auto import from //depot/cupcake/@135843
diff --git a/core/host_static_library.mk b/core/host_static_library.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..237981f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/host_static_library.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+###########################################################
+## Standard rules for building a static library.
+##
+## Additional inputs from base_rules.make:
+## None.
+##
+## LOCAL_MODULE_SUFFIX will be set for you.
+###########################################################
+
+LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE := true
+
+ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
+LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := STATIC_LIBRARIES
+endif
+ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_SUFFIX)),)
+LOCAL_MODULE_SUFFIX := .a
+endif
+LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE := true
+
+include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/binary.mk
+
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(all_objects)
+ $(transform-host-o-to-static-lib)