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authorGlenn L McGrath2002-12-06 22:40:54 +0000
committerGlenn L McGrath2002-12-06 22:40:54 +0000
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Add some help descriptions
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diff --git a/archival/Config.in b/archival/Config.in
index 121cf02..bbd3fa0 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