diff --git a/include/wx/osx/carbon/private.h b/include/wx/osx/carbon/private.h
index 933bd32a3b..25b1b62c2e 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/carbon/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/carbon/private.h
@@ -961,8 +961,9 @@ UPP Get##x()                                \
 void wxMacSetupConverters();
 void wxMacCleanupConverters();
 
-WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxMacStringToPascal( const wxString&from , StringPtr to );
-WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxString wxMacMakeStringFromPascal( ConstStringPtr from );
+// utils.cpp
+void WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxMacStringToPascal( const wxString&from , StringPtr to );
+wxString WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxMacMakeStringFromPascal( ConstStringPtr from );
 
 // filefn.cpp
 
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/utils.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/utils.cpp
index 7030447039..a1015f90c2 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/utils.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,27 @@ void wxMacNativeToPoint( const Point *n , wxPoint* wx )
     wx->y = n->v;
 }
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxMac Specific string utility functions
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void wxMacStringToPascal( const wxString&from , StringPtr to )
+{
+    wxCharBuffer buf = from.mb_str( wxConvLocal );
+    int len = strlen(buf);
+
+    if ( len > 255 )
+        len = 255;
+    to[0] = len;
+    memcpy( (char*) &to[1] , buf , len );
+}
+
+wxString wxMacMakeStringFromPascal( ConstStringPtr from )
+{
+    return wxString( (char*) &from[1] , wxConvLocal , from[0] );
+}
+
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Carbon Event Support
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/osx/core/utilsexc_base.cpp b/src/osx/core/utilsexc_base.cpp
index a969fc223d..38fe12a12d 100644
--- a/src/osx/core/utilsexc_base.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/core/utilsexc_base.cpp
@@ -40,10 +40,60 @@
 // More WX Includes
 #include "wx/filename.h"
 #include "wx/osx/core/cfstring.h"
+#include "wx/osx/core/private.h"
 
 // Default path style
 #define kDefaultPathStyle kCFURLPOSIXPathStyle
 
+extern bool WXDLLEXPORT wxIsDebuggerRunning()
+{
+    // TODO : try to find out ...
+    return false;
+}
+
+#if wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_CARBON
+
+// have a fast version for mac code that returns the version as a return value
+
+long UMAGetSystemVersion() 
+{ 
+    static SInt32 sUMASystemVersion = 0 ;
+    if ( sUMASystemVersion == 0 )
+    {
+        verify_noerr(Gestalt(gestaltSystemVersion, &sUMASystemVersion));
+    }
+    return sUMASystemVersion ; 
+}
+
+// our OS version is the same in non GUI and GUI cases
+wxOperatingSystemId wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn, int *minorVsn)
+{
+    SInt32 theSystem;
+    Gestalt(gestaltSystemVersion, &theSystem);
+
+    if ( majorVsn != NULL )
+        *majorVsn = (theSystem >> 8);
+
+    if ( minorVsn != NULL )
+        *minorVsn = (theSystem & 0xFF);
+
+    return wxOS_MAC_OSX_DARWIN;
+}
+
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
+
+wxString wxGetOsDescription()
+{
+    struct utsname name;
+    uname(&name);
+    return wxString::Format(_T("Mac OS X (%s %s %s)"),
+            wxString::FromAscii(name.sysname).c_str(),
+            wxString::FromAscii(name.release).c_str(),
+            wxString::FromAscii(name.machine).c_str());
+}
+
+#endif // wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_CARBON
+
 //===========================================================================
 //  IMPLEMENTATION
 //===========================================================================
diff --git a/src/osx/utils_osx.cpp b/src/osx/utils_osx.cpp
index 452a61cac7..5882a67144 100644
--- a/src/osx/utils_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/utils_osx.cpp
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@
 #include <Carbon/Carbon.h>
 #endif
 
-#if wxUSE_GUI
-    #include "wx/osx/private/timer.h"
-#endif // wxUSE_GUI
+#include "wx/osx/private/timer.h"
 
 #include "wx/evtloop.h"
 
@@ -57,82 +55,6 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#if wxUSE_BASE
-
-extern bool WXDLLEXPORT wxIsDebuggerRunning()
-{
-    // TODO : try to find out ...
-    return false;
-}
-
-#if wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_CARBON
-
-// have a fast version for mac code that returns the version as a return value
-
-long UMAGetSystemVersion() 
-{ 
-    static SInt32 sUMASystemVersion = 0 ;
-    if ( sUMASystemVersion == 0 )
-    {
-        verify_noerr(Gestalt(gestaltSystemVersion, &sUMASystemVersion));
-    }
-    return sUMASystemVersion ; 
-}
-
-// our OS version is the same in non GUI and GUI cases
-wxOperatingSystemId wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn, int *minorVsn)
-{
-    SInt32 theSystem;
-    Gestalt(gestaltSystemVersion, &theSystem);
-
-    if ( majorVsn != NULL )
-        *majorVsn = (theSystem >> 8);
-
-    if ( minorVsn != NULL )
-        *minorVsn = (theSystem & 0xFF);
-
-    return wxOS_MAC_OSX_DARWIN;
-}
-
-#include <sys/utsname.h>
-
-wxString wxGetOsDescription()
-{
-    struct utsname name;
-    uname(&name);
-    return wxString::Format(_T("Mac OS X (%s %s %s)"),
-            wxString::FromAscii(name.sysname).c_str(),
-            wxString::FromAscii(name.release).c_str(),
-            wxString::FromAscii(name.machine).c_str());
-}
-
-#endif // wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_CARBON
-
-
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// wxMac Specific utility functions
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-void wxMacStringToPascal( const wxString&from , StringPtr to )
-{
-    wxCharBuffer buf = from.mb_str( wxConvLocal );
-    int len = strlen(buf);
-
-    if ( len > 255 )
-        len = 255;
-    to[0] = len;
-    memcpy( (char*) &to[1] , buf , len );
-}
-
-wxString wxMacMakeStringFromPascal( ConstStringPtr from )
-{
-    return wxString( (char*) &from[1] , wxConvLocal , from[0] );
-}
-
-#endif // wxUSE_BASE
-
-#if wxUSE_GUI
-
 // Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
 // in long calculations.
 bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *WXUNUSED(wnd))
@@ -235,5 +157,3 @@ CGColorRef wxMacCreateCGColorFromHITheme( ThemeBrush brush )
 }
 
 #endif // wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_CARBON
-
-#endif // wxUSE_GUI