Choosing between gnu and llvm binutils

scripts/export-build-variables.sh

@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ export TARGET_TRIPLE_MACHINE_CC=$TARGET_TRIPLE_MACHINE_CC
 export CPU_FAMILY=$CPU_FAMILY
 
 # Common prefix for ld, as, etc.
-export CROSS_PREFIX=${TARGET_TRIPLE_MACHINE_BINUTILS}-linux-${TARGET_TRIPLE_OS}-
+if [ $DESIRED_BINUTILS = "gnu" ] ; then
+  export CROSS_PREFIX=${TARGET_TRIPLE_MACHINE_BINUTILS}-linux-${TARGET_TRIPLE_OS}-
+else
+  export CROSS_PREFIX=llvm-
+fi
+
 export CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH=${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/bin/${CROSS_PREFIX}
 
 # Exporting Binutils paths, if passing just CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH is not enough
@@ -62,10 +67,6 @@ export CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH=${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/bin/${CROSS_PREFIX}
 export FAM_ADDR2LINE=${CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH}addr2line
 export        FAM_AR=${CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH}ar
 export        FAM_AS=${CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH}as
-export       FAM_DWP=${CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH}dwp
-export   FAM_ELFEDIT=${CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH}elfedit
-export     FAM_GPROF=${CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH}gprof
-export        FAM_LD=${CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH}ld
 export        FAM_NM=${CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH}nm
 export   FAM_OBJCOPY=${CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH}objcopy
 export   FAM_OBJDUMP=${CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH}objdump
@@ -79,6 +80,14 @@ export TARGET=${TARGET_TRIPLE_MACHINE_CC}-linux-${TARGET_TRIPLE_OS}${ANDROID_PLA
 # The name for compiler is slightly different, so it is defined separatly.
 export FAM_CC=${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/bin/${TARGET}-clang
 export FAM_CXX=${FAM_CC}++
+
+if [ $DESIRED_BINUTILS = "gnu" ] ; then
+  export FAM_LD=${CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH}ld
+else
+  # If desired binutils has to be 'llvm', then use clang as linker.
+  export FAM_LD=${FAM_CC}
+fi
+
 # TODO consider abondaning this strategy of defining the name of the clang wrapper
 # in favour of just passing -mstackrealign and -fno-addrsig depending on
 # ANDROID_ABI, ANDROID_PLATFORM and NDK's version

scripts/ffmpeg/build.sh

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ DEP_LD_FLAGS="-L${BUILD_DIR_EXTERNAL}/${ANDROID_ABI}/lib $FFMPEG_EXTRA_LD_FLAGS"
   --sysroot=${SYSROOT_PATH} \
   --cross-prefix=${CROSS_PREFIX_WITH_PATH} \
   --cc=${FAM_CC} \
+  --ld=${FAM_LD} \
   --extra-cflags="-O3 -fPIC $DEP_CFLAGS" \
   --extra-ldflags="$DEP_LD_FLAGS" \
   --enable-shared \

scripts/parse-arguments.sh

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ ABIS_TO_BUILD=()
 API_LEVEL=16
 SOURCE_TYPE=TAR
 SOURCE_VALUE=4.2.2
+BINUTILS=gnu
 EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES=()
 
-for argument in "$@"
-do
+for argument in "$@"; do
   case $argument in
     # Build for only specified ABIs (separated by comma)
     --target-abis=*|-abis=*)
@@ -38,43 +38,49 @@ do
     # Use this value as Android platform version during compilation.
     --android-api-level=*|-android=*)
       API_LEVEL="${argument#*=}"
-      shift
     ;;
     # Checkout the particular tag in the FFmpeg's git repository
     --source-git-tag=*)
       SOURCE_TYPE=GIT_TAG
       SOURCE_VALUE="${argument#*=}"
-      shift
     ;;
     # Checkout the particular branch in the FFmpeg's git repository
     --source-git-branch=*)
       SOURCE_TYPE=GIT_BRANCH
       SOURCE_VALUE="${argument#*=}"
-      shift
     ;;
     # Download the particular tar archive by its version
     --source-tar=*)
       SOURCE_TYPE=TAR
       SOURCE_VALUE="${argument#*=}"
-      shift
+    ;;
+    # Which binutils to use (gnu or llvm)
+    --binutils=*)
+      binutils_value="${argument#*=}"
+      case $binutils_value in
+        gnu|llvm)
+          BINUTILS=$binutils_value
+        ;;
+        *)
+          echo "Unknown binutils: $binutils_value"
+        ;;
+      esac
     ;;
     # Arguments below enable certain external libraries to build into FFmpeg
     --enable-libaom|-aom)
       EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES+=( "libaom" )
-      shift
     ;;
     --enable-libdav1d|-dav1d)
       EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES+=( "libdav1d" )
-      shift
     ;;
     --enable-libmp3lame|-mp3lame)
       EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES+=( "libmp3lame" )
-      shift
     ;;
     *)
       echo "Unknown argument $argument"
     ;;
   esac
+  shift
 done
 
 # if ABIS_TO_BUILD list is empty, then fill it with all supported ABIs
@@ -97,3 +103,4 @@ export FFMPEG_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES=${EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES[@]}
 # Desired Android API level to use during compilation
 # Will be replaced with 21 for 64bit ABIs if the value is less than 21
 export DESIRED_ANDROID_API_LEVEL=${API_LEVEL}
+export DESIRED_BINUTILS=${BINUTILS}