Merge branch 'qstrip' of git://git.busybox.net/~tpetazzoni/git/buildroot

37 files changed, 153 insertions, 284 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 568348494..f2e349f27 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ else
 BR2_LOCAL:=$(TOPDIR)/local
 endif
 
+# Strip quotes and then whitespaces
+qstrip=$(strip $(subst ",,$(1)))
+#"))
+
 # Variables for use in Make constructs
 comma:=,
 empty:=
@@ -369,8 +373,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE_PURGE),y)
 LOCALE_WHITELIST=$(PROJECT_BUILD_DIR)/locales.nopurge
-LOCALE_NOPURGE=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE_WHITELIST)))
-#"))
+LOCALE_NOPURGE=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE_WHITELIST))
 
 target-purgelocales:
 	rm -f $(LOCALE_WHITELIST)
diff --git a/package/Makefile.autotools.in b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
index d6da7e86a..859e7bcf4 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.autotools.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ DOWNLOAD=$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(1)/$(2)
 else
 define DOWNLOAD
 	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(2) || \
-	for site in $(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PRIMARY_SITE))) $(1) $(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_BACKUP_SITE))); \
+	for site in $(call qstrip,$(BR2_PRIMARY_SITE)) $(1) $(call qstrip,$(BR2_BACKUP_SITE)); \
 	do $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $$site/$(2) && exit; done
 endef
 endif
diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index a67c1caf2..0ae5bdbea 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -45,12 +45,10 @@ TARGET_CFLAGS+= $(BR2_SYSROOT) $(BR2_ISYSROOT)
 TARGET_LDFLAGS+= $(BR2_SYSROOT)
 endif
 
-CC_TARGET_TUNE_:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_TUNE)))
-#"))
-CC_TARGET_ARCH_:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_ARCH)))
-#"))
-CC_TARGET_ABI_:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_ABI)))
-#"))
+CC_TARGET_TUNE_:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_TUNE))
+CC_TARGET_ARCH_:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_ARCH))
+CC_TARGET_ABI_:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_ABI))
+
 ifneq ($(CC_TARGET_TUNE_),)
 TARGET_CFLAGS+=-mtune=$(CC_TARGET_TUNE_)
 endif
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ TARGET_LDFLAGS=--sysroot $(STAGING_DIR)/
 endif
 #########################################################################
 #ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_SUFFIX),)
-ROOTFS_SUFFIX:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_ROOTFS_SUFFIX)))
+ROOTFS_SUFFIX:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_SUFFIX))
 ifeq ($(ROOTFS_SUFFIX),)
 ROOTFS_SUFFIX:=
 else
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ XXXX=xxxx
 ROOTFS_SUFFIX:=-$(BR2_ROOTFS_SUFFIX)
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_FPU_SUFFIX))),y)
+ifeq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_FPU_SUFFIX)),y)
 COND_ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX:=$(ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX)
 else
 COND_ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX:=
@@ -124,10 +122,8 @@ REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME=$(OPTIMIZE_FOR_CPU)$(GNU_TARGET_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_CROSS=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)-
 KERNEL_CROSS=$(TARGET_CROSS)
 else
-TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PREFIX:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PREFIX)))
-#"))
-TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH)))
-#"))
+TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PREFIX:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PREFIX))
+TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH))
 #TOOL_BUILD_DIR=$(BASE_DIR)/$(TOPDIR_PREFIX)toolchain_build_$(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PREFIX)
 TOOL_BUILD_DIR=$(BASE_DIR)/$(TOPDIR_PREFIX)toolchain_build_$(ARCH)$(COND_ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX)$(TOPDIR_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_PATH="$(HOST_DIR)/bin:$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin:$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/bin:$(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH)/bin:$(PATH)"
@@ -207,8 +203,7 @@ HOST_ARCH:=$(shell $(HOSTCC) -dumpmachine | sed -e s'/-.*//' \
 	-e 's/i[3-9]86/i386/' \
 	-e 's/xtensa.*/xtensa/' \
 	)
-GNU_HOST_NAME:=$(HOST_ARCH)-$(subst ",,$(BR2_GNU_BUILD_SUFFIX))
-#")
+GNU_HOST_NAME:=$(HOST_ARCH)-$(call qstrip,$(BR2_GNU_BUILD_SUFFIX))
 
 TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS=PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) \
 		AR="$(TARGET_AR)" \
@@ -373,7 +368,6 @@ endif
 
 # X Windowing system
 
-X11_PREFIX:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_X11_PREFIX)))
-#"))
+X11_PREFIX:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_X11_PREFIX))
 
 include package/Makefile.autotools.in
diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index 48f457485..45461f89a 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ BUSYBOX_DIR:=$(PROJECT_BUILD_DIR)/busybox
 BUSYBOX_SOURCE:=busybox-snapshot.tar.bz2
 BUSYBOX_SITE:=http://www.busybox.net/downloads/snapshots
 else
-BUSYBOX_VERSION=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION)))
-#"))
+BUSYBOX_VERSION=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION))
 BUSYBOX_DIR:=$(PROJECT_BUILD_DIR)/busybox-$(BUSYBOX_VERSION)
 BUSYBOX_SOURCE:=busybox-$(BUSYBOX_VERSION).tar.bz2
 BUSYBOX_SITE:=http://www.busybox.net/downloads
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ endif
 BUSYBOX_UNZIP=$(BZCAT)
 
 ifndef BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FILE
-BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FILE=$(subst ",, $(strip $(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG)))
-#")
+BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FILE=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG))
 endif
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(BUSYBOX_SOURCE):
diff --git a/package/haserl/haserl.mk b/package/haserl/haserl.mk
index d4c162e31..41b89aeb7 100644
--- a/package/haserl/haserl.mk
+++ b/package/haserl/haserl.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 
-HASERL_VERSION:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_HASERL_VERSION)))
-#"))
+HASERL_VERSION:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_HASERL_VERSION))
 HASERL_SOURCE:=haserl-$(HASERL_VERSION).tar.gz
 HASERL_SITE:=http://$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/haserl/
 HASERL_AUTORECONF:=no
diff --git a/package/microperl/microperl.mk b/package/microperl/microperl.mk
index ca80f39ed..63247e930 100644
--- a/package/microperl/microperl.mk
+++ b/package/microperl/microperl.mk
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ MICROPERL_SITE=ftp://ftp.cpan.org/pub/CPAN/src/5.0
 MICROPERL_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/perl-$(MICROPERL_VERSION)
 
 MICROPERL_MODS_DIR=/usr/lib/perl$(MICROPERL_MAJ)/$(MICROPERL_VERSION)
-MICROPERL_MODS=$(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_MICROPERL_MODULES))
-# ")
+MICROPERL_MODS=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_MICROPERL_MODULES))
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_AUTOMAKE),y)
 MICROPERL_MODS+=File/Basename.pm Errno.pm Config.pm IO/File.pm Symbol.pm \
 	SelectSaver.pm IO/Seekable.pm IO/Handle.pm IO.pm XSLoader.pm \
diff --git a/package/qt/qt.mk b/package/qt/qt.mk
index 1f373ac1e..01a363570 100644
--- a/package/qt/qt.mk
+++ b/package/qt/qt.mk
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@
 QT_VERSION:=4.5.2
 QT_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
 
-BR2_PACKAGE_QT_COMMERCIAL_USERNAME:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_PACKAGE_QT_COMMERCIAL_USERNAME)))
-#"))
-BR2_PACKAGE_QT_COMMERCIAL_PASSWORD:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_PACKAGE_QT_COMMERCIAL_PASSWORD)))
-#"))
+BR2_PACKAGE_QT_COMMERCIAL_USERNAME:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT_COMMERCIAL_USERNAME))
+BR2_PACKAGE_QT_COMMERCIAL_PASSWORD:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT_COMMERCIAL_PASSWORD))
 
 QT_CONFIGURE:=#empty
 
@@ -165,8 +163,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT_MOUSE_TSLIB),y)
 QT_CONFIGURE += -qt-mouse-tslib
 QT_DEP_LIBS+=tslib
 QT_TSLIB_DEB="-D TSLIBMOUSEHANDLER_DEBUG"
-QT_TSLIB_DEB:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(QT_TSLIB_DEB)))
-#"))
+QT_TSLIB_DEB:=$(call qstrip,$(QT_TSLIB_DEB))
 else
 QT_CONFIGURE += -no-mouse-tslib
 endif
@@ -329,10 +326,8 @@ else
 QT_CONFIGURE+= -no-stl
 endif
 
-QT_CONFIGURE:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(QT_CONFIGURE)))
-#"))
-BR2_PACKAGE_QT_EMB_PLATFORM:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_PACKAGE_QT_EMB_PLATFORM)))
-#"))
+QT_CONFIGURE:=$(call qstrip,$(QT_CONFIGURE))
+BR2_PACKAGE_QT_EMB_PLATFORM:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT_EMB_PLATFORM))
 
 # x86x86fix
 # Workaround Qt Embedded bug when crosscompiling for x86 under x86 with linux
@@ -340,8 +335,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_QT_EMB_PLATFORM:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_PACKAGE_QT_EMB_PLATFORM))
 ifneq ($(findstring pc-linux,$(BR2_GNU_BUILD_SUFFIX)),)
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT_EMB_PLATFORM),x86)
 QT_CONFIGURE+= -platform linux-g++
-QT_CONFIGURE:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(QT_CONFIGURE)))
-#"))
+QT_CONFIGURE:=$(call qstrip,$(QT_CONFIGURE))
 endif
 endif
 # End of workaround.
diff --git a/package/quagga/quagga.mk b/package/quagga/quagga.mk
index a39ebac15..099739388 100644
--- a/package/quagga/quagga.mk
+++ b/package/quagga/quagga.mk
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ else
 QUAGGA_CONFIGURE+=--disable-opaque-lsa
 endif
 
-QUAGGA_CONFIGURE+=$(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_QUAGGA_CONFIGURE))
-# ")
+QUAGGA_CONFIGURE+=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_QUAGGA_CONFIGURE))
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(QUAGGA_SOURCE):
 	$(call DOWNLOAD,$(QUAGGA_SITE),$(QUAGGA_SOURCE))
diff --git a/package/socat/socat.mk b/package/socat/socat.mk
index 6276a6a02..ee77d963b 100644
--- a/package/socat/socat.mk
+++ b/package/socat/socat.mk
@@ -21,12 +21,9 @@ SOCAT_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/socat-$(SOCAT_MAJOR_VERSION)
 SOCAT_WORKDIR=$(SOCAT_DIR)
 
 # SOCAT Configure opts taken from Config/config.Linux-2.6.24.h
-CRDLY_SHIFT := $(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_SOCAT_PREDEF_CRDLY_SHIFT)))
-#"))
-TABDLY_SHIFT := $(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_SOCAT_PREDEF_TABDLY_SHIFT)))
-#"))
-CSIZE_SHIFT := $(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_SOCAT_PREDEF_CSIZE_SHIFT)))
-#"))
+CRDLY_SHIFT := $(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_SOCAT_PREDEF_CRDLY_SHIFT))
+TABDLY_SHIFT := $(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_SOCAT_PREDEF_TABDLY_SHIFT))
+CSIZE_SHIFT := $(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_SOCAT_PREDEF_CSIZE_SHIFT))
 
 SOCAT_CONFIGURE_OPTS :=
 ifneq ($(CRDLY_SHIFT),)
diff --git a/project/Makefile.in b/project/Makefile.in
index 85c0eaeed..7f359bcf7 100644
--- a/project/Makefile.in
+++ b/project/Makefile.in
@@ -1,33 +1,22 @@
-PROJECT:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PROJECT)))
-#"))
-TARGET_HOSTNAME:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_HOSTNAME)))
-#"))
-BANNER:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_BANNER)))
-#"))
+PROJECT:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PROJECT))
+TARGET_HOSTNAME:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_HOSTNAME))
+BANNER:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BANNER))
 
 # silent mode requested?
 QUIET:=$(if $(findstring s,$(MAKEFLAGS)),-q,)
 
 # Strip off the annoying quoting
-ARCH:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_ARCH)))
+ARCH:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_ARCH))
 ifeq ($(ARCH),xtensa)
-ARCH:=$(ARCH)_$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_xtensa_core_name)))
+ARCH:=$(ARCH)_$(call qstrip,$(BR2_xtensa_core_name))
 endif
-#"))
-WGET:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_WGET))) $(SPIDER) $(QUIET)
-#"))
-SVN_CO:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_SVN_CO))) $(QUIET)
-#"))
-SVN_UP:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_SVN_UP))) $(QUIET)
-#"))
-GIT:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_GIT))) $(QUIET)
-#"))
-ZCAT:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_ZCAT)))
-#"))
-BZCAT:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_BZCAT)))
-#"))
-TAR_OPTIONS=$(subst ",, $(BR2_TAR_OPTIONS)) -xf
-#")
+WGET:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_WGET)) $(SPIDER) $(QUIET)
+SVN_CO:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_SVN_CO)) $(QUIET)
+SVN_UP:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_SVN_UP)) $(QUIET)
+GIT:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_GIT)) $(QUIET)
+ZCAT:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_ZCAT))
+BZCAT:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BZCAT))
+TAR_OPTIONS=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TAR_OPTIONS)) -xf
 
 # Buildroot supports building out of tree similarly to the Linux kernel.
 # To use, add O= to the make command line (make O=/tmp/build)
@@ -45,10 +34,8 @@ MAKEOVERRIDES =
 endif
 endif
 
-TOPDIR_PREFIX:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TOPDIR_PREFIX)))_
-#"))
-TOPDIR_SUFFIX:=_$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TOPDIR_SUFFIX)))
-#"))
+TOPDIR_PREFIX:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TOPDIR_PREFIX))_
+TOPDIR_SUFFIX:=_$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TOPDIR_SUFFIX))
 ifeq ($(TOPDIR_PREFIX),_)
 TOPDIR_PREFIX:=
 endif
@@ -56,8 +43,7 @@ ifeq ($(TOPDIR_SUFFIX),_)
 TOPDIR_SUFFIX:=
 endif
 
-DL_DIR=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_DL_DIR)))
-#"))
+DL_DIR=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_DL_DIR))
 ifeq ($(DL_DIR),)
 DL_DIR:=$(BASE_DIR)/dl
 endif
@@ -65,11 +51,9 @@ endif
 # All non-configurable packages should be built in BUILD_DIR
 BUILD_DIR:=$(BASE_DIR)/$(TOPDIR_PREFIX)build_$(ARCH)$(ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX)$(TOPDIR_SUFFIX)
 
-GNU_TARGET_SUFFIX:=-$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_GNU_TARGET_SUFFIX)))
-#"))
+GNU_TARGET_SUFFIX:=-$(call qstrip,$(BR2_GNU_TARGET_SUFFIX))
 
-STAGING_DIR:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_STAGING_DIR)))
-#"))
+STAGING_DIR:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_STAGING_DIR))
 
 # packages compiled for the host goes here
 HOST_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/host_dir
@@ -84,17 +68,10 @@ BINARIES_DIR:=$(BASE_DIR)/binaries/$(PROJECT)
 TARGET_DIR:=$(PROJECT_BUILD_DIR)/root
 
 # define values for prepatched source trees for toolchains
-VENDOR_SITE:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_VENDOR_SITE)))
-#"))
-VENDOR_SUFFIX:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_VENDOR_SUFFIX)))
-#"))
-VENDOR_BINUTILS_RELEASE:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_VENDOR_BINUTILS_RELEASE)))
-#"))
-VENDOR_GCC_RELEASE:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_VENDOR_GCC_RELEASE)))
-#"))
-VENDOR_UCLIBC_RELEASE:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_VENDOR_UCLIBC_RELEASE)))
-#"))
-VENDOR_GDB_RELEASE:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_VENDOR_GDB_RELEASE)))
-#"))
-VENDOR_PATCH_DIR:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_VENDOR_PATCH_DIR)))
-#"))
+VENDOR_SITE:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_VENDOR_SITE))
+VENDOR_SUFFIX:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_VENDOR_SUFFIX))
+VENDOR_BINUTILS_RELEASE:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_VENDOR_BINUTILS_RELEASE))
+VENDOR_GCC_RELEASE:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_VENDOR_GCC_RELEASE))
+VENDOR_UCLIBC_RELEASE:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_VENDOR_UCLIBC_RELEASE))
+VENDOR_GDB_RELEASE:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_VENDOR_GDB_RELEASE))
+VENDOR_PATCH_DIR:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_VENDOR_PATCH_DIR))
diff --git a/scripts/test/Makefile b/scripts/test/Makefile
index 7396cf7eb..ec7a45d8a 100644
--- a/scripts/test/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/test/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,4 @@ include .config
 
 
 ARCH:	
-	@echo	$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_ARCH)))
-#")))
-
+	@echo	$(call qstrip,$(BR2_ARCH))
diff --git a/target/Makefile.in b/target/Makefile.in
index a835353e4..df980b473 100644
--- a/target/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/Makefile.in
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FORMAT:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FORMAT)))
-#"))
-BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_KCONFIG:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_KCONFIG)))
-#"))
+BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FORMAT:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FORMAT))
+BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_KCONFIG:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_KCONFIG))
 
 
 # COPY_FILE absolute_path_to_file, target_directory, filename
-ifneq ($(strip $(subst ",,$(BUILDROOT_COPYTO))),)	# Use shell definition
-#"))
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BUILDROOT_COPYTO)),)	# Use shell definition
 define COPY_FILE
 	@echo "BUILDROOT_COPYTO: Copy to $(BUILDROOT_COPYTO)/$(strip $(3))" ; \
 	mkdir -p $(BINARIES_DIR) || echo "Could not create $(BINARIES_DIR)" ; \
@@ -18,25 +15,23 @@ define COPY_FILE
 		cp $(1) $(BUILDROOT_COPYTO)/$(strip $(3)) || echo "Could not copy $(3)" ;  \
 	fi
 endef
-COPYTO=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BUILDROOT_COPYTO)))
+COPYTO=$(call qstrip,$(BUILDROOT_COPYTO))
 else
-ifneq ($(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_COPYTO))),)	# Global override
-#"))
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_COPYTO)),)	# Global override
 define COPY_FILE
 	@echo "BR2_COPYTO: Copy to $(BR2_COPYTO)/$(strip $(3))" ; \
 	mkdir -p $(BINARIES_DIR) || echo "Could not create $(BINARIES_DIR)" ; \
 	if [ -w $(BINARIES_DIR) -o -w $(BINARIES_DIR)  ] ; then \
 		cp $(1) $(BINARIES_DIR)/$(strip $(3)) || echo "Could not copy $(3)" ;  \
 	fi ; \
-	if [ "$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_COPYTO)))X" != "X" ] ; then \
+	if [ "$(call qstrip,$(BR2_COPYTO))X" != "X" ] ; then \
 		mkdir -p $(BR2_COPYTO)  || echo "Could not create $(BR2_COPYTO)" ; \
 		if [ -d $(BR2_COPYTO) -o -w $(BR2_COPYTO) ] ; then \
 			cp $(1) $(BR2_COPYTO)/$(strip $(3)) || echo "Could not copy $(3)" ;  \
 		fi ; \
 	fi
 endef
-#"))
-COPYTO=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_COPYTO)))
+COPYTO=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_COPYTO))
 else	# Package specific copyto, or empty
 define COPY_FILE
 	@echo "Copy to $(2)/$(strip $(3))" ; \
@@ -44,14 +39,13 @@ define COPY_FILE
 	if [ -w $(BINARIES_DIR) -o -w $(BINARIES_DIR)  ] ; then \
 		cp $(1) $(BINARIES_DIR)/$(strip $(3)) || echo "Could not copy $(3)" ;  \
 	fi ; \
-	if [ "$(strip $(subst ",,$(2)))X" != "X" ] ; then \
+	if [ "$(call qstrip,$(2))X" != "X" ] ; then \
 		mkdir -p $(2) || echo "Could not create $(2)" ; \
 		if [ -d $(2) -o  -w $(2) ] ; then \
 			cp $(1) $(2)/$(strip $(3)) || echo "Could not copy $(3)" ;  \
 		fi ; \
 	fi
 endef
-#"))
 endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/target/cpio/cpioroot.mk b/target/cpio/cpioroot.mk
index 08983ffd6..0dbdb2eb4 100644
--- a/target/cpio/cpioroot.mk
+++ b/target/cpio/cpioroot.mk
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ else
 CPIO_TARGET := $(CPIO_BASE)
 endif
 
-ROOTFS_CPIO_COPYTO:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_COPYTO)))
-# "))
+ROOTFS_CPIO_COPYTO:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_COPYTO))
 #
 
 cpioroot-init:
diff --git a/target/cramfs/cramfs.mk b/target/cramfs/cramfs.mk
index e2ca41521..99f9f7989 100644
--- a/target/cramfs/cramfs.mk
+++ b/target/cramfs/cramfs.mk
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 #############################################################
 CRAMFS_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/cramfs-1.1
 CRAMFS_SOURCE=cramfs-1.1.tar.gz
-ifeq ($(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR))),unc)
-# "))
+ifeq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR)),unc)
 # UNC does not seem to have cramfs
 CRAMFS_SITE=http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/cramfs
 else
diff --git a/target/device/ARMLTD/Makefile.in b/target/device/ARMLTD/Makefile.in
index a846ba6b2..18e7b7d87 100644
--- a/target/device/ARMLTD/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/device/ARMLTD/Makefile.in
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_ARMLTD),y)
-BOARD_NAME=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_BOARD_NAME)))
-#"))
-BOARD_PATH=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_BOARD_PATH)))
-#"))
+BOARD_NAME=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BOARD_NAME))
+BOARD_PATH=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BOARD_PATH))
 
 
 # pin some settings
diff --git a/target/device/Atmel/DataFlashBoot/DataflashBoot.mk b/target/device/Atmel/DataFlashBoot/DataflashBoot.mk
index b3735bca9..c3dc857d4 100644
--- a/target/device/Atmel/DataFlashBoot/DataflashBoot.mk
+++ b/target/device/Atmel/DataFlashBoot/DataflashBoot.mk
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 #############################################################
 DATAFLASHBOOT_VERSION:=1.05
 DATAFLASHBOOT_NAME:=DataflashBoot-$(DATAFLASHBOOT_VERSION)
-ATMEL_MIRROR:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_ATMEL_MIRROR)))
-# "))
+ATMEL_MIRROR:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_ATMEL_MIRROR))
 DATAFLASHBOOT_SITE:=$(ATMEL_MIRROR)
 DATAFLASHBOOT_SOURCE:=$(DATAFLASHBOOT_NAME).tar.bz2
 DATAFLASHBOOT_DIR:=$(PROJECT_BUILD_DIR)/$(DATAFLASHBOOT_NAME)
diff --git a/target/device/Atmel/Makefile.in b/target/device/Atmel/Makefile.in
index 70d380586..bb0352985 100644
--- a/target/device/Atmel/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/device/Atmel/Makefile.in
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_ATMEL),y)
 ATMEL_PATH:=target/device/Atmel
 
-BOARD_NAME:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_BOARD_NAME)))
-#"))
-BOARD_PATH:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_BOARD_PATH)))
-#"))
+BOARD_NAME:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BOARD_NAME))
+BOARD_PATH:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BOARD_PATH))
 
 ATMEL_TARGET:=$(ATMEL_PATH)/root
 TARGET_SKELETON:=$(ATMEL_TARGET)/target_skeleton
@@ -18,26 +16,23 @@ KERNEL_HEADERS_PATCH_DIR=target/device/Atmel/arch-avr32/kernel-headers-2.6.28.2
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(COPYTO),)
-TARGET_ATMEL_COPYTO:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_COPYTO)))
+TARGET_ATMEL_COPYTO:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_COPYTO))
 else
-TARGET_ATMEL_COPYTO:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TARGET_ATMEL_COPYTO)))
+TARGET_ATMEL_COPYTO:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ATMEL_COPYTO))
 endif
 
 # These are set by Config.in
-DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION:= $(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION)))
-#"))
+DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION:= $(call qstrip,$(BR2_DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION))
 ifeq ($(DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION),)
 DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION=$(LINUX_HEADERS_VERSION)
 endif
 
-LINUX26_VERSION:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_LINUX26_VERSION)))
-#"))
+LINUX26_VERSION:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX26_VERSION))
 ifeq ($(LINUX26_VERSION),)
 LINUX26_VERSION=$(LINUX_HEADERS_VERSION)
 endif
 
-LINUX26_RC_PATCH:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_LINUX26_RC_PATCH)))
-#"))
+LINUX26_RC_PATCH:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX26_RC_PATCH))
 
 # These are set by "new" Config.in
 LINUX26_KCONFIG:=$(BOARD_PATH)/$(BOARD_NAME)-linux-$(LINUX26_VERSION).config
@@ -62,8 +57,7 @@ DFB_BOARD_NAME:=$(BOARD_NAME)
 
 #BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG:=$(BR2_BOARD_PATH)/busybox-$(BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION).config
 
-U_BOOT_VERSION:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_UBOOT_VERSION)))
-#"))
+U_BOOT_VERSION:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_UBOOT_VERSION))
 
 # Update things in board specific makefiles
 include target/device/Atmel/*/Makefile.in
diff --git a/target/device/Atmel/arch-arm/u-boot/Makefile.in b/target/device/Atmel/arch-arm/u-boot/Makefile.in
index 841895c59..b5981e176 100644
--- a/target/device/Atmel/arch-arm/u-boot/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/device/Atmel/arch-arm/u-boot/Makefile.in
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ifneq ($(BR2_TARGET_U_BOOT_ARCH_AT91_PATCH_DIR),)
-U_BOOT_ARCH_PATCH_DIR:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TARGET_U_BOOT_ARCH_AT91_PATCH_DIR)))
-#"))
+U_BOOT_ARCH_PATCH_DIR:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_U_BOOT_ARCH_AT91_PATCH_DIR))
 endif
 
diff --git a/target/device/Atmel/at91bootstrap/at91bootstrap.mk b/target/device/Atmel/at91bootstrap/at91bootstrap.mk
index b68be5e40..92da683da 100644
--- a/target/device/Atmel/at91bootstrap/at91bootstrap.mk
+++ b/target/device/Atmel/at91bootstrap/at91bootstrap.mk
@@ -7,29 +7,23 @@ AT91BOOTSTRAP_VERSION:=2.10
 AT91BOOTSTRAP_PATCH_LEVEL:=
 AT91BOOTSTRAP_PATCHED_VERSION:=$(AT91BOOTSTRAP_VERSION)$(AT91BOOTSTRAP_PATCH_LEVEL)
 AT91BOOTSTRAP_NAME:=at91bootstrap-$(AT91BOOTSTRAP_VERSION)
-ATMEL_MIRROR:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_ATMEL_MIRROR)))
-#"))
+ATMEL_MIRROR:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_ATMEL_MIRROR))
 AT91BOOTSTRAP_SITE:=$(ATMEL_MIRROR)
 AT91BOOTSTRAP_SOURCE:=$(AT91BOOTSTRAP_NAME).tar.bz2
 AT91BOOTSTRAP_DIR:=$(PROJECT_BUILD_DIR)/$(AT91BOOTSTRAP_NAME)
-AT91BOOTSTRAP:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_AT91BOOTSTRAP)))
-#"))
+AT91BOOTSTRAP:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_AT91BOOTSTRAP))
 AT91BOOTSTRAP_ZCAT:=$(BZCAT)
 
-AT91BOOTSTRAP_BOARD:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TARGET_AT91BOOTSTRAP_BOARD)))
-#"))
+AT91BOOTSTRAP_BOARD:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_AT91BOOTSTRAP_BOARD))
 
-AT91BOOTSTRAP_MEMORY:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TARGET_AT91BOOTSTRAP_MEMORY)))
-#"))
+AT91BOOTSTRAP_MEMORY:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_AT91BOOTSTRAP_MEMORY))
 
 AT91BOOTSTRAP_BINARY:=$(BOARD_NAME)-$(AT91BOOTSTRAP_MEMORY)boot-$(AT91BOOTSTRAP_PATCHED_VERSION).bin
 
 AT91BOOTSTRAP_TARGET:=$(AT91BOOTSTRAP_DIR)/binaries/$(AT91BOOTSTRAP_BINARY)
 
-AT91BOOTSTRAP_JUMP_ADDR:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_AT91BOOTSTRAP_JUMP_ADDR)))
-#"))
-AT91BOOTSTRAP_IMG_SIZE:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_AT91BOOTSTRAP_IMG_SIZE)))
-#"))
+AT91BOOTSTRAP_JUMP_ADDR:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_AT91BOOTSTRAP_JUMP_ADDR))
+AT91BOOTSTRAP_IMG_SIZE:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_AT91BOOTSTRAP_IMG_SIZE))
 
 AT91_CUSTOM_FLAGS:=
 ifneq ($(AT91BOOTSTRAP_JUMP_ADDR),)
diff --git a/target/device/KwikByte/Makefile.in b/target/device/KwikByte/Makefile.in
index 347d6ab60..d889bc258 100644
--- a/target/device/KwikByte/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/device/KwikByte/Makefile.in
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_KWIKBYTE),y)
 
-BOARD_NAME:=$(strip  $(subst ",, $(BR2_BOARD_NAME)))
-BOARD_PATH:=$(strip  $(subst ",, $(BR2_BOARD_PATH)))
+BOARD_NAME:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BOARD_NAME))
+BOARD_PATH:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BOARD_PATH))
 
 # These are set by Config.in
-DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION:=$(strip  $(subst ",, $(BR2_DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION)))
-#"))
+DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION))
 ifeq ($(DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION),)
 DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION=$(LINUX_HEADERS_VERSION)
 endif
 
-LINUX26_VERSION:=$(strip  $(subst ",, $(BR2_LINUX26_VERSION)))
-#"))
+LINUX26_VERSION:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX26_VERSION))
 ifeq ($(LINUX26_VERSION),)
 LINUX26_VERSION=$(LINUX_HEADERS_VERSION)
 endif
diff --git a/target/device/x86/i686/Makefile.in b/target/device/x86/i686/Makefile.in
index 99ef63b15..41d2bbc21 100644
--- a/target/device/x86/i686/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/device/x86/i686/Makefile.in
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-BOARD_NAME=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_BOARD_NAME)))
-#"))
-BOARD_PATH=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_BOARD_PATH)))
-#"))
+BOARD_NAME=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BOARD_NAME))
+BOARD_PATH=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BOARD_PATH))
 
 
 
diff --git a/target/ext2/ext2root.mk b/target/ext2/ext2root.mk
index 4fadefa19..11624cf11 100644
--- a/target/ext2/ext2root.mk
+++ b/target/ext2/ext2root.mk
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ ifneq ($(strip $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_RESBLKS)),)
 EXT2_OPTS += -m $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_RESBLKS)
 endif
 
-EXT2_BASE := $(subst ",,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_OUTPUT))
-#")
+EXT2_BASE := $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_OUTPUT))
 
 EXT2_ROOTFS_COMPRESSOR:=
 EXT2_ROOTFS_COMPRESSOR_EXT:=
@@ -121,8 +120,7 @@ $(EXT2_BASE).$(EXT2_ROOTFS_COMPRESSOR_EXT): $(EXT2_ROOTFS_COMPRESSOR_PREREQ) $(E
 	$(EXT2_ROOTFS_COMPRESSOR) $(EXT2_BASE) > $(EXT2_TARGET)
 endif
 
-EXT2_COPYTO := $(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_COPYTO)))
-# "))
+EXT2_COPYTO := $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_COPYTO))
 
 ext2root: $(EXT2_TARGET)
 	@ls -l $(EXT2_TARGET)
diff --git a/target/generic/Makefile.in b/target/generic/Makefile.in
index 3541264c8..084acf48b 100644
--- a/target/generic/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/generic/Makefile.in
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ TARGET_SKELETON=target/generic/target_busybox_skeleton
 TARGET_DEVICE_TABLE=target/generic/mini_device_table.txt
 endif
 
-TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT)))
-#"))
-TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_BAUDRATE:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_BAUDRATE)))
-#"))
+TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT))
+TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_BAUDRATE:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_BAUDRATE))
 
 target-generic-getty:
 	$(SED) '/# GENERIC_SERIAL$$/s~^.*#~$(TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY)::respawn:/sbin/getty -L $(TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY) $(TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_BAUDRATE) vt100 #~' \
diff --git a/target/iso9660/iso9660.mk b/target/iso9660/iso9660.mk
index 2525286f6..4dfa1adf8 100644
--- a/target/iso9660/iso9660.mk
+++ b/target/iso9660/iso9660.mk
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ mkisofs-dirclean:
 #############################################################
 
 ISO9660_TARGET_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/iso9660
-ISO9660_TARGET:=$(subst ",,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_ISO9660_OUTPUT))
-#")
-ISO9660_BOOT_MENU:=$(subst ",,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_ISO9660_BOOT_MENU))
-#")
+ISO9660_TARGET:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_ISO9660_OUTPUT))
+ISO9660_BOOT_MENU:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_ISO9660_BOOT_MENU))
 ISO9660_OPTS:=
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_ISO9660_SQUASH),y)
diff --git a/target/jffs2/jffs2root.mk b/target/jffs2/jffs2root.mk
index a89dc8011..9d6734790 100644
--- a/target/jffs2/jffs2root.mk
+++ b/target/jffs2/jffs2root.mk
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ JFFS2_OPTS += -n
 SUMTOOL_OPTS += -n
 endif
 
-JFFS2_TARGET := $(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_OUTPUT)))
-#"))
+JFFS2_TARGET := $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_OUTPUT))
 ifneq ($(TARGET_DEVICE_TABLE),)
 JFFS2_OPTS += -D $(TARGET_DEVICE_TABLE)
 endif
@@ -75,8 +74,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_JFFS2_TARGET_SREC),y)
 	@ls -l $(JFFS2_TARGET).srec
 endif
 
-JFFS2_COPYTO := $(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_COPYTO)))
-#"))
+JFFS2_COPYTO := $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_COPYTO))
 
 jffs2root: $(JFFS2_TARGET)
 ifneq ($(JFFS2_COPYTO),)
diff --git a/target/linux/Makefile.in b/target/linux/Makefile.in
index 3e8bc7b30..742fe1942 100644
--- a/target/linux/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/linux/Makefile.in
@@ -26,28 +26,23 @@ LINUX26_BZCAT:=$(BZCAT)
 LINUX26_SITE=$(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/linux/kernel/v2.6
 
 ifeq ($(BOARD_PATH),)
-BOARD_PATH:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_BOARD_PATH)))
-#"))
+BOARD_PATH:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BOARD_PATH))
 endif
 
 # Linux kernel configuration file
 # Has to be set by the target/device
 # If it is not set by the target/device, then pick the one from .config
 ifndef LINUX26_KCONFIG
-ifneq ($(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_KCONFIG))),)
-LINUX26_KCONFIG=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_KCONFIG)))
-#"))
-#"))
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_KCONFIG)),)
+LINUX26_KCONFIG=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_KCONFIG))
 else
 # LINUX26_KCONFIG=$(BOARD_PATH)/linux26.config
 endif
 endif
 
 ifndef LINUX26_FORMAT
-ifneq ($(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FORMAT))),)
-LINUX26_FORMAT=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FORMAT)))
-#"))
-#"))
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FORMAT)),)
+LINUX26_FORMAT=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FORMAT))
 else
 LINUX26_FORMAT=zImage
 endif
@@ -67,8 +62,7 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 
-ROOTFS_STRIPPED_SUFFIX=$(strip $(subst ",,$(ROOTFS_SUFFIX)))
-#"))
+ROOTFS_STRIPPED_SUFFIX=$(call qstrip,$(ROOTFS_SUFFIX))
 # File name for the Linux kernel binary
 ifndef LINUX26_KERNEL
 LINUX26_KERNEL_NAME=$(BINARIES_DIR)/$(LINUX26_FORMAT)$(ROOTFS_STRIPPED_SUFFIX)
@@ -86,7 +80,6 @@ LINUX_KERNEL=$(LINUX26_KERNEL_NAME)
 ifeq ($(strip $(LINUX26_PATCH_DIR)),)
 ifneq ($(BOARD_PATH),)
 LINUX26_PATCH_DIR:=$(BOARD_PATH)/kernel-patches/
-#"))
 endif
 endif
 LINUX26_MAKE_FLAGS = HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" HOSTCFLAGS="$(HOSTCFLAGS)" \
diff --git a/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced b/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
index 47a1f4ebb..9de47350a 100644
--- a/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
+++ b/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ endif
 # 4. Use default (2.6.22.1)
 ifeq ($(DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION),)
 ifneq ($(BR2_DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION),)
-DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION)))
-#"))
+DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION))
 else
 DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION:=$(LINUX_HEADERS_VERSION)
 endif
@@ -35,8 +34,7 @@ endif
 # 4. Use default (2.6.22.1)
 ifeq ($(LINUX26_VERSION),)
 ifneq ($(BR2_LINUX26_VERSION),)
-LINUX26_VERSION:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_LINUX26_VERSION)))
-#"))
+LINUX26_VERSION:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX26_VERSION))
 else
 LINUX26_VERSION:=$(LINUX_HEADERS_VERSION)
 endif
@@ -46,8 +44,7 @@ endif
 LINUX26_VERSION_PROBED = `$(MAKE) $(LINUX26_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(LINUX26_DIR) -s kernelrelease`
 
 ifeq ($(BOARD_PATH),)
-BOARD_PATH:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_BOARD_PATH)))
-#"))
+BOARD_PATH:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BOARD_PATH))
 endif
 
 # Version of Linux AFTER patches
@@ -60,16 +57,12 @@ LINUX_DIR:=$(LINUX26_DIR)
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Define source name and sites
 LINUX26_SOURCE:=linux-$(DOWNLOAD_LINUX26_VERSION).tar.bz2
-LINUX26_SITE:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_KERNEL_SITE)))
-#"))
+LINUX26_SITE:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_KERNEL_SITE))
 
-LINUX26_PATCH_SOURCE:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_KERNEL_PATCH)))
-#"))
-LINUX26_PATCH_SITE:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_KERNEL_PATCH_SITE)))
-#"))
+LINUX26_PATCH_SOURCE:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_KERNEL_PATCH))
+LINUX26_PATCH_SITE:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_KERNEL_PATCH_SITE))
 
-LINUX26_BSP_PATCH:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_LINUX_BSP_PATCH)))
-#"))
+LINUX26_BSP_PATCH:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_BSP_PATCH))
 
 ifneq ($(LINUX26_BSP_PATCH),)
 LINUX_HEADERS_DEPENDS:=  $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX26_BSP_PATCH)
@@ -86,8 +79,7 @@ LINUX26_PATCH_DIR:=$(BOARD_PATH)/kernel-patches/
 endif
 
 # kernel architecture patches provided by buildroot
-KERNEL_ARCH_PATCH_DIR:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_KERNEL_ARCH_PATCH_DIR)))
-#"))
+KERNEL_ARCH_PATCH_DIR:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_KERNEL_ARCH_PATCH_DIR))
 
 
 
@@ -98,10 +90,8 @@ KERNEL_ARCH_PATCH_DIR:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_KERNEL_ARCH_PATCH_DIR)))
 # Has to be set by the target/device
 # If it is not set by the target/device, then pick the one from .config
 ifndef LINUX26_KCONFIG
-ifneq ($(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_KCONFIG))),)
-LINUX26_KCONFIG:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_KCONFIG)))
-#"))
-#"))
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_KCONFIG)),)
+LINUX26_KCONFIG:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_KCONFIG))
 else
 ifeq ($(BR2_i386),y)
 LINUX26_KCONFIG:=$(BOARD_PATH)/linux26.config
@@ -111,18 +101,15 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 
-KERNEL_CONFIG_METHOD:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_KERNEL_CONFIG_METHOD)))
-#"))
+KERNEL_CONFIG_METHOD:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_KERNEL_CONFIG_METHOD))
 ifeq ($(KERNEL_CONFIG_METHOD),)
 KERNEL_CONFIG_METHOD:=menuconfig
 endif
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ifndef LINUX26_FORMAT
-ifneq ($(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FORMAT))),)
-#"))
-LINUX26_FORMAT:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FORMAT)))
-#"))
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FORMAT)),)
+LINUX26_FORMAT:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FORMAT))
 else
 LINUX26_FORMAT:=zImage
 endif
@@ -168,8 +155,7 @@ LINUX26_BINLOC:=arch/$(KERNEL_ARCH)/boot/bzImage
 endif
 endif
 
-ROOTFS_STRIPPED_SUFFIX=$(strip $(subst ",,$(ROOTFS_SUFFIX)))
-#"))
+ROOTFS_STRIPPED_SUFFIX=$(call qstrip,$(ROOTFS_SUFFIX))
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # File name for the Linux kernel binary
 LINUX26_KERNEL_NAME:=$(LINUX26_FORMAT)$(ROOTFS_STRIPPED_SUFFIX)
@@ -234,10 +220,8 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_COPYTO_TFTPBOOT),y)
 LINUX26_TARGETS+=/tftpboot/$(LINUX26_KERNEL_NAME)
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_LINUX_COPYTO))),)
-LINUX_COPYTO:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_LINUX_COPYTO)))
-#"))
-#"))
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_COPYTO)),)
+LINUX_COPYTO:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_COPYTO))
 LINUX26_TARGETS+=$(LINUX_COPYTO)/$(LINUX26_KERNEL_NAME)
 endif
 
@@ -294,8 +278,7 @@ endif
 # =============================================================================
 linux_patch: $(LINUX26_DIR)/.patched.board
 
-KERNEL_EXTRA_VERSION:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_EXTRA_VERSION)))
-#"))
+KERNEL_EXTRA_VERSION:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_EXTRA_VERSION))
 
 lxcf:	$(LINUX26_DIR)/.config
 
@@ -337,7 +320,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_USE_KCONFIG),y)
 		$(MAKE) $(LINUX26_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(LINUX26_DIR) $(KERNEL_CONFIG_METHOD) ; \
 	fi
 endif
-ifneq ($(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_EXTRA_VERSION))),)
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_EXTRA_VERSION)),)
 	$(SED) 's,^EXTRAVERSION.*,EXTRAVERSION = $(KERNEL_EXTRA_VERSION),g' $(LINUX26_DIR)/Makefile
 endif
 # $(strip $(subst ",, - ))
diff --git a/target/squashfs/squashfsroot.mk b/target/squashfs/squashfsroot.mk
index 019ed8bbc..d7d559bab 100644
--- a/target/squashfs/squashfsroot.mk
+++ b/target/squashfs/squashfsroot.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 # mksquashfs to build to target squashfs filesystems
 #
 #############################################################
-SQUASHFS_VERSION:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_SQUASHFS_VERSION)))
-#"))
+SQUASHFS_VERSION:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_SQUASHFS_VERSION))
 SQUASHFS_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/squashfs$(SQUASHFS_VERSION)
 SQUASHFS_SOURCE:=squashfs$(SQUASHFS_VERSION).tar.gz
 SQUASHFS_SITE:=http://$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/squashfs
diff --git a/target/tar/tarroot.mk b/target/tar/tarroot.mk
index 5b33c6213..a62f5bf65 100644
--- a/target/tar/tarroot.mk
+++ b/target/tar/tarroot.mk
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_LZMA),y)
 TAR_COMPRESSOR:=lzma -9 -c
 TAR_COMPRESSOR_EXT:=lzma
 endif
-ROOTFS_TAR_COPYTO:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_COPYTO)))
-# "))
+ROOTFS_TAR_COPYTO:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_COPYTO))
 
 tarroot: host-fakeroot makedevs
 	# Use fakeroot to pretend all target binaries are owned by root
diff --git a/target/u-boot/Makefile.in b/target/u-boot/Makefile.in
index b74e43aab..3dc78b165 100644
--- a/target/u-boot/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/u-boot/Makefile.in
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@
 # U-Boot
 #
 #############################################################
-U_BOOT_VERSION:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_UBOOT_VERSION)))
-#"))
+U_BOOT_VERSION:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_UBOOT_VERSION))
 
 U_BOOT_SOURCE:=u-boot-$(U_BOOT_VERSION).tar.bz2
 
-U_BOOT_SITE:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_U_BOOT_SITE)))
-#"))
+U_BOOT_SITE:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_U_BOOT_SITE))
 U_BOOT_DIR:=$(PROJECT_BUILD_DIR)/u-boot-$(U_BOOT_VERSION)
 U_BOOT_PATCH_DIR:=$(PROJECT_BUILD_DIR)/u-boot-$(U_BOOT_VERSION)-patches
 U_BOOT_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
@@ -23,27 +21,20 @@ U_BOOT_AUTOSCRIPT=$(BINARIES_DIR)/autoscript
 
 U_BOOT_TARGETS:=$(BINARIES_DIR)/$(U_BOOT_BIN) $(U_BOOT_TOOLS)
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_DEFAULT_ENV))),y)
-#"))
+ifeq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_DEFAULT_ENV)),y)
 U_BOOT_TARGETS += u-boot-autoscript
 endif
 
-TARGET_UBOOT_IPADDR:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_IPADDR)))
-#"))
-TARGET_UBOOT_SERVERIP:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SERVERIP)))
-#"))
-TARGET_UBOOT_GATEWAY:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_GATEWAY)))
-#"))
-TARGET_UBOOT_NETMASK:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NETMASK)))
-#"))
-TARGET_UBOOT_ETHADDR:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ETHADDR)))
-#"))
+TARGET_UBOOT_IPADDR:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_IPADDR))
+TARGET_UBOOT_SERVERIP:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SERVERIP))
+TARGET_UBOOT_GATEWAY:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_GATEWAY))
+TARGET_UBOOT_NETMASK:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NETMASK))
+TARGET_UBOOT_ETHADDR:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ETHADDR))
 
 # u-boot still uses arch=ppc for powerpc
 U_BOOT_ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH:powerpc=ppc)
 ifeq ($(UBOOT_BOARD_NAME),)
-UBOOT_BOARD_NAME:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME)))
-#"))
+UBOOT_BOARD_NAME:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME))
 endif
 
 U_BOOT_INC_CONF_FILE:=$(U_BOOT_DIR)/include/config.h
@@ -67,9 +58,8 @@ define insert_define
 @echo "#ifdef $(strip $(1))" >> $(U_BOOT_INC_CONF_FILE)
 @echo "#undef $(strip $(1))" >> $(U_BOOT_INC_CONF_FILE)
 @echo "#endif" >> $(U_BOOT_INC_CONF_FILE)
-@echo '#define $(strip $(1)) $(strip $(subst ",,$(2)))' >> $(U_BOOT_INC_CONF_FILE)
+@echo '#define $(strip $(1)) $(call qstrip,$(2))' >> $(U_BOOT_INC_CONF_FILE)
 endef
-#"))
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(U_BOOT_SOURCE):
 	 $(call DOWNLOAD,$(U_BOOT_SITE),$(U_BOOT_SOURCE))
diff --git a/target/ubifs/ubifsroot.mk b/target/ubifs/ubifsroot.mk
index 1707e46e3..c09c9819e 100644
--- a/target/ubifs/ubifsroot.mk
+++ b/target/ubifs/ubifsroot.mk
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ mkfs.ubifs: $(MKFS_UBIFS_DIR)/mkfs.ubifs
 
 UBIFS_OPTS := -e $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_UBIFS_LEBSIZE) -c $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_UBIFS_MAXLEBCNT) -m $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_UBIFS_MINIOSIZE)
 
-UBIFS_BASE := $(subst ",,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_UBIFS_OUTPUT))
-#")
+UBIFS_BASE := $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_UBIFS_OUTPUT))
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_UBIFS_RT_ZLIB),y)
 UBIFS_OPTS += -x zlib
@@ -99,8 +98,7 @@ $(UBIFS_BASE).$(UBIFS_ROOTFS_COMPRESSOR_EXT): $(UBIFS_ROOTFS_COMPRESSOR_PREREQ)
 	$(UBIFS_ROOTFS_COMPRESSOR) $(UBIFS_BASE) > $(UBIFS_TARGET)
 endif
 
-UBIFS_COPYTO := $(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_UBIFS_COPYTO)))
-# "))
+UBIFS_COPYTO := $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_UBIFS_COPYTO))
 
 ubifsroot: $(UBIFS_TARGET)
 	@ls -l $(UBIFS_TARGET)
diff --git a/target/xtensa/patch.in b/target/xtensa/patch.in
index 5b723a8b4..3fe5cc80d 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/patch.in
+++ b/target/xtensa/patch.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ifneq ($(filter xtensa%,$(ARCH)),)
 #  overlay is selected).  So the function emits a Makefile error
 #  if a selected patch file is not found.
 
-XTENSA_CORENAME:=$(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_xtensa_core_name)))
+XTENSA_CORENAME:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_xtensa_core_name))
 ifeq ($(XTENSA_CORENAME),fsf)
 XTENSA_PATCH =
 else
diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/binutils.mk b/toolchain/binutils/binutils.mk
index bcfbe7451..0337ca4cb 100644
--- a/toolchain/binutils/binutils.mk
+++ b/toolchain/binutils/binutils.mk
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 # build binutils for use on the host system
 #
 #############################################################
-BINUTILS_VERSION:=$(subst ",,$(BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION))
-#")
+BINUTILS_VERSION:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION))
 
-EXTRA_BINUTILS_CONFIG_OPTIONS=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_EXTRA_BINUTILS_CONFIG_OPTIONS)))
-#"))
+EXTRA_BINUTILS_CONFIG_OPTIONS=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_EXTRA_BINUTILS_CONFIG_OPTIONS))
 BINUTILS_SITE:=$(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/linux/devel/binutils
 ifeq ($(BINUTILS_VERSION),2.19.1)
 BINUTILS_SITE:=$(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/binutils/
diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.in b/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.in
index a1c556456..e14847449 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.in
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.in
@@ -4,21 +4,15 @@
 # and arrange to include it soon after invoking make from
 # the top level.
 
-GCC_VERSION:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_GCC_VERSION)))
-#"))
-TARGET_OPTIMIZATION:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION)))
-#"))
-EXTRA_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_EXTRA_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS)))
-#"))
+GCC_VERSION:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_GCC_VERSION))
+TARGET_OPTIMIZATION:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION))
+EXTRA_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_EXTRA_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS))
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_GCC_IS_SNAP))),y)
-#"))
-GCC_SNAP_DATE:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_GCC_SNAP_DATE)))
-#"))
+ifeq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_GCC_IS_SNAP)),y)
+GCC_SNAP_DATE:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_GCC_SNAP_DATE))
 else
 GCC_SNAP_DATE:=
 endif
-#")))
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_GCC_USE_SJLJ_EXCEPTIONS),y)
 GCC_USE_SJLJ_EXCEPTIONS:=--enable-sjlj-exceptions
@@ -57,15 +51,15 @@ ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX:=
 endif
 
 # some additional defaults
-ifneq ($(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_ARCH))),)
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_ARCH)),)
 # ")))
 GCC_WITH_ARCH:=--with-arch=$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_ARCH)
 endif
-ifneq ($(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_TUNE))),)
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_TUNE)),)
 # ")))
 GCC_WITH_TUNE:=--with-tune=$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_TUNE)
 endif
-ifneq ($(strip $(subst ",,$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_ABI))),)
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_ABI)),)
 # ")))
 GCC_WITH_ABI:=--with-abi=$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_ABI)
 endif
@@ -95,8 +89,7 @@ endif
 
 
 # and finally pull in config opts from the user
-EXTRA_TARGET_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS+=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_EXTRA_TARGET_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS)))
-#"))
+EXTRA_TARGET_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS+=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_EXTRA_TARGET_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS))
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_IMA),y)
 # >= 4.x
diff --git a/toolchain/gdb/gdb.mk b/toolchain/gdb/gdb.mk
index 29c4c9c0b..569f4496a 100644
--- a/toolchain/gdb/gdb.mk
+++ b/toolchain/gdb/gdb.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 # gdb
 #
 ######################################################################
-GDB_VERSION:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_GDB_VERSION)))
-#"))
+GDB_VERSION:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_GDB_VERSION))
 
 GDB_OFFICIAL_VERSION:=$(GDB_VERSION)$(VENDOR_SUFFIX)$(VENDOR_GDB_RELEASE)
 
diff --git a/toolchain/kernel-headers/kernel-headers.mk b/toolchain/kernel-headers/kernel-headers.mk
index 10e264884..7897a4519 100644
--- a/toolchain/kernel-headers/kernel-headers.mk
+++ b/toolchain/kernel-headers/kernel-headers.mk
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 
-DEFAULT_KERNEL_HEADERS:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_HEADERS)))
-#"))
+DEFAULT_KERNEL_HEADERS:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_HEADERS))
 
 LINUX_HEADERS_SITE:=127.0.0.1
 LINUX_HEADERS_SOURCE:=unspecified-kernel-headers
diff --git a/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk b/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
index 764b503aa..3a5e77075 100644
--- a/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
+++ b/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SOURCE),y)
 # specifying UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE on the command-line overrides the .config
 # setting.
 ifndef UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE
-UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE=$(subst ",, $(strip $(BR2_UCLIBC_CONFIG)))
-#")
+UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_UCLIBC_CONFIG))
 endif
 
-UCLIBC_VER:=$(subst ",,$(BR2_UCLIBC_VERSION_STRING))
-#")
+UCLIBC_VER:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_UCLIBC_VERSION_STRING))
 
 UCLIBC_OFFICIAL_VERSION:=$(UCLIBC_VER)$(VENDOR_SUFFIX)$(VENDOR_UCLIBC_RELEASE)
 
@@ -76,10 +74,8 @@ else
 UCLIBC_NOT_TARGET_ENDIAN:=LITTLE
 endif
 
-UCLIBC_ARM_TYPE:=CONFIG_$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_ARM_TYPE)))
-#"))
-UCLIBC_SPARC_TYPE:=CONFIG_SPARC_$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_SPARC_TYPE)))
-#"))
+UCLIBC_ARM_TYPE:=CONFIG_$(call qstrip,$(BR2_ARM_TYPE))
+UCLIBC_SPARC_TYPE:=CONFIG_SPARC_$(call qstrip,$(BR2_SPARC_TYPE))
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(UCLIBC_SOURCE):
 	$(call DOWNLOAD,$(UCLIBC_SITE),$(UCLIBC_SOURCE))