diff --git a/internal/rosa/make.go b/internal/rosa/make.go
index 5803150e..eb7d7016 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/make.go
+++ b/internal/rosa/make.go
@@ -3,38 +3,10 @@ package rosa
 import (
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
-
-	"hakurei.app/internal/pkg"
 )
 
-func (t Toolchain) newMake() (pkg.Artifact, string) {
-	const (
-		version  = "4.4.1"
-		checksum = "YS_B07ZcAy9PbaK5_vKGj64SrxO2VMpnMKfc9I0Q9IC1rn0RwOH7802pJoj2Mq4a"
-	)
-	return t.New("make-"+version, TEarly, nil, nil, nil, `
-cd "$(mktemp -d)"
-/usr/src/make/configure \
-	--prefix=/system \
-	--build="${ROSA_TRIPLE}" \
-	--disable-dependency-tracking
-./build.sh
-./make DESTDIR=/work install
-`, pkg.Path(AbsUsrSrc.Append("make"), false, newTar(
-		"https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/make/make-"+version+".tar.gz",
-		checksum,
-		pkg.TarGzip,
-	))), version
-}
-func init() {
-	native.mustRegister(Toolchain.newMake, &Metadata{
-		Name:        "make",
-		Description: "a tool which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files",
-		Website:     "https://www.gnu.org/software/make/",
-
-		ID: 1877,
-	})
-}
+// Make is the build system used by [MakeHelper].
+var Make = H("make")
 
 // MakeHelper is the [Make] build system helper.
 type MakeHelper struct {
diff --git a/internal/rosa/package/make.az b/internal/rosa/package/make.az
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d685a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/rosa/package/make.az
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package make {
+	description = "a tool which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files";
+	website = "https://www.gnu.org/software/make";
+	anitya = 1877;
+
+	version* = "4.4.1";
+	source = remoteTar {
+		url = "https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/make/make-"+version+".tar.gz";
+		checksum = "YS_B07ZcAy9PbaK5_vKGj64SrxO2VMpnMKfc9I0Q9IC1rn0RwOH7802pJoj2Mq4a";
+		compress = gzip;
+	};
+
+	toyboxEarly = true;
+
+	exec = generic {
+		mktemp = true;
+		build = `/usr/src/make/configure \
+	--prefix=/system \
+	--build="${ROSA_TRIPLE}" \
+	--disable-dependency-tracking
+./build.sh
+`;
+		// test suite wants perl
+		install = "./make DESTDIR=/work install\n";
+	};
+}
diff --git a/internal/rosa/rosa.go b/internal/rosa/rosa.go
index 44a463af..584678f5 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/rosa.go
+++ b/internal/rosa/rosa.go
@@ -544,6 +544,56 @@ cd '/usr/src/` + name + `/'
 	)
 }
 
+// GenericHelper directly passes build script segments for invocations of
+// one-off build scripts too specific to fit into any other [Helper]
+// implementation, but can still benefit from [Toolchain.NewPackage].
+type GenericHelper struct {
+	// Whether to create and enter a directory in TMPDIR.
+	EnterTemp bool
+
+	// Concatenated for [Toolchain].
+	Build, Check, Install string
+}
+
+var _ Helper = new(GenericHelper)
+
+// extra is a noop.
+func (*GenericHelper) extra(int) P { return nil }
+
+// wantsChmod returns false.
+func (*GenericHelper) wantsChmod() bool { return false }
+
+// wantsWrite returns false.
+func (*GenericHelper) wantsWrite() bool { return false }
+
+// scriptEarly returns the zero value.
+func (*GenericHelper) scriptEarly() string { return "" }
+
+// createDir returns false.
+func (*GenericHelper) createDir() bool { return false }
+
+// wantsDir requests a new directory in TMPDIR, or the source directory otherwise.
+func (attr *GenericHelper) wantsDir() string {
+	if attr != nil && attr.EnterTemp {
+		return `"$(mktemp -d)"`
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// script concatenates specified segments.
+func (attr *GenericHelper) script(t Toolchain, _ string) string {
+	if attr == nil {
+		attr = new(GenericHelper)
+	}
+
+	script := attr.Build
+	if t.opts&OptSkipCheck == 0 {
+		script += attr.Check
+	}
+	script += attr.Install
+	return script
+}
+
 const (
 	// jobsE is expression for preferred job count set by [pkg].
 	jobsE = `"$` + pkg.EnvJobs + `"`
diff --git a/internal/rosa/state.go b/internal/rosa/state.go
index 87e27456..78da6817 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/state.go
+++ b/internal/rosa/state.go
@@ -624,6 +624,23 @@ func (s *S) getFrame() azalea.Frame {
 
 			// high-level helpers
 
+			k("generic"): {F: func(
+				args azalea.FArgs,
+			) (v any, set bool, err error) {
+				var attr GenericHelper
+				if err = args.Apply(map[unique.Handle[azalea.Ident]]any{
+					k("mktemp"):  &attr.EnterTemp,
+					k("build"):   &attr.Build,
+					k("check"):   &attr.Check,
+					k("install"): &attr.Install,
+				}); err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+				v = &attr
+				set = true
+				return
+			}},
+
 			k("make"): {F: func(
 				args azalea.FArgs,
 			) (v any, set bool, err error) {
diff --git a/internal/rosa/state_native.go b/internal/rosa/state_native.go
index 431b97cd..14e343de 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/state_native.go
+++ b/internal/rosa/state_native.go
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ var (
 	M4                  = H("m4")
 	MPC                 = H("mpc")
 	MPFR                = H("mpfr")
-	Make                = H("make")
 	Mesa                = H("mesa")
 	Mksh                = H("mksh")
 	MuslFts             = H("musl-fts")