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 -ru ltrace-0.5.3.org/Makefile.in ltrace-0.5.3/Makefile.in

--- ltrace-0.5.3.org/Makefile.in	2011-08-21 18:55:15.000000000 +0200

+++ ltrace-0.5.3/Makefile.in	2011-08-21 18:40:53.000000000 +0200

@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@

 		$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(LIBS) -o $@

 libltrace.a: 	sysdeps/sysdep.o $(OBJ)

-		$(AR) rcv $@ $^

+		$(AR) rscv $@ $^

 $(OBJ):		sysdeps/sysdep.o