From 6fc4dd8eb36709a7b294cea30deedb728994fff3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Dubman <miked@mellanox.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 09:31:49 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] BUILD: allow specifying platform patch_dir from cmd line

before:

patch_dir=$PLATFORM.patches

after

patch_dir can be specified as ./configure <....> patch_dir=/usr/local/site_ompi_v_x.y_patches/
if not specified - use default
---
 config/ompi_load_platform.m4 | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/config/ompi_load_platform.m4 b/config/ompi_load_platform.m4
index f71f5b039d1..447c439ced1 100644
--- a/config/ompi_load_platform.m4
+++ b/config/ompi_load_platform.m4
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 # OMPI_LOAD_PLATFORM()
 # --------------------
 AC_DEFUN([OMPI_LOAD_PLATFORM], [
+    AC_ARG_WITH([platform-patches-dir],
+        [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-platform-patches-dir=DIR],
+                        [Location of the platform patches directory. If you use this option, you must also use --with-platform.])])
+
     AC_ARG_WITH([platform],
         [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-platform=FILE],
                         [Load options for build from FILE.  Options on the
@@ -94,7 +98,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([OMPI_LOAD_PLATFORM], [
             AC_SUBST(OPAL_PARAM_FROM_PLATFORM, "no")
         fi
 
-        patch_dir="${with_platform}.patches"
+        if test -d "$with_platform_patches_dir"; then
+            patch_dir=$with_platform_patches_dir
+        else
+            patch_dir="${with_platform}.patches"
+        fi
+
         patch_done="${srcdir}/.platform_patches"
         patch_found=no