diff --git a/build/tar/build.bash b/build/tar/build.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9bdcf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/tar/build.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+. "$PROJECTDIR/build/tar/package.env"
+
+fetch $TAR_URL
+
+
+cd "$SOURCES" && tar xf tar-$TAR_VERSION.tar.xz && cd tar-$TAR_VERSION
+
+
+bootstrap() {
+	echo bootstrap
+}
+
+
+toolchain() {
+	./configure \
+		--prefix=/usr \
+		--host=$TARGET \
+		--build=$(build-aux/config.guess) > /dev/null
+
+	make > /dev/null && make DESTDIR="$SYSROOT" install > /dev/null 
+}
+
+setup() {
+	echo setup
+}
+
+final() {
+	echo final
+}
+
+case $1 in 
+	bootstrap)
+		bootstrap
+		;;
+	toolchain)
+		toolchain
+		;;
+	setup)
+		setup
+		;;
+	final)
+		final
+		;;
+esac
+
+
+rm -rf "$SOURCES/tar-$TAR_VERSION"
diff --git a/build/tar/package.env b/build/tar/package.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f098301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/tar/package.env
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+export TAR_VERSION=1.35
+
+IFS='.' read -r TAR_VERSION_MAJOR TAR_VERSION_MINOR <<< $TAR_VERSION
+export TAR_VERSION_MAJOR TAR_VERSION_MINOR
+
+export TAR_URL=https://mirror.ufs.ac.za/gnu/tar/tar-$TAR_VERSION.tar.xz
+