Let's be a bit more discriminate.

arm-native.sh

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ build_one \
     --sample-name=arm-none-eabi \
     --multilib-list=rmprofile \
     --libc=newlib \
+    --binutils-plugins \
     --extra-newlib-nano \
     --no-cross-gdb-python \
     ${extra_args:-} \

avr-native.sh

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ build_one_help "$@"
 
 build_one \
     --sample-name=avr \
+    --binutils-plugins \
     --no-cross-gdb-python \
     ${extra_args:-} \
     "$@"

common.bashinc

@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ function build_one_args() {
 --extra-picolibc        -- Builds picolibc in addition to the usual C library (optional)
 --static-toolchain      -- Builds the toolchain such that it's statically linked (optional)
 --multilib-list=<value> -- Overrides the list of multilib targets generated. Sets \$CT_CC_GCC_MULTILIB_LIST. (optional)
+--binutils-plugins      -- Builds the toolchain with binutils plugins enabled (optional) -- cannot be used with \`--static-toolchain\`
 __EOT__
 }
 
@@ -200,7 +201,6 @@ function build_one() {
         -e 's/^.*CT_DEBUG_GDB.*$/CT_DEBUG_GDB=y/' \
         -e 's@^.*CT_LOCAL_TARBALLS_DIR.*$@CT_LOCAL_TARBALLS_DIR="'"$script_dir/tarballs"'"@' \
         .config
-    echo "CT_BINUTILS_PLUGINS=y" >> .config
     echo 'CT_CC_GCC_EXTRA_CONFIG_ARRAY="--enable-version-specific-runtime-libs"' >> .config
     ct-ng olddefconfig
 
@@ -213,6 +213,16 @@ function build_one() {
     echo CT_LINUX_V_4_19=y >>.config
     ct-ng olddefconfig
 
+    if [[ ! -z "${binutils_plugins:-}" ]] && [[ ! -z "${static_toolchain:-}" ]]; then
+        echo "Cannot use \`--binutils-plugins\` and \`--static-toolchain\` together." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ ! -z "${binutils_plugins:-}" ]]; then
+        echo "CT_BINUTILS_PLUGINS=y" >> .config
+        ct-ng olddefconfig
+    fi
+
     if [[ ! -z "${static_toolchain:-}" ]]; then
         ${SED} -i \
             -e 's/^.*CT_STATIC_TOOLCHAIN.*$/CT_STATIC_TOOLCHAIN=y/' \

riscv32-native.sh

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ build_one_help "$@"
 build_one \
     --sample-name=riscv32-picolibc-elf \
     --vendor-name=unknown \
+    --binutils-plugins \
     --no-cross-gdb-python \
     ${extra_args:-} \
     "$@"