+######
+# gcc support functions
+# See documentation in Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
+
+# cc-cross-prefix
+# Usage: CROSS_COMPILE := $(call cc-cross-prefix, m68k-linux-gnu- m68k-linux-)
+# Return first prefix where a prefix$(CC) is found in PATH.
+# If no $(CC) found in PATH with listed prefixes return nothing
+cc-cross-prefix = \
+ $(word 1, $(foreach c,$(1), \
+ $(shell set -e; \
+ if (which $(strip $(c))$(CC)) > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then \
+ echo $(c); \
+ fi)))
+
+# output directory for tests below
+TMPOUT := $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(firstword $(KBUILD_EXTMOD))/)
+
+# try-run
+# Usage: option = $(call try-run, $(CC)...-o "$$TMP",option-ok,otherwise)
+# Exit code chooses option. "$$TMP" is can be used as temporary file and
+# is automatically cleaned up.
+try-run = $(shell set -e; \
+ TMP="$(TMPOUT).$$$$.tmp"; \
+ TMPO="$(TMPOUT).$$$$.o"; \
+ if ($(1)) >/dev/null 2>&1; \
+ then echo "$(2)"; \
+ else echo "$(3)"; \
+ fi; \
+ rm -f "$$TMP" "$$TMPO")
+
+# as-option
+# Usage: cflags-y += $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-isa=foo,)
+
+as-option = $(call try-run,\
+ $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -xassembler /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+
+# as-instr
+# Usage: cflags-y += $(call as-instr,instr,option1,option2)
+
+as-instr = $(call try-run,\
+ /bin/echo -e "$(1)" | $(CC) $(KBUILD_AFLAGS) -c -xassembler -o "$$TMP" -,$(2),$(3))
+
+# cc-option
+# Usage: cflags-y += $(call cc-option,-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
+
+cc-option = $(call try-run,\
+ $(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -xc /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+
+# cc-option-yn
+# Usage: flag := $(call cc-option-yn,-march=winchip-c6)
+cc-option-yn = $(call try-run,\
+ $(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -xc /dev/null -o "$$TMP",y,n)
+
+# cc-option-align
+# Prefix align with either -falign or -malign
+cc-option-align = $(subst -functions=0,,\
+ $(call cc-option,-falign-functions=0,-malign-functions=0))
+
+# cc-version
+# Usage gcc-ver := $(call cc-version)
+cc-version = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/gcc-version.sh $(CC))
+
+# cc-fullversion
+# Usage gcc-ver := $(call cc-fullversion)
+cc-fullversion = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) \
+ $(srctree)/scripts/gcc-version.sh -p $(CC))
+
+# cc-ifversion
+# Usage: EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(call cc-ifversion, -lt, 0402, -O1)
+cc-ifversion = $(shell [ $(call cc-version, $(CC)) $(1) $(2) ] && echo $(3))
+
+# cc-ldoption
+# Usage: ldflags += $(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=both)
+cc-ldoption = $(call try-run,\
+ $(CC) $(1) -nostdlib -xc /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+
+# ld-option
+# Usage: LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, -X)
+ld-option = $(call try-run,\
+ $(CC) /dev/null -c -o "$$TMPO" ; $(LD) $(1) "$$TMPO" -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))
+
+######
+