Hi! Most distributions use xz-utils already, is it possible to add
tarxz-pkg option ?
NB: If someone thinks xz -9 is a bit hardcore, it's not much different
like when bzip2 -9 was introduced into buildtar as an option imo..
TIA, Z.
Signed-off-by: Zdenek Kaspar <zkaspar82@xxxxxxxxx>
--- a/scripts/package/Makefile 2011-01-28 23:05:03.000000000 +0100
+++ b/scripts/package/Makefile 2011-01-28 23:07:10.000000000 +0100
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@
@echo ' tar-pkg - Build the kernel as an uncompressed tarball'
@echo ' targz-pkg - Build the kernel as a gzip compressed tarball'
@echo ' tarbz2-pkg - Build the kernel as a bzip2 compressed tarball'
+ @echo ' tarxz-pkg - Build the kernel as a xz compressed tarball'
@echo ' perf-tar-src-pkg - Build $(perf-tar).tar source tarball'
@echo ' perf-targz-src-pkg - Build $(perf-tar).tar.gz source tarball'
@echo ' perf-tarbz2-src-pkg - Build $(perf-tar).tar.bz2 source tarball'
+ @echo ' perf-tarxz-src-pkg - Build $(perf-tar).tar.xz source tarball'
--- a/scripts/package/buildtar 2011-01-28 23:05:03.000000000 +0100
+++ b/scripts/package/buildtar 2011-01-28 23:08:20.000000000 +0100
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
compress="bzip2 -c9"
file_ext=".bz2"
;;
+ tarxz-pkg)
+ compress="xz -c9"
+ file_ext=".xz"
+ ;;
*)
echo "Unknown tarball target \"${1}\" requested, please add it to ${0}." >&2
exit 1
