+# output directory for programs/.o files
+# hostprogs-y := tools/build may have been specified. Retrieve directory
+host-objdirs := $(foreach f,$(__hostprogs), $(if $(dir $(f)),$(dir $(f))))
+# directory of .o files from prog-objs notation
+host-objdirs += $(foreach f,$(host-cmulti), \
+ $(foreach m,$($(f)-objs), \
+ $(if $(dir $(m)),$(dir $(m)))))
+# directory of .o files from prog-cxxobjs notation
+host-objdirs += $(foreach f,$(host-cxxmulti), \
+ $(foreach m,$($(f)-cxxobjs), \
+ $(if $(dir $(m)),$(dir $(m)))))
+
+host-objdirs := $(strip $(sort $(filter-out ./,$(host-objdirs))))
+
+