Make using non-default as/ld/etc easier.

diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index c195c4db56..cf19230145 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -114,15 +114,34 @@  if test -n "$path_binutils"; then
     path_binutils=`(cd $path_binutils; pwd) | sed 's%/*$%/%'`
     CC="$CC -B$path_binutils"
 fi
-AS=`$CC -print-prog-name=as`
-LD=`$CC -print-prog-name=ld`
-AR=`$CC -print-prog-name=ar`
+AC_ARG_WITH([as],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-as=path], [select the as program to use])],
+    [AS=$with_as],
+    [AS=`$CC -print-prog-name=as`])
+AC_ARG_WITH([ld],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-ld=path], [select the ld program to use])],
+    [LD=$with_ld],
+    [LD=`$CC -print-prog-name=ld`])
+AC_ARG_WITH([ar],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-ar=path], [select the ar program to use])],
+    [AR=$with_ar],
+    [AR=`$CC -print-prog-name=ar`])
+AC_ARG_WITH([objdump],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-objdump=path], [select the objdump program to use])],
+    [OBJDUMP=$with_objdump],
+    [OBJDUMP=`$CC -print-prog-name=objdump`])
+AC_ARG_WITH([objcopy],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-objcopy=path], [select the objcopy program to use])],
+    [OBJCOPY=$with_objcopy],
+    [OBJCOPY=`$CC -print-prog-name=objcopy`])
+AC_ARG_WITH([gprof],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-gprof=path], [select the gprof program to use])],
+    [GPROF=$with_gprof],
+    [GPROF=`$CC -print-prog-name=gprof`])
+
 AC_SUBST(AR)
-OBJDUMP=`$CC -print-prog-name=objdump`
 AC_SUBST(OBJDUMP)
-OBJCOPY=`$CC -print-prog-name=objcopy`
 AC_SUBST(OBJCOPY)
-GPROF=`$CC -print-prog-name=gprof`
 AC_SUBST(GPROF)
 
 # Determine whether we are using GNU binutils.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7272fbf6ea..2778ac6307 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -793,6 +793,12 @@  enable_mathvec
 enable_cet
 enable_scv
 with_cpu
+with_as
+with_ld
+with_ar
+with_objdump
+with_objcopy
+with_gprof
 '
       ac_precious_vars='build_alias
 host_alias
@@ -1483,6 +1489,12 @@  Optional Packages:
   --with-nonshared-cflags=CFLAGS
                           build nonshared libraries with additional CFLAGS
   --with-cpu=CPU          select code for CPU variant
+  --with-as=path          select the as program to use
+  --with-ld=path          select the ld program to use
+  --with-ar=path          select the ar program to use
+  --with-objdump=path     select the objdump program to use
+  --with-objcopy=path     select the objcopy program to use
+  --with-gprof=path       select the gprof program to use
 
 Some influential environment variables:
   CC          C compiler command
@@ -4549,15 +4561,58 @@  if test -n "$path_binutils"; then
     path_binutils=`(cd $path_binutils; pwd) | sed 's%/*$%/%'`
     CC="$CC -B$path_binutils"
 fi
-AS=`$CC -print-prog-name=as`
-LD=`$CC -print-prog-name=ld`
-AR=`$CC -print-prog-name=ar`
 
-OBJDUMP=`$CC -print-prog-name=objdump`
+# Check whether --with-as was given.
+if test "${with_as+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_as; AS=$with_as
+else
+  AS=`$CC -print-prog-name=as`
+fi
+
+
+# Check whether --with-ld was given.
+if test "${with_ld+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_ld; LD=$with_ld
+else
+  LD=`$CC -print-prog-name=ld`
+fi
+
+
+# Check whether --with-ar was given.
+if test "${with_ar+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_ar; AR=$with_ar
+else
+  AR=`$CC -print-prog-name=ar`
+fi
+
+
+# Check whether --with-objdump was given.
+if test "${with_objdump+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_objdump; OBJDUMP=$with_objdump
+else
+  OBJDUMP=`$CC -print-prog-name=objdump`
+fi
+
+
+# Check whether --with-objcopy was given.
+if test "${with_objcopy+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_objcopy; OBJCOPY=$with_objcopy
+else
+  OBJCOPY=`$CC -print-prog-name=objcopy`
+fi
+
+
+# Check whether --with-gprof was given.
+if test "${with_gprof+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_gprof; GPROF=$with_gprof
+else
+  GPROF=`$CC -print-prog-name=gprof`
+fi
+
+
+
 
-OBJCOPY=`$CC -print-prog-name=objcopy`
 
-GPROF=`$CC -print-prog-name=gprof`
 
 
 # Determine whether we are using GNU binutils.
@@ -4599,8 +4654,9 @@  $as_echo "$libc_cv_prog_ld_gnu" >&6; }
 gnu_ld=$libc_cv_prog_ld_gnu
 
 
-# Accept binutils 2.25 or newer.
-for ac_prog in $AS
+# Accept binutils 2.25 or newer.  Don't check version if the path is forced.
+if test "x$with_as" == x; then :
+  for ac_prog in $AS
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
@@ -4660,13 +4716,16 @@  $as_echo_n "checking version of $AS... " >&6; }
 $as_echo "$ac_prog_version" >&6; }
 fi
 if test $ac_verc_fail = yes; then
-  AS=: critic_missing="$critic_missing as"
+  AS=: critic_missing="$critic_missing GNU as"
 fi
 
 
-if test -n "`$LD --version | sed -n 's/^GNU \(gold\).*$/\1/p'`"; then
-  # Accept gold 1.14 or higher
-  for ac_prog in $LD
+fi
+
+if test "x$with_as" == x; then :
+  if test -n "`$LD --version | sed -n 's/^GNU \(gold\).*$/\1/p'`"; then
+     # Accept gold 1.14 or higher
+     for ac_prog in $LD
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
@@ -4729,8 +4788,8 @@  if test $ac_verc_fail = yes; then
   LD=: critic_missing="$critic_missing GNU gold"
 fi
 
-else
-  for ac_prog in $LD
+   else
+     for ac_prog in $LD
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
@@ -4793,6 +4852,8 @@  if test $ac_verc_fail = yes; then
   LD=: critic_missing="$critic_missing GNU ld"
 fi
 
+   fi
+
 fi
 
 # These programs are version sensitive.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index af47cd51e6..e7af44ba91 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -989,24 +989,28 @@  AC_PROG_LN_S
 
 LIBC_PROG_BINUTILS
 
-# Accept binutils 2.25 or newer.
-AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(AS, $AS, --version,
-		  [GNU assembler.* \([0-9]*\.[0-9.]*\)],
-		  [2.1[0-9][0-9]*|2.2[5-9]*|2.[3-9][0-9]*|[3-9].*|[1-9][0-9]*],
-		  AS=: critic_missing="$critic_missing as")
-
-if test -n "`$LD --version | sed -n 's/^GNU \(gold\).*$/\1/p'`"; then
-  # Accept gold 1.14 or higher
-  AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(LD, $LD, --version,
-		    [GNU gold.* \([0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9.]*\)],
-		    [1.1[4-9]*|1.[2-9][0-9]*|1.1[0-9][0-9]*|[2-9].*|[1-9][0-9]*],
-		    LD=: critic_missing="$critic_missing GNU gold")
-else
-  AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(LD, $LD, --version,
-		    [GNU ld.* \([0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9.]*\)],
+# Accept binutils 2.25 or newer.  Don't check version if the path is forced.
+AS_IF([test "x$with_as" == x],
+  [AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(AS, $AS, --version,
+		    [GNU assembler.* \([0-9]*\.[0-9.]*\)],
 		    [2.1[0-9][0-9]*|2.2[5-9]*|2.[3-9][0-9]*|[3-9].*|[1-9][0-9]*],
-		    LD=: critic_missing="$critic_missing GNU ld")
-fi
+		    AS=: critic_missing="$critic_missing GNU as")
+])
+
+AS_IF([test "x$with_as" == x],
+  [if test -n "`$LD --version | sed -n 's/^GNU \(gold\).*$/\1/p'`"; then
+     # Accept gold 1.14 or higher
+     AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(LD, $LD, --version,
+		      [GNU gold.* \([0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9.]*\)],
+		      [1.1[4-9]*|1.[2-9][0-9]*|1.1[0-9][0-9]*|[2-9].*|[1-9][0-9]*],
+		      LD=: critic_missing="$critic_missing GNU gold")
+   else
+     AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(LD, $LD, --version,
+		      [GNU ld.* \([0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9.]*\)],
+		      [2.1[0-9][0-9]*|2.2[5-9]*|2.[3-9][0-9]*|[3-9].*|[1-9][0-9]*],
+		      LD=: critic_missing="$critic_missing GNU ld")
+   fi
+])
 
 # These programs are version sensitive.
 AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(MAKE, gnumake gmake make, --version,