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F2FS format utilility
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To use f2fs filesystem, you should format the storage partition
with this utilility. Otherwise, you cannot mount f2fs.
Before compilation
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Your should install the following packages.
- libuuid-devel or uuid-dev
- pkg-config
- autoconf
- libtool
- libselinux1-dev
Initial compilation
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Before compilation initially, autoconf/automake tools should be run.
# autoreconf --install
How to compile
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# ./configure
# make
How to cross-compile (e.g., for ARM)
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1. Add the below line into mkfs/Makefile.am:
mkfs_f2fs_LDFLAGS = -all-static
2. Add the below line into fsck/Makefile.am:
fsck_f2fs_LDFLAGS = -all-static
3. then, do:
# LDFLAGS=--static ./configure \
--host=arm-none-linux-gnueabi --target=arm-none-linux-gnueabi
# make
How to run by default
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$ ./mkfs.f2fs -l [LABEL] $DEV
For more mkfs options, see man page.