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

--- glibc-2_9.orig/nptl/init.c	2007-10-15 22:25:25.000000000 +0200

+++ glibc-2_9/nptl/init.c	2010-08-18 10:46:06.109098646 +0200

@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@

 /* This can be set by the debugger before initialization is complete.  */

-static bool __nptl_initial_report_events;

+static bool __nptl_initial_report_events __attribute_used__;

 void

 __pthread_initialize_minimal_internal (void)