diff --git a/android/sdk.go b/android/sdk.go
index d13ad7d..f28c392 100644
--- a/android/sdk.go
+++ b/android/sdk.go
@@ -302,7 +302,46 @@
 	//
 	// The SdkMember is guaranteed to contain variants for which the
 	// IsInstance(Module) method returned true.
+	//
+	// deprecated Use AddPrebuiltModule() instead.
 	BuildSnapshot(sdkModuleContext ModuleContext, builder SnapshotBuilder, member SdkMember)
+
+	// Add a prebuilt module that the sdk will populate.
+	//
+	// Returning nil from this will cause the sdk module type to use the deprecated BuildSnapshot
+	// method to build the snapshot. That method is deprecated because it requires the SdkMemberType
+	// implementation to do all the word.
+	//
+	// Otherwise, returning a non-nil value from this will cause the sdk module type to do the
+	// majority of the work to generate the snapshot. The sdk module code generates the snapshot
+	// as follows:
+	//
+	// * A properties struct of type SdkMemberProperties is created for each variant and
+	//   populated with information from the variant by calling PopulateFromVariant(SdkAware)
+	//   on the struct.
+	//
+	// * An additional properties struct is created into which the common properties will be
+	//   added.
+	//
+	// * The variant property structs are analysed to find exported (capitalized) fields which
+	//   have common values. Those fields are cleared and the common value added to the common
+	//   properties.
+	//
+	// * The sdk module type populates the BpModule structure, creating the arch specific
+	//   structure and calls AddToPropertySet(...) on the properties struct to add the member
+	//   specific properties in the correct place in the structure.
+	//
+	// * Finally, the FinalizeModule(...) method is called to add any additional properties.
+	//   This was created to allow the property ordering in existing tests to be maintained so
+	//   as to avoid having to change tests while refactoring.
+	//
+	AddPrebuiltModule(sdkModuleContext ModuleContext, builder SnapshotBuilder, member SdkMember) BpModule
+
+	// Add any additional properties to the end of the module.
+	FinalizeModule(sdkModuleContext ModuleContext, builder SnapshotBuilder, member SdkMember, bpModule BpModule)
+
+	// Create a structure into which variant specific properties can be added.
+	CreateVariantPropertiesStruct() SdkMemberProperties
 }
 
 // Base type for SdkMemberType implementations.
@@ -324,6 +363,23 @@
 	return b.TransitiveSdkMembers
 }
 
+func (b *SdkMemberTypeBase) BuildSnapshot(sdkModuleContext ModuleContext, builder SnapshotBuilder, member SdkMember) {
+	panic("override AddPrebuiltModule")
+}
+
+func (b *SdkMemberTypeBase) AddPrebuiltModule(sdkModuleContext ModuleContext, builder SnapshotBuilder, member SdkMember) BpModule {
+	// Returning nil causes the legacy BuildSnapshot method to be used.
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *SdkMemberTypeBase) FinalizeModule(sdkModuleContext ModuleContext, builder SnapshotBuilder, member SdkMember, module BpModule) {
+	// Do nothing by default
+}
+
+func (b *SdkMemberTypeBase) CreateVariantPropertiesStruct() SdkMemberProperties {
+	panic("override me")
+}
+
 // Encapsulates the information about registered SdkMemberTypes.
 type SdkMemberTypesRegistry struct {
 	// The list of types sorted by property name.
@@ -389,3 +445,31 @@
 		SdkMemberTypes = SdkMemberTypes.copyAndAppend(memberType)
 	}
 }
+
+// Base structure for all implementations of SdkMemberProperties.
+//
+// Contains common properties that apply across many different member types.
+type SdkMemberPropertiesBase struct {
+	// The setting to use for the compile_multilib property.
+	Compile_multilib string
+}
+
+func (b *SdkMemberPropertiesBase) Base() *SdkMemberPropertiesBase {
+	return b
+}
+
+// Interface to be implemented on top of a structure that contains variant specific
+// information.
+//
+// Struct fields that are capitalized are examined for common values to extract. Fields
+// that are not capitalized are assumed to be arch specific.
+type SdkMemberProperties interface {
+	// Access the base structure.
+	Base() *SdkMemberPropertiesBase
+
+	// Populate the structure with information from the variant.
+	PopulateFromVariant(variant SdkAware)
+
+	// Add the information from the structure to the property set.
+	AddToPropertySet(sdkModuleContext ModuleContext, builder SnapshotBuilder, propertySet BpPropertySet)
+}
diff --git a/cc/binary_sdk_member.go b/cc/binary_sdk_member.go
index 58d6ad0..eddf5b8 100644
--- a/cc/binary_sdk_member.go
+++ b/cc/binary_sdk_member.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
@@ -64,65 +63,13 @@
 	return false
 }
 
-func (mt *binarySdkMemberType) BuildSnapshot(sdkModuleContext android.ModuleContext, builder android.SnapshotBuilder, member android.SdkMember) {
-	info := mt.organizeVariants(member)
-	buildSharedNativeBinarySnapshot(info, builder, member)
-}
-
-// Organize the variants by architecture.
-func (mt *binarySdkMemberType) organizeVariants(member android.SdkMember) *nativeBinaryInfo {
-	memberName := member.Name()
-	info := &nativeBinaryInfo{
-		name:       memberName,
-		memberType: mt,
-	}
-
-	for _, variant := range member.Variants() {
-		ccModule := variant.(*Module)
-
-		info.archVariantProperties = append(info.archVariantProperties, nativeBinaryInfoProperties{
-			name:       memberName,
-			archType:   ccModule.Target().Arch.ArchType.String(),
-			outputFile: ccModule.OutputFile().Path(),
-		})
-	}
-
-	// Initialize the unexported properties that will not be set during the
-	// extraction process.
-	info.commonProperties.name = memberName
-
-	// Extract common properties from the arch specific properties.
-	extractCommonProperties(&info.commonProperties, info.archVariantProperties)
-
-	return info
-}
-
-func buildSharedNativeBinarySnapshot(info *nativeBinaryInfo, builder android.SnapshotBuilder, member android.SdkMember) {
+func (mt *binarySdkMemberType) AddPrebuiltModule(sdkModuleContext android.ModuleContext, builder android.SnapshotBuilder, member android.SdkMember) android.BpModule {
 	pbm := builder.AddPrebuiltModule(member, "cc_prebuilt_binary")
-	archVariantCount := len(info.archVariantProperties)
+	return pbm
+}
 
-	// Choose setting for compile_multilib that is appropriate for the arch variants supplied.
-	var multilib string
-	if archVariantCount == 2 {
-		multilib = "both"
-	} else if archVariantCount == 1 {
-		if strings.HasSuffix(info.archVariantProperties[0].archType, "64") {
-			multilib = "64"
-		} else {
-			multilib = "32"
-		}
-	}
-	if multilib != "" {
-		pbm.AddProperty("compile_multilib", multilib)
-	}
-
-	archProperties := pbm.AddPropertySet("arch")
-	for _, av := range info.archVariantProperties {
-		archTypeProperties := archProperties.AddPropertySet(av.archType)
-		archTypeProperties.AddProperty("srcs", []string{nativeBinaryPathFor(av)})
-
-		builder.CopyToSnapshot(av.outputFile, nativeBinaryPathFor(av))
-	}
+func (mt *binarySdkMemberType) CreateVariantPropertiesStruct() android.SdkMemberProperties {
+	return &nativeBinaryInfoProperties{}
 }
 
 const (
@@ -140,8 +87,7 @@
 // The exported (capitalized) fields will be examined and may be changed during common value extraction.
 // The unexported fields will be left untouched.
 type nativeBinaryInfoProperties struct {
-	// The name of the library, is not exported as this must not be changed during optimization.
-	name string
+	android.SdkMemberPropertiesBase
 
 	// archType is not exported as if set (to a non default value) it is always arch specific.
 	// This is "" for common properties.
@@ -151,10 +97,21 @@
 	outputFile android.Path
 }
 
-// nativeBinaryInfo represents a collection of arch-specific modules having the same name
-type nativeBinaryInfo struct {
-	name                  string
-	memberType            *binarySdkMemberType
-	archVariantProperties []nativeBinaryInfoProperties
-	commonProperties      nativeBinaryInfoProperties
+func (p *nativeBinaryInfoProperties) PopulateFromVariant(variant android.SdkAware) {
+	ccModule := variant.(*Module)
+
+	p.archType = ccModule.Target().Arch.ArchType.String()
+	p.outputFile = ccModule.OutputFile().Path()
+}
+
+func (p *nativeBinaryInfoProperties) AddToPropertySet(sdkModuleContext android.ModuleContext, builder android.SnapshotBuilder, propertySet android.BpPropertySet) {
+	if p.Compile_multilib != "" {
+		propertySet.AddProperty("compile_multilib", p.Compile_multilib)
+	}
+
+	if p.outputFile != nil {
+		propertySet.AddProperty("srcs", []string{nativeBinaryPathFor(*p)})
+
+		builder.CopyToSnapshot(p.outputFile, nativeBinaryPathFor(*p))
+	}
 }
diff --git a/cc/library_sdk_member.go b/cc/library_sdk_member.go
index a36917e..16b9e6f 100644
--- a/cc/library_sdk_member.go
+++ b/cc/library_sdk_member.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
-	"reflect"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
@@ -96,48 +95,18 @@
 	return false
 }
 
-// copy exported header files and stub *.so files
-func (mt *librarySdkMemberType) BuildSnapshot(sdkModuleContext android.ModuleContext, builder android.SnapshotBuilder, member android.SdkMember) {
-	info := mt.organizeVariants(member)
-	info.generatePrebuiltLibrary(sdkModuleContext, builder, member)
+func (mt *librarySdkMemberType) AddPrebuiltModule(sdkModuleContext android.ModuleContext, builder android.SnapshotBuilder, member android.SdkMember) android.BpModule {
+	pbm := builder.AddPrebuiltModule(member, mt.prebuiltModuleType)
+	return pbm
 }
 
-// Organize the variants by architecture.
-func (mt *librarySdkMemberType) organizeVariants(member android.SdkMember) *nativeLibInfo {
-	memberName := member.Name()
-	info := &nativeLibInfo{
-		name:       memberName,
-		memberType: mt,
-	}
+func (mt *librarySdkMemberType) FinalizeModule(sdkModuleContext android.ModuleContext, builder android.SnapshotBuilder, member android.SdkMember, bpModule android.BpModule) {
+	bpModule.AddProperty("stl", "none")
+	bpModule.AddProperty("system_shared_libs", []string{})
+}
 
-	for _, variant := range member.Variants() {
-		ccModule := variant.(*Module)
-
-		// Separate out the generated include dirs (which are arch specific) from the
-		// include dirs (which may not be).
-		exportedIncludeDirs, exportedGeneratedIncludeDirs := android.FilterPathListPredicate(
-			ccModule.ExportedIncludeDirs(), isGeneratedHeaderDirectory)
-
-		info.archVariantProperties = append(info.archVariantProperties, nativeLibInfoProperties{
-			name:                         memberName,
-			archType:                     ccModule.Target().Arch.ArchType.String(),
-			ExportedIncludeDirs:          exportedIncludeDirs,
-			exportedGeneratedIncludeDirs: exportedGeneratedIncludeDirs,
-			ExportedSystemIncludeDirs:    ccModule.ExportedSystemIncludeDirs(),
-			ExportedFlags:                ccModule.ExportedFlags(),
-			exportedGeneratedHeaders:     ccModule.ExportedGeneratedHeaders(),
-			outputFile:                   ccModule.OutputFile().Path(),
-		})
-	}
-
-	// Initialize the unexported properties that will not be set during the
-	// extraction process.
-	info.commonProperties.name = memberName
-
-	// Extract common properties from the arch specific properties.
-	extractCommonProperties(&info.commonProperties, info.archVariantProperties)
-
-	return info
+func (mt *librarySdkMemberType) CreateVariantPropertiesStruct() android.SdkMemberProperties {
+	return &nativeLibInfoProperties{memberType: mt}
 }
 
 func isGeneratedHeaderDirectory(p android.Path) bool {
@@ -145,94 +114,9 @@
 	return gen
 }
 
-// Extract common properties from a slice of property structures of the same type.
-//
-// All the property structures must be of the same type.
-// commonProperties - must be a pointer to the structure into which common properties will be added.
-// inputPropertiesSlice - must be a slice of input properties structures.
-//
-// Iterates over each exported field (capitalized name) and checks to see whether they
-// have the same value (using DeepEquals) across all the input properties. If it does not then no
-// change is made. Otherwise, the common value is stored in the field in the commonProperties
-// and the field in each of the input properties structure is set to its default value.
-func extractCommonProperties(commonProperties interface{}, inputPropertiesSlice interface{}) {
-	commonStructValue := reflect.ValueOf(commonProperties).Elem()
-	propertiesStructType := commonStructValue.Type()
-
-	// Create an empty structure from which default values for the field can be copied.
-	emptyStructValue := reflect.New(propertiesStructType).Elem()
-
-	for f := 0; f < propertiesStructType.NumField(); f++ {
-		// Check to see if all the structures have the same value for the field. The commonValue
-		// is nil on entry to the loop and if it is nil on exit then there is no common value,
-		// otherwise it points to the common value.
-		var commonValue *reflect.Value
-		sliceValue := reflect.ValueOf(inputPropertiesSlice)
-
-		for i := 0; i < sliceValue.Len(); i++ {
-			structValue := sliceValue.Index(i)
-			fieldValue := structValue.Field(f)
-			if !fieldValue.CanInterface() {
-				// The field is not exported so ignore it.
-				continue
-			}
-
-			if commonValue == nil {
-				// Use the first value as the commonProperties value.
-				commonValue = &fieldValue
-			} else {
-				// If the value does not match the current common value then there is
-				// no value in common so break out.
-				if !reflect.DeepEqual(fieldValue.Interface(), commonValue.Interface()) {
-					commonValue = nil
-					break
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		// If the fields all have a common value then store it in the common struct field
-		// and set the input struct's field to the empty value.
-		if commonValue != nil {
-			emptyValue := emptyStructValue.Field(f)
-			commonStructValue.Field(f).Set(*commonValue)
-			for i := 0; i < sliceValue.Len(); i++ {
-				structValue := sliceValue.Index(i)
-				fieldValue := structValue.Field(f)
-				fieldValue.Set(emptyValue)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (info *nativeLibInfo) generatePrebuiltLibrary(sdkModuleContext android.ModuleContext, builder android.SnapshotBuilder, member android.SdkMember) {
-
-	pbm := builder.AddPrebuiltModule(member, info.memberType.prebuiltModuleType)
-
-	addPossiblyArchSpecificProperties(sdkModuleContext, builder, info.commonProperties, pbm)
-
-	archProperties := pbm.AddPropertySet("arch")
-	for _, av := range info.archVariantProperties {
-		archTypeProperties := archProperties.AddPropertySet(av.archType)
-
-		// If the library has some link types then it produces an output binary file, otherwise it
-		// is header only.
-		if info.memberType.linkTypes != nil {
-			// Copy the generated library to the snapshot and add a reference to it in the .bp module.
-			nativeLibraryPath := nativeLibraryPathFor(av)
-			builder.CopyToSnapshot(av.outputFile, nativeLibraryPath)
-			archTypeProperties.AddProperty("srcs", []string{nativeLibraryPath})
-		}
-
-		// Add any arch specific properties inside the appropriate arch: {<arch>: {...}} block
-		addPossiblyArchSpecificProperties(sdkModuleContext, builder, av, archTypeProperties)
-	}
-	pbm.AddProperty("stl", "none")
-	pbm.AddProperty("system_shared_libs", []string{})
-}
-
 type includeDirsProperty struct {
 	// Accessor to retrieve the paths
-	pathsGetter func(libInfo nativeLibInfoProperties) android.Paths
+	pathsGetter func(libInfo *nativeLibInfoProperties) android.Paths
 
 	// The name of the property in the prebuilt library, "" means there is no property.
 	propertyName string
@@ -252,7 +136,7 @@
 		// ExportedIncludeDirs lists directories that contains some header files to be
 		// copied into a directory in the snapshot. The snapshot directories must be added to
 		// the export_include_dirs property in the prebuilt module in the snapshot.
-		pathsGetter:  func(libInfo nativeLibInfoProperties) android.Paths { return libInfo.ExportedIncludeDirs },
+		pathsGetter:  func(libInfo *nativeLibInfoProperties) android.Paths { return libInfo.ExportedIncludeDirs },
 		propertyName: "export_include_dirs",
 		snapshotDir:  nativeIncludeDir,
 		copy:         true,
@@ -262,7 +146,7 @@
 		// ExportedSystemIncludeDirs lists directories that contains some system header files to
 		// be copied into a directory in the snapshot. The snapshot directories must be added to
 		// the export_system_include_dirs property in the prebuilt module in the snapshot.
-		pathsGetter:  func(libInfo nativeLibInfoProperties) android.Paths { return libInfo.ExportedSystemIncludeDirs },
+		pathsGetter:  func(libInfo *nativeLibInfoProperties) android.Paths { return libInfo.ExportedSystemIncludeDirs },
 		propertyName: "export_system_include_dirs",
 		snapshotDir:  nativeIncludeDir,
 		copy:         true,
@@ -273,7 +157,7 @@
 		// that are explicitly listed in the exportedGeneratedHeaders property. So, the contents
 		// of these directories do not need to be copied, but these directories do need adding to
 		// the export_include_dirs property in the prebuilt module in the snapshot.
-		pathsGetter:  func(libInfo nativeLibInfoProperties) android.Paths { return libInfo.exportedGeneratedIncludeDirs },
+		pathsGetter:  func(libInfo *nativeLibInfoProperties) android.Paths { return libInfo.exportedGeneratedIncludeDirs },
 		propertyName: "export_include_dirs",
 		snapshotDir:  nativeGeneratedIncludeDir,
 		copy:         false,
@@ -284,7 +168,7 @@
 		// specified in exportedGeneratedIncludeDirs must be copied into the snapshot.
 		// As they are in a directory in exportedGeneratedIncludeDirs they do not need adding to a
 		// property in the prebuilt module in the snapshot.
-		pathsGetter:  func(libInfo nativeLibInfoProperties) android.Paths { return libInfo.exportedGeneratedHeaders },
+		pathsGetter:  func(libInfo *nativeLibInfoProperties) android.Paths { return libInfo.exportedGeneratedHeaders },
 		propertyName: "",
 		snapshotDir:  nativeGeneratedIncludeDir,
 		copy:         true,
@@ -293,7 +177,14 @@
 }
 
 // Add properties that may, or may not, be arch specific.
-func addPossiblyArchSpecificProperties(sdkModuleContext android.ModuleContext, builder android.SnapshotBuilder, libInfo nativeLibInfoProperties, outputProperties android.BpPropertySet) {
+func addPossiblyArchSpecificProperties(sdkModuleContext android.ModuleContext, builder android.SnapshotBuilder, libInfo *nativeLibInfoProperties, outputProperties android.BpPropertySet) {
+
+	// Copy the generated library to the snapshot and add a reference to it in the .bp module.
+	if libInfo.outputFile != nil {
+		nativeLibraryPath := nativeLibraryPathFor(libInfo)
+		builder.CopyToSnapshot(libInfo.outputFile, nativeLibraryPath)
+		outputProperties.AddProperty("srcs", []string{nativeLibraryPath})
+	}
 
 	// Map from property name to the include dirs to add to the prebuilt module in the snapshot.
 	includeDirs := make(map[string][]string)
@@ -355,7 +246,7 @@
 )
 
 // path to the native library. Relative to <sdk_root>/<api_dir>
-func nativeLibraryPathFor(lib nativeLibInfoProperties) string {
+func nativeLibraryPathFor(lib *nativeLibInfoProperties) string {
 	return filepath.Join(lib.archType,
 		nativeStubDir, lib.outputFile.Base())
 }
@@ -365,6 +256,10 @@
 // The exported (capitalized) fields will be examined and may be changed during common value extraction.
 // The unexported fields will be left untouched.
 type nativeLibInfoProperties struct {
+	android.SdkMemberPropertiesBase
+
+	memberType *librarySdkMemberType
+
 	// The name of the library, is not exported as this must not be changed during optimization.
 	name string
 
@@ -401,10 +296,29 @@
 	outputFile android.Path
 }
 
-// nativeLibInfo represents a collection of arch-specific modules having the same name
-type nativeLibInfo struct {
-	name                  string
-	memberType            *librarySdkMemberType
-	archVariantProperties []nativeLibInfoProperties
-	commonProperties      nativeLibInfoProperties
+func (p *nativeLibInfoProperties) PopulateFromVariant(variant android.SdkAware) {
+	ccModule := variant.(*Module)
+
+	// If the library has some link types then it produces an output binary file, otherwise it
+	// is header only.
+	if p.memberType.linkTypes != nil {
+		p.outputFile = ccModule.OutputFile().Path()
+	}
+
+	// Separate out the generated include dirs (which are arch specific) from the
+	// include dirs (which may not be).
+	exportedIncludeDirs, exportedGeneratedIncludeDirs := android.FilterPathListPredicate(
+		ccModule.ExportedIncludeDirs(), isGeneratedHeaderDirectory)
+
+	p.name = variant.Name()
+	p.archType = ccModule.Target().Arch.ArchType.String()
+	p.ExportedIncludeDirs = exportedIncludeDirs
+	p.exportedGeneratedIncludeDirs = exportedGeneratedIncludeDirs
+	p.ExportedSystemIncludeDirs = ccModule.ExportedSystemIncludeDirs()
+	p.ExportedFlags = ccModule.ExportedFlags()
+	p.exportedGeneratedHeaders = ccModule.ExportedGeneratedHeaders()
+}
+
+func (p *nativeLibInfoProperties) AddToPropertySet(sdkModuleContext android.ModuleContext, builder android.SnapshotBuilder, propertySet android.BpPropertySet) {
+	addPossiblyArchSpecificProperties(sdkModuleContext, builder, p, propertySet)
 }
diff --git a/sdk/update.go b/sdk/update.go
index b335777..352cc32 100644
--- a/sdk/update.go
+++ b/sdk/update.go
@@ -251,7 +251,14 @@
 
 	members, multilib := s.organizeMembers(ctx, memberRefs)
 	for _, member := range members {
-		member.memberType.BuildSnapshot(ctx, builder, member)
+		memberType := member.memberType
+		prebuiltModule := memberType.AddPrebuiltModule(ctx, builder, member)
+		if prebuiltModule == nil {
+			// Fall back to legacy method of building a snapshot
+			memberType.BuildSnapshot(ctx, builder, member)
+		} else {
+			s.createMemberSnapshot(ctx, builder, member, prebuiltModule)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Create a transformer that will transform an unversioned module into a versioned module.
@@ -643,3 +650,137 @@
 func (m *sdkMember) Variants() []android.SdkAware {
 	return m.variants
 }
+
+type baseInfo struct {
+	Properties android.SdkMemberProperties
+}
+
+type osTypeSpecificInfo struct {
+	baseInfo
+
+	// The list of arch type specific info for this os type.
+	archTypes []*archTypeSpecificInfo
+}
+
+type archTypeSpecificInfo struct {
+	baseInfo
+
+	archType android.ArchType
+}
+
+func (s *sdk) createMemberSnapshot(sdkModuleContext android.ModuleContext, builder *snapshotBuilder, member *sdkMember, bpModule android.BpModule) {
+
+	memberType := member.memberType
+
+	// Group the properties for each variant by arch type.
+	osInfo := &osTypeSpecificInfo{}
+	osInfo.Properties = memberType.CreateVariantPropertiesStruct()
+	variants := member.Variants()
+	for _, variant := range variants {
+		var properties android.SdkMemberProperties
+
+		// Get the info associated with the arch type inside the os info.
+		archType := variant.Target().Arch.ArchType
+
+		archInfo := &archTypeSpecificInfo{archType: archType}
+		properties = memberType.CreateVariantPropertiesStruct()
+		archInfo.Properties = properties
+
+		osInfo.archTypes = append(osInfo.archTypes, archInfo)
+
+		properties.PopulateFromVariant(variant)
+	}
+
+	var archProperties []android.SdkMemberProperties
+	for _, archInfo := range osInfo.archTypes {
+		archProperties = append(archProperties, archInfo.Properties)
+	}
+
+	extractCommonProperties(osInfo.Properties, archProperties)
+
+	// Choose setting for compile_multilib that is appropriate for the arch variants supplied.
+	var multilib string
+	archVariantCount := len(osInfo.archTypes)
+	if archVariantCount == 2 {
+		multilib = "both"
+	} else if archVariantCount == 1 {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(osInfo.archTypes[0].archType.Name, "64") {
+			multilib = "64"
+		} else {
+			multilib = "32"
+		}
+	}
+
+	osInfo.Properties.Base().Compile_multilib = multilib
+
+	osInfo.Properties.AddToPropertySet(sdkModuleContext, builder, bpModule)
+
+	archPropertySet := bpModule.AddPropertySet("arch")
+	for _, av := range osInfo.archTypes {
+		archTypePropertySet := archPropertySet.AddPropertySet(av.archType.Name)
+
+		av.Properties.AddToPropertySet(sdkModuleContext, builder, archTypePropertySet)
+	}
+
+	memberType.FinalizeModule(sdkModuleContext, builder, member, bpModule)
+}
+
+// Extract common properties from a slice of property structures of the same type.
+//
+// All the property structures must be of the same type.
+// commonProperties - must be a pointer to the structure into which common properties will be added.
+// inputPropertiesSlice - must be a slice of input properties structures.
+//
+// Iterates over each exported field (capitalized name) and checks to see whether they
+// have the same value (using DeepEquals) across all the input properties. If it does not then no
+// change is made. Otherwise, the common value is stored in the field in the commonProperties
+// and the field in each of the input properties structure is set to its default value.
+func extractCommonProperties(commonProperties interface{}, inputPropertiesSlice interface{}) {
+	commonPropertiesValue := reflect.ValueOf(commonProperties)
+	commonStructValue := commonPropertiesValue.Elem()
+	propertiesStructType := commonStructValue.Type()
+
+	// Create an empty structure from which default values for the field can be copied.
+	emptyStructValue := reflect.New(propertiesStructType).Elem()
+
+	for f := 0; f < propertiesStructType.NumField(); f++ {
+		// Check to see if all the structures have the same value for the field. The commonValue
+		// is nil on entry to the loop and if it is nil on exit then there is no common value,
+		// otherwise it points to the common value.
+		var commonValue *reflect.Value
+		sliceValue := reflect.ValueOf(inputPropertiesSlice)
+
+		for i := 0; i < sliceValue.Len(); i++ {
+			structValue := sliceValue.Index(i).Elem().Elem()
+			fieldValue := structValue.Field(f)
+			if !fieldValue.CanInterface() {
+				// The field is not exported so ignore it.
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if commonValue == nil {
+				// Use the first value as the commonProperties value.
+				commonValue = &fieldValue
+			} else {
+				// If the value does not match the current common value then there is
+				// no value in common so break out.
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(fieldValue.Interface(), commonValue.Interface()) {
+					commonValue = nil
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// If the fields all have a common value then store it in the common struct field
+		// and set the input struct's field to the empty value.
+		if commonValue != nil {
+			emptyValue := emptyStructValue.Field(f)
+			commonStructValue.Field(f).Set(*commonValue)
+			for i := 0; i < sliceValue.Len(); i++ {
+				structValue := sliceValue.Index(i).Elem().Elem()
+				fieldValue := structValue.Field(f)
+				fieldValue.Set(emptyValue)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}