confvar=$(call merge,$(foreach v,$(1),$(if $($(v)),y,n)))
strip_last=$(patsubst %.$(lastword $(subst .,$(space),$(1))),%,$(1))
-_SINGLE=MAKEFLAGS=$(space)
+_SINGLE=export MAKEFLAGS=$(space);
ARCH:=$(call qstrip,$(shell echo $(CONFIG_ARCH) | sed -e 's/i[3-9]86/i386/'))
BOARD:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_TARGET_BOARD))
TARGET_OPTIMIZATION:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION))