1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.custom b/Makefile.custom
index d257f6de5..816bee5db 100644
--- a/Makefile.custom
+++ b/Makefile.custom
@@ -42,6 +42,22 @@ check test: busybox
         bindir=$(objtree) srcdir=$(srctree)/testsuite SED="$(SED)" \
         $(SHELL) $(srctree)/testsuite/runtest $(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:1=),-v)
 
+.PHONY: release
+release: distclean
+        cd ..; \
+        rm -r -f busybox-$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION); \
+        cp -a busybox busybox-$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION) && \
+        find busybox-$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION)/ -type d \
+                -name .svn \
+                -print \
+                -exec rm -r -f {} \; && \
+        find busybox-$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION)/ -type f \
+                -name .\#* \
+                -print \
+                -exec rm -f {} \; && \
+        tar -czf busybox-$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION).tar.gz \
+                busybox-$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION)/;
+
 .PHONY: checkhelp
 checkhelp:
         $(Q)$(srctree)/scripts/checkhelp.awk \