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diff --git a/archival/ar.c b/archival/ar.c index 866856f87..f86c52d9b 100644 --- a/archival/ar.c +++ b/archival/ar.c @@ -17,6 +17,46 @@ * http://www.unix-systems.org/single_unix_specification_v2/xcu/ar.html */ +//config:config AR +//config: bool "ar" +//config: default n # needs to be improved to be able to replace binutils ar +//config: help +//config: ar is an archival utility program used to create, modify, and +//config: extract contents from archives. An archive is a single file holding +//config: a collection of other files in a structure that makes it possible to +//config: retrieve the original individual files (called archive members). +//config: The original files' contents, mode (permissions), timestamp, owner, +//config: and group are preserved in the archive, and can be restored on +//config: extraction. +//config: +//config: The stored filename is limited to 15 characters. (for more information +//config: see long filename support). +//config: ar has 60 bytes of overheads for every stored file. +//config: +//config: This implementation of ar can extract archives, it cannot create or +//config: modify them. +//config: On an x86 system, the ar applet adds about 1K. +//config: +//config: Unless you have a specific application which requires ar, you should +//config: probably say N here. +//config: +//config:config FEATURE_AR_LONG_FILENAMES +//config: bool "Support for long filenames (not needed for debs)" +//config: default y +//config: depends on AR +//config: help +//config: By default the ar format can only store the first 15 characters +//config: of the filename, this option removes that limitation. +//config: It supports the GNU ar long filename method which moves multiple long +//config: filenames into a the data section of a new ar entry. +//config: +//config:config FEATURE_AR_CREATE +//config: bool "Support archive creation" +//config: default y +//config: depends on AR +//config: help +//config: This enables archive creation (-c and -r) with busybox ar. + //applet:IF_AR(APPLET(ar, BB_DIR_USR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP)) //kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_AR) += ar.o |