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

 # dmalloc debug facility

 ## depends on ! BACKEND

 ##

 ## help dmalloc helps tracking memory allocation mis-usage

 ## help such as double-free, use-after-free...

 choice

     bool

     prompt "dmalloc version"

 # Don't remove next line

 # CT_INSERT_VERSION_BELOW

 config DMALLOC_V_5_5_2

     bool

     prompt "5.5.2"

 endchoice

 config DMALLOC_VERSION

     string

 # Don't remove next line

 # CT_INSERT_VERSION_STRING_BELOW

     default "5.5.2" if DMALLOC_V_5_5_2