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1 files changed, 44 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/archival/Config.in b/archival/Config.in index 121cf0282..bbd3fa0d5 100644 --- a/archival/Config.in +++ b/archival/Config.in @@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ config CONFIG_AR retrieve the original individual files (called archive members). The original files' contents, mode (permissions), timestamp, owner, and group are preserved in the archive, and can be restored on - extraction. + extraction. + The stored filename is limited to 15 characters. (for more information + see long filename support). + ar has 60 bytes of overheads for every stored file. + + This implementation of ar can extract archives, it cannot create or + modify them. On an x86 system, the ar applet adds about XXX bytes. Unless you have a specific application which requires ar, you should @@ -26,7 +32,10 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_AR_LONG_FILENAMES default n depends on CONFIG_AR help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + By default the ar format can only store the first 15 characters of the + filename, this option removes that limitation. + It supports the GNU ar long filename method which moves multiple long + filenames into a the data section of a new ar entry. config CONFIG_BUNZIP2 bool "bunzip2" @@ -38,8 +47,8 @@ config CONFIG_BUNZIP2 conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the performance of the PPM family of statistical compressors. - The BusyBox bunzip2 applet is limited to de-compression only. On an - x86 system, this applet adds about XXX bytes. + The BusyBox bunzip2 applet is limited to de-compression only. + On an x86 system, this applet adds about XXX bytes. Unless you have a specific application which requires bunzip2, you should probably say N here. @@ -48,40 +57,64 @@ config CONFIG_CPIO bool "cpio" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + cpio is an archival utility program used to create, modify, and extract + contents from archives. + cpio has 110 bytes of overheads for every stored file. + + This implementation of cpio can extract cpio archives created in the + "newc" or "crc" format, it cannot create or modify them. + + Unless you have a specific application which requires cpio, you should + probably say N here. config CONFIG_DPKG bool "dpkg" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + dpkg is a medium-level tool to install, build, remove and manage Debian packages. + + This implementation of dpkg has a number of limitations, you should use the + official dpkg if possible. config CONFIG_DPKG_DEB bool "dpkg_deb" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + dpkg-deb packs, unpacks and provides information about Debian archives. + + This implementation of dpkg-deb cannot pack archives. + + Unless you have a specific application which requires dpkg-deb, you should + probably say N here. config CONFIG_FEATURE_DPKG_DEB_EXTRACT_ONLY bool " extract only (-x)" default n depends on CONFIG_DPKG_DEB help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + This reduced dpkg-deb to the equivalent of "ar -p <deb> data.tar.gz | tar -zx". + However it saves space as none of the extra dpkg-deb, ar or tar options are + needed, they are linked to internally. config CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_GZ bool " gzip debian packages (normal)" default y if CONFIG_DPKG || CONFIG_DPKG_DEB depends on CONFIG_DPKG || CONFIG_DPKG_DEB help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + This is the default compression method inside the debian ar file. + + If you want compatability with standard .deb's you should say yes here. config CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_BZ2 bool " bzip2 debian packages" default n depends on CONFIG_DPKG || CONFIG_DPKG_DEB help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + This allows dpkg and dpkg-deb to extract deb's that are compressed internally + with bzip2 instead of gzip. + + You only want this is your are creating your own custom debian packages that + use an internal control.tar.bz2 or data.tar.bz2. config CONFIG_GUNZIP bool "gunzip" @@ -112,6 +145,7 @@ config CONFIG_TAR bool "tar" default n help + tar has at least 512 bytes of overheads for every stored file. Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE |