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authorDave Reisner <d@falconindy.com>2011-06-05 21:42:09 +0200
committerDave Reisner <d@falconindy.com>2011-06-16 20:19:12 +0200
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use bsdcpio to create images
This is a departure from using gen_init_cpio, which proved to be a huge bottleneck in performance. Tests for existance change from being a call to grep, to a simple shell test. In the process, we have to modify the behavior of the -s option, and we lose the -a option. Signed-off-by: Dave Reisner <d@falconindy.com>
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@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Options
*-k* 'kernelversion'::
Use 'kernelversion'. Default is the current running kernel.
-*-s* 'filelist'::
- Saves a list of all the files in the initial ramdisk in 'filelist'. Default: no; This means the filelist will not be retained if this option isn't specified. Useful for debugging purposes.
+*-s*::
+ Saves the build directory for the initial ramdisk. Default: no; This means the directory will not be retained if this option isn't specified. Useful for debugging purposes.
*-b* 'basedir'::
Use 'basedir' as a starting point for gathering information about the currently running system. Default: /.
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ Options
*-g* 'filename'::
Generate a CPIO image as 'filename'. Default: no; this means nothing will be written to the filesystem unless this option is specified.
-*-a* 'filelist'::
- Append to an existing 'filelist'. Default no.
-
*-p* 'preset'::
Build initial ramdisk according to specified 'preset'. Presets are found in /etc/mkinitcpio.d