fix toolchain build with linker plugins

older binutils dont automatically pick up plugins,
but need to manually use wrappers like gcc-ar.
This fix allows to compile the host toolchain with -ftlo
on debian stretch.

Signed-off-by: Norbert Lange <nolange79@gmail.com>

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/crosstool-NG.sh b/scripts/crosstool-NG.sh
index 383de66d..2269262d 100644
--- a/scripts/crosstool-NG.sh
+++ b/scripts/crosstool-NG.sh
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ if [ -z "${CT_RESTART}" ]; then
             t="${!r}-"
         fi
 
-        for tool in ar as dlltool gcc g++ gcj gnatbind gdc gnatmake ld libtool nm objcopy objdump ranlib strip windres; do
+        for tool in ar as dlltool gcc gcc-ar gcc-nm gcc-ranlib g++ gcj gnatbind gdc gnatmake ld libtool nm objcopy objdump ranlib strip windres; do
             # First try with prefix + suffix
             # Then try with prefix only
             # Then try with suffix only, but only for BUILD, and HOST iff REAL_BUILD == REAL_HOST
@@ -490,6 +490,16 @@ if [ -z "${CT_RESTART}" ]; then
                 esac
             fi
         done
+
+        # Incase the toolchain is built using plugins (-flto),
+        # the gcc wrappers are needed for older binutils
+        for tool in ar nm ranlib; do
+            if [ -x "${CT_BUILDTOOLS_PREFIX_DIR}/bin/${!v}-gcc-${tool}" ]; then
+                CT_DoLog DEBUG "  '${!v}-${tool}' -> '${!v}-gcc-${tool}'"
+                # this already is a script, so just copy over
+                CT_DoExecLog ALL cp "${CT_BUILDTOOLS_PREFIX_DIR}/bin/${!v}-gcc-${tool}" "${CT_BUILDTOOLS_PREFIX_DIR}/bin/${!v}-${tool}"
+            fi
+        done
     done
 
     # Some makeinfo versions are a pain in [put your most sensible body part here].