diff --git a/build_tools/build_detect_platform b/build_tools/build_detect_platform
index 80937ffac..8995eed76 100755
--- a/build_tools/build_detect_platform
+++ b/build_tools/build_detect_platform
@@ -210,107 +210,137 @@ EOF
         fi
     fi
 
-    # Test whether Snappy library is installed
-    # http://code.google.com/p/snappy/
-    $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      #include <snappy.h>
-      int main() {}
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_SNAPPY; then
+        # Test whether Snappy library is installed
+        # http://code.google.com/p/snappy/
+        $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
+          #include <snappy.h>
+          int main() {}
 EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DSNAPPY"
-        PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lsnappy"
-        JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -lsnappy"
+        if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+            COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DSNAPPY"
+            PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lsnappy"
+            JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -lsnappy"
+        fi
     fi
 
-    # Test whether gflags library is installed
-    # http://gflags.github.io/gflags/
-    # check if the namespace is gflags
-    $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null << EOF
-      #include <gflags/gflags.h>
-      int main() {}
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_GFLAGS; then
+        # Test whether gflags library is installed
+        # http://gflags.github.io/gflags/
+        # check if the namespace is gflags
+        $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null << EOF
+          #include <gflags/gflags.h>
+          int main() {}
 EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DGFLAGS=1"
-        PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lgflags"
+        if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+            COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DGFLAGS=1"
+            PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lgflags"
+        else
+          # check if namespace is google
+          $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null << EOF
+            #include <gflags/gflags.h>
+            using namespace google;
+            int main() {}
+EOF
+          if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+              COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DGFLAGS=google"
+              PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lgflags"
+          fi
+        fi
     fi
 
-    # Test whether zlib library is installed
-    $CXX $CFLAGS $COMMON_FLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      #include <zlib.h>
-      int main() {}
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_ZLIB; then
+        # Test whether zlib library is installed
+        $CXX $CFLAGS $COMMON_FLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
+          #include <zlib.h>
+          int main() {}
 EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DZLIB"
-        PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lz"
-        JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -lz"
+        if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+            COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DZLIB"
+            PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lz"
+            JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -lz"
+        fi
     fi
 
-    # Test whether bzip library is installed
-    $CXX $CFLAGS $COMMON_FLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      #include <bzlib.h>
-      int main() {}
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_BZIP; then
+        # Test whether bzip library is installed
+        $CXX $CFLAGS $COMMON_FLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
+          #include <bzlib.h>
+          int main() {}
 EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DBZIP2"
-        PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lbz2"
-        JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -lbz2"
+        if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+            COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DBZIP2"
+            PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lbz2"
+            JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -lbz2"
+        fi
     fi
 
-    # Test whether lz4 library is installed
-    $CXX $CFLAGS $COMMON_FLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      #include <lz4.h>
-      #include <lz4hc.h>
-      int main() {}
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_LZ4; then
+        # Test whether lz4 library is installed
+        $CXX $CFLAGS $COMMON_FLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
+          #include <lz4.h>
+          #include <lz4hc.h>
+          int main() {}
 EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DLZ4"
-        PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -llz4"
-        JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -llz4"
+        if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+            COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DLZ4"
+            PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -llz4"
+            JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -llz4"
+        fi
     fi
 
-    # Test whether zstd library is installed
-    $CXX $CFLAGS $COMMON_FLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      #include <zstd.h>
-      int main() {}
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_ZSTD; then
+        # Test whether zstd library is installed
+        $CXX $CFLAGS $COMMON_FLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
+          #include <zstd.h>
+          int main() {}
 EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DZSTD"
-        PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lzstd"
-        JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -lzstd"
+        if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+            COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DZSTD"
+            PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lzstd"
+            JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -lzstd"
+        fi
     fi
 
-    # Test whether numa is available
-    $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null -lnuma 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      #include <numa.h>
-      #include <numaif.h>
-      int main() {}
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_NUMA; then
+        # Test whether numa is available
+        $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null -lnuma 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
+          #include <numa.h>
+          #include <numaif.h>
+          int main() {}
 EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DNUMA"
-        PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lnuma"
-        JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -lnuma"
+        if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+            COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DNUMA"
+            PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lnuma"
+            JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -lnuma"
+        fi
     fi
 
-    # Test whether tbb is available
-    $CXX $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null -ltbb 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      #include <tbb/tbb.h>
-      int main() {}
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_TBB; then
+        # Test whether tbb is available
+        $CXX $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null -ltbb 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
+          #include <tbb/tbb.h>
+          int main() {}
 EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DTBB"
-        PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -ltbb"
-        JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -ltbb"
+        if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+            COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DTBB"
+            PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -ltbb"
+            JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -ltbb"
+        fi
     fi
 
-    # Test whether jemalloc is available
-    if echo 'int main() {}' | $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null -ljemalloc \
-      2>/dev/null; then
-        # This will enable some preprocessor identifiers in the Makefile
-        JEMALLOC=1
-        # JEMALLOC can be enabled either using the flag (like here) or by
-        # providing direct link to the jemalloc library
-        WITH_JEMALLOC_FLAG=1
-    else
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_JEMALLOC; then
+        # Test whether jemalloc is available
+        if echo 'int main() {}' | $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null -ljemalloc \
+          2>/dev/null; then
+            # This will enable some preprocessor identifiers in the Makefile
+            JEMALLOC=1
+            # JEMALLOC can be enabled either using the flag (like here) or by
+            # providing direct link to the jemalloc library
+            WITH_JEMALLOC_FLAG=1
+        fi
+    fi
+    if ! test $JEMALLOC && ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_TCMALLOC; then
         # jemalloc is not available. Let's try tcmalloc
         if echo 'int main() {}' | $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null \
           -ltcmalloc 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -319,88 +349,100 @@ EOF
         fi
     fi
 
-    # Test whether malloc_usable_size is available
-    $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      #include <malloc.h>
-      int main() {
-        size_t res = malloc_usable_size(0);
-        return 0;
-      }
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_MALLOC_USABLE_SIZE; then
+        # Test whether malloc_usable_size is available
+        $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
+          #include <malloc.h>
+          int main() {
+            size_t res = malloc_usable_size(0);
+            return 0;
+          }
 EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DROCKSDB_MALLOC_USABLE_SIZE"
+        if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+            COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DROCKSDB_MALLOC_USABLE_SIZE"
+        fi
     fi
 
-    # Test whether PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP mutex type is available
-    $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      #include <pthread.h>
-      int main() {
-        int x = PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP;
-        return 0;
-      }
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP; then
+        # Test whether PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP mutex type is available
+        $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
+          #include <pthread.h>
+          int main() {
+            int x = PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP;
+            return 0;
+          }
 EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DROCKSDB_PTHREAD_ADAPTIVE_MUTEX"
+        if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+            COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DROCKSDB_PTHREAD_ADAPTIVE_MUTEX"
+        fi
     fi
 
-    # Test whether backtrace is available
-    $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      #include <execinfo.h>>
-      int main() {
-        void* frames[1];
-        backtrace_symbols(frames, backtrace(frames, 1));
-        return 0;
-      }
-EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DROCKSDB_BACKTRACE"
-    else
-        # Test whether execinfo library is installed
-        $CXX $CFLAGS -lexecinfo -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-          #include <execinfo.h>
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_BACKTRACE; then
+        # Test whether backtrace is available
+        $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
+          #include <execinfo.h>>
           int main() {
             void* frames[1];
             backtrace_symbols(frames, backtrace(frames, 1));
+            return 0;
           }
 EOF
         if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
             COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DROCKSDB_BACKTRACE"
-            PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lexecinfo"
-            JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -lexecinfo"
+        else
+            # Test whether execinfo library is installed
+            $CXX $CFLAGS -lexecinfo -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
+              #include <execinfo.h>
+              int main() {
+                void* frames[1];
+                backtrace_symbols(frames, backtrace(frames, 1));
+              }
+EOF
+            if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+                COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DROCKSDB_BACKTRACE"
+                PLATFORM_LDFLAGS="$PLATFORM_LDFLAGS -lexecinfo"
+                JAVA_LDFLAGS="$JAVA_LDFLAGS -lexecinfo"
+            fi
         fi
     fi
 
-    # Test if -pg is supported
-    $CXX $CFLAGS -pg -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      int main() {
-        return 0;
-      }
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_PG; then
+        # Test if -pg is supported
+        $CXX $CFLAGS -pg -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
+          int main() {
+            return 0;
+          }
 EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        PROFILING_FLAGS=-pg
+        if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+            PROFILING_FLAGS=-pg
+        fi
     fi
 
-    # Test whether sync_file_range is supported for compatibility with an old glibc
-    $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      #include <fcntl.h>
-      int main() {
-        int fd = open("/dev/null", 0);
-        sync_file_range(fd, 0, 1024, SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE);
-      }
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_SYNC_FILE_RANGE; then
+        # Test whether sync_file_range is supported for compatibility with an old glibc
+        $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
+          #include <fcntl.h>
+          int main() {
+            int fd = open("/dev/null", 0);
+            sync_file_range(fd, 0, 1024, SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE);
+          }
 EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DROCKSDB_RANGESYNC_PRESENT"
+        if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+            COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DROCKSDB_RANGESYNC_PRESENT"
+        fi
     fi
 
-    # Test whether sched_getcpu is supported
-    $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
-      #include <sched.h>
-      int main() {
-        int cpuid = sched_getcpu();
-      }
+    if ! test $ROCKSDB_DISABLE_SCHED_GETCPU; then
+        # Test whether sched_getcpu is supported
+        $CXX $CFLAGS -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null  <<EOF
+          #include <sched.h>
+          int main() {
+            int cpuid = sched_getcpu();
+          }
 EOF
-    if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
-        COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DROCKSDB_SCHED_GETCPU_PRESENT"
+        if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
+            COMMON_FLAGS="$COMMON_FLAGS -DROCKSDB_SCHED_GETCPU_PRESENT"
+        fi
     fi
 fi