Taken from Gentoo and adapted to fix the build using GCC 10. See:
https://bugs.gentoo.org/705730.

--- a/mk/com32.mk
+++ b/mk/com32.mk
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-functions=0,-malign-functions=0)
 GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-jumps=0,-malign-jumps=0)
 GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-labels=0,-malign-labels=0)
 GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-loops=0,-malign-loops=0)
+GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-fcommon)
 
 ifeq ($(FWCLASS),EFI)
 GCCOPT += -mno-red-zone
--- a/mk/elf.mk
+++ b/mk/elf.mk
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-functions=0,-malign-functions=0)
 GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-jumps=0,-malign-jumps=0)
 GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-labels=0,-malign-labels=0)
 GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-loops=0,-malign-loops=0)
+GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-fcommon)
 
 com32 = $(topdir)/com32
 core = $(topdir)/core
--- a/mk/embedded.mk
+++ b/mk/embedded.mk
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ GCCOPT    += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-jumps=0,-malign-jumps=0)
 GCCOPT    += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-labels=0,-malign-labels=0)
 GCCOPT    += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-loops=0,-malign-loops=0)
 GCCOPT    += $(call gcc_ok,-fvisibility=hidden)
+GCCOPT    += $(call gcc_ok,-fcommon)
 
 LIBGCC    := $(shell $(CC) $(GCCOPT) --print-libgcc)
 
--- a/mk/lib.mk
+++ b/mk/lib.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-functions=0,-malign-functions=0)
 GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-jumps=0,-malign-jumps=0)
 GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-labels=0,-malign-labels=0)
 GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-falign-loops=0,-malign-loops=0)
+GCCOPT += $(call gcc_ok,-fcommon)
 
 INCLUDE	= -I$(SRC)
 STRIP	= strip --strip-all -R .comment -R .note
--- a/mk/efi.mk
+++ b/mk/efi.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ core = $(topdir)/core
 # Set up architecture specifics; for cross compilation, set ARCH as apt
 # gnuefi sets up architecture specifics in ia32 or x86_64 sub directories
 # set up the LIBDIR and EFIINC for building for the appropriate architecture
-GCCOPT := $(call gcc_ok,-fno-stack-protector,)
+GCCOPT := $(call gcc_ok,-fno-stack-protector,) $(call gcc_ok,-fcommon)
 EFIINC = $(objdir)/include/efi
 LIBDIR  = $(objdir)/lib
 
diff --git a/dos/string.h b/dos/string.h
index f648de2..a502132 100644
--- a/dos/string.h
+++ b/dos/string.h
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 #ifndef _STRING_H
 #define _STRING_H
 
+#include <stddef.h>
+
 /* Standard routines */
 #define memcpy(a,b,c)	__builtin_memcpy(a,b,c)
 #define memmove(a,b,c)	__builtin_memmove(a,b,c)
 #define memset(a,b,c)	__builtin_memset(a,b,c)
 #define strcpy(a,b)	__builtin_strcpy(a,b)
-#define strlen(a)	__builtin_strlen(a)
 
 /* This only returns true or false */
 static inline int memcmp(const void *__m1, const void *__m2, unsigned int __n)
@@ -21,6 +22,13 @@ static inline int memcmp(const void *__m1, const void *__m2, unsigned int __n)
     return rv;
 }
 
+static inline size_t strlen(const char *s)
+{
+    size_t len = 0;
+    while (*s++) len++;
+    return len;
+}
+
 extern char *strchr(const char *s, int c);
 
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