//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)"
//config:config UNCOMPRESS
//config: bool "uncompress"
-//config: default n
+//config: default n # ancient
//config: help
//config: uncompress is used to decompress archives created by compress.
//config: Not much used anymore, replaced by gzip/gunzip.
config MD5_SMALL
int "MD5: Trade bytes for speed (0:fast, 3:slow)"
- default 1
+ default 1 # all "fast or small" options default to small
range 0 3
help
Trade binary size versus speed for the md5sum algorithm.
config SHA3_SMALL
int "SHA3: Trade bytes for speed (0:fast, 1:slow)"
- default 1
+ default 1 # all "fast or small" options default to small
range 0 1
help
Trade binary size versus speed for the sha3sum algorithm.
config FEATURE_FAST_TOP
bool "Faster /proc scanning code (+100 bytes)"
- default y
+ default n # all "fast or small" options default to small
help
This option makes top (and ps) ~20% faster (or 20% less CPU hungry),
but code size is slightly bigger.
config MONOTONIC_SYSCALL
bool "Use clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC) syscall"
- default n
+ default y
select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
Use clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC) syscall for measuring
help
'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
-choice
- prompt "Choose last implementation"
- depends on LAST
- default FEATURE_LAST_FANCY
-
-config FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
- bool "small"
- help
- This is a small version of last with just the basic set of
- features.
-
config FEATURE_LAST_FANCY
- bool "huge"
+ bool "Turn on output of extra information"
+ default y
+ depends on LAST
help
'last' displays detailed information about the last users that
logged into the system (mimics sysvinit last). +900 bytes.
-endchoice
config HDPARM
bool "hdparm"