1 config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR
2 bool "tar the root filesystem"
4 select BR2_HOST_FAKEROOT
6 Build a tar archive of the root filesystem
9 prompt "Compression method"
10 default BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_NONE
11 depends on BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR
13 Select compressor for tar archive of the root filesystem
15 config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_NONE
18 Do not compress the tarball.
20 config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_GZIP
23 Do compress the tarball with gzip.
24 Note that you either have to have gzip installed on your host
25 or select to build a gzip for your host. See the packages submenu.
27 config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_BZIP2
30 Do compress the tarball with bzip2.
31 Note that you either have to have bzip2 installed on your host
32 or select to build a bzip2 for your host. See the packages submenu.
34 config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_LZMA
37 Do compress the tarball with lzma.
38 Note that you either have to have lzma installed on your host
39 or select to build a lzma for your host. See the packages submenu.
43 config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_OPTIONS
44 string "other random options to pass to tar"
45 depends on BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR
48 Any other flags you want to pass to tar
49 Refer to tar --help for details
51 config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_COPYTO
52 string "also copy the image to..."
53 depends on BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR
56 Copies the resulting image to a secondary location
57 like a tftp server's root directory.
59 Example: $(IMAGE)-$(DATE).tar