Switch from archive libraries to partial linking

Before this commit, weak symbols were not overridden by non-weak symbols found in archive libraries when linking with recent versions of binutils. As stated in the System V ABI, "the link editor does not extract archive members to resolve undefined weak symbols". This commit changes all Makefiles to use partial linking (ld -r) instead of creating library archives, which forces all symbols to participate in linking, allowing non-weak symbols to override weak symbols as intended. This approach is also used by Linux, from which the gmake function cmd_link_o_target (defined in config.mk and used in all Makefiles) is inspired. The name of each former library archive is preserved except for extensions which change from ".a" to ".o". This commit updates references accordingly where needed, in particular in some linker scripts. This commit reveals board configurations that exclude some features but include source files that depend these disabled features in the build, resulting in undefined symbols. Known such cases include: - disabling CMD_NET but not CMD_NFS; - enabling CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT but not CONFIG_QE. Signed-off-by: Sebastien Carlier <sebastien.carlier@gmail.com>
2010-11-05 15:48:07 +01:00 · 2010-11-05 15:48:07 +01:00 · 6d8962e814
commit 6d8962e814
parent d7b1970015
663 changed files with 1381 additions and 1371 deletions
--- a/118
+++ b/118
@ -180,90 +180,90 @@ endif

 OBJS := $(addprefix $(obj),$(OBJS))

-LIBS  = lib/libgeneric.a
-LIBS += lib/lzma/liblzma.a
-LIBS += lib/lzo/liblzo.a
+LIBS  = lib/libgeneric.o
+LIBS += lib/lzma/liblzma.o
+LIBS += lib/lzo/liblzo.o
 LIBS += $(shell if [ -f board/$(VENDOR)/common/Makefile ]; then echo \
-	"board/$(VENDOR)/common/lib$(VENDOR).a"; fi)
-LIBS += $(CPUDIR)/lib$(CPU).a
+	"board/$(VENDOR)/common/lib$(VENDOR).o"; fi)
+LIBS += $(CPUDIR)/lib$(CPU).o
 ifdef SOC
-LIBS += $(CPUDIR)/$(SOC)/lib$(SOC).a
+LIBS += $(CPUDIR)/$(SOC)/lib$(SOC).o
 endif
 ifeq ($(CPU),ixp)
-LIBS += arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/libnpe.a
+LIBS += arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/libnpe.o
 endif
-LIBS += arch/$(ARCH)/lib/lib$(ARCH).a
-LIBS += fs/cramfs/libcramfs.a fs/fat/libfat.a fs/fdos/libfdos.a fs/jffs2/libjffs2.a \
-	fs/reiserfs/libreiserfs.a fs/ext2/libext2fs.a fs/yaffs2/libyaffs2.a \
-	fs/ubifs/libubifs.a
-LIBS += net/libnet.a
-LIBS += disk/libdisk.a
-LIBS += drivers/bios_emulator/libatibiosemu.a
-LIBS += drivers/block/libblock.a
-LIBS += drivers/dma/libdma.a
-LIBS += drivers/fpga/libfpga.a
-LIBS += drivers/gpio/libgpio.a
-LIBS += drivers/hwmon/libhwmon.a
-LIBS += drivers/i2c/libi2c.a
-LIBS += drivers/input/libinput.a
-LIBS += drivers/misc/libmisc.a
-LIBS += drivers/mmc/libmmc.a
-LIBS += drivers/mtd/libmtd.a
-LIBS += drivers/mtd/nand/libnand.a
-LIBS += drivers/mtd/onenand/libonenand.a
-LIBS += drivers/mtd/ubi/libubi.a
-LIBS += drivers/mtd/spi/libspi_flash.a
-LIBS += drivers/net/libnet.a
-LIBS += drivers/net/phy/libphy.a
-LIBS += drivers/pci/libpci.a
-LIBS += drivers/pcmcia/libpcmcia.a
-LIBS += drivers/power/libpower.a
-LIBS += drivers/spi/libspi.a
+LIBS += arch/$(ARCH)/lib/lib$(ARCH).o
+LIBS += fs/cramfs/libcramfs.o fs/fat/libfat.o fs/fdos/libfdos.o fs/jffs2/libjffs2.o \
+	fs/reiserfs/libreiserfs.o fs/ext2/libext2fs.o fs/yaffs2/libyaffs2.o \
+	fs/ubifs/libubifs.o
+LIBS += net/libnet.o
+LIBS += disk/libdisk.o
+LIBS += drivers/bios_emulator/libatibiosemu.o
+LIBS += drivers/block/libblock.o
+LIBS += drivers/dma/libdma.o
+LIBS += drivers/fpga/libfpga.o
+LIBS += drivers/gpio/libgpio.o
+LIBS += drivers/hwmon/libhwmon.o
+LIBS += drivers/i2c/libi2c.o
+LIBS += drivers/input/libinput.o
+LIBS += drivers/misc/libmisc.o
+LIBS += drivers/mmc/libmmc.o
+LIBS += drivers/mtd/libmtd.o
+LIBS += drivers/mtd/nand/libnand.o
+LIBS += drivers/mtd/onenand/libonenand.o
+LIBS += drivers/mtd/ubi/libubi.o
+LIBS += drivers/mtd/spi/libspi_flash.o
+LIBS += drivers/net/libnet.o
+LIBS += drivers/net/phy/libphy.o
+LIBS += drivers/pci/libpci.o
+LIBS += drivers/pcmcia/libpcmcia.o
+LIBS += drivers/power/libpower.o
+LIBS += drivers/spi/libspi.o
 ifeq ($(CPU),mpc83xx)
-LIBS += drivers/qe/qe.a
-LIBS += arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/lib8xxx.a
+LIBS += drivers/qe/libqe.o
+LIBS += arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/lib8xxx.o
 endif
 ifeq ($(CPU),mpc85xx)
-LIBS += drivers/qe/qe.a
-LIBS += arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/ddr/libddr.a
-LIBS += arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/lib8xxx.a
+LIBS += drivers/qe/libqe.o
+LIBS += arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/ddr/libddr.o
+LIBS += arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/lib8xxx.o
 endif
 ifeq ($(CPU),mpc86xx)
-LIBS += arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/ddr/libddr.a
-LIBS += arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/lib8xxx.a
+LIBS += arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/ddr/libddr.o
+LIBS += arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/lib8xxx.o
 endif
-LIBS += drivers/rtc/librtc.a
-LIBS += drivers/serial/libserial.a
-LIBS += drivers/twserial/libtws.a
-LIBS += drivers/usb/gadget/libusb_gadget.a
-LIBS += drivers/usb/host/libusb_host.a
-LIBS += drivers/usb/musb/libusb_musb.a
-LIBS += drivers/usb/phy/libusb_phy.a
-LIBS += drivers/video/libvideo.a
-LIBS += drivers/watchdog/libwatchdog.a
-LIBS += common/libcommon.a
-LIBS += lib/libfdt/libfdt.a
-LIBS += api/libapi.a
-LIBS += post/libpost.a
+LIBS += drivers/rtc/librtc.o
+LIBS += drivers/serial/libserial.o
+LIBS += drivers/twserial/libtws.o
+LIBS += drivers/usb/gadget/libusb_gadget.o
+LIBS += drivers/usb/host/libusb_host.o
+LIBS += drivers/usb/musb/libusb_musb.o
+LIBS += drivers/usb/phy/libusb_phy.o
+LIBS += drivers/video/libvideo.o
+LIBS += drivers/watchdog/libwatchdog.o
+LIBS += common/libcommon.o
+LIBS += lib/libfdt/libfdt.o
+LIBS += api/libapi.o
+LIBS += post/libpost.o

 ifeq ($(SOC),omap3)
-LIBS += $(CPUDIR)/omap-common/libomap-common.a
+LIBS += $(CPUDIR)/omap-common/libomap-common.o
 endif
 ifeq ($(SOC),omap4)
-LIBS += $(CPUDIR)/omap-common/libomap-common.a
+LIBS += $(CPUDIR)/omap-common/libomap-common.o
 endif

 ifeq ($(SOC),s5pc1xx)
-LIBS += $(CPUDIR)/s5p-common/libs5p-common.a
+LIBS += $(CPUDIR)/s5p-common/libs5p-common.o
 endif
 ifeq ($(SOC),s5pc2xx)
-LIBS += $(CPUDIR)/s5p-common/libs5p-common.a
+LIBS += $(CPUDIR)/s5p-common/libs5p-common.o
 endif

 LIBS := $(addprefix $(obj),$(LIBS))
 .PHONY : $(LIBS) $(TIMESTAMP_FILE) $(VERSION_FILE)

-LIBBOARD = board/$(BOARDDIR)/lib$(BOARD).a
+LIBBOARD = board/$(BOARDDIR)/lib$(BOARD).o
 LIBBOARD := $(addprefix $(obj),$(LIBBOARD))

 # Add GCC lib
--- a/api/Makefile
+++ b/api/Makefile
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)libapi.a
+LIB	= $(obj)libapi.o

 COBJS-$(CONFIG_API) += api.o api_net.o api_storage.o api_platform-$(ARCH).o

@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 # defines $(obj).depend target
 include $(SRCTREE)/rules.mk
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 COBJS	= cpu.o
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/mx31/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/mx31/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS	+= generic.o
 COBJS	+= timer.o
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/omap24xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/omap24xx/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 SOBJS	= reset.o

@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/Makefile
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 COBJS	= cpu.o
@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/s3c64xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/s3c64xx/Makefile
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 SOBJS	= reset.o

@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS-y))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/tnetv107x/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/tnetv107x/Makefile
@ -19,7 +19,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS	+= aemif.o clock.o init.o mux.o timer.o wdt.o
 SOBJS	+= lowlevel_init.o
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 COBJS	= interrupts.o cpu.o
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/lpc2292/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/lpc2292/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS	= flash.o mmc.o mmc_hw.o spi.o
 SOBJS	= $(obj)iap_entry.o
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))

 # this MUST be compiled as thumb code!
 $(SOBJS):
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/s3c4510b/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/s3c4510b/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS-y	+= cache.o

@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS-y))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o

@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/a320/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/a320/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 SOBJS	+= reset.o
 COBJS	+= timer.o
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/at91/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/at91/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 SOBJS	+= lowlevel_init.o
 COBJS	+= reset.o
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/at91rm9200/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/at91rm9200/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 SOBJS	+= lowlevel_init.o

@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS) $(COBJS-y))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/ep93xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/ep93xx/Makefile
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB = $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB = $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS   = cpu.o led.o speed.o timer.o
 SOBJS   = lowlevel_init.o
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ OBJS    := $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
 all:    $(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB): $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/imx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/imx/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS	+= generic.o
 COBJS	+= speed.o
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/ks8695/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/ks8695/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 SOBJS	= lowlevel_init.o

@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/s3c24x0/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/s3c24x0/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS-$(CONFIG_USE_IRQ) += interrupts.o
 COBJS-y	+= speed.o
@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS-y))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o

@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 COBJS	= cpu.o
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS-$(CONFIG_AT91CAP9)	+= at91cap9_devices.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_AT91SAM9260)	+= at91sam9260_devices.o
@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ OBJS    := $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/davinci/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/davinci/Makefile
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS-y				+= cpu.o timer.o psc.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_SOC_DM355)	+= dm355.o
@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/kirkwood/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/kirkwood/Makefile
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS-y	= cpu.o
 COBJS-y	+= dram.o
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS-y))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mb86r0x/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mb86r0x/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS	= clock.o reset.o timer.o
 SOBJS	=
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx25/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx25/Makefile
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS	= generic.o timer.o
 MX27OBJS = reset.o
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS) $(MX27OBJS))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx27/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx27/Makefile
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS	= generic.o reset.o timer.o

@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/nomadik/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/nomadik/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS	= timer.o gpio.o
 SOBJS	= reset.o
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS)) $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/omap/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/omap/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS	= timer.o cpuinfo.o
 SOBJS	= reset.o
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/orion5x/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/orion5x/Makefile
@ -27,7 +27,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS-y	= cpu.o
 COBJS-y	+= dram.o
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS-y))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/spear/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS	:= reset.o \
 	   timer.o
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))

 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/versatile/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/versatile/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS	= timer.o
 SOBJS	= reset.o
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o

@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 COBJS	= cpu.o
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	:= start.o
 COBJS	:= cpu.o
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx5/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx5/Makefile
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS	= soc.o clock.o iomux.o timer.o speed.o
 SOBJS = lowlevel_init.o
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)libomap-common.a
+LIB	= $(obj)libomap-common.o

 SOBJS	:= reset.o

@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	=  $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	=  $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 SOBJS	:= lowlevel_init.o
 SOBJS	+= cache.o
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS) $(COBJS-y) $(SOBJS))
 all:	 $(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap4/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap4/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	=  $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	=  $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 SOBJS	+= lowlevel_init.o

@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS) $(SOBJS))
 all:	 $(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/s5p-common/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/s5p-common/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)libs5p-common.a
+LIB	= $(obj)libs5p-common.o

 COBJS-y		+= cpu_info.o
 COBJS-y		+= timer.o
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS-y) $(SOBJS))
 all:	 $(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/s5pc1xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/s5pc1xx/Makefile
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 SOBJS	= cache.o
 SOBJS	+= reset.o
@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS) $(SOBJS))
 all:	 $(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o

@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB := $(obj)libnpe.a
+LIB := $(obj)libnpe.o

 LOCAL_CFLAGS  += -I$(TOPDIR)/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/include -DCONFIG_IXP425_COMPONENT_ETHDB -D__linux
 CFLAGS  += $(LOCAL_CFLAGS)
@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 all:	$(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 COBJS	= cpu.o speed.o timer.o
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o

@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o

@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o

@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/arm/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/Makefile
@ -23,8 +23,8 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).a
-LIBGCC	= $(obj)libgcc.a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).o
+LIBGCC	= $(obj)libgcc.o

 GLSOBJS	+= _ashldi3.o
 GLSOBJS	+= _ashrdi3.o
@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))
 LGOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(GLSOBJS)) \
 	   $(addprefix $(obj),$(GLCOBJS))

-# Always build libarm.a
+# Always build libarm.o
 TARGETS	:= $(LIB)

 # Build private libgcc only when asked for
@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ endif
 all:	$(TARGETS)

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 $(LIBGCC): $(obj).depend $(LGOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(LGOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(LGOBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/avr32/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/avr32/cpu/Makefile
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	:= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	:= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START-y			+= start.o

@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START-y))
 all: $(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB): $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $^)

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/avr32/cpu/at32ap700x/Makefile
+++ b/arch/avr32/cpu/at32ap700x/Makefile
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	:= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	:= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS	:= portmux.o clk.o mmu.o
 SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
 all: $(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB): $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $^)

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/avr32/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/avr32/lib/Makefile
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).o

 SOBJS-y	+= memset.o

@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS-y:.o=.S) $(COBJS-y:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/blackfin/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/blackfin/cpu/Makefile
@ -11,7 +11,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 EXTRA    :=
 CEXTRA   := initcode.o
@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ SEXTRA   := $(addprefix $(obj),$(SEXTRA))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB) $(obj).depend $(EXTRA) $(CEXTRA) $(SEXTRA) check_initcode

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 $(OBJS): $(obj)bootrom-asm-offsets.h
 $(obj)bootrom-asm-offsets.c: bootrom-asm-offsets.c.in bootrom-asm-offsets.awk
--- a/arch/blackfin/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/blackfin/lib/Makefile
@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

 CFLAGS += -DBFIN_BOARD_NAME='"$(BOARD)"'

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).o

 SOBJS-y	+= ins.o
 SOBJS-y	+= memcmp.o
@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS-y:.o=.S) $(COBJS-y:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/i386/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/i386/cpu/Makefile
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o start16.o resetvec.o
 COBJS	= interrupts.o cpu.o
@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/i386/cpu/sc520/Makefile
+++ b/arch/i386/cpu/sc520/Makefile
@ -29,7 +29,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	:= $(obj)lib$(SOC).a
+LIB	:= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o

 COBJS-$(CONFIG_SYS_SC520) += sc520.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_SYS_SC520_SSI) += sc520_ssi.o
@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))
 all: $(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/i386/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/i386/lib/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).o

 SOBJS-y	+= bios.o
 SOBJS-y	+= bios_pci.o
@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS-y:.o=.S) $(COBJS-y:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf5227x/Makefile
+++ b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf5227x/Makefile
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

 # CFLAGS += -DET_DEBUG

-LIB	= lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 COBJS	= cpu.o speed.o cpu_init.o interrupts.o
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/Makefile
+++ b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/Makefile
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

 # CFLAGS += -DET_DEBUG

-LIB	= lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 COBJS	= cpu.o speed.o cpu_init.o interrupts.o
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/Makefile
+++ b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/Makefile
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

 # CFLAGS += -DET_DEBUG

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 COBJS	= interrupts.o cpu.o speed.o cpu_init.o
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf532x/Makefile
+++ b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf532x/Makefile
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

 # CFLAGS += -DET_DEBUG

-LIB	= lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= lib$(CPU).o

 START	=
 COBJS	= cpu.o speed.o cpu_init.o interrupts.o
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf5445x/Makefile
+++ b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf5445x/Makefile
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

 # CFLAGS += -DET_DEBUG

-LIB	= lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 COBJS	= cpu.o speed.o cpu_init.o interrupts.o pci.o
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf547x_8x/Makefile
+++ b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf547x_8x/Makefile
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

 # CFLAGS += -DET_DEBUG

-LIB	= lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= lib$(CPU).o

 START	=
 COBJS	= cpu.o speed.o cpu_init.o pci.o interrupts.o slicetimer.o
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/m68k/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/m68k/lib/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).o

 SOBJS-y	+=

@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS-y:.o=.S) $(COBJS-y:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/microblaze/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/microblaze/cpu/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 SOBJS	= irq.o
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/microblaze/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/microblaze/lib/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).o

 SOBJS-y	+=

@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS-y:.o=.S) $(COBJS-y:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/mips/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 SOBJS-y	= cache.o
@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/mips/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/lib/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).o

 SOBJS-y	+=

@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS-y:.o=.S) $(COBJS-y:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/nios2/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/nios2/cpu/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 SOBJS	= exceptions.o
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/nios2/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/nios2/lib/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).o

 SOBJS-y	+= cache.o

@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS-y:.o=.S) $(COBJS-y:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/74xx_7xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/74xx_7xx/Makefile
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 SOBJS	= cache.o kgdb.o io.o
@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc512x/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc512x/Makefile
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

 $(shell mkdir -p $(OBJTREE)/board/freescale/common)

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 COBJS-y	:= cpu.o
@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xx/Makefile
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 COBJS	= serial.o cpu.o cpu_init.o interrupts.o traps.o speed.o spi.o
@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xxx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xxx/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 SOBJS	= io.o firmware_sc_task_bestcomm.impl.o
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 SOBJS	= io.o fec_dma_tasks.o
@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/Makefile
@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ $(shell mkdir -p $(obj)drivers/epic)
 $(shell mkdir -p $(obj)drivers/i2c)
 endif

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 COBJS	= traps.o cpu.o cpu_init.o interrupts.o speed.o \
@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 $(obj)bedbug_603e.c:
 	ln -sf $(src)../mpc8260/bedbug_603e.c $(obj)bedbug_603e.c
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o kgdb.o
 COBJS	= traps.o serial_smc.o serial_scc.o cpu.o cpu_init.o speed.o \
@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(obj)kgdb.o
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(obj)kgdb.o)

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/Makefile
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o

@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/Makefile
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o resetvec.o
 SOBJS-$(CONFIG_MP)	+= release.o
@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/Makefile
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o

@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(ASOBJS) $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/Makefile
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

 # CFLAGS += -DET_DEBUG

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START-y	+= start.o
 START-y	+= kgdb.o
@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START-y))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(obj)kgdb.o
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(obj)kgdb.o)

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/Makefile
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib8xxx.a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib8xxx.o

 ifneq ($(CPU),mpc83xx)
 COBJS-y	+= cpu.o
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 include $(SRCTREE)/rules.mk

--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/ddr/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/ddr/Makefile
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)libddr.a
+LIB	= $(obj)libddr.o

 COBJS-$(CONFIG_FSL_DDR1)	+= main.o util.o ctrl_regs.o options.o \
 				   lc_common_dimm_params.o
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 include $(SRCTREE)/rules.mk

--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	:= resetvec.o
 START	+= start.o
@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).o

 SOBJS-y	+= ppccache.o
 SOBJS-y	+= ppcstring.o
@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
 		echo "       Upgrade to a recent toolchain."; \
 		exit 1; \
 	fi;
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/cpu/sh2/Makefile
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 SOBJS	= start.o
 COBJS	= cpu.o interrupts.o watchdog.o
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ OBJS    := $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS   := $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))

 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
--- a/arch/sh/cpu/sh3/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/cpu/sh3/Makefile
@ -29,7 +29,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 SOBJS	= start.o
 COBJS	= cpu.o interrupts.o watchdog.o cache.o
@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))

 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
--- a/arch/sh/cpu/sh4/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/cpu/sh4/Makefile
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 SOBJS	= start.o
 COBJS	= cpu.o interrupts.o watchdog.o cache.o
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))

 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
--- a/arch/sh/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/lib/Makefile
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).o

 SOBJS-y	+=

@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS-y:.o=.S) $(COBJS-y:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/sparc/cpu/leon2/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/cpu/leon2/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 SOBJS	=
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/sparc/cpu/leon3/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/cpu/leon3/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o

 START	= start.o
 SOBJS	=
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)

 $(LIB):	$(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/arch/sparc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/lib/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).o

 SOBJS	=

@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/board/BuS/EB+MCF-EV123/Makefile
+++ b/board/BuS/EB+MCF-EV123/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o

 COBJS	= $(BOARD).o cfm_flash.o flash.o

@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/board/BuS/eb_cpux9k2/Makefile
+++ b/board/BuS/eb_cpux9k2/Makefile
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o

 COBJS	:= cpux9k2.o

@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))

 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
--- a/board/LEOX/elpt860/Makefile
+++ b/board/LEOX/elpt860/Makefile
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o

 COBJS	= $(BOARD).o flash.o

@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/board/LaCie/edminiv2/Makefile
+++ b/board/LaCie/edminiv2/Makefile
@ -27,7 +27,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o

 COBJS	:= edminiv2.o

@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ SRCS	:= $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))

 clean:
 	rm -f $(OBJS)
--- a/board/Marvell/db64360/Makefile
+++ b/board/Marvell/db64360/Makefile
@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ifneq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
 $(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../common)
 endif

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o

 SOBJS	= ../common/misc.o

@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/board/Marvell/db64460/Makefile
+++ b/board/Marvell/db64460/Makefile
@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ifneq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
 $(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../common)
 endif

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o

 SOBJS	= ../common/misc.o

@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))

 #########################################################################

--- a/board/Marvell/guruplug/Makefile
+++ b/board/Marvell/guruplug/Makefile
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o

 COBJS	:= guruplug.o

@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))

 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
--- a/board/Marvell/mv88f6281gtw_ge/Makefile
+++ b/board/Marvell/mv88f6281gtw_ge/Makefile
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o

 COBJS	:= mv88f6281gtw_ge.o

@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))

 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
--- a/board/Marvell/openrd_base/Makefile
+++ b/board/Marvell/openrd_base/Makefile
@ -29,7 +29,7 @@

 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk

-LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o

 COBJS	:= openrd_base.o

@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))

 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS) $(SOBJS))

 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More