diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b9e2fb289..37344066e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ LDFLAGS = -Map ../../$(MAP)
 
 OBJCOPY := $(DEVKITARM)/bin/arm-none-eabi-objcopy
 
-LIBGCC := tools/agbcc/lib/libgcc.a
-LIBC   := tools/agbcc/lib/libc.a
+LIB    := -L ../../tools/agbcc/lib -lgcc -lc
 
 SHA1 := sha1sum -c
 
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ $(OBJ_DIR)/ld_script.ld: ld_script.txt $(OBJ_DIR)/sym_bss.ld $(OBJ_DIR)/sym_comm
 	cd $(OBJ_DIR) && sed -f ../../ld_script.sed ../../$< | sed "s#tools/#../../tools/#g" > ld_script.ld
 
 $(ELF): $(OBJ_DIR)/ld_script.ld $(OBJS)
-	cd $(OBJ_DIR) && $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -T ld_script.ld -o ../../$@ $(OBJS_REL) ../../$(LIBGCC) ../../$(LIBC)
+	cd $(OBJ_DIR) && $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -T ld_script.ld -o ../../$@ $(OBJS_REL) $(LIB)
 
 $(ROM): $(ELF)
 	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary --gap-fill 0xFF --pad-to 0x9000000 $< $@
diff --git a/include/global.h b/include/global.h
index 3e260fd2a..9f6c45df1 100644
--- a/include/global.h
+++ b/include/global.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef GUARD_GLOBAL_H
 #define GUARD_GLOBAL_H
 
+#include <string.h>
 #include "config.h" // we need to define config before gba headers as print stuff needs the functions nulled before defines.
 #include "gba/gba.h"
 
@@ -11,11 +12,16 @@
 #define asm_comment(x) asm volatile("@ -- " x " -- ")
 #define asm_unified(x) asm(".syntax unified\n" x "\n.syntax divided")
 
+// IDE support
 #if defined (__APPLE__) || defined (__CYGWIN__)
-void *memset(void *, int, size_t);
-void *memcpy(void *, const void *, size_t);
-int strcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2);
-char* strcpy(char *dst0, const char *src0);
+#define _(x) x
+#define __(x) x
+#define INCBIN_U8 {0}
+#define INCBIN_U16 {0}
+#define INCBIN_U32 {0}
+#define INCBIN_S8 {0}
+#define INCBIN_S16 {0}
+#define INCBIN_S32 {0}
 #endif // __APPLE__
 
 #define ARRAY_COUNT(array) (sizeof(array) / sizeof((array)[0]))