Refactor transform-o-to-* definitions.

Previously, there was one generic definition for each of the
transform-o-to-* functions in definitions.mk, and one target specific
one in each combo/TARGET_*.mk. The generic one was entirely unused,
and the target specific ones were all nearly identical.

Changing anything in these functions was tedious at best, and often
error prone. The differences between any 32-bit arch and its 64-bit
equivalent were restricted to the name of the linker, and the ARM and
MIPS definitions were identical. The few differences between ARM and
x86 looked to be compatibility for an old (ca. 2008) toolchain issue
with --gc-sections, and a bug (LDFLAGS coming first rather than
later).

To simplify things, I've moved the definitions for these out of
combo/TARGET_*.mk and back into definitions.mk. The differences
between ARM and x86 have been scrapped. Anything that really does
still need to be target specific can be handled as I have the linker:
add a TARGET_FOO variable to the given target and then add it to the
generic definition.

Change-Id: I54dc1bffc32ac39f27f0b87247dd6a6dbaf0b162
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index 9472306..0646552 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -190,81 +190,4 @@
 
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libm
 
-$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND := true
-
-define $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
-	-nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
-	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_CLANG)),-shared,-Wl,-shared) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
-endef
-
-define $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)transform-o-to-executable-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bdynamic -pie \
-	-Wl,-dynamic-linker,/system/bin/linker \
-	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	-Wl,-z,nocopyreloc \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(PRIVATE_TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
-endef
-
-define $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)transform-o-to-static-executable-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bstatic \
-	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter-out %libcompiler_rt.a,$(filter-out %libc_nomalloc.a,$(filter-out %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))))) \
-	-Wl,--start-group \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc_nomalloc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libcompiler_rt.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	-Wl,--end-group \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O))
-endef
+$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_LINKER := /system/bin/linker
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
index 7c44366..2aeb9c4 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
@@ -156,81 +156,4 @@
 
 TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libm
 
-TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND := true
-
-define transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
-	-nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
-	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_CLANG)),-shared,-Wl,-shared) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
-endef
-
-define transform-o-to-executable-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bdynamic -pie \
-	-Wl,-dynamic-linker,/system/bin/linker64 \
-	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	-Wl,-z,nocopyreloc \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(PRIVATE_TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
-endef
-
-define transform-o-to-static-executable-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bstatic \
-	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter-out %libcompiler_rt.a,$(filter-out %libc_nomalloc.a,$(filter-out %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))))) \
-	-Wl,--start-group \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc_nomalloc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libcompiler_rt.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	-Wl,--end-group \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O))
-endef
+TARGET_LINKER := /system/bin/linker64
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
index 5963727..f851af4 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
@@ -162,81 +162,4 @@
 
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libm
 
-$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND := true
-
-define $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
-	-nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
-	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_CLANG)),-shared,-Wl,-shared) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
-endef
-
-define $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)transform-o-to-executable-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bdynamic -pie \
-	-Wl,-dynamic-linker,/system/bin/linker \
-	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	-Wl,-z,nocopyreloc \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(PRIVATE_TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
-endef
-
-define $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)transform-o-to-static-executable-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bstatic \
-	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter-out %libcompiler_rt.a,$(filter-out %libc_nomalloc.a,$(filter-out %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))))) \
-	-Wl,--start-group \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc_nomalloc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libcompiler_rt.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	-Wl,--end-group \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O))
-endef
+$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_LINKER := /system/bin/linker
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
index aef6759..2a30f3f 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
@@ -166,81 +166,4 @@
 
 TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libstdc++ libm
 
-TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND := true
-
-define transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
-	-nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
-	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_CLANG)),-shared,-Wl,-shared) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
-endef
-
-define transform-o-to-executable-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bdynamic -pie \
-	-Wl,-dynamic-linker,/system/bin/linker64 \
-	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	-Wl,-z,nocopyreloc \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(PRIVATE_TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
-endef
-
-define transform-o-to-static-executable-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bstatic \
-	-Wl,--gc-sections \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter-out %libcompiler_rt.a,$(filter-out %libc_nomalloc.a,$(filter-out %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))))) \
-	-Wl,--start-group \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc_nomalloc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libcompiler_rt.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	-Wl,--end-group \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O))
-endef
+TARGET_LINKER := /system/bin/linker64
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index 2c29815..88062ec 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -144,79 +144,4 @@
 
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libm
 
-$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND := true
-define $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	 -nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_CLANG)),-shared,-Wl,-shared) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
-endef
-
-define $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)transform-o-to-executable-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	-nostdlib -Bdynamic \
-	-Wl,-z,nocopyreloc \
-	-pie \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(PRIVATE_TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
-endef
-
-define $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)transform-o-to-static-executable-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	-nostdlib -Bstatic \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	-Wl,--start-group \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter-out %libcompiler_rt.a,$(filter-out %libc_nomalloc.a,$(filter-out %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))))) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc_nomalloc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libcompiler_rt.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	-Wl,--end-group \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O))
-endef
+$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_LINKER := /system/bin/linker
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
index 997ee51..2c4c35c 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
@@ -149,79 +149,4 @@
 
 TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libm
 
-TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND := true
-define transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	 -nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_CLANG)),-shared,-Wl,-shared) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
-endef
-
-define transform-o-to-executable-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	-nostdlib -Bdynamic \
-	-Wl,-z,nocopyreloc \
-	-pie \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(PRIVATE_TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
-endef
-
-define transform-o-to-static-executable-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	-nostdlib -Bstatic \
-	-o $@ \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O)) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
-	-Wl,--whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
-	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter-out %libcompiler_rt.a,$(filter-out %libc_nomalloc.a,$(filter-out %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))))) \
-	-Wl,--start-group \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc_nomalloc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libcompiler_rt.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
-	-Wl,--end-group \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O))
-endef
+TARGET_LINKER := /system/bin/linker64
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index e455be3..a8ae51a 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1310,17 +1310,13 @@
 
 #	-Wl,--version-script=$@.vers \
 
-# ld just seems to be so finicky with command order that we allow
-# it to be overriden en-masse see combo/linux-arm.make for an example.
-ifneq ($(TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND),true)
 define transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner
 $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(PRIVATE_TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) \
-	-Wl,-rpath,\$$ORIGIN/../lib \
-	-Wl,-shared -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
+	-nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
+	-Wl,--gc-sections \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_CLANG)),-shared,-Wl,-shared) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
 	-Wl,--whole-archive \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
@@ -1328,16 +1324,22 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
+	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
 endef
-endif
 
 define transform-o-to-shared-lib
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "target SharedLib: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$($(PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner)
+$(transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner)
 endef
 
 
@@ -1369,14 +1371,15 @@
 ## Commands for running gcc to link an executable
 ###########################################################
 
-ifneq ($(TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND),true)
 define transform-o-to-executable-inner
-$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -pie \
+	-nostdlib -Bdynamic \
+	-Wl,-dynamic-linker,$($(PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_LINKER) \
+	-Wl,--gc-sections \
+	-Wl,-z,nocopyreloc \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
 	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(PRIVATE_TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) \
-	-Wl,-rpath,\$$ORIGIN/../lib \
-	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
 	-Wl,--whole-archive \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
@@ -1384,35 +1387,60 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
+	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
 endef
-endif
 
 define transform-o-to-executable
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "target Executable: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$($(PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)transform-o-to-executable-inner)
+$(transform-o-to-executable-inner)
 endef
 
 
 ###########################################################
-## Commands for running gcc to link a statically linked
-## executable.  In practice, we only use this on arm, so
-## the other platforms don't have the
-## transform-o-to-static-executable defined
+## Commands for linking a static executable. In practice,
+## we only use this on arm, so the other platforms don't
+## have transform-o-to-static-executable defined.
 ###########################################################
 
-ifneq ($(TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND),true)
 define transform-o-to-static-executable-inner
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
+	-nostdlib -Bstatic \
+	-Wl,--gc-sections \
+	-o $@ \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O)) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
+	-Wl,--whole-archive \
+	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
+	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
+	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter-out %libcompiler_rt.a,$(filter-out %libc_nomalloc.a,$(filter-out %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))))) \
+	-Wl,--start-group \
+	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
+	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc_nomalloc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
+	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libcompiler_rt.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
+	-Wl,--end-group \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O))
 endef
-endif
 
 define transform-o-to-static-executable
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "target StaticExecutable: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$($(PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)transform-o-to-static-executable-inner)
+$(transform-o-to-static-executable-inner)
 endef