Merge branch 'busybox' into merge

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/archival/ar.c b/archival/ar.c
index 89e6a1207..a850868f6 100644
--- a/archival/ar.c
+++ b/archival/ar.c
@@ -22,23 +22,13 @@
 //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:         extract contents from archives. In practice, it is used exclusively
+//config:         for object module archives used by compilers.
 //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:         probably say N here: most compilers come with their own ar utility.
 //config:
 //config:config FEATURE_AR_LONG_FILENAMES
 //config:       bool "Support for long filenames (not needed for debs)"