ADDED   arch/makefile
Index: arch/makefile
==================================================================
--- arch/makefile
+++ arch/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+calls.x86.lin.32.s: /usr/include/asm/unistd_32.h
+	grep "#define __NR_" $< | sed "s;^#define __NR_;%define sys.;" > $@
+calls.x86.lin.64.s: /usr/include/asm/unistd_64.h
+	grep "#define __NR_" $< | sed "s;^#define __NR_;%define sys.;" > $@

Index: arch/x86.lin.32.s
==================================================================
--- arch/x86.lin.32.s
+++ arch/x86.lin.32.s
@@ -1,22 +1,30 @@
+;; abi definition file for x86 linux 32-bit
 ; vim: ft=nasm
-%define sys.exit 1
-%define sys.fork 2
-%define sys.read 3
-%define sys.write 4
-%define sys.open 5
-%define sys.close 6
-%define sys.chdir 12
+
+; syscall32 numbers - syscall table must be created first!
+%include "calls.x86.lin.32.s"
 
+; syscall32 registers
 %define sys.reg.n 6
 %define sys.reg.0 eax
 %define sys.reg.1 ebx
 %define sys.reg.2 ecx
 %define sys.reg.3 edx
 %define sys.reg.4 esi
 %define sys.reg.5 edi
+
+%macro sys 1-6
+	%assign i 0
+	%rep %0
+		mov sys.reg. %+ i, %1 ; i'm actually shocked this worked
+		%rotate 1
+		%assign i i+1
+	%endrep 
+	syscall
+%endmacro
 
 %define sys.call int 0x80 ; sysenter is allegedly the
   ; politically correct option but it does not actually
   ; appear to work without a whole lot of extra bullshit
 
 ; todo: learn vdsos

Index: arch/x86.lin.64.s
==================================================================
--- arch/x86.lin.64.s
+++ arch/x86.lin.64.s
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
-;; abi definition file
-;; macros:
-;; * sys: syscall64 wrapper
-;; * ccall: automatically generate code to call a C function
-;;          with any number of arguments
+;; abi definition file for x86 linux 64-bit
+; vim: ft=nasm
+
+; syscall64 numbers - syscall table must be created first!
+%include "calls.x86.lin.64.s"
 
 ; syscall ops
 %define sys.call syscall
-; syscall numbers
-%define sys.write 1
-%define sys.brk 12
-%define sys.exit 60
 
 ; register order for syscall convention
+%define sys.reg.n 7
 %define sys.reg.0 rax
 %define sys.reg.1 rdi
 %define sys.reg.2 rsi
 %define sys.reg.3 rdx
 %define sys.reg.4 r10
@@ -28,10 +25,11 @@
 %define ccall.reg.3 rcx
 %define ccall.reg.4 r8
 %define ccall.reg.5 r9
 
 %macro sys 1-8
+; syscall64 wrapper, ex. `sys sys.write, 1, msg, msg.len`
 	%assign i 0
 	%rep %0
 		mov sys.reg. %+ i, %1 ; i'm actually shocked this worked
 		%rotate 1
 		%assign i i+1

Index: makefile
==================================================================
--- makefile
+++ makefile
@@ -22,19 +22,22 @@
 
 lists = moddirs modules headers objects makefiles binaries binmods
 dbg:
 	@echo -e lists: $(foreach var, $(lists), "\\n - \\e[1m$(var)\\e[m = $($(var))")
 
-%.obj: %/makefile $(OUT)
+%.obj: %/makefile ${TARGET}.calls $(OUT)
 	cd $* && $(MAKE) obj
 
 %.tool: %/makefile $(OUT)
 	cd $* && $(MAKE) tool
 
 %.dbg: %/makefile $(OUT)
 	cd $* && $(MAKE) dbg
 
+%.calls: arch/makefile
+	cd arch && make calls.$*.s
+
 $(OUT)/libk.so: mods $(OUT)
 	$(CC) -shared -o $@ $(objects)
 
 $(OUT)/libk.a: mods $(OUT)
 	# using `ar c` and ranlib here instead of