[v2,2/3] configure: Move nm, objdump, and readelf to LIBC_PROG_BINUTILS

  It allows to be overriden on configure tie the tools with the cross
compiler used.
---
 aclocal.m4                   |  12 ++
 configure                    | 295 ++---------------------------------
 configure.ac                 |   4 -
 scripts/build-many-glibcs.py |   3 -
 4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 287 deletions(-)
  

On 06/12/22 13:02, Adhemerval Zanella wrote:
> It allows to be overriden on configure tie the tools with the cross
> compiler used.

I forgot to update the commit message with your suggestion Carlos, I will
use the following:

--
Allow the variables to be overriden or have the defaults come
from the compiler currently in use.
--

> ---
>  aclocal.m4                   |  12 ++
>  configure                    | 295 ++---------------------------------
>  configure.ac                 |   4 -
>  scripts/build-many-glibcs.py |   3 -
>  4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 287 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
> index cbe3c4698a..213835e1d5 100644
> --- a/aclocal.m4
> +++ b/aclocal.m4
> @@ -133,6 +133,18 @@ if test -z "$GPROF"; then
>      GPROF=`$CC -print-prog-name=gprof`
>  fi
>  AC_SUBST(GPROF)
> +if test -z "$READELF"; then
> +    READELF=`$CC -print-prog-name=readelf`
> +fi
> +AC_SUBST(READELF)
> +if test -z "$OBJDUMP"; then
> +    OBJDUMP=`$CC -print-prog-name=objdump`
> +fi
> +AC_SUBST(OBJDUMP)
> +if test -z "$NM"; then
> +    NM=`$CC -print-prog-name=nm`
> +fi
> +AC_SUBST(NM)
>  ])
>  
>  dnl Run a static link test with -nostdlib -nostartfiles.
> diff --git a/configure b/configure
> index 8f91bb6e11..efb891456a 100755
> --- a/configure
> +++ b/configure
> @@ -646,7 +646,6 @@ libc_cv_with_fp
>  PYTHON
>  PYTHON_PROG
>  AUTOCONF
> -NM
>  BISON
>  AWK
>  SED
> @@ -654,6 +653,9 @@ MAKEINFO
>  MSGFMT
>  MAKE
>  LD
> +NM
> +OBJDUMP
> +READELF
>  GPROF
>  OBJCOPY
>  AR
> @@ -683,8 +685,6 @@ sysheaders
>  ac_ct_CXX
>  CXXFLAGS
>  CXX
> -OBJDUMP
> -READELF
>  CPP
>  cross_compiling
>  BUILD_CC
> @@ -2870,190 +2870,6 @@ if test -z "$CPP"; then
>    CPP="$CC -E"
>  fi
>  
> -if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
> -  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}readelf", so it can be a program name with args.
> -set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}readelf; ac_word=$2
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
> -$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
> -if ${ac_cv_prog_READELF+:} false; then :
> -  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
> -else
> -  if test -n "$READELF"; then
> -  ac_cv_prog_READELF="$READELF" # Let the user override the test.
> -else
> -as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
> -for as_dir in $PATH
> -do
> -  IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
> -    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
> -  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
> -    ac_cv_prog_READELF="${ac_tool_prefix}readelf"
> -    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
> -    break 2
> -  fi
> -done
> -  done
> -IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -
> -fi
> -fi
> -READELF=$ac_cv_prog_READELF
> -if test -n "$READELF"; then
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $READELF" >&5
> -$as_echo "$READELF" >&6; }
> -else
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
> -$as_echo "no" >&6; }
> -fi
> -
> -
> -fi
> -if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_READELF"; then
> -  ac_ct_READELF=$READELF
> -  # Extract the first word of "readelf", so it can be a program name with args.
> -set dummy readelf; ac_word=$2
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
> -$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
> -if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_READELF+:} false; then :
> -  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
> -else
> -  if test -n "$ac_ct_READELF"; then
> -  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_READELF="$ac_ct_READELF" # Let the user override the test.
> -else
> -as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
> -for as_dir in $PATH
> -do
> -  IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
> -    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
> -  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
> -    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_READELF="readelf"
> -    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
> -    break 2
> -  fi
> -done
> -  done
> -IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -
> -fi
> -fi
> -ac_ct_READELF=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_READELF
> -if test -n "$ac_ct_READELF"; then
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_READELF" >&5
> -$as_echo "$ac_ct_READELF" >&6; }
> -else
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
> -$as_echo "no" >&6; }
> -fi
> -
> -  if test "x$ac_ct_READELF" = x; then
> -    READELF="false"
> -  else
> -    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
> -yes:)
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
> -$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
> -ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
> -esac
> -    READELF=$ac_ct_READELF
> -  fi
> -else
> -  READELF="$ac_cv_prog_READELF"
> -fi
> -
> -if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
> -  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
> -set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}objdump; ac_word=$2
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
> -$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
> -if ${ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP+:} false; then :
> -  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
> -else
> -  if test -n "$OBJDUMP"; then
> -  ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP="$OBJDUMP" # Let the user override the test.
> -else
> -as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
> -for as_dir in $PATH
> -do
> -  IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
> -    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
> -  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
> -    ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP="${ac_tool_prefix}objdump"
> -    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
> -    break 2
> -  fi
> -done
> -  done
> -IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -
> -fi
> -fi
> -OBJDUMP=$ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP
> -if test -n "$OBJDUMP"; then
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $OBJDUMP" >&5
> -$as_echo "$OBJDUMP" >&6; }
> -else
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
> -$as_echo "no" >&6; }
> -fi
> -
> -
> -fi
> -if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP"; then
> -  ac_ct_OBJDUMP=$OBJDUMP
> -  # Extract the first word of "objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
> -set dummy objdump; ac_word=$2
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
> -$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
> -if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_OBJDUMP+:} false; then :
> -  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
> -else
> -  if test -n "$ac_ct_OBJDUMP"; then
> -  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_OBJDUMP="$ac_ct_OBJDUMP" # Let the user override the test.
> -else
> -as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
> -for as_dir in $PATH
> -do
> -  IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
> -    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
> -  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
> -    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_OBJDUMP="objdump"
> -    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
> -    break 2
> -  fi
> -done
> -  done
> -IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -
> -fi
> -fi
> -ac_ct_OBJDUMP=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_OBJDUMP
> -if test -n "$ac_ct_OBJDUMP"; then
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_OBJDUMP" >&5
> -$as_echo "$ac_ct_OBJDUMP" >&6; }
> -else
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
> -$as_echo "no" >&6; }
> -fi
> -
> -  if test "x$ac_ct_OBJDUMP" = x; then
> -    OBJDUMP="false"
> -  else
> -    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
> -yes:)
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
> -$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
> -ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
> -esac
> -    OBJDUMP=$ac_ct_OBJDUMP
> -  fi
> -else
> -  OBJDUMP="$ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP"
> -fi
> -
>  
>  # We need the C++ compiler only for testing.
>  ac_ext=cpp
> @@ -4160,6 +3976,18 @@ if test -z "$GPROF"; then
>      GPROF=`$CC -print-prog-name=gprof`
>  fi
>  
> +if test -z "$READELF"; then
> +    READELF=`$CC -print-prog-name=readelf`
> +fi
> +
> +if test -z "$OBJDUMP"; then
> +    OBJDUMP=`$CC -print-prog-name=objdump`
> +fi
> +
> +if test -z "$NM"; then
> +    NM=`$CC -print-prog-name=nm`
> +fi
> +
>  
>  
>  # Accept binutils 2.25 or newer.
> @@ -4781,99 +4609,6 @@ if test $libc_cv_compiler_ok != yes; then :
>    critic_missing="$critic_missing compiler"
>  fi
>  
> -if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
> -  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}nm", so it can be a program name with args.
> -set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}nm; ac_word=$2
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
> -$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
> -if ${ac_cv_prog_NM+:} false; then :
> -  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
> -else
> -  if test -n "$NM"; then
> -  ac_cv_prog_NM="$NM" # Let the user override the test.
> -else
> -as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
> -for as_dir in $PATH
> -do
> -  IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
> -    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
> -  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
> -    ac_cv_prog_NM="${ac_tool_prefix}nm"
> -    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
> -    break 2
> -  fi
> -done
> -  done
> -IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -
> -fi
> -fi
> -NM=$ac_cv_prog_NM
> -if test -n "$NM"; then
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $NM" >&5
> -$as_echo "$NM" >&6; }
> -else
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
> -$as_echo "no" >&6; }
> -fi
> -
> -
> -fi
> -if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_NM"; then
> -  ac_ct_NM=$NM
> -  # Extract the first word of "nm", so it can be a program name with args.
> -set dummy nm; ac_word=$2
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
> -$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
> -if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_NM+:} false; then :
> -  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
> -else
> -  if test -n "$ac_ct_NM"; then
> -  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_NM="$ac_ct_NM" # Let the user override the test.
> -else
> -as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
> -for as_dir in $PATH
> -do
> -  IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
> -    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
> -  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
> -    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_NM="nm"
> -    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
> -    break 2
> -  fi
> -done
> -  done
> -IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -
> -fi
> -fi
> -ac_ct_NM=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_NM
> -if test -n "$ac_ct_NM"; then
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_NM" >&5
> -$as_echo "$ac_ct_NM" >&6; }
> -else
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
> -$as_echo "no" >&6; }
> -fi
> -
> -  if test "x$ac_ct_NM" = x; then
> -    NM="false"
> -  else
> -    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
> -yes:)
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
> -$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
> -ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
> -esac
> -    NM=$ac_ct_NM
> -  fi
> -else
> -  NM="$ac_cv_prog_NM"
> -fi
> -
> -
>  if test "x$maintainer" = "xyes"; then
>    for ac_prog in autoconf
>  do
> diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
> index 022b8f68bc..011844a3d4 100644
> --- a/configure.ac
> +++ b/configure.ac
> @@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ if test $host != $build; then
>  fi
>  AC_SUBST(cross_compiling)
>  AC_PROG_CPP
> -AC_CHECK_TOOL(READELF, readelf, false)
> -AC_CHECK_TOOL(OBJDUMP, objdump, false)
>  
>  # We need the C++ compiler only for testing.
>  AC_PROG_CXX
> @@ -632,8 +630,6 @@ AC_PREPROC_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[
>  AS_IF([test $libc_cv_compiler_ok != yes],
>        [critic_missing="$critic_missing compiler"])
>  
> -AC_CHECK_TOOL(NM, nm, false)
> -
>  if test "x$maintainer" = "xyes"; then
>    AC_CHECK_PROGS(AUTOCONF, autoconf, no)
>    case "x$AUTOCONF" in
> diff --git a/scripts/build-many-glibcs.py b/scripts/build-many-glibcs.py
> index 887ef7b6d5..a49f50b792 100755
> --- a/scripts/build-many-glibcs.py
> +++ b/scripts/build-many-glibcs.py
> @@ -1521,10 +1521,7 @@ class GlibcPolicyDefault(object):
>              '--host=%s' % glibc.triplet,
>              'CC=%s' % glibc.tool_name('gcc'),
>              'CXX=%s' % glibc.tool_name('g++'),
> -            'NM=%s' % glibc.tool_name('nm'),
> -            'OBJDUMP=%s' % glibc.tool_name('objdump'),
>              'RANLIB=%s' % glibc.tool_name('ranlib'),
> -            'READELF=%s' % glibc.tool_name('readelf'),
>              'STRIP=%s' % glibc.tool_name('strip'),
>          ]
>          if glibc.os == 'gnu':
  

On 12/6/22 11:02, Adhemerval Zanella wrote:
> It allows to be overriden on configure tie the tools with the cross
> compiler used.

Please repost just this patch with the right commit message and I'll ACK that.

The other two patches can go in right now IMO.

> ---
>  aclocal.m4                   |  12 ++
>  configure                    | 295 ++---------------------------------
>  configure.ac                 |   4 -
>  scripts/build-many-glibcs.py |   3 -
>  4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 287 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
> index cbe3c4698a..213835e1d5 100644
> --- a/aclocal.m4
> +++ b/aclocal.m4
> @@ -133,6 +133,18 @@ if test -z "$GPROF"; then
>      GPROF=`$CC -print-prog-name=gprof`
>  fi
>  AC_SUBST(GPROF)
> +if test -z "$READELF"; then
> +    READELF=`$CC -print-prog-name=readelf`
> +fi
> +AC_SUBST(READELF)
> +if test -z "$OBJDUMP"; then
> +    OBJDUMP=`$CC -print-prog-name=objdump`
> +fi
> +AC_SUBST(OBJDUMP)
> +if test -z "$NM"; then
> +    NM=`$CC -print-prog-name=nm`
> +fi
> +AC_SUBST(NM)

OK.

>  ])
>  
>  dnl Run a static link test with -nostdlib -nostartfiles.
> diff --git a/configure b/configure
> index 8f91bb6e11..efb891456a 100755
> --- a/configure
> +++ b/configure
> @@ -646,7 +646,6 @@ libc_cv_with_fp
>  PYTHON
>  PYTHON_PROG
>  AUTOCONF
> -NM
>  BISON
>  AWK
>  SED
> @@ -654,6 +653,9 @@ MAKEINFO
>  MSGFMT
>  MAKE
>  LD
> +NM
> +OBJDUMP
> +READELF
>  GPROF
>  OBJCOPY
>  AR
> @@ -683,8 +685,6 @@ sysheaders
>  ac_ct_CXX
>  CXXFLAGS
>  CXX
> -OBJDUMP
> -READELF
>  CPP
>  cross_compiling
>  BUILD_CC
> @@ -2870,190 +2870,6 @@ if test -z "$CPP"; then
>    CPP="$CC -E"
>  fi
>  
> -if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
> -  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}readelf", so it can be a program name with args.
> -set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}readelf; ac_word=$2
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
> -$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
> -if ${ac_cv_prog_READELF+:} false; then :
> -  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
> -else
> -  if test -n "$READELF"; then
> -  ac_cv_prog_READELF="$READELF" # Let the user override the test.
> -else
> -as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
> -for as_dir in $PATH
> -do
> -  IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
> -    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
> -  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
> -    ac_cv_prog_READELF="${ac_tool_prefix}readelf"
> -    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
> -    break 2
> -  fi
> -done
> -  done
> -IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -
> -fi
> -fi
> -READELF=$ac_cv_prog_READELF
> -if test -n "$READELF"; then
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $READELF" >&5
> -$as_echo "$READELF" >&6; }
> -else
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
> -$as_echo "no" >&6; }
> -fi
> -
> -
> -fi
> -if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_READELF"; then
> -  ac_ct_READELF=$READELF
> -  # Extract the first word of "readelf", so it can be a program name with args.
> -set dummy readelf; ac_word=$2
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
> -$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
> -if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_READELF+:} false; then :
> -  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
> -else
> -  if test -n "$ac_ct_READELF"; then
> -  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_READELF="$ac_ct_READELF" # Let the user override the test.
> -else
> -as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
> -for as_dir in $PATH
> -do
> -  IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
> -    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
> -  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
> -    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_READELF="readelf"
> -    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
> -    break 2
> -  fi
> -done
> -  done
> -IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -
> -fi
> -fi
> -ac_ct_READELF=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_READELF
> -if test -n "$ac_ct_READELF"; then
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_READELF" >&5
> -$as_echo "$ac_ct_READELF" >&6; }
> -else
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
> -$as_echo "no" >&6; }
> -fi
> -
> -  if test "x$ac_ct_READELF" = x; then
> -    READELF="false"
> -  else
> -    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
> -yes:)
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
> -$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
> -ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
> -esac
> -    READELF=$ac_ct_READELF
> -  fi
> -else
> -  READELF="$ac_cv_prog_READELF"
> -fi
> -
> -if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
> -  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
> -set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}objdump; ac_word=$2
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
> -$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
> -if ${ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP+:} false; then :
> -  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
> -else
> -  if test -n "$OBJDUMP"; then
> -  ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP="$OBJDUMP" # Let the user override the test.
> -else
> -as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
> -for as_dir in $PATH
> -do
> -  IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
> -    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
> -  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
> -    ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP="${ac_tool_prefix}objdump"
> -    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
> -    break 2
> -  fi
> -done
> -  done
> -IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -
> -fi
> -fi
> -OBJDUMP=$ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP
> -if test -n "$OBJDUMP"; then
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $OBJDUMP" >&5
> -$as_echo "$OBJDUMP" >&6; }
> -else
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
> -$as_echo "no" >&6; }
> -fi
> -
> -
> -fi
> -if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP"; then
> -  ac_ct_OBJDUMP=$OBJDUMP
> -  # Extract the first word of "objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
> -set dummy objdump; ac_word=$2
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
> -$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
> -if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_OBJDUMP+:} false; then :
> -  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
> -else
> -  if test -n "$ac_ct_OBJDUMP"; then
> -  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_OBJDUMP="$ac_ct_OBJDUMP" # Let the user override the test.
> -else
> -as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
> -for as_dir in $PATH
> -do
> -  IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
> -    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
> -  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
> -    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_OBJDUMP="objdump"
> -    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
> -    break 2
> -  fi
> -done
> -  done
> -IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -
> -fi
> -fi
> -ac_ct_OBJDUMP=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_OBJDUMP
> -if test -n "$ac_ct_OBJDUMP"; then
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_OBJDUMP" >&5
> -$as_echo "$ac_ct_OBJDUMP" >&6; }
> -else
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
> -$as_echo "no" >&6; }
> -fi
> -
> -  if test "x$ac_ct_OBJDUMP" = x; then
> -    OBJDUMP="false"
> -  else
> -    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
> -yes:)
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
> -$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
> -ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
> -esac
> -    OBJDUMP=$ac_ct_OBJDUMP
> -  fi
> -else
> -  OBJDUMP="$ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP"
> -fi
> -
>  
>  # We need the C++ compiler only for testing.
>  ac_ext=cpp
> @@ -4160,6 +3976,18 @@ if test -z "$GPROF"; then
>      GPROF=`$CC -print-prog-name=gprof`
>  fi
>  
> +if test -z "$READELF"; then
> +    READELF=`$CC -print-prog-name=readelf`
> +fi
> +
> +if test -z "$OBJDUMP"; then
> +    OBJDUMP=`$CC -print-prog-name=objdump`
> +fi
> +
> +if test -z "$NM"; then
> +    NM=`$CC -print-prog-name=nm`
> +fi
> +
>  
>  
>  # Accept binutils 2.25 or newer.
> @@ -4781,99 +4609,6 @@ if test $libc_cv_compiler_ok != yes; then :
>    critic_missing="$critic_missing compiler"
>  fi
>  
> -if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
> -  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}nm", so it can be a program name with args.
> -set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}nm; ac_word=$2
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
> -$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
> -if ${ac_cv_prog_NM+:} false; then :
> -  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
> -else
> -  if test -n "$NM"; then
> -  ac_cv_prog_NM="$NM" # Let the user override the test.
> -else
> -as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
> -for as_dir in $PATH
> -do
> -  IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
> -    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
> -  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
> -    ac_cv_prog_NM="${ac_tool_prefix}nm"
> -    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
> -    break 2
> -  fi
> -done
> -  done
> -IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -
> -fi
> -fi
> -NM=$ac_cv_prog_NM
> -if test -n "$NM"; then
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $NM" >&5
> -$as_echo "$NM" >&6; }
> -else
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
> -$as_echo "no" >&6; }
> -fi
> -
> -
> -fi
> -if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_NM"; then
> -  ac_ct_NM=$NM
> -  # Extract the first word of "nm", so it can be a program name with args.
> -set dummy nm; ac_word=$2
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
> -$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
> -if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_NM+:} false; then :
> -  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
> -else
> -  if test -n "$ac_ct_NM"; then
> -  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_NM="$ac_ct_NM" # Let the user override the test.
> -else
> -as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
> -for as_dir in $PATH
> -do
> -  IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
> -    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
> -  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
> -    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_NM="nm"
> -    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
> -    break 2
> -  fi
> -done
> -  done
> -IFS=$as_save_IFS
> -
> -fi
> -fi
> -ac_ct_NM=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_NM
> -if test -n "$ac_ct_NM"; then
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_NM" >&5
> -$as_echo "$ac_ct_NM" >&6; }
> -else
> -  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
> -$as_echo "no" >&6; }
> -fi
> -
> -  if test "x$ac_ct_NM" = x; then
> -    NM="false"
> -  else
> -    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
> -yes:)
> -{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
> -$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
> -ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
> -esac
> -    NM=$ac_ct_NM
> -  fi
> -else
> -  NM="$ac_cv_prog_NM"
> -fi
> -
> -
>  if test "x$maintainer" = "xyes"; then
>    for ac_prog in autoconf
>  do
> diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
> index 022b8f68bc..011844a3d4 100644
> --- a/configure.ac
> +++ b/configure.ac
> @@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ if test $host != $build; then
>  fi
>  AC_SUBST(cross_compiling)
>  AC_PROG_CPP
> -AC_CHECK_TOOL(READELF, readelf, false)
> -AC_CHECK_TOOL(OBJDUMP, objdump, false)
>  
>  # We need the C++ compiler only for testing.
>  AC_PROG_CXX
> @@ -632,8 +630,6 @@ AC_PREPROC_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[
>  AS_IF([test $libc_cv_compiler_ok != yes],
>        [critic_missing="$critic_missing compiler"])
>  
> -AC_CHECK_TOOL(NM, nm, false)
> -
>  if test "x$maintainer" = "xyes"; then
>    AC_CHECK_PROGS(AUTOCONF, autoconf, no)
>    case "x$AUTOCONF" in
> diff --git a/scripts/build-many-glibcs.py b/scripts/build-many-glibcs.py
> index 887ef7b6d5..a49f50b792 100755
> --- a/scripts/build-many-glibcs.py
> +++ b/scripts/build-many-glibcs.py
> @@ -1521,10 +1521,7 @@ class GlibcPolicyDefault(object):
>              '--host=%s' % glibc.triplet,
>              'CC=%s' % glibc.tool_name('gcc'),
>              'CXX=%s' % glibc.tool_name('g++'),
> -            'NM=%s' % glibc.tool_name('nm'),
> -            'OBJDUMP=%s' % glibc.tool_name('objdump'),
>              'RANLIB=%s' % glibc.tool_name('ranlib'),
> -            'READELF=%s' % glibc.tool_name('readelf'),

OK. Cleanup bmg. Nice! :-)

>              'STRIP=%s' % glibc.tool_name('strip'),
>          ]
>          if glibc.os == 'gnu':