diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index d072c6e..506ec4d 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -152,6 +152,45 @@
   HOST_2ND_ARCH :=
 endif
 
+HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX := 2ND_
+HOST_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX := _32
+HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX := 2ND_
+HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX := _64
+TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX := 2ND_
+.KATI_READONLY := \
+  HOST_ARCH \
+  HOST_2ND_ARCH \
+  HOST_IS_64_BIT \
+  HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX \
+  HOST_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX \
+  HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX \
+  HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX \
+  TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX \
+
+combo_target := HOST_
+combo_2nd_arch_prefix :=
+include $(BUILD_COMBOS)/select.mk
+
+ifdef HOST_2ND_ARCH
+  combo_2nd_arch_prefix := $(HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)
+  include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/combo/select.mk
+endif
+
+# Load the windows cross compiler under Linux
+ifdef HOST_CROSS_OS
+  combo_target := HOST_CROSS_
+  combo_2nd_arch_prefix :=
+  include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/combo/select.mk
+
+  ifdef HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH
+    combo_2nd_arch_prefix := $(HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)
+    include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/combo/select.mk
+  endif
+endif
+
+# on windows, the tools have .exe at the end, and we depend on the
+# host config stuff being done first
+
 BUILD_ARCH := $(HOST_ARCH)
 BUILD_2ND_ARCH := $(HOST_2ND_ARCH)
 
@@ -232,11 +271,10 @@
 endif
 
 SDK_HOST_ARCH := x86
+TARGET_OS := linux
 
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/board_config.mk
 
-TARGET_OS := linux
-
 # the target build type defaults to release
 ifneq ($(TARGET_BUILD_TYPE),debug)
 TARGET_BUILD_TYPE := release
@@ -342,8 +380,6 @@
 .KATI_READONLY := HOST_OUT_TEST_CONFIG
 
 # Out for HOST_2ND_ARCH
-HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX := 2ND_
-HOST_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX := _32
 $(HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_OUT_INTERMEDIATES := $(HOST_OUT)/obj32
 $(HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(HOST_OUT)/lib
 $(HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)
@@ -351,8 +387,6 @@
 $(HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_OUT_NATIVE_TESTS := $(HOST_OUT)/nativetest
 $(HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_OUT_TESTCASES := $(HOST_OUT_TESTCASES)
 .KATI_READONLY := \
-  HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX \
-  HOST_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX \
   $(HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_OUT_INTERMEDIATES \
   $(HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES \
   $(HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES \
@@ -366,15 +400,11 @@
 .KATI_READONLY := HOST_LIBRARY_PATH
 
 # Out for HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH
-HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX := 2ND_
-HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX := _64
 $(HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_CROSS_OUT_INTERMEDIATES := $(HOST_CROSS_OUT)/obj64
 $(HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_CROSS_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(HOST_CROSS_OUT)/lib64
 $(HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_CROSS_OUT_EXECUTABLES := $(HOST_CROSS_OUT_EXECUTABLES)
 $(HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_CROSS_OUT_NATIVE_TESTS := $(HOST_CROSS_OUT)/nativetest64
 .KATI_READONLY := \
-  HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX \
-  HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX \
   $(HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_CROSS_OUT_INTERMEDIATES \
   $(HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_CROSS_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES \
   $(HOST_CROSS_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_CROSS_OUT_EXECUTABLES \
@@ -461,14 +491,13 @@
 .KATI_READONLY := TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_OTHER
 
 # Out for TARGET_2ND_ARCH
-TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX := $(HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)
 ifeq ($(TARGET_TRANSLATE_2ND_ARCH),true)
 # With this you can reference the arm binary translation library with libfoo_arm in PRODUCT_PACKAGES.
 TARGET_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX := _$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH)
 else
 TARGET_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX := $(HOST_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX)
 endif
-.KATI_READONLY := TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX TARGET_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX
+.KATI_READONLY := TARGET_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX
 
 ifneq ($(filter address,$(SANITIZE_TARGET)),)
   $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATES := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/obj_$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH)_asan