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* 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