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For compiling mtd-utils, you need development packages for the following
dependency libraries:
- zlib (required by mkfs.ubifs, mkfs.jffs2
+ zlib (optional dependency for mkfs.ubifs, mkfs.jffs2)
lzo2 (optional dependency for mkfs.ubifs, mkfs.jffs2)
zstd (optional dependency for mkfs.ubifs)
libuuid* (required by mkfs.ubifs)
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* this library is part of util-linux, aka util-linux-ng and some distributions
package it under that name.
- If you don't explicitly disable xattr support, mkfs.ubifs and mkfs.jffs2
- require the "sys/xattr.h" and "sys/acl.h" header files, depending on your
- Distributions, those may be packaged as part of libattr and libacl
+ For xattr & acl support in mkfs.ubifs and mkfs.jffs2, the build system looks
+ for the "sys/xattr.h" and "sys/acl.h" header files. Depending on your
+ distributions, those may be packaged as part of libattr and libacl
respectively.
Please note that the mkfs tools are optional and can be disabled via a
- configure flag. This should also remove the need for the dependency
- libraries.
+ configure flag. This should also remove any library dependencies.
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