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,$(CONFIG_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION))
OPTIMIZE_FOR_CPU=$(ARCH)
+ifeq ($(ARCH),powerpc)
+ FPIC:=-fPIC
+else
+ FPIC:=-fpic
+endif
+
DL_DIR:=$(if $(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_DOWNLOAD_FOLDER)),$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_DOWNLOAD_FOLDER)),$(TOPDIR)/dl)
BIN_DIR:=$(TOPDIR)/bin
INCLUDE_DIR:=$(TOPDIR)/include