diff --git a/hello_world/Makefile b/hello_world/Makefile
index 9051e7d..4c7d3ac 100644
--- a/hello_world/Makefile
+++ b/hello_world/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ LDFLAGS = -T powerpc.lds
 
 all: hello_world.hex
 
+console.o: ../lib/console.c
+	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
 hello_world.elf: hello_world.o head.o console.o
 	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
 
diff --git a/hello_world/hello_world.c b/hello_world/hello_world.c
index 7e853d8..6575667 100644
--- a/hello_world/hello_world.c
+++ b/hello_world/hello_world.c
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 
 #include "console.h"
 
-#define HELLO_WORLD "Hello World\r\n"
+#define HELLO_WORLD "Hello World\n"
 
 int main(void)
 {
 	potato_uart_init();
 
-	putstr(HELLO_WORLD, strlen(HELLO_WORLD));
+	puts(HELLO_WORLD);
 
 	while (1) {
 		unsigned char c = getchar();
diff --git a/hello_world/console.h b/include/console.h
similarity index 66%
rename from hello_world/console.h
rename to include/console.h
index 5cf303a..cfd9dc1 100644
--- a/hello_world/console.h
+++ b/include/console.h
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ void potato_uart_init(void);
 void potato_uart_irq_en(void);
 void potato_uart_irq_dis(void);
 int getchar(void);
-void putchar(unsigned char c);
-void putstr(const char *str, unsigned long len);
+int putchar(int c);
+int puts(const char *str);
 size_t strlen(const char *s);
diff --git a/hello_world/console.c b/lib/console.c
similarity index 91%
rename from hello_world/console.c
rename to lib/console.c
index 6c1c311..fa2ade3 100644
--- a/hello_world/console.c
+++ b/lib/console.c
@@ -98,19 +98,26 @@ int getchar(void)
 	return potato_uart_read();
 }
 
-void putchar(unsigned char c)
+int putchar(int c)
 {
 	while (potato_uart_tx_full())
 		/* Do Nothing */;
 
 	potato_uart_write(c);
+	return c;
 }
 
-void putstr(const char *str, unsigned long len)
+int puts(const char *str)
 {
-	for (unsigned long i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-		putchar(str[i]);
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; *str; i++) {
+		char c = *(str++);
+		if (c == 10)
+			putchar(13);
+		putchar(c);
 	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 size_t strlen(const char *s)
diff --git a/litedram/gen-src/sdram_init/Makefile b/litedram/gen-src/sdram_init/Makefile
index 28395a3..367b89d 100644
--- a/litedram/gen-src/sdram_init/Makefile
+++ b/litedram/gen-src/sdram_init/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include variables.mak
 OBJ = $(BUILD_DIR)/obj
 
 PROGRAM = sdram_init
-OBJECTS = $(OBJ)/head.o $(OBJ)/main.o $(OBJ)/sdram.o
+OBJECTS = $(OBJ)/head.o $(OBJ)/main.o $(OBJ)/sdram.o $(OBJ)/console.o
 
 #### Compiler
 
@@ -50,10 +50,12 @@ all: objdir $(OBJ)/$(PROGRAM).hex
 
 $(OBJ)/sdram.o: $(LXSRC_DIR)/sdram.c
 	$(call Q,CC, $(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@, $@)
-$(OBJ)/%.o : $(SRC_DIR)/%.S
-	$(call Q,AS, $(CC) $(ASFLAGS) -c $< -o $@, $@)
+$(OBJ)/console.o: $(SRC_DIR)/../../../lib/console.c
+	$(call Q,CC, $(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@, $@)
 $(OBJ)/%.o : $(SRC_DIR)/%.c
 	$(call Q,CC, $(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@, $@)
+$(OBJ)/%.o : $(SRC_DIR)/%.S
+	$(call Q,AS, $(CC) $(ASFLAGS) -c $< -o $@, $@)
 $(OBJ)/%.o : $(SRC_DIR)/libc/src/%.c
 	$(call Q,CC, $(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@, $@)
 
diff --git a/rust_lib_demo/console.c b/rust_lib_demo/console.c
index 112b085..1c80e34 120000
--- a/rust_lib_demo/console.c
+++ b/rust_lib_demo/console.c
@@ -1 +1 @@
-../hello_world/console.c
\ No newline at end of file
+../lib/console.c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust_lib_demo/console.h b/rust_lib_demo/console.h
index fbe66d5..7a6f2c3 120000
--- a/rust_lib_demo/console.h
+++ b/rust_lib_demo/console.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-../hello_world/console.h
\ No newline at end of file
+../include/console.h
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust_lib_demo/hello_world.c b/rust_lib_demo/hello_world.c
index f46140d..c8797fd 100644
--- a/rust_lib_demo/hello_world.c
+++ b/rust_lib_demo/hello_world.c
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ void init_bss()
 	}
 }
 
-#define HELLO_WORLD "Hello World\r\n"
+#define HELLO_WORLD "Hello World\n"
 
 int main(void)
 {
 	init_bss();
 	potato_uart_init();
 
-	putstr(HELLO_WORLD, strlen(HELLO_WORLD));
+	puts(HELLO_WORLD);
 
 	rust_main();
 	crash();
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.test b/tests/Makefile.test
index 9241e3f..3b800d0 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.test
+++ b/tests/Makefile.test
@@ -9,14 +9,17 @@ CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
 LD = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld
 OBJCOPY = $(CROSS_COMPILE)objcopy
 
-CFLAGS = -Os -g -Wall -std=c99 -msoft-float -mno-string -mno-multiple -mno-vsx -mno-altivec -mlittle-endian -fno-stack-protector -mstrict-align -ffreestanding -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections -I ../../hello_world -I ../../include
+CFLAGS = -Os -g -Wall -std=c99 -msoft-float -mno-string -mno-multiple -mno-vsx -mno-altivec -mlittle-endian -fno-stack-protector -mstrict-align -ffreestanding -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections -I ../../include
 ASFLAGS = $(CFLAGS)
 LDFLAGS = -T powerpc.lds
 
 all: $(TEST).hex
 
-$(TEST).elf: $(TEST).o head.o ../../hello_world/console.o
-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(TEST).elf $(TEST).o head.o ../../hello_world/console.o
+console.o: ../../lib/console.c
+	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(TEST).elf: $(TEST).o head.o console.o
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(TEST).elf $(TEST).o head.o console.o
 
 $(TEST).bin: $(TEST).elf
 	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary $(TEST).elf $(TEST).bin
diff --git a/tests/decrementer/decrementer.c b/tests/decrementer/decrementer.c
index 2617a94..e6cff2c 100644
--- a/tests/decrementer/decrementer.c
+++ b/tests/decrementer/decrementer.c
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 #include "console.h"
 
 #define TEST "Test "
-#define PASS "PASS\r\n"
-#define FAIL "FAIL\r\n"
+#define PASS "PASS\n"
+#define FAIL "FAIL\n"
 
 extern int dec_test_1(void);
 extern int dec_test_2(void);
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ extern int dec_test_3(void);
 // i < 100
 void print_test_number(int i)
 {
-	putstr(TEST, strlen(TEST));
+	puts(TEST);
 	putchar(48 + i/10);
 	putchar(48 + i%10);
-	putstr(":", 1);
+	putchar(':');
 }
 
 int main(void)
@@ -30,24 +30,24 @@ int main(void)
 	print_test_number(1);
 	if (dec_test_1() != 0) {
 		fail = 1;
-		putstr(FAIL, strlen(FAIL));
+		puts(FAIL);
 	} else
-		putstr(PASS, strlen(PASS));
+		puts(PASS);
 
 	print_test_number(2);
 	if (dec_test_2() != 0) {
 		fail = 1;
-		putstr(FAIL, strlen(FAIL));
+		puts(FAIL);
 	} else
-		putstr(PASS, strlen(PASS));
+		puts(PASS);
 
 
 	print_test_number(3);
 	if (dec_test_3() != 0) {
 		fail = 1;
-		putstr(FAIL, strlen(FAIL));
+		puts(FAIL);
 	} else
-		putstr(PASS, strlen(PASS));
+		puts(PASS);
 
 	return fail;
 }
diff --git a/tests/illegal/illegal.c b/tests/illegal/illegal.c
index a1ea325..af0c04b 100644
--- a/tests/illegal/illegal.c
+++ b/tests/illegal/illegal.c
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@
 #include "console.h"
 
 #define TEST "Test "
-#define PASS "PASS\r\n"
-#define FAIL "FAIL\r\n"
+#define PASS "PASS\n"
+#define FAIL "FAIL\n"
 
 extern int ill_test_1(void);
 
 // i < 100
 void print_test_number(int i)
 {
-	putstr(TEST, strlen(TEST));
+	puts(TEST);
 	putchar(48 + i/10);
 	putchar(48 + i%10);
-	putstr(":", 1);
+	putchar(':');
 }
 
 int main(void)
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ int main(void)
 	print_test_number(1);
 	if (ill_test_1() != 0) {
 		fail = 1;
-		putstr(FAIL, strlen(FAIL));
+		puts(FAIL);
 	} else
-		putstr(PASS, strlen(PASS));
+		puts(PASS);
 
 	return fail;
 }
diff --git a/tests/sc/sc.c b/tests/sc/sc.c
index 2914291..a705d19 100644
--- a/tests/sc/sc.c
+++ b/tests/sc/sc.c
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@
 #include "console.h"
 
 #define TEST "Test "
-#define PASS "PASS\r\n"
-#define FAIL "FAIL\r\n"
+#define PASS "PASS\n"
+#define FAIL "FAIL\n"
 
 extern int sc_test_1(void);
 
 // i < 100
 void print_test_number(int i)
 {
-	putstr(TEST, strlen(TEST));
+	puts(TEST);
 	putchar(48 + i/10);
 	putchar(48 + i%10);
-	putstr(":", 1);
+	putchar(':');
 }
 
 int main(void)
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ int main(void)
 	print_test_number(1);
 	if (sc_test_1() != 0) {
 		fail = 1;
-		putstr(FAIL, strlen(FAIL));
+		puts(FAIL);
 	} else
-		putstr(PASS, strlen(PASS));
+		puts(PASS);
 
 	return fail;
 }
diff --git a/tests/xics/xics.c b/tests/xics/xics.c
index 6652cbf..2ff4c54 100644
--- a/tests/xics/xics.c
+++ b/tests/xics/xics.c
@@ -29,29 +29,29 @@ void print_number(unsigned int i) // only for i = 0-999
 }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-#define DEBUG_STR "\r\nDEBUG: "
+#define DEBUG_STR "\nDEBUG: "
 void debug_print(int i)
 {
-	putstr(DEBUG_STR, strlen(DEBUG_STR));
+	puts(DEBUG_STR);
 	print_number(i);
-	putstr("\r\n", 2);
+	puts("\n");
 }
 
-#define debug_putstr(a, b) putstr(a,b)
+#define debug_puts(a) puts(a)
 #else
-#define debug_putstr(a, b)
+#define debug_puts(a)
 #define debug_print(i)
 #endif
 
-#define ASSERT_FAIL "() ASSERT_FAILURE!\r\n "
+#define ASSERT_FAIL "() ASSERT_FAILURE!\n "
 #define assert(cond)	\
 	if (!(cond))  { \
-		putstr(__FILE__, strlen(__FILE__)); \
-		putstr(":", 1);	    \
+		puts(__FILE__); \
+		putchar(':');	    \
 		print_number(__LINE__);	\
-		putstr(":", 1);	    \
-		putstr(__FUNCTION__, strlen(__FUNCTION__));\
-		putstr(ASSERT_FAIL, strlen(ASSERT_FAIL)); \
+		putchar(':');	    \
+		puts(__FUNCTION__);\
+		puts(ASSERT_FAIL); \
 		__asm__ ("attn"); \
 	}
 
@@ -62,17 +62,17 @@ volatile uint64_t isrs_run;
 #define ISR_UART     0x0000000000000002
 #define ISR_SPURIOUS 0x0000000000000004
 
-#define IPI "IPI\r\n"
+#define IPI "IPI\n"
 void ipi_isr(void) {
-	debug_putstr(IPI, strlen(IPI));
+	debug_puts(IPI);
 
 	isrs_run |= ISR_IPI;
 }
 
 
-#define UART "UART\r\n"
+#define UART "UART\n"
 void uart_isr(void) {
-	debug_putstr(UART, strlen(UART));
+	debug_puts(UART);
 
 	potato_uart_irq_dis(); // disable interrupt to ack it
 
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ void uart_isr(void) {
 }
 
 // The hardware doesn't support this but it's part of XICS so add it.
-#define SPURIOUS "SPURIOUS\r\n"
+#define SPURIOUS "SPURIOUS\n"
 void spurious_isr(void) {
-	debug_putstr(SPURIOUS, strlen(SPURIOUS));
+	debug_puts(SPURIOUS);
 
 	isrs_run |= ISR_SPURIOUS;
 }
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ void isr(void)
 	xirr = xics_read32(XICS_XIRR); // read hardware irq source
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	putstr(ISR, strlen(ISR));
+	puts(ISR);
 	print_number(xirr & 0xff);
-	putstr("\r\n", 2);
+	puts("\n");
 #endif
 
 	op = isr_table;
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ int xics_test_2(void)
 }
 
 #define TEST "Test "
-#define PASS "PASS\r\n"
-#define FAIL "FAIL\r\n"
+#define PASS "PASS\n"
+#define FAIL "FAIL\n"
 
 int (*tests[])(void) = {
 	xics_test_0,
@@ -246,14 +246,14 @@ int main(void)
 		if (!t)
 			break;
 
-		putstr(TEST, strlen(TEST));
+		puts(TEST);
 		print_number(i);
-		putstr(": ", 1);
+		putchar(':');
 		if (t() != 0) {
 			fail = 1;
-			putstr(FAIL, strlen(FAIL));
+			puts(FAIL);
 		} else
-			putstr(PASS, strlen(PASS));
+			puts(PASS);
 
 		i++;
 	}