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

--- trunk/src/acos.c	2009/12/08 16:49:43	733

+++ trunk/src/acos.c	2009/12/09 20:51:38	734

@@ -188,10 +188,7 @@

   else

     rnd_im = rnd_im == GMP_RNDU ? GMP_RNDD

       : rnd_im == GMP_RNDD ? GMP_RNDU

-#if MPFR_VERSION_MAJOR >= 3

-      : rnd_im == GMP_RNDA ? GMP_RNDZ

-#endif

-      : rnd_im;

+      : rnd_im; /* both RNDZ and RNDA map to themselves for -asin(z) */

   rnd1 = RNDC(GMP_RNDN, rnd_im);

   mpfr_init2 (pi_over_2, p);

   for (;;)