diff --git a/build/rules/compile b/build/rules/compile
index 839193138..556ae2281 100644
--- a/build/rules/compile
+++ b/build/rules/compile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: //poco/Main/build/rules/compile#7 $
+# $Id: //poco/Main/build/rules/compile#8 $
 #
 # compiile
 #
diff --git a/build/rules/dylib b/build/rules/dylib
index 3b718db9f..d00d8cbb2 100644
--- a/build/rules/dylib
+++ b/build/rules/dylib
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: //poco/Main/build/rules/dylib#9 $
+# $Id: //poco/Main/build/rules/dylib#10 $
 #
 # dylib
 #
@@ -54,18 +54,22 @@ shared_release: bindirs $(DYLIB_RELEASE)
 $(DYLIB_DEBUG): $(foreach o,$(objects),$(OBJPATH_DEBUG_SHARED)/$(o).o)
 	@echo "** Building dynamic library (debug)" $@
 	$(DYLIB) $^ $(LIBRARY) $(TARGET_LIBS_DEBUG) $(SYSLIBS)
+	$(postbuild)
 
 $(DYLIB_RELEASE): $(foreach o,$(objects),$(OBJPATH_RELEASE_SHARED)/$(o).o)
 	@echo "** Building dynamic library (release)" $@
 	$(DYLIB) $^ $(LIBRARY) $(TARGET_LIBS_RELEASE) $(SYSLIBS)
+	$(postbuild)
 
 $(DYLIB_S_DEBUG): $(foreach o,$(objects),$(OBJPATH_DEBUG_SHARED)/$(o).o)
 	@echo "** Building dynamic library (debug)" $@
 	$(DYLIB) $^ $(LIBRARY) $(TARGET_LIBS_DEBUG) $(SYSLIBS)
+	$(postbuild)
 
 $(DYLIB_S_RELEASE): $(foreach o,$(objects),$(OBJPATH_RELEASE_SHARED)/$(o).o)
 	@echo "** Building dynamic library (release)" $@
 	$(DYLIB) $^ $(LIBRARY) $(TARGET_LIBS_RELEASE) $(SYSLIBS)
+	$(postbuild)
 
 #
 # Include the automatically generated dependency files
diff --git a/build/rules/exec b/build/rules/exec
index a36c09f80..5b8c42bfb 100644
--- a/build/rules/exec
+++ b/build/rules/exec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: //poco/Main/build/rules/exec#9 $
+# $Id: //poco/Main/build/rules/exec#10 $
 #
 # exec
 #
@@ -39,20 +39,24 @@ $(EXEC_DEBUG_STATIC): $(foreach o,$(objects),$(OBJPATH_DEBUG_STATIC)/$(o).o)
 	$(LINK) $(LINKFLAGS) $(DEBUGOPT_LINK) $(STATICOPT_LINK) -o $@ $^ $(LIBRARY) $(TARGET_LIBS_DEBUG) $(SYSLIBS)
 	$(CPYDBG)
 	$(STRIPDBGCMD)
-
+	$(postbuild)
+	
 $(EXEC_RELEASE_STATIC): $(foreach o,$(objects),$(OBJPATH_RELEASE_STATIC)/$(o).o)
 	@echo "** Building executable (release)" $@
 	$(LINK) $(LINKFLAGS) $(RELEASEOPT_LINK) $(STATICOPT_LINK) -o $@ $^ $(LIBRARY) $(TARGET_LIBS_RELEASE) $(SYSLIBS)
 	$(STRIPCMD)
+	$(postbuild)
 
 $(EXEC_DEBUG_SHARED): $(foreach o,$(objects),$(OBJPATH_DEBUG_SHARED)/$(o).o)
 	@echo "** Building shared executable (debug)" $@
 	$(LINK) $(LINKFLAGS) $(DEBUGOPT_LINK) $(SHAREDOPT_LINK) -o $@ $^ $(LIBRARY) $(TARGET_LIBS_DEBUG) $(SYSLIBS)
+	$(postbuild)
 
 $(EXEC_RELEASE_SHARED): $(foreach o,$(objects),$(OBJPATH_RELEASE_SHARED)/$(o).o)
 	@echo "** Building shared executable (release)" $@
 	$(LINK) $(LINKFLAGS) $(RELEASEOPT_LINK) $(SHAREDOPT_LINK) -o $@ $^ $(LIBRARY) $(TARGET_LIBS_RELEASE) $(SYSLIBS)
 	$(STRIPCMD)
+	$(postbuild)
 
 #
 # Include the automatically generated dependency files
diff --git a/build/rules/global b/build/rules/global
index 564149101..a4bc4ace0 100644
--- a/build/rules/global
+++ b/build/rules/global
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: //poco/Main/build/rules/global#18 $
+# $Id: //poco/Main/build/rules/global#20 $
 #
 # global
 #
@@ -27,12 +27,21 @@ endif
 #
 sinclude $(POCO_BASE)/config.build
 
+#
+# Check for PROJECT_BASE
+#
+ifndef PROJECT_BASE
+PROJECT_BASE = $(POCO_BASE)
+endif
+export PROJECT_BASE
+
 #
 # Check for POCO_BUILD
 #
 ifndef POCO_BUILD
-POCO_BUILD = $(POCO_BASE)
+POCO_BUILD = $(PROJECT_BASE)
 endif
+export POCO_BUILD
 
 #
 # Determine OS
@@ -85,7 +94,7 @@ HOSTNAME := $(shell hostname)
 #
 # Find out current component
 #
-COMPONENT := $(shell $(POCO_BASE)/build/script/projname)
+COMPONENT := $(shell $(POCO_BASE)/build/script/projname "$(PROJECT_BASE)")
 
 #
 # Define standard directories
@@ -101,6 +110,12 @@ BINPATH  = $(POCO_BUILD)/$(COMPONENT)/$(BINDIR)
 OBJPATH  = $(POCO_BUILD)/$(COMPONENT)/$(OBJDIR)
 DEPPATH  = $(POCO_BUILD)/$(COMPONENT)/$(DEPDIR)
 
+ifeq ($(POCO_BASE),$(PROJECT_BASE))
+POCO_LIBRARY =
+else
+POCO_LIBRARY = -L$(POCO_BASE)/$(LIBDIR)
+endif
+
 ifndef LIBPREFIX
 LIBPREFIX = lib
 endif
@@ -166,7 +181,7 @@ INCLUDE = -Iinclude $(foreach p,$(COMPONENTS),-I$(POCO_BASE)/$(p)/$(INCDIR))
 #
 # Build Library Directory List
 #
-LIBRARY = -L$(LIBPATH)
+LIBRARY = -L$(LIBPATH) $(POCO_LIBRARY)
 
 #
 # Strip Command definition
diff --git a/build/rules/lib b/build/rules/lib
index ba82e40b4..1ccab9a6b 100644
--- a/build/rules/lib
+++ b/build/rules/lib
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: //poco/Main/build/rules/lib#10 $
+# $Id: //poco/Main/build/rules/lib#11 $
 #
 # lib
 #
@@ -50,22 +50,26 @@ $(LIB_DEBUG_STATIC): $(foreach o,$(objects),$(OBJPATH_DEBUG_STATIC)/$(o).o)
 	@echo "** Building library (debug)" $@
 	$(LIB) $@ $^
 	$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(postbuild)
 
 $(LIB_RELEASE_STATIC): $(foreach o,$(objects),$(OBJPATH_RELEASE_STATIC)/$(o).o)
 	@echo "** Building library (release)" $@
 	$(LIB) $@ $^
 	$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(postbuild)
 
 $(LIB_DEBUG_SHARED): $(foreach o,$(objects),$(OBJPATH_DEBUG_SHARED)/$(o).o)
 	@echo "** Building shared library (debug)" $@
 	$(SHLIB) $^ $(LIBRARY) $(TARGET_LIBS_DEBUG) $(SYSLIBS)
 	$(SHLIBLN) $(LIB_DEBUG_SHARED) $(LIB_DEBUG_SHARED_LINK)
+	$(postbuild)
 
 $(LIB_RELEASE_SHARED): $(foreach o,$(objects),$(OBJPATH_RELEASE_SHARED)/$(o).o)
 	@echo "** Building shared library (release)" $@
 	$(SHLIB) $^ $(LIBRARY) $(TARGET_LIBS_RELEASE) $(SYSLIBS)
 	$(SHLIBLN) $(LIB_RELEASE_SHARED) $(LIB_RELEASE_SHARED_LINK)
 	$(STRIPCMD)
+	$(postbuild)
 
 #
 # Include the automatically generated dependency files
diff --git a/build/script/projname b/build/script/projname
index e4881ebdc..e9e8fa86a 100755
--- a/build/script/projname
+++ b/build/script/projname
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 #
-# $Id: //poco/Main/build/script/projname#7 $
+# $Id: //poco/Main/build/script/projname#8 $
 #
 # projname
 #
+# Usage: projname PROJECT_BASE
+#
 # Extract the project name from the current path
-# NOTE: the cd $POCO_BASE is necessary to resolve symbolic links,
+# NOTE: the cd $PROJECT_BASE is necessary to resolve symbolic links,
 #       ditto is the kinda strange sh -c pwd
 #
 
+PROJECT_BASE=$1
 cdir=`sh -c pwd`
-cd $POCO_BASE
-pocobase=`sh -c pwd`
+cd $PROJECT_BASE
+projbase=`sh -c pwd`
 cd "$cdir"
-sh -c pwd | sed "s:^$pocobase::" | sed "s:^/::"
+sh -c pwd | sed "s:^$projbase::" | sed "s:^/::"