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1F2FS format utility
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3
4To use the f2fs filesystem, you should format the storage partition
5with this utility. Otherwise, you cannot mount f2fs.
6
7Before compilation
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9
10You should install the following packages.
11 - libuuid-devel or uuid-dev
12 - autoconf
13 - libtool
14 - libselinux1-dev
15
16Initial compilation
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18
19Before initial compilation, autoconf/automake tools should be run.
20
21    ./autogen.sh
22
23How to compile
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25
26    ./configure
27    make
28    make install
29
30How to cross-compile (e.g., for ARM)
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32
33 1. Add the below line into mkfs/Makefile.am:
34    mkfs_f2fs_LDFLAGS = -all-static
35
36 2. Add the below line into fsck/Makefile.am:
37    fsck_f2fs_LDFLAGS = -all-static
38
39 3. then, do:
40    LDFLAGS=--static ./configure \
41	  --host=arm-none-linux-gnueabi --target=arm-none-linux-gnueabi
42	make
43
44How to run by default
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46
47    mkfs.f2fs -l [LABEL] $DEV
48
49For more mkfs options, see the man page.
50