diff -r dc2d2342e4a9 -r a6d790bc17af config/binutils/binutils.in
--- a/config/binutils/binutils.in	Tue Dec 28 00:11:33 2010 +0100
+++ b/config/binutils/binutils.in	Sun Jan 02 13:56:05 2011 +0100
@@ -62,10 +62,14 @@
 config BINUTILS_2_21_or_later
     bool
     select BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
+    select BINUTILS_HAS_PLUGINS
 
 config BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
     bool
 
+config BINUTILS_HAS_PLUGINS
+    bool
+
 if BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
 
 choice
@@ -128,6 +132,15 @@
 
 endif # BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
 
+config BINUTILS_PLUGINS
+    bool
+    prompt "Enable support for plugins"
+    depends on BINUTILS_HAS_PLUGINS
+    help
+      binutils can be extended through the use of plugins.
+      Especially, gold can use the lto-plugin, as installed
+      by gcc, to handle LTO.
+
 config BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG
     string
     prompt "binutils extra config"