diff --git a/headers/private/system/arch/sparc/arch_cpu_defs.h b/headers/private/system/arch/sparc/arch_cpu_defs.h
index e69de29bb2..3be3d08758 100644
--- a/headers/private/system/arch/sparc/arch_cpu_defs.h
+++ b/headers/private/system/arch/sparc/arch_cpu_defs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef _SYSTEM_ARCH_SPARC_DEFS_H
+#define _SYSTEM_ARCH_SPARC_DEFS_H
+
+
+#define SPINLOCK_PAUSE()	do {} while (false)
+
+
+#endif	/* _SYSTEM_ARCH_SPARC_DEFS_H */
+
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/os/arch/sparc/stack_frame.c b/src/system/libroot/os/arch/sparc/stack_frame.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5db3c3f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/libroot/os/arch/sparc/stack_frame.c
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+*/
+
+#include <SupportDefs.h>
+
+#include <libroot_private.h>
+
+
+void*
+get_stack_frame(void)
+{
+	// TODO: Implement!
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
+void*
+__arch_get_caller(void)
+{
+	// TODO: Implement!
+	return NULL;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/os/arch/sparc/system_time.c b/src/system/libroot/os/arch/sparc/system_time.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f3fffd5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/libroot/os/arch/sparc/system_time.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012, Haiku, Inc.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *		François Revol <revol@free.fr>
+ */
+
+#include <OS.h>
+
+#include <arch_cpu.h>
+#include <libroot_private.h>
+#include <real_time_data.h>
+
+static vint32 *sConversionFactor;
+
+//XXX: this is a hack
+// remove me when platform code works
+static int64
+__sparc_get_time_base(void)
+{
+	static uint64 time_dilation_field = 0;
+	return time_dilation_field++;
+}
+
+bigtime_t
+system_time(void)
+{
+	uint64 timeBase = __sparc_get_time_base();
+
+	uint32 cv = sConversionFactor ? *sConversionFactor : 0;
+	return (timeBase >> 32) * cv + (((timeBase & 0xffffffff) * cv) >> 32);
+}
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/os/arch/sparc/thread.c b/src/system/libroot/os/arch/sparc/thread.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e4e258361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/libroot/os/arch/sparc/thread.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <OS.h>
+#include "syscalls.h"
+
+
+thread_id
+find_thread(const char *name)
+{
+	return _kern_find_thread(name);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/os/arch/sparc/time.c b/src/system/libroot/os/arch/sparc/time.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e20cdd5e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/libroot/os/arch/sparc/time.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/* 
+ * Copyright 2006, Ingo Weinhold <bonefish@cs.tu-berlin.de>.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+#include <OS.h>
+
+#include <arch_cpu.h>
+#include <libroot_private.h>
+#include <real_time_data.h>
+
+
+static struct arch_real_time_data *sRealTimeData;
+
+void
+__arch_init_time(struct real_time_data *data, bool setDefaults)
+{
+	sRealTimeData = &data->arch_data;
+
+	if (setDefaults) {
+		sRealTimeData->system_time_conversion_factor = 1000000000LL;
+	}
+
+	// __sparc_setup_system_time(&sRealTimeData->system_time_conversion_factor);
+}
+
+
+bigtime_t
+__arch_get_system_time_offset(struct real_time_data *data)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/glibc/arch/sparc/Jamfile b/src/system/libroot/posix/glibc/arch/sparc/Jamfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0fb7e6b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/glibc/arch/sparc/Jamfile
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+SubDir HAIKU_TOP src system libroot posix glibc arch sparc ;
+
+SubDirSysHdrs $(HAIKU_TOP) src system libroot posix glibc arch $(TARGET_ARCH) ;
+SubDirSysHdrs $(HAIKU_TOP) src system libroot posix glibc include arch
+	$(TARGET_ARCH) ;
+SubDirSysHdrs $(HAIKU_TOP) src system libroot posix glibc include arch generic ;
+SubDirSysHdrs $(HAIKU_TOP) src system libroot posix glibc include ;
+SubDirSysHdrs $(HAIKU_TOP) src system libroot posix glibc stdlib ;
+SubDirSysHdrs $(HAIKU_TOP) src system libroot posix glibc math ;
+SubDirSysHdrs $(HAIKU_TOP) src system libroot posix glibc libio ;
+SubDirSysHdrs $(HAIKU_TOP) src system libroot posix glibc ;
+
+SubDirHdrs $(HAIKU_TOP) src system libroot posix glibc arch generic ;
+
+UsePrivateHeaders libroot ;
+
+SubDirCcFlags -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_IEEE_LIBM ;
+
+local genericSources =
+	branred.c
+	cmp.c dbl2mpn.c divrem.c
+	dosincos.c
+	halfulp.c
+	memrchr.c
+	mpa.c mpatan.c mpatan2.c mpexp.c mplog.c mpn2dbl.c
+	mpn2flt.c mpn2ldbl.c mpsqrt.c mptan.c
+	mul.c mul_n.c
+	sincos32.c
+	slowexp.c
+	slowpow.c
+
+	e_acosh.c e_acoshf.c # e_acoshl.c
+	e_atan2.c e_atan2f.c # e_atan2l.c
+	e_atanh.c e_atanhf.c # e_atanhl.c
+	e_cosh.c e_coshf.c # e_coshl.c
+	e_exp.c e_expf.c
+	e_fmod.c e_fmodf.c # e_fmodl.c
+	e_gamma_r.c e_gammaf_r.c
+	e_hypot.c e_hypotf.c # e_hypotl.c
+	e_j0.c e_j0f.c
+	e_j1.c e_j1f.c
+	e_jn.c e_jnf.c
+	e_lgamma_r.c e_lgammaf_r.c
+	e_log.c e_logf.c
+	e_log10.c e_log10f.c
+	e_pow.c e_powf.c # e_powl.c
+	e_rem_pio2f.c
+	e_remainder.c e_remainderf.c # e_remainderl.c
+	e_scalb.c e_scalbf.c # e_scalbl.c
+	e_sinh.c e_sinhf.c # e_sinhl.c
+	k_cos.c k_cosf.c
+	k_sin.c k_sinf.c
+	k_rem_pio2.c k_rem_pio2f.c # k_rem_pio2l.c
+	k_tan.c k_tanf.c
+	s_asinh.c s_asinhf.c # s_asinhl.c
+	s_atan.c s_atanf.c # s_atanl.c
+	s_cbrt.c s_cbrtf.c # s_cbrtl.c
+	s_ceil.c s_ceilf.c # s_ceill.c
+	s_copysign.c s_copysignf.c # s_copysignl.c
+	s_cos.c s_cosf.c
+	s_erf.c s_erff.c # s_erfl.c
+	s_expm1f.c s_expm1.c
+	s_fabs.c s_fabsf.c # s_fabsl.S
+	s_finite.c s_finitef.c # s_finitel.c
+	s_floor.c s_floorf.c # s_floorl.c
+	s_fma.c s_fmaf.c # s_fmal.c
+	s_fmax.c s_fmaxf.c # s_fmaxl.c
+	s_fmin.c s_fminf.c # s_fminl.c
+	s_fpclassify.c s_fpclassifyf.c # s_fpclassifyl.c
+	s_frexp.c s_frexpf.c # s_frexpl.c
+	s_ilogb.c s_ilogbf.c
+	s_isinf.c s_isinff.c # s_isinfl.c
+	s_ldexp.c s_ldexpf.c # s_ldexpl.c
+	s_llrint.c s_llrintf.c # s_llrintl.c
+	s_log1p.c s_log1pf.c
+	s_logb.c s_logbf.c # s_logbl.c
+	s_lrint.c s_lrintf.c # s_lrintl.c
+	s_lround.c s_lroundf.c
+	s_modf.c s_modff.c # s_modfl.c
+	s_nan.c s_nanf.c # s_nanl.c
+	s_nextafter.c s_nextafterf.c # s_nextafterl.c
+	s_nexttoward.c # s_nexttowardf.c s_nexttowardl.c
+	s_round.c s_roundf.c # s_roundl.c
+	s_scalbn.c s_scalbnf.c # s_scalbnl.c
+	s_signbit.c s_signbitf.c # s_signbitl.c
+	s_significand.c s_significandf.c
+	s_signgam.c
+	s_sin.c s_sinf.c # s_sinl.c
+	s_sincos.c s_sincosf.c
+	s_tan.c s_tanf.c
+	s_tanh.c s_tanhf.c
+	s_trunc.c s_truncf.c
+	t_exp.c
+	w_acos.c w_acosf.c # w_acosl.c
+	w_acosh.c w_acoshf.c # w_acoshl.c
+	w_atan2.c w_atan2f.c # w_atan2l.c
+	w_asin.c w_asinf.c # w_asinl.c
+	w_atanh.c w_atanhf.c # w_atanhl.c
+	w_cosh.c w_coshf.c # w_coshl.c
+	w_drem.c w_dremf.c # w_dreml.c
+	w_exp.c w_expf.c # w_expl.c
+	w_fmod.c w_fmodf.c # w_fmodl.c
+	w_hypot.c w_hypotf.c # w_hypotl.c
+	w_j0.c w_j0f.c
+	w_j1.c w_j1f.c
+	w_jn.c w_jnf.c
+	w_lgamma.c w_lgammaf.c
+	w_lgamma_r.c w_lgammaf_r.c 
+	w_log.c w_logf.c # w_logl.c
+	w_log10.c w_log10f.c # w_log10l.c
+	w_pow.c w_powf.c # w_powl.c
+	w_remainder.c w_remainderf.c # w_remainderl.c
+	w_scalb.c w_scalbf.c # w_scalbl.c
+	w_sinh.c w_sinhf.c # w_sinhl.c
+	# no asm for m68k in glibc
+	w_sqrt.c w_sqrtf.c # w_sqrtl.c
+	;
+
+
+MergeObject <$(TARGET_ARCH)>posix_gnu_arch_$(TARGET_ARCH)_generic.o :
+	$(genericSources)
+;
+
+
+#MergeObject <$(TARGET_ARCH)>posix_gnu_arch_$(TARGET_ARCH)_other.o :
+#	;
+
+
+MergeObjectFromObjects <$(TARGET_ARCH)>posix_gnu_arch_$(TARGET_ARCH).o
+	: :
+	<$(TARGET_ARCH)>posix_gnu_arch_$(TARGET_ARCH)_generic.o
+	# <$(TARGET_ARCH)>posix_gnu_arch_$(TARGET_ARCH)_other.o
+;
+
+
+SEARCH on [ FGristFiles $(genericSources) ]
+	= [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src system libroot posix glibc arch
+		generic ] ;
+
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/glibc/include/arch/sparc/bits/fenv.h b/src/system/libroot/posix/glibc/include/arch/sparc/bits/fenv.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90cfa2089f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/glibc/include/arch/sparc/bits/fenv.h
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 1997-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifndef _FENV_H
+# error "Never use <bits/fenv.h> directly; include <fenv.h> instead."
+#endif
+
+/* Define bits representing the exception.  We use the bit positions
+   of the appropriate bits in the FPU control word.  */
+enum
+  {
+    FE_INVALID = 0x01,
+#define FE_INVALID	FE_INVALID
+    __FE_DENORM = 0x02,
+    FE_DIVBYZERO = 0x04,
+#define FE_DIVBYZERO	FE_DIVBYZERO
+    FE_OVERFLOW = 0x08,
+#define FE_OVERFLOW	FE_OVERFLOW
+    FE_UNDERFLOW = 0x10,
+#define FE_UNDERFLOW	FE_UNDERFLOW
+    FE_INEXACT = 0x20
+#define FE_INEXACT	FE_INEXACT
+  };
+
+#define FE_ALL_EXCEPT \
+	(FE_INEXACT | FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_UNDERFLOW | FE_OVERFLOW | FE_INVALID)
+
+/* The ix87 FPU supports all of the four defined rounding modes.  We
+   use again the bit positions in the FPU control word as the values
+   for the appropriate macros.  */
+enum
+  {
+    FE_TONEAREST = 0,
+#define FE_TONEAREST	FE_TONEAREST
+    FE_DOWNWARD = 0x400,
+#define FE_DOWNWARD	FE_DOWNWARD
+    FE_UPWARD = 0x800,
+#define FE_UPWARD	FE_UPWARD
+    FE_TOWARDZERO = 0xc00
+#define FE_TOWARDZERO	FE_TOWARDZERO
+  };
+
+
+/* Type representing exception flags.  */
+typedef unsigned short int fexcept_t;
+
+
+/* Type representing floating-point environment.  This structure
+   corresponds to the layout of the block written by the `fstenv'
+   instruction and has additional fields for the contents of the MXCSR
+   register as written by the `stmxcsr' instruction.  */
+typedef struct
+  {
+    unsigned short int __control_word;
+    unsigned short int __unused1;
+    unsigned short int __status_word;
+    unsigned short int __unused2;
+    unsigned short int __tags;
+    unsigned short int __unused3;
+    unsigned int __eip;
+    unsigned short int __cs_selector;
+    unsigned int __opcode:11;
+    unsigned int __unused4:5;
+    unsigned int __data_offset;
+    unsigned short int __data_selector;
+    unsigned short int __unused5;
+#ifdef __x86_64__
+    unsigned int __mxcsr;
+#endif
+  }
+fenv_t;
+
+/* If the default argument is used we use this value.  */
+#define FE_DFL_ENV	((const fenv_t *) -1)
+
+#ifdef __USE_GNU
+/* Floating-point environment where none of the exception is masked.  */
+# define FE_NOMASK_ENV	((const fenv_t *) -2)
+#endif
+
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/glibc/include/arch/sparc/bits/fenvinline.h b/src/system/libroot/posix/glibc/include/arch/sparc/bits/fenvinline.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd1a30dfa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/glibc/include/arch/sparc/bits/fenvinline.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* This file provides inline versions of floating-pint environment
+   handling functions.  If there were any.  */
+
+#ifndef __NO_MATH_INLINES
+
+/* Here is where the code would go.  */
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/string/arch/sparc/Jamfile b/src/system/libroot/posix/string/arch/sparc/Jamfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e19b60f834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/string/arch/sparc/Jamfile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+SubDir HAIKU_TOP src system libroot posix string arch sparc ;
+
+UsePrivateSystemHeaders ;
+
+SEARCH_SOURCE += [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) generic ] ;
+
+MergeObject <$(TARGET_ARCH)>posix_string_arch_$(TARGET_ARCH).o :
+	memcpy.c
+	memset.c
+;