# $(cc-option,<flag>)
# Return y if the compiler supports <flag>, n otherwise
-cc-option = $(success,$(CC) -Werror $(CLANG_FLAGS) $(1) -S -x c /dev/null -o /dev/null)
+cc-option = $(success,mkdir .tmp_$$$$; trap "rm -rf .tmp_$$$$" EXIT; $(CC) -Werror $(CLANG_FLAGS) $(1) -c -x c /dev/null -o .tmp_$$$$/tmp.o)
# $(ld-option,<flag>)
# Return y if the linker supports <flag>, n otherwise
ld-option = $(success,$(LD) -v $(1))
-# $(as-option,<flag>)
-# /dev/zero is used as output instead of /dev/null as some assembler cribs when
-# both input and output are same. Also both of them have same write behaviour so
-# can be easily substituted.
-as-option = $(success, $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) $(1) -c -x assembler /dev/null -o /dev/zero)
-
# $(as-instr,<instr>)
# Return y if the assembler supports <instr>, n otherwise
as-instr = $(success,printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) -c -x assembler -o /dev/null -)
$(error-if,$(failure,command -v $(CC)),compiler '$(CC)' not found)
$(error-if,$(failure,command -v $(LD)),linker '$(LD)' not found)
-# Fail if the linker is gold as it's not capable of linking the kernel proper
-$(error-if,$(success, $(LD) -v | grep -q gold), gold linker '$(LD)' not supported)
+# Get the compiler name, version, and error out if it is not supported.
+cc-info := $(shell,$(srctree)/scripts/cc-version.sh $(CC))
+$(error-if,$(success,test -z "$(cc-info)"),Sorry$(comma) this compiler is not supported.)
+cc-name := $(shell,set -- $(cc-info) && echo $1)
+cc-version := $(shell,set -- $(cc-info) && echo $2)
+
+# Get the linker name, version, and error out if it is not supported.
+ld-info := $(shell,$(srctree)/scripts/ld-version.sh $(LD))
+$(error-if,$(success,test -z "$(ld-info)"),Sorry$(comma) this linker is not supported.)
+ld-name := $(shell,set -- $(ld-info) && echo $1)
+ld-version := $(shell,set -- $(ld-info) && echo $2)
# machine bit flags
# $(m32-flag): -m32 if the compiler supports it, or an empty string otherwise.