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diff --git a/archival/Config.in b/archival/Config.in
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--- a/archival/Config.in
+++ b/archival/Config.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ config AR
10 default n 10 default n
11 help 11 help
12 ar is an archival utility program used to create, modify, and 12 ar is an archival utility program used to create, modify, and
13 extract contents from archives. An archive is a single file holding 13 extract contents from archives. An archive is a single file holding
14 a collection of other files in a structure that makes it possible to 14 a collection of other files in a structure that makes it possible to
15 retrieve the original individual files (called archive members). 15 retrieve the original individual files (called archive members).
16 The original files' contents, mode (permissions), timestamp, owner, 16 The original files' contents, mode (permissions), timestamp, owner,
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ config FEATURE_AR_LONG_FILENAMES
33 default n 33 default n
34 depends on AR 34 depends on AR
35 help 35 help
36 By default the ar format can only store the first 15 characters of the 36 By default the ar format can only store the first 15 characters of
37 filename, this option removes that limitation. 37 the filename, this option removes that limitation.
38 It supports the GNU ar long filename method which moves multiple long 38 It supports the GNU ar long filename method which moves multiple long
39 filenames into a the data section of a new ar entry. 39 filenames into a the data section of a new ar entry.
40 40
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ config BUNZIP2
43 default n 43 default n
44 help 44 help
45 bunzip2 is a compression utility using the Burrows-Wheeler block 45 bunzip2 is a compression utility using the Burrows-Wheeler block
46 sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression 46 sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression
47 is generally considerably better than that achieved by more 47 is generally considerably better than that achieved by more
48 conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the 48 conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the
49 performance of the PPM family of statistical compressors. 49 performance of the PPM family of statistical compressors.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ config BZIP2
56 default n 56 default n
57 help 57 help
58 bzip2 is a compression utility using the Burrows-Wheeler block 58 bzip2 is a compression utility using the Burrows-Wheeler block
59 sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression 59 sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression
60 is generally considerably better than that achieved by more 60 is generally considerably better than that achieved by more
61 conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the 61 conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the
62 performance of the PPM family of statistical compressors. 62 performance of the PPM family of statistical compressors.
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ config CPIO
68 bool "cpio" 68 bool "cpio"
69 default n 69 default n
70 help 70 help
71 cpio is an archival utility program used to create, modify, and extract 71 cpio is an archival utility program used to create, modify, and
72 contents from archives. 72 extract contents from archives.
73 cpio has 110 bytes of overheads for every stored file. 73 cpio has 110 bytes of overheads for every stored file.
74 74
75 This implementation of cpio can extract cpio archives created in the 75 This implementation of cpio can extract cpio archives created in the
76 "newc" or "crc" format, it cannot create or modify them. 76 "newc" or "crc" format, it cannot create or modify them.
77 77
78 Unless you have a specific application which requires cpio, you should 78 Unless you have a specific application which requires cpio, you
79 probably say N here. 79 should probably say N here.
80 80
81config FEATURE_CPIO_O 81config FEATURE_CPIO_O
82 bool "Support for archive creation" 82 bool "Support for archive creation"
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ config DPKG_DEB
100 bool "dpkg_deb" 100 bool "dpkg_deb"
101 default n 101 default n
102 help 102 help
103 dpkg-deb packs, unpacks and provides information about Debian archives. 103 dpkg-deb packs, unpacks and provides information about Debian
104 archives.
104 105
105 This implementation of dpkg-deb cannot pack archives. 106 This implementation of dpkg-deb cannot pack archives.
106 107
@@ -112,9 +113,10 @@ config FEATURE_DPKG_DEB_EXTRACT_ONLY
112 default n 113 default n
113 depends on DPKG_DEB 114 depends on DPKG_DEB
114 help 115 help
115 This reduces dpkg-deb to the equivalent of "ar -p <deb> data.tar.gz | tar -zx". 116 This reduces dpkg-deb to the equivalent of
116 However it saves space as none of the extra dpkg-deb, ar or tar options are 117 "ar -p <deb> data.tar.gz | tar -zx". However it saves space as none
117 needed, they are linked to internally. 118 of the extra dpkg-deb, ar or tar options are needed, they are linked
119 to internally.
118 120
119config GUNZIP 121config GUNZIP
120 bool "gunzip" 122 bool "gunzip"
@@ -240,8 +242,9 @@ config FEATURE_TAR_OLDSUN_COMPATIBILITY
240 depends on TAR 242 depends on TAR
241 help 243 help
242 This option is required to unpack archives created by some old 244 This option is required to unpack archives created by some old
243 version of Sun's tar (it was calculating checksum using signed arithmetic). 245 version of Sun's tar (it was calculating checksum using signed
244 It is said to be fixed in newer Sun tar, but "old" tarballs still exist. 246 arithmetic). It is said to be fixed in newer Sun tar, but "old"
247 tarballs still exist.
245 248
246config FEATURE_TAR_GNU_EXTENSIONS 249config FEATURE_TAR_GNU_EXTENSIONS
247 bool "Support for GNU tar extensions (long filenames)" 250 bool "Support for GNU tar extensions (long filenames)"
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ config UNLZMA
281 default n 284 default n
282 help 285 help
283 unlzma is a compression utility using the Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain 286 unlzma is a compression utility using the Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain
284 compression algorithm, and range coding. Compression 287 compression algorithm, and range coding. Compression
285 is generally considerably better than that achieved by the bzip2 288 is generally considerably better than that achieved by the bzip2
286 compressors. 289 compressors.
287 290
@@ -322,18 +325,19 @@ config FEATURE_DEB_TAR_GZ
322 help 325 help
323 This is the default compression method inside the debian ar file. 326 This is the default compression method inside the debian ar file.
324 327
325 If you want compatibility with standard .deb's you should say yes here. 328 If you want compatibility with standard .deb's you should say yes
329 here.
326 330
327config FEATURE_DEB_TAR_BZ2 331config FEATURE_DEB_TAR_BZ2
328 bool "bzip2 debian packages" 332 bool "bzip2 debian packages"
329 default n 333 default n
330 depends on DPKG || DPKG_DEB 334 depends on DPKG || DPKG_DEB
331 help 335 help
332 This allows dpkg and dpkg-deb to extract deb's that are compressed internally 336 This allows dpkg and dpkg-deb to extract deb's that are compressed
333 with bzip2 instead of gzip. 337 internally with bzip2 instead of gzip.
334 338
335 You only want this if you are creating your own custom debian packages that 339 You only want this if you are creating your own custom debian
336 use an internal control.tar.bz2 or data.tar.bz2. 340 packages that use an internal control.tar.bz2 or data.tar.bz2.
337 341
338config FEATURE_DEB_TAR_LZMA 342config FEATURE_DEB_TAR_LZMA
339 bool "lzma debian packages" 343 bool "lzma debian packages"