diff --git a/build/gzip/build.bash b/build/gzip/build.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3ba137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/gzip/build.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+. "$PROJECTDIR/build/gzip/package.env"
+
+fetch $GZIP_URL
+
+
+cd "$SOURCES" && tar xf gzip-$GZIP_VERSION.tar.xz && cd gzip-$GZIP_VERSION
+
+
+bootstrap() {
+	echo bootstrap
+}
+
+
+toolchain() {
+	./configure \
+		--prefix=/usr \
+		--host=$TARGET > /dev/null
+
+	make > /dev/null && make DESTDIR="$SYSROOT" install > /dev/null 
+}
+
+final() {
+	echo final
+}
+
+case $1 in 
+	bootstrap)
+		bootstrap
+		;;
+	toolchain)
+		toolchain
+		;;
+	setup)
+		setup
+		;;
+	final)
+		final
+		;;
+esac
+
+
+rm -rf "$SOURCES/gzip-$GZIP_VERSION"
diff --git a/build/gzip/package.env b/build/gzip/package.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42c5757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/gzip/package.env
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export GZIP_VERSION=1.14
+
+IFS='.' read -r GZIP_VERSION_MAJOR GZIP_VERSION_MINOR <<< $GZIP_VERSION
+export GZIP_VERSION_MAJOR GZIP_VERSION_MINOR
+
+export GZIP_URL=https://mirror.ufs.ac.za/gnu/gzip/gzip-$GZIP_VERSION.tar.xz
+