \
+  fixunsdfsi.o \
+  fixunssfdi.o \
+  fixunssfsi.o \
+  fixunsxfdi.o \
+  fixunsxfsi.o \
+  fixxfdi.o \
+  floatdidf.o \
+  floatdisf.o \
+  floatdixf.o \
+  floatsidf.o \
+  floatsisf.o \
+  floatundidf.o \
+  floatundisf.o \
+  floatundixf.o \
+  floatunsidf.o \
+  floatunsisf.o \
+  int_util.o \
+  lshrdi3.o \
+  moddi3.o \
+  modsi3.o \
+  muldc3.o \
+  muldf3.o \
+  muldi3.o \
+  mulodi4.o \
+  mulosi4.o \
+  muloti4.o \
+  mulsc3.o \
+  mulsf3.o \
+  mulvdi3.o \
+  mulvsi3.o \
+  mulxc3.o \
+  negdf2.o \
+  negdi2.o \
+  negsf2.o \
+  negvdi2.o \
+  negvsi2.o \
+  paritydi2.o \
+  paritysi2.o \
+  popcountdi2.o \
+  popcountsi2.o \
+  powidf2.o \
+  powisf2.o \
+  powixf2.o \
+  subdf3.o \
+  subsf3.o \
+  subvdi3.o \
+  subvsi3.o \
+  truncdfhf2.o \
+  truncdfsf2.o \
+  truncsfhf2.o \
+  ucmpdi2.o \
+  udivdi3.o \
+  udivmoddi4.o \
+  udivmodsi4.o \
+  udivsi3.o \
+  umoddi3.o \
+  umodsi3.o
 
 ifeq ($$(findstring ios,$(1)),)
-COMPRT_BUILD_CC_$(1) := $$(COMPRT_BUILD_CC_$(1)) \
-			-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$$(CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_$(1)) -Wno-error"
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) += \
+  absvti2.o \
+  addtf3.o \
+  addvti3.o \
+  ashlti3.o \
+  ashrti3.o \
+  clzti2.o \
+  cmpti2.o \
+  ctzti2.o \
+  divtf3.o \
+  divti3.o \
+  ffsti2.o \
+  fixdfti.o \
+  fixsfti.o \
+  fixunsdfti.o \
+  fixunssfti.o \
+  fixunsxfti.o \
+  fixxfti.o \
+  floattidf.o \
+  floattisf.o \
+  floattixf.o \
+  floatuntidf.o \
+  floatuntisf.o \
+  floatuntixf.o \
+  lshrti3.o \
+  modti3.o \
+  multf3.o \
+  multi3.o \
+  mulvti3.o \
+  negti2.o \
+  negvti2.o \
+  parityti2.o \
+  popcountti2.o \
+  powitf2.o \
+  subtf3.o \
+  subvti3.o \
+  trampoline_setup.o \
+  ucmpti2.o \
+  udivmodti4.o \
+  udivti3.o \
+  umodti3.o
 endif
 
+ifeq ($$(findstring apple,$(1)),apple)
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) +=  \
+	    atomic_flag_clear.o \
+	    atomic_flag_clear_explicit.o \
+	    atomic_flag_test_and_set.o \
+	    atomic_flag_test_and_set_explicit.o \
+	    atomic_signal_fence.o \
+	    atomic_thread_fence.o
+endif
+
+
+ifeq ($$(findstring windows,$(1)),)
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) += emutls.o
+endif
+
+ifeq ($$(findstring msvc,$(1)),)
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) += gcc_personality_v0.o
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) += emutls.o
+
+ifeq ($$(findstring x86_64,$(1)),x86_64)
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) += \
+      x86_64/chkstk.o \
+      x86_64/chkstk2.o \
+      x86_64/floatdidf.o \
+      x86_64/floatdisf.o \
+      x86_64/floatdixf.o \
+      x86_64/floatundidf.o \
+      x86_64/floatundisf.o \
+      x86_64/floatundixf.o
+endif
+
+ifeq ($$(findstring i686,$$(patsubts i%86,i686,$(1))),i686)
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) += \
+      i386/ashldi3.o \
+      i386/ashrdi3.o \
+      i386/chkstk.o \
+      i386/chkstk2.o \
+      i386/divdi3.o \
+      i386/floatdidf.o \
+      i386/floatdisf.o \
+      i386/floatdixf.o \
+      i386/floatundidf.o \
+      i386/floatundisf.o \
+      i386/floatundixf.o \
+      i386/lshrdi3.o \
+      i386/moddi3.o \
+      i386/muldi3.o \
+      i386/udivdi3.o \
+      i386/umoddi3.o
+endif
+
+else
+
+ifeq ($$(findstring x86_64,$(1)),x86_64)
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) += \
+      x86_64/floatdidf.o \
+      x86_64/floatdisf.o \
+      x86_64/floatdixf.o
+endif
+
+endif
+
+# Generic ARM sources, nothing compiles on iOS though
+ifeq ($$(findstring arm,$(1)),arm)
+ifeq ($$(findstring ios,$(1)),)
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) += \
+  arm/aeabi_cdcmp.o \
+  arm/aeabi_cdcmpeq_check_nan.o \
+  arm/aeabi_cfcmp.o \
+  arm/aeabi_cfcmpeq_check_nan.o \
+  arm/aeabi_dcmp.o \
+  arm/aeabi_div0.o \
+  arm/aeabi_drsub.o \
+  arm/aeabi_fcmp.o \
+  arm/aeabi_frsub.o \
+  arm/aeabi_idivmod.o \
+  arm/aeabi_ldivmod.o \
+  arm/aeabi_memcmp.o \
+  arm/aeabi_memcpy.o \
+  arm/aeabi_memmove.o \
+  arm/aeabi_memset.o \
+  arm/aeabi_uidivmod.o \
+  arm/aeabi_uldivmod.o \
+  arm/bswapdi2.o \
+  arm/bswapsi2.o \
+  arm/clzdi2.o \
+  arm/clzsi2.o \
+  arm/comparesf2.o \
+  arm/divmodsi4.o \
+  arm/divsi3.o \
+  arm/modsi3.o \
+  arm/switch16.o \
+  arm/switch32.o \
+  arm/switch8.o \
+  arm/switchu8.o \
+  arm/sync_synchronize.o \
+  arm/udivmodsi4.o \
+  arm/udivsi3.o \
+  arm/umodsi3.o
+endif
+endif
+
+# Thumb sources
+ifeq ($$(findstring armv7,$(1)),armv7)
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) += \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_add_4.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_add_8.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_and_4.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_and_8.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_max_4.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_max_8.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_min_4.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_min_8.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_nand_4.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_nand_8.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_or_4.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_or_8.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_sub_4.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_sub_8.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_umax_4.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_umax_8.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_umin_4.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_umin_8.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_xor_4.o \
+  arm/sync_fetch_and_xor_8.o
+endif
+
+# VFP sources
+ifeq ($$(findstring eabihf,$(1)),eabihf)
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) += \
+  arm/adddf3vfp.o \
+  arm/addsf3vfp.o \
+  arm/divdf3vfp.o \
+  arm/divsf3vfp.o \
+  arm/eqdf2vfp.o \
+  arm/eqsf2vfp.o \
+  arm/extendsfdf2vfp.o \
+  arm/fixdfsivfp.o \
+  arm/fixsfsivfp.o \
+  arm/fixunsdfsivfp.o \
+  arm/fixunssfsivfp.o \
+  arm/floatsidfvfp.o \
+  arm/floatsisfvfp.o \
+  arm/floatunssidfvfp.o \
+  arm/floatunssisfvfp.o \
+  arm/gedf2vfp.o \
+  arm/gesf2vfp.o \
+  arm/gtdf2vfp.o \
+  arm/gtsf2vfp.o \
+  arm/ledf2vfp.o \
+  arm/lesf2vfp.o \
+  arm/ltdf2vfp.o \
+  arm/ltsf2vfp.o \
+  arm/muldf3vfp.o \
+  arm/mulsf3vfp.o \
+  arm/negdf2vfp.o \
+  arm/negsf2vfp.o \
+  arm/nedf2vfp.o \
+  arm/nesf2vfp.o \
+  arm/restore_vfp_d8_d15_regs.o \
+  arm/save_vfp_d8_d15_regs.o \
+  arm/subdf3vfp.o \
+  arm/subsf3vfp.o \
+  arm/truncdfsf2vfp.o \
+  arm/unorddf2vfp.o \
+  arm/unordsf2vfp.o
+endif
+
+ifeq ($$(findstring aarch64,$(1)),aarch64)
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) += \
+  comparetf2.o \
+  extenddftf2.o \
+  extendsftf2.o \
+  fixtfdi.o \
+  fixtfsi.o \
+  fixtfti.o \
+  fixunstfdi.o \
+  fixunstfsi.o \
+  fixunstfti.o \
+  floatditf.o \
+  floatsitf.o \
+  floatunditf.o \
+  floatunsitf.o \
+  multc3.o \
+  trunctfdf2.o \
+  trunctfsf2.o
+endif
+
+ifeq ($$(findstring msvc,$(1)),msvc)
+$$(COMPRT_BUILD_DIR_$(1))/%.o: CFLAGS += -Zl -D__func__=__FUNCTION__
+else
+$$(COMPRT_BUILD_DIR_$(1))/%.o: CFLAGS += -fno-builtin -fvisibility=hidden \
+	-fomit-frame-pointer -ffreestanding
+endif
+
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) := $$(COMPRT_OBJS_$(1):%=$$(COMPRT_BUILD_DIR_$(1))/%)
+
+$$(COMPRT_BUILD_DIR_$(1))/%.o: $(S)src/compiler-rt/lib/builtins/%.c
+	@mkdir -p $$(@D)
+	@$$(call E, compile: $$@)
+	$$(Q)$$(call CFG_COMPILE_C_$(1),$$@,$$<)
+
+$$(COMPRT_BUILD_DIR_$(1))/%.o: $(S)src/compiler-rt/lib/builtins/%.S \
+	    $$(LLVM_CONFIG_$$(CFG_BUILD))
+	@mkdir -p $$(@D)
+	@$$(call E, compile: $$@)
+	$$(Q)$$(call CFG_ASSEMBLE_$(1),$$@,$$<)
+
+ifeq ($$(findstring msvc,$(1)),msvc)
+$$(COMPRT_BUILD_DIR_$(1))/%.o: \
+	export INCLUDE := $$(CFG_MSVC_INCLUDE_PATH_$$(HOST_$(1)))
 endif
 
 ifeq ($$(findstring emscripten,$(1)),emscripten)
-
 # FIXME: emscripten doesn't use compiler-rt and can't build it without
 # further hacks
-$$(COMPRT_LIB_$(1)):
-	touch $$@
-
-else
-
-$$(COMPRT_LIB_$(1)): $$(COMPRT_DEPS) $$(MKFILE_DEPS) $$(LLVM_CONFIG_$$(CFG_BUILD))
-	@$$(call E, cmake: compiler-rt)
-	$$(Q)rm -rf $$(COMPRT_BUILD_DIR_$(1))
-	$$(Q)mkdir $$(COMPRT_BUILD_DIR_$(1))
-	$$(Q)cd "$$(COMPRT_BUILD_DIR_$(1))"; \
-		$$(CFG_CMAKE) "$(S)src/compiler-rt" \
-		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$$(LLVM_BUILD_CONFIG_MODE) \
-		-DLLVM_CONFIG_PATH=$$(LLVM_CONFIG_$$(CFG_BUILD)) \
-		-DCOMPILER_RT_DEFAULT_TARGET_TRIPLE=$(1) \
-		-DCOMPILER_RT_BUILD_SANITIZERS=OFF \
-		-DCOMPILER_RT_BUILD_EMUTLS=OFF \
-		$$(COMPRT_DEFINES_$(1)) \
-		$$(COMPRT_BUILD_CC_$(1)) \
-		-G"$$(CFG_CMAKE_GENERATOR)"
-ifneq ($$(CFG_NINJA),)
-	$$(CFG_CMAKE) --build "$$(COMPRT_BUILD_DIR_$(1))" \
-		--target $$(COMPRT_BUILD_TARGET_$(1)) \
-		--config $$(LLVM_BUILD_CONFIG_MODE) \
-		-- $$(COMPRT_BUILD_ARGS_$(1))
-else
-	$$(Q)$$(CFG_CMAKE) --build "$$(COMPRT_BUILD_DIR_$(1))" \
-		--target $$(COMPRT_BUILD_TARGET_$(1)) \
-		--config $$(LLVM_BUILD_CONFIG_MODE) \
-		-- $$(COMPRT_BUILD_ARGS_$(1)) $$(MFLAGS)
+COMPRT_OBJS_$(1) :=
 endif
-	$$(Q)cp "$$(COMPRT_OUTPUT_$(1))" $$@
 
-endif
+$$(COMPRT_LIB_$(1)): $$(COMPRT_OBJS_$(1))
+	@$$(call E, link: $$@)
+	$$(Q)$$(call CFG_CREATE_ARCHIVE_$(1),$$@) $$^
 
 ################################################################################
 # libbacktrace
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/Cargo.lock b/src/bootstrap/Cargo.lock
index 39c7a375011..1290f2a404b 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src/bootstrap/Cargo.lock
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "build_helper 0.1.0",
  "cmake 0.1.17 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "filetime 0.1.10 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "gcc 0.3.26 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "gcc 0.3.31 (git+https://github.com/alexcrichton/gcc-rs)",
  "getopts 0.2.14 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "kernel32-sys 0.2.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "libc 0.2.9 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ name = "cmake"
 version = "0.1.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
- "gcc 0.3.26 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "gcc 0.3.31 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gcc"
-version = "0.3.26"
+version = "0.3.31"
+source = "git+https://github.com/alexcrichton/gcc-rs#b8e2400883f1a2749b323354dad372cdd1c838c7"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "gcc"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/Cargo.toml b/src/bootstrap/Cargo.toml
index cde4a825be1..02746034cca 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/bootstrap/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ getopts = "0.2"
 rustc-serialize = "0.3"
 winapi = "0.2"
 kernel32-sys = "0.2"
-gcc = "0.3.17"
+gcc = { git = "https://github.com/alexcrichton/gcc-rs" }
 libc = "0.2"
 md5 = "0.1"
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/native.rs b/src/bootstrap/native.rs
index 83e9393fbae..05ecbc0cada 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/native.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/native.rs
@@ -133,86 +133,395 @@ fn check_llvm_version(build: &Build, llvm_config: &Path) {
 
 /// Compiles the `compiler-rt` library, or at least the builtins part of it.
 ///
-/// This uses the CMake build system and an existing LLVM build directory to
-/// compile the project.
+/// Note that while compiler-rt has a build system associated with it, we
+/// specifically don't use it here. The compiler-rt build system, written in
+/// CMake, is actually *very* difficult to work with in terms of getting it to
+/// compile on all the relevant platforms we want it to compile on. In the end
+/// it became so much pain to work with local patches, work around the oddities
+/// of the build system, etc, that we're just building everything by hand now.
+///
+/// In general compiler-rt is just a bunch of intrinsics that are in practice
+/// *very* stable. We just need to make sure that all the relevant functions and
+/// such are compiled somewhere and placed in an object file somewhere.
+/// Eventually, these should all be written in Rust!
+///
+/// So below you'll find a listing of every single file in the compiler-rt repo
+/// that we're compiling. We just reach in and compile with the `gcc` crate
+/// which should have all the relevant flags and such already configured.
+///
+/// The risk here is that if we update compiler-rt we may need to compile some
+/// new intrinsics, but to be honest we surely don't use all of the intrinsics
+/// listed below today so the likelihood of us actually needing a new intrinsic
+/// is quite low. The failure case is also just that someone reports a link
+/// error (if any) and then we just add it to the list. Overall, that cost is
+/// far far less than working with compiler-rt's build system over time.
 pub fn compiler_rt(build: &Build, target: &str) {
-    let dst = build.compiler_rt_out(target);
-    let arch = target.split('-').next().unwrap();
-    let mode = if build.config.rust_optimize {"Release"} else {"Debug"};
-
-    let build_llvm_config = build.llvm_config(&build.config.build);
-    let mut cfg = cmake::Config::new(build.src.join("src/compiler-rt"));
-    cfg.target(target)
-       .host(&build.config.build)
-       .out_dir(&dst)
-       .profile(mode)
-       .define("LLVM_CONFIG_PATH", build_llvm_config)
-       .define("COMPILER_RT_DEFAULT_TARGET_TRIPLE", target)
-       .define("COMPILER_RT_BUILD_SANITIZERS", "OFF")
-       .define("COMPILER_RT_BUILD_EMUTLS", "OFF")
-       // inform about c/c++ compilers, the c++ compiler isn't actually used but
-       // it's needed to get the initial configure to work on all platforms.
-       .define("CMAKE_C_COMPILER", build.cc(target))
-       .define("CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER", build.cc(target));
-
-    let (dir, build_target, libname) = if target.contains("linux") ||
-                                          target.contains("freebsd") ||
-                                          target.contains("netbsd") {
-        let os_extra = if target.contains("android") && target.contains("arm") {
-            "-android"
-        } else {
-            ""
-        };
-        let builtins_arch = match arch {
-            "i586" => "i386",
-            "arm" | "armv7" if target.contains("android") => "armhf",
-            "arm" if target.contains("eabihf") => "armhf",
-            _ => arch,
-        };
-        let target = format!("clang_rt.builtins-{}", builtins_arch);
-        ("linux".to_string(),
-         target.clone(),
-         format!("{}{}", target, os_extra))
-    } else if target.contains("apple-darwin") {
-        let builtins_arch = match arch {
-            "i686" => "i386",
-            _ => arch,
-        };
-        let target = format!("clang_rt.builtins_{}_osx", builtins_arch);
-        ("builtins".to_string(), target.clone(), target)
-    } else if target.contains("apple-ios") {
-        cfg.define("COMPILER_RT_ENABLE_IOS", "ON");
-        let target = match arch {
-            "armv7s" => "hard_pic_armv7em_macho_embedded".to_string(),
-            "aarch64" => "builtins_arm64_ios".to_string(),
-            _ => format!("hard_pic_{}_macho_embedded", arch),
-        };
-        ("builtins".to_string(), target.clone(), target)
-    } else if target.contains("windows-gnu") {
-        let target = format!("clang_rt.builtins-{}", arch);
-        ("windows".to_string(), target.clone(), target)
-    } else if target.contains("windows-msvc") {
-        let builtins_arch = match arch {
-            "i586" | "i686" => "i386",
-            _ => arch,
-        };
-        (format!("windows/{}", mode),
-         "lib/builtins/builtins".to_string(),
-         format!("clang_rt.builtins-{}", builtins_arch))
-    } else {
-        panic!("can't get os from target: {}", target)
-    };
-    let output = dst.join("build/lib").join(dir)
-                    .join(staticlib(&libname, target));
+    let build_dir = build.compiler_rt_out(target);
+    let output = build_dir.join(staticlib("compiler-rt", target));
     build.compiler_rt_built.borrow_mut().insert(target.to_string(),
                                                 output.clone());
-    if fs::metadata(&output).is_ok() {
+    t!(fs::create_dir_all(&build_dir));
+
+    let mut cfg = gcc::Config::new();
+    cfg.cargo_metadata(false)
+       .out_dir(&build_dir)
+       .target(target)
+       .host(&build.config.build)
+       .opt_level(2)
+       .debug(false);
+
+    if target.contains("msvc") {
+        // Don't pull in extra libraries on MSVC
+        cfg.flag("/Zl");
+
+        // Emulate C99 and C++11's __func__ for MSVC prior to 2013 CTP
+        cfg.define("__func__", Some("__FUNCTION__"));
+    } else {
+        // Turn off various features of gcc and such, mostly copying
+        // compiler-rt's build system already
+        cfg.flag("-fno-builtin");
+        cfg.flag("-fvisibility=hidden");
+        cfg.flag("-fomit-frame-pointer");
+        cfg.flag("-ffreestanding");
+    }
+
+    let mut sources = vec![
+        "absvdi2.c",
+        "absvsi2.c",
+        "adddf3.c",
+        "addsf3.c",
+        "addvdi3.c",
+        "addvsi3.c",
+        "apple_versioning.c",
+        "ashldi3.c",
+        "ashrdi3.c",
+        "clear_cache.c",
+        "clzdi2.c",
+        "clzsi2.c",
+        "cmpdi2.c",
+        "comparedf2.c",
+        "comparesf2.c",
+        "ctzdi2.c",
+        "ctzsi2.c",
+        "divdc3.c",
+        "divdf3.c",
+        "divdi3.c",
+        "divmoddi4.c",
+        "divmodsi4.c",
+        "divsc3.c",
+        "divsf3.c",
+        "divsi3.c",
+        "divxc3.c",
+        "extendsfdf2.c",
+        "extendhfsf2.c",
+        "ffsdi2.c",
+        "fixdfdi.c",
+        "fixdfsi.c",
+        "fixsfdi.c",
+        "fixsfsi.c",
+        "fixunsdfdi.c",
+        "fixunsdfsi.c",
+        "fixunssfdi.c",
+        "fixunssfsi.c",
+        "fixunsxfdi.c",
+        "fixunsxfsi.c",
+        "fixxfdi.c",
+        "floatdidf.c",
+        "floatdisf.c",
+        "floatdixf.c",
+        "floatsidf.c",
+        "floatsisf.c",
+        "floatundidf.c",
+        "floatundisf.c",
+        "floatundixf.c",
+        "floatunsidf.c",
+        "floatunsisf.c",
+        "int_util.c",
+        "lshrdi3.c",
+        "moddi3.c",
+        "modsi3.c",
+        "muldc3.c",
+        "muldf3.c",
+        "muldi3.c",
+        "mulodi4.c",
+        "mulosi4.c",
+        "muloti4.c",
+        "mulsc3.c",
+        "mulsf3.c",
+        "mulvdi3.c",
+        "mulvsi3.c",
+        "mulxc3.c",
+        "negdf2.c",
+        "negdi2.c",
+        "negsf2.c",
+        "negvdi2.c",
+        "negvsi2.c",
+        "paritydi2.c",
+        "paritysi2.c",
+        "popcountdi2.c",
+        "popcountsi2.c",
+        "powidf2.c",
+        "powisf2.c",
+        "powixf2.c",
+        "subdf3.c",
+        "subsf3.c",
+        "subvdi3.c",
+        "subvsi3.c",
+        "truncdfhf2.c",
+        "truncdfsf2.c",
+        "truncsfhf2.c",
+        "ucmpdi2.c",
+        "udivdi3.c",
+        "udivmoddi4.c",
+        "udivmodsi4.c",
+        "udivsi3.c",
+        "umoddi3.c",
+        "umodsi3.c",
+    ];
+
+    if !target.contains("ios") {
+        sources.extend(vec![
+            "absvti2.c",
+            "addtf3.c",
+            "addvti3.c",
+            "ashlti3.c",
+            "ashrti3.c",
+            "clzti2.c",
+            "cmpti2.c",
+            "ctzti2.c",
+            "divtf3.c",
+            "divti3.c",
+            "ffsti2.c",
+            "fixdfti.c",
+            "fixsfti.c",
+            "fixunsdfti.c",
+            "fixunssfti.c",
+            "fixunsxfti.c",
+            "fixxfti.c",
+            "floattidf.c",
+            "floattisf.c",
+            "floattixf.c",
+            "floatuntidf.c",
+            "floatuntisf.c",
+            "floatuntixf.c",
+            "lshrti3.c",
+            "modti3.c",
+            "multf3.c",
+            "multi3.c",
+            "mulvti3.c",
+            "negti2.c",
+            "negvti2.c",
+            "parityti2.c",
+            "popcountti2.c",
+            "powitf2.c",
+            "subtf3.c",
+            "subvti3.c",
+            "trampoline_setup.c",
+            "ucmpti2.c",
+            "udivmodti4.c",
+            "udivti3.c",
+            "umodti3.c",
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    if target.contains("apple") {
+        sources.extend(vec![
+            "atomic_flag_clear.c",
+            "atomic_flag_clear_explicit.c",
+            "atomic_flag_test_and_set.c",
+            "atomic_flag_test_and_set_explicit.c",
+            "atomic_signal_fence.c",
+            "atomic_thread_fence.c",
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    if !target.contains("windows") {
+        sources.push("emutls.c");
+    }
+
+    if target.contains("msvc") {
+        if target.contains("x86_64") {
+            sources.extend(vec![
+                "x86_64/floatdidf.c",
+                "x86_64/floatdisf.c",
+                "x86_64/floatdixf.c",
+            ]);
+        }
+    } else {
+        sources.push("gcc_personality_v0.c");
+
+        if target.contains("x86_64") {
+            sources.extend(vec![
+                "x86_64/chkstk.S",
+                "x86_64/chkstk2.S",
+                "x86_64/floatdidf.c",
+                "x86_64/floatdisf.c",
+                "x86_64/floatdixf.c",
+                "x86_64/floatundidf.S",
+                "x86_64/floatundisf.S",
+                "x86_64/floatundixf.S",
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        if target.contains("i386") ||
+           target.contains("i586") ||
+           target.contains("i686") {
+            sources.extend(vec![
+                "i386/ashldi3.S",
+                "i386/ashrdi3.S",
+                "i386/chkstk.S",
+                "i386/chkstk2.S",
+                "i386/divdi3.S",
+                "i386/floatdidf.S",
+                "i386/floatdisf.S",
+                "i386/floatdixf.S",
+                "i386/floatundidf.S",
+                "i386/floatundisf.S",
+                "i386/floatundixf.S",
+                "i386/lshrdi3.S",
+                "i386/moddi3.S",
+                "i386/muldi3.S",
+                "i386/udivdi3.S",
+                "i386/umoddi3.S",
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if target.contains("arm") && !target.contains("ios") {
+        sources.extend(vec![
+            "arm/aeabi_cdcmp.S",
+            "arm/aeabi_cdcmpeq_check_nan.c",
+            "arm/aeabi_cfcmp.S",
+            "arm/aeabi_cfcmpeq_check_nan.c",
+            "arm/aeabi_dcmp.S",
+            "arm/aeabi_div0.c",
+            "arm/aeabi_drsub.c",
+            "arm/aeabi_fcmp.S",
+            "arm/aeabi_frsub.c",
+            "arm/aeabi_idivmod.S",
+            "arm/aeabi_ldivmod.S",
+            "arm/aeabi_memcmp.S",
+            "arm/aeabi_memcpy.S",
+            "arm/aeabi_memmove.S",
+            "arm/aeabi_memset.S",
+            "arm/aeabi_uidivmod.S",
+            "arm/aeabi_uldivmod.S",
+            "arm/bswapdi2.S",
+            "arm/bswapsi2.S",
+            "arm/clzdi2.S",
+            "arm/clzsi2.S",
+            "arm/comparesf2.S",
+            "arm/divmodsi4.S",
+            "arm/divsi3.S",
+            "arm/modsi3.S",
+            "arm/switch16.S",
+            "arm/switch32.S",
+            "arm/switch8.S",
+            "arm/switchu8.S",
+            "arm/sync_synchronize.S",
+            "arm/udivmodsi4.S",
+            "arm/udivsi3.S",
+            "arm/umodsi3.S",
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    if target.contains("armv7") {
+        sources.extend(vec![
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_add_4.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_add_8.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_and_4.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_and_8.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_max_4.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_max_8.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_min_4.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_min_8.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_nand_4.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_nand_8.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_or_4.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_or_8.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_sub_4.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_sub_8.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_umax_4.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_umax_8.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_umin_4.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_umin_8.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_xor_4.S",
+            "arm/sync_fetch_and_xor_8.S",
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    if target.contains("eabihf") {
+        sources.extend(vec![
+            "arm/adddf3vfp.S",
+            "arm/addsf3vfp.S",
+            "arm/divdf3vfp.S",
+            "arm/divsf3vfp.S",
+            "arm/eqdf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/eqsf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/extendsfdf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/fixdfsivfp.S",
+            "arm/fixsfsivfp.S",
+            "arm/fixunsdfsivfp.S",
+            "arm/fixunssfsivfp.S",
+            "arm/floatsidfvfp.S",
+            "arm/floatsisfvfp.S",
+            "arm/floatunssidfvfp.S",
+            "arm/floatunssisfvfp.S",
+            "arm/gedf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/gesf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/gtdf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/gtsf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/ledf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/lesf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/ltdf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/ltsf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/muldf3vfp.S",
+            "arm/mulsf3vfp.S",
+            "arm/negdf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/negsf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/nedf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/nesf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/restore_vfp_d8_d15_regs.S",
+            "arm/save_vfp_d8_d15_regs.S",
+            "arm/subdf3vfp.S",
+            "arm/subsf3vfp.S",
+            "arm/truncdfsf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/unorddf2vfp.S",
+            "arm/unordsf2vfp.S",
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    if target.contains("aarch64") {
+        sources.extend(vec![
+            "comparetf2.c",
+            "extenddftf2.c",
+            "extendsftf2.c",
+            "fixtfdi.c",
+            "fixtfsi.c",
+            "fixtfti.c",
+            "fixunstfdi.c",
+            "fixunstfsi.c",
+            "fixunstfti.c",
+            "floatditf.c",
+            "floatsitf.c",
+            "floatunditf.c",
+            "floatunsitf.c",
+            "multc3.c",
+            "trunctfdf2.c",
+            "trunctfsf2.c",
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    let mut out_of_date = false;
+    for src in sources {
+        let src = build.src.join("src/compiler-rt/lib/builtins").join(src);
+        out_of_date = out_of_date || !up_to_date(&src, &output);
+        cfg.file(src);
+    }
+    if !out_of_date {
         return
     }
-    let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&dst);
-    t!(fs::create_dir_all(&dst));
-    cfg.build_target(&build_target);
-    cfg.build();
+    cfg.compile("libcompiler-rt.a");
 }
 
 /// Compiles the `rust_test_helpers.c` library which we used in various
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/step.rs b/src/bootstrap/step.rs
index 82ae70d22ca..1ce8c731232 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/step.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/step.rs
@@ -347,9 +347,7 @@ impl<'a> Step<'a> {
                 vec![self.libstd(compiler),
                      self.target(host).rustc(compiler.stage)]
             }
-            Source::CompilerRt { _dummy } => {
-                vec![self.llvm(()).target(&build.config.build)]
-            }
+            Source::CompilerRt { _dummy } => Vec::new(),
             Source::Llvm { _dummy } => Vec::new(),
             Source::TestHelpers { _dummy } => Vec::new(),
             Source::DebuggerScripts { stage: _ } => Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/util.rs b/src/bootstrap/util.rs
index 3ef7f8cab2d..b5230132bcb 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/util.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/util.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ pub fn add_lib_path(path: Vec<PathBuf>, cmd: &mut Command) {
 /// Uses last-modified time checks to verify this.
 pub fn up_to_date(src: &Path, dst: &Path) -> bool {
     let threshold = mtime(dst);
-    let meta = t!(fs::metadata(src));
+    let meta = match fs::metadata(src) {
+        Ok(meta) => meta,
+        Err(e) => panic!("source {:?} failed to get metadata: {}", src, e),
+    };
     if meta.is_dir() {
         dir_up_to_date(src, &threshold)
     } else {