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 strace-4.5.19.orig/syscall.c strace-4.5.19/syscall.c

--- strace-4.5.19.orig/syscall.c	2009-10-12 21:54:21.000000000 +0200

+++ strace-4.5.19/syscall.c	2009-10-28 18:47:18.000000000 +0100

@@ -1022,6 +1022,15 @@

 		/*

 		 * Note: we only deal with only 32-bit CPUs here.

 		 */

+

+		if (!(tcp->flags & TCB_INSYSCALL) &&

+		    (tcp->flags & TCB_WAITEXECVE)) {

+			/* caught a fake syscall from the execve's exit */

+			tcp->flags &= ~TCB_WAITEXECVE;

+			return 0;

+		}

+

+

 		if (regs.ARM_cpsr & 0x20) {

 			/*

 			 * Get the Thumb-mode system call number