diff --git a/deps/buildcore/base.mk b/deps/buildcore/base.mk
index d2987d17..ce96ec35 100644
--- a/deps/buildcore/base.mk
+++ b/deps/buildcore/base.mk
@@ -36,8 +36,16 @@ SCRIPTS=${BUILDCORE_PATH}/scripts
 SETUP_BUILD=${PYTHON3} ${SCRIPTS}/setup-build.py
 PYBB=${PYTHON3} ${SCRIPTS}/pybb.py
 CMAKE_BUILD=${PYBB} cmake-build
+GET_ENV=${PYBB} getenv
 CTEST=${PYBB} ctest-all
 RM_RF=${PYBB} rm
+HOST=$(shell ${PYBB} hostname)
+BUILDCORE_HOST_SPECIFIC_BUILDPATH=$(shell ${GET_ENV} BUILDCORE_HOST_SPECIFIC_BUILDPATH)
+ifneq (${BUILDCORE_HOST_SPECIFIC_BUILDPATH},)
+BUILD_PATH=build/${HOST}
+else
+BUILD_PATH=build
+endif
 ifdef USE_VCPKG
 	ifndef VCPKG_DIR_BASE
 		VCPKG_DIR_BASE=.vcpkg
@@ -58,27 +66,28 @@ CURRENT_BUILD=$(HOST_ENV)-$(shell ${ENV_RUN} ${PYBB} cat .current_build)
 
 .PHONY: build
 build:
-	${ENV_RUN} ${CMAKE_BUILD} build
+	${ENV_RUN} ${CMAKE_BUILD} ${BUILD_PATH}
 .PHONY: install
 install:
-	${ENV_RUN} ${CMAKE_BUILD} build install
+	${ENV_RUN} ${CMAKE_BUILD} ${BUILD_PATH} install
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	${ENV_RUN} ${CMAKE_BUILD} build clean
+	${ENV_RUN} ${CMAKE_BUILD} ${BUILD_PATH} clean
 .PHONY: purge
 purge:
 	${ENV_RUN} ${RM_RF} .current_build
-	${ENV_RUN} ${RM_RF} build
+	${ENV_RUN} ${RM_RF} ${BUILD_PATH}
 	${ENV_RUN} ${RM_RF} dist
 .PHONY: test
 test: build
-	${ENV_RUN} ${CMAKE_BUILD} build test
+	${ENV_RUN} mypy ${SCRIPTS}
+	${ENV_RUN} ${CMAKE_BUILD} ${BUILD_PATH} test
 .PHONY: test-verbose
 test-verbose: build
-	${ENV_RUN} ${CTEST} build --output-on-failure
+	${ENV_RUN} ${CTEST} ${BUILD_PATH} --output-on-failure
 .PHONY: test-rerun-verbose
 test-rerun-verbose: build
-	${ENV_RUN} ${CTEST} build --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
+	${ENV_RUN} ${CTEST} ${BUILD_PATH} --rerun-failed --output-on-failure
 
 .PHONY: devenv-image
 devenv-image:
@@ -148,17 +157,17 @@ endif # USE_VCPKG ###############################################
 
 .PHONY: configure-xcode
 configure-xcode:
-	${ENV_RUN} ${SETUP_BUILD} ${VCPKG_TOOLCHAIN} --build_tool=xcode --current_build=0
+	${ENV_RUN} ${SETUP_BUILD} ${VCPKG_TOOLCHAIN} --build_tool=xcode --current_build=0 --build_root=${BUILD_PATH}
 
 .PHONY: configure-release
 configure-release:
-	${ENV_RUN} ${SETUP_BUILD} ${VCPKG_TOOLCHAIN} --build_type=release
+	${ENV_RUN} ${SETUP_BUILD} ${VCPKG_TOOLCHAIN} --build_type=release --build_root=${BUILD_PATH}
 
 .PHONY: configure-debug
 configure-debug:
-	${ENV_RUN} ${SETUP_BUILD} ${VCPKG_TOOLCHAIN} --build_type=debug
+	${ENV_RUN} ${SETUP_BUILD} ${VCPKG_TOOLCHAIN} --build_type=debug --build_root=${BUILD_PATH}
 
 .PHONY: configure-asan
 configure-asan:
-	${ENV_RUN} ${SETUP_BUILD} ${VCPKG_TOOLCHAIN} --build_type=asan
+	${ENV_RUN} ${SETUP_BUILD} ${VCPKG_TOOLCHAIN} --build_type=asan --build_root=${BUILD_PATH}
 
diff --git a/deps/buildcore/scripts/pybb.py b/deps/buildcore/scripts/pybb.py
index d5dfc7d0..30716a5a 100755
--- a/deps/buildcore/scripts/pybb.py
+++ b/deps/buildcore/scripts/pybb.py
@@ -12,25 +12,13 @@
 #                     don't translate well to that other operating system
 
 import os
+import platform
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from typing import List, Optional
 
 
-def cat(paths: List[str]) -> int:
-    for path in paths:
-        try:
-            with open(path) as f:
-                data = f.read()
-                sys.stdout.write(data)
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            sys.stderr.write('cat: {}: no such file or directory\n'.format(path))
-            return 1
-    sys.stdout.write('\n')
-    return 0
-
-
 def mkdir(path: str):
     if not os.path.exists(path):
         os.mkdir(path)
@@ -91,6 +79,31 @@ def conan() -> int:
     return 0
 
 
+def cat(paths: List[str]) -> int:
+    for path in paths:
+        try:
+            with open(path) as f:
+                data = f.read()
+                sys.stdout.write(data)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            sys.stderr.write('cat: {}: no such file or directory\n'.format(path))
+            return 1
+    sys.stdout.write('\n')
+    return 0
+
+
+def get_env(var_name: str) -> int:
+    if var_name not in os.environ:
+        return 1
+    sys.stdout.write(os.environ[var_name])
+    return 0
+
+
+def hostname() -> int:
+    sys.stdout.write(platform.node())
+    return 0
+
+
 def main() -> int:
     err = 0
     if sys.argv[1] == 'mkdir':
@@ -109,6 +122,10 @@ def main() -> int:
         err = cmake_build(sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3] if len(sys.argv) > 3 else None)
     elif sys.argv[1] == 'cat':
         err = cat(sys.argv[2:])
+    elif sys.argv[1] == 'getenv':
+        err = get_env(sys.argv[2])
+    elif sys.argv[1] == 'hostname':
+        err = hostname()
     else:
         sys.stderr.write('Command not found\n')
         err = 1
@@ -117,7 +134,6 @@ def main() -> int:
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
-        err = main()
-        sys.exit(err)
+        sys.exit(main())
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        sys.exit(err)
+        sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/deps/buildcore/scripts/setup-build.py b/deps/buildcore/scripts/setup-build.py
index 30e9d834..22bc4ae4 100755
--- a/deps/buildcore/scripts/setup-build.py
+++ b/deps/buildcore/scripts/setup-build.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def main() -> int:
                         default='{:s}-{:s}'.format(sys.platform, platform.machine()))
     parser.add_argument('--build_type', help='Build type (asan,debug,release)', default='release')
     parser.add_argument('--build_tool', help='Build tool (default,xcode)', default='')
+    parser.add_argument('--build_root', help='Path to the root of build directories (must be in project dir)', default='build')
     parser.add_argument('--toolchain', help='Path to CMake toolchain file', default='')
     parser.add_argument('--current_build', help='Indicates whether or not to make this the active build', default=1)
     args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ def main() -> int:
         return 1
 
     project_dir = os.getcwd()
-    build_dir = '{:s}/build/{:s}'.format(project_dir, build_config)
+    build_dir = '{:s}/{:s}/{:s}'.format(project_dir, args.build_root, build_config)
     rm(build_dir)
     cmake_cmd = [
         'cmake', '-S', project_dir, '-B', build_dir, build_tool,
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ def main() -> int:
 
     rm('compile_commands.json')
     if platform.system() != 'Windows':
-        os.symlink('build/{:s}/compile_commands.json'.format(build_config), 'compile_commands.json')
+        os.symlink('{:s}/compile_commands.json'.format(build_dir), 'compile_commands.json')
     return 0