-# that they are usable as a linker script
-# o generate <file>.o from .tmp_<file>.o using the linker to
-# replace the unresolved symbols __crc_exported_symbol with
-# the actual value of the checksum generated by genksyms
+# that they are usable as assembly source
+# o assemble <file>.o from .tmp_<file>.s forcing inclusion of directives
+# defining the actual values of __crc_*, followed by objcopy-ing them
+# to force these symbols to be local to permit stripping them later.
+s_file = $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F:.o=.s)
+v_file = $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F:.o=.v)
+tmp_o_file = $(@D)/.tmp_$(@F)
+no_g_c_flags = $(filter-out -g%,$(c_flags))
+
+cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) -S -o $(s_file) $<