diff --git a/msys2-base/PKGBUILD b/msys2-base/PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c09b3700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msys2-base/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Maintainer: Alexey Pavlov <alexpux@gmail.com>
+
+pkgname=msys2-base
+pkgver=1.0
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="MSYS2 base files"
+arch=('any')
+url=""
+license=('BSD')
+groups=('base')
+depends=()
+provides=($pkgname)
+conflicts=($pkgname)
+replaces=()
+backup=()
+options=()
+source=('cmd'
+        'compress-msys2'
+        'compress_exclude'
+        'mingw_shell.bat'
+        'msys2_shell.bat'
+        'regen-info.sh'
+        'start'
+        'which')
+noextract=()
+md5sums=('bf6a73107768c9b7f667430cfcb1d840'
+         '8a0f89affc79867b337cf783cff1bbf0'
+         '3e727adfc6ae21fd5f333dc7d086a51b'
+         '9e62a3d8ac6af4c8cb4982688d24abf0'
+         'fb20c7b9a8dc3a0a89a2834bd991186f'
+         '1c5faeb9b7f083bcdab768c41c933039'
+         'f9b5897a4f3f3cf7a59ec90a6dd41ed2'
+         '3de69e0d868cbd5ea2c775335edd33f9')
+
+package() {
+  mkdir -p $pkgdir/usr/{bin,etc,sbin}
+  
+  cp -f $srcdir/mingw_shell.bat $pkgdir/usr/
+  cp -f $srcdir/msys2_shell.bat $pkgdir/usr/
+  cp -f $srcdir/cmd $pkgdir/usr/bin/
+  cp -f $srcdir/start $pkgdir/usr/bin
+  cp -f $srcdir/which $pkgdir/usr/bin/
+  cp -f $srcdir/regen-info.sh $pkgdir/usr/sbin/
+  cp -f $srcdir/compress-msys2 $pkgdir/usr/sbin/
+  cp -f $srcdir/compress_exclude $pkgdir/usr/etc/
+}
diff --git a/msys2-base/cmd b/msys2-base/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e6989cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msys2-base/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 2002, Earnie Boyd
+#   mailto:earnie@users.sf.net
+# This file is part of Minimal SYStem.
+#   http://www.mingw.org/msys.shtml
+# File: cmd
+
+"$COMSPEC" "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/msys2-base/compress-msys2 b/msys2-base/compress-msys2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d3699e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msys2-base/compress-msys2
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+_arch=$(uname -m)
+_date=$(date +'%Y%m%d')
+_filename=${_arch}-msys2-${_date}.tar.xz
+_log=/tmp/compress.log
+
+echo "Creating MSYS2 archive /tmp/$_filename"
+if [ -f /tmp/$_filename ]; then
+	rm -f /tmp/$_filename
+fi
+
+_dirs=
+for curr_dir in /bin /etc /include /lib /libexec /sbin /share /ssl /${_arch}-pc-msys /tmp /var /mingw_shell.bat /msys.ico /msys2_shell.bat ; do
+  if [[ -d $curr_dir || -f $curr_dir ]]; then
+    _dirs="$_dirs $curr_dir"
+  fi
+done
+
+if [ -n "$_dirs" ]; then
+  _compress_cmd="/bin/tar --transform='s/:/_/g' --dereference --hard-dereference -cvJf /tmp/${_filename} $_dirs -X /etc/compress_exclude"
+  cd /
+  eval ${_compress_cmd} | tee $_log 2>&1
+  _result=$?
+  if [ "$_result" -eq "0" ]; then
+	echo " done"
+  else
+	die "MSYS2 compressing fail. See $_log"
+  fi
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/msys2-base/compress_exclude b/msys2-base/compress_exclude
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55523b9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msys2-base/compress_exclude
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/etc/postinstall/postinstall.marker
+/etc/group
+/etc/passwd
+/etc/mtab
+/etc/fstab
+/home/*
+/dev/*
+/tmp/*
+/var/tmp/*
diff --git a/msys2-base/mingw_shell.bat b/msys2-base/mingw_shell.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3768676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msys2-base/mingw_shell.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+@echo off
+
+rem ember value of GOTO: is used to know recursion has happened.
+if "%1" == "GOTO:" goto %2
+
+if NOT "x%WD%" == "x" set WD=
+
+rem ember command.com only uses the first eight characters of the label.
+goto _WindowsNT
+
+start /min %COMSPEC% /e:4096 /c %0 GOTO: _Resume %0 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
+goto EOF
+
+rem ember that we execute here if we recursed.
+:_Resume
+for %%F in (1 2 3) do shift
+if NOT EXIST %WD%msys-2.0.dll set WD=.\bin\
+
+rem ember that we get here even in command.com.
+:_WindowsNT
+
+if NOT EXIST %WD%msys-2.0.dll set WD=%~dp0\bin\
+
+set MSYSTEM=MINGW
+set MSYSCON=mintty.exe
+if "x%1" == "x-consolez" set MSYSCON=console.exe
+if "x%1" == "x-mintty" set MSYSCON=mintty.exe
+
+if "x%MSYSCON%" == "xmintty.exe" goto startmintty
+if "x%MSYSCON%" == "xconsole.exe" goto startconsolez
+
+:startmintty
+if NOT EXIST %WD%mintty.exe goto startsh
+start %WD%mintty -i /msys.ico -
+exit
+
+:startconsolez
+cd %WD%..\lib\ConsoleZ
+start console -t "MinGW"
+exit
+
+:startsh
+start %WD%sh --login -i
+exit
+
+:EOF
diff --git a/msys2-base/msys2_shell.bat b/msys2-base/msys2_shell.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e22beb2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msys2-base/msys2_shell.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+@echo off
+
+rem ember value of GOTO: is used to know recursion has happened.
+if "%1" == "GOTO:" goto %2
+
+if NOT "x%WD%" == "x" set WD=
+
+rem ember command.com only uses the first eight characters of the label.
+goto _WindowsNT
+
+start /min %COMSPEC% /e:4096 /c %0 GOTO: _Resume %0 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
+goto EOF
+
+rem ember that we execute here if we recursed.
+:_Resume
+for %%F in (1 2 3) do shift
+if NOT EXIST %WD%msys-2.0.dll set WD=.\bin\
+
+rem ember that we get here even in command.com.
+:_WindowsNT
+
+if NOT EXIST %WD%msys-2.0.dll set WD=%~dp0\bin\
+
+set MSYSTEM=MSYS
+set MSYSCON=mintty.exe
+if "x%1" == "x-consolez" set MSYSCON=console.exe
+if "x%1" == "x-mintty" set MSYSCON=mintty.exe
+
+if "x%MSYSCON%" == "xmintty.exe" goto startmintty
+if "x%MSYSCON%" == "xconsole.exe" goto startconsolez
+
+:startmintty
+if NOT EXIST %WD%mintty.exe goto startsh
+start %WD%mintty -i /msys.ico -
+exit
+
+:startconsolez
+cd %WD%..\lib\ConsoleZ
+start console -t "MSys2"
+exit
+
+:startsh
+start %WD%sh --login -i
+exit
+
+:EOF
diff --git a/msys2-base/regen-info.sh b/msys2-base/regen-info.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce97fc66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msys2-base/regen-info.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+INFODIR=/usr/share/info
+rm -f $INFODIR/dir
+
+for F in $INFODIR/*.info; do
+	echo -n "--> Installing $F ..."
+	/usr/bin/install-info --info-file=$F --dir-file=$INFODIR/dir
+	echo " done"
+done
+
+exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/msys2-base/start b/msys2-base/start
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..082ac294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msys2-base/start
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 2002, Earnie Boyd
+#   mailto:earnie@users.sf.net
+# This file is part of Minimal SYStem.
+#   http://www.mingw.org/msys.shtml
+# File: start
+
+cmd //c start "$@"
diff --git a/msys2-base/which b/msys2-base/which
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfd08232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msys2-base/which
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Original copyright (C) 2002, Earnie Boyd
+#   mailto:earnie@users.sf.net
+# This implementation copyright (C) 2006, 2008, Keith Marshall
+#   mailto:keithmarshall@users.sf.net
+#
+# This file is part of MSYS
+#   http://www.mingw.org/msys.shtml
+#
+# File: which
+# $Id: which,v 1.4 2009/03/14 14:13:32 keithmarshall Exp $
+
+CMD=`IFS='\\/:'; set CMD $0; eval echo \$\{$#\}`
+if test $# -lt 1
+then
+  echo >&2 "$CMD: syntax error: missing argument"
+  echo >&2 "Usage: $CMD [ -a | --all ] cmd ..."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# To accomodate Woe32's typically asinine $PATH, which frequently
+# includes directory names with embedded spaces, we need to set up
+# $IFS to consider only a newline as a field separator.
+IFS=$'\n'
+
+break=break
+for PROG
+do
+  if test x"$PROG" = x-a || test x"$PROG" = x--all
+  then
+    break=""
+  else
+    WHICH=""
+    # need `type -ap -- "$PROG" || type -p -- "$PROG"'
+    # because `type -ap foo' reports nothing, if both `foo' and `foo.exe'
+    # are present, and are distinct.
+    for LIST in `type -ap -- "$PROG" || type -p -- "$PROG"`
+    do
+      if test -f "$LIST"
+      then
+	# preserve `.exe' extension
+        WHICH="$LIST"`test -f "$LIST.exe" && echo '.exe'`
+	if test "$LIST" != "$WHICH"
+	then
+	  # detect distinct `foo' and `foo.exe'
+	  # (this needs IFS=<space>, to get the INODE numbers)
+	  IFS=" " INODE1=`ls -id "$LIST"` INODE2=`ls -id "$WHICH"`
+	  if test `set ref $INODE1; echo $2` != `set ref $INODE2; echo $2`
+	  then
+	    # `foo' matches first, followed by `foo.exe'
+	    test -z "$break" && echo "$LIST" || WHICH="$LIST"
+	  fi
+	  # reset IFS=<newline>, to get any further PROG names
+	  IFS=$'\n'
+	fi
+	echo "$WHICH"
+	$break
+      fi
+    done
+    test x"$WHICH" = x && echo >&2 "$CMD: $PROG: "${ERROR="unknown command"}
+  fi
+done
+test ${ERROR+set} && exit 1
+exit 0
+
+# $RCSfile: which,v $: end of file