scripts/functions: add a generic custom location infrastructure

Add a generic custom location infrastructure (inspired by the one in
kernel/linux) to allow the user to use custom tarballs or directories
for any component.

Signed-off-by: "David Holsgrove" <david.holsgrove@xilinx.com>
[yann.morin.1998@free.fr: move config option, improve help text, fix API doc]
Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
Message-Id: <131c163c69f9cc81d2be.1349931191@localhost.localdomain>
PatchWork-Id: 190784
Message-Id: <0bbaba9190a76ba97f72.1349931192@localhost.localdomain>
PatchWork-Id: 190785

diff -durN binutils-2.20.1.orig/ld/emulparams/elf_i386.sh binutils-2.20.1/ld/emulparams/elf_i386.sh

--- binutils-2.20.1.orig/ld/emulparams/elf_i386.sh	2009-07-29 16:59:23.000000000 +0200

+++ binutils-2.20.1/ld/emulparams/elf_i386.sh	2010-08-17 19:32:12.000000000 +0200

@@ -13,3 +13,13 @@

 NO_SMALL_DATA=yes

 SEPARATE_GOTPLT=12

 IREL_IN_PLT=

+

+# In Gentoo, we install 32bit libs into /lib32 in an

+# ABI setup with amd64/x86

+case "$target" in

+  x86_64*-linux*)

+    case "$EMULATION_NAME" in

+      *i386*) LIBPATH_SUFFIX=32  ;;

+    esac

+  ;;

+esac