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diff --git a/fs/tar/Config.in b/fs/tar/Config.in
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+config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR
+ bool "tar the root filesystem"
+ help
+ Build a tar archive of the root filesystem
+
+choice
+ prompt "Compression method"
+ default BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_NONE
+ depends on BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR
+ help
+ Select compressor for tar archive of the root filesystem
+
+config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_NONE
+ bool "no compression"
+ help
+ Do not compress the tarball.
+
+config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_GZIP
+ bool "gzip"
+ help
+ Do compress the tarball with gzip.
+ Note that you either have to have gzip installed on your host
+ or select to build a gzip for your host. See the packages submenu.
+
+config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_BZIP2
+ bool "bzip2"
+ help
+ Do compress the tarball with bzip2.
+ Note that you either have to have bzip2 installed on your host
+ or select to build a bzip2 for your host. See the packages submenu.
+
+config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_LZMA
+ bool "lzma"
+ help
+ Do compress the tarball with lzma.
+ Note that you either have to have lzma installed on your host
+ or select to build a lzma for your host. See the packages submenu.
+
+endchoice
+
+config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_OPTIONS
+ string "other random options to pass to tar"
+ depends on BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR
+ default ""
+ help
+ Any other flags you want to pass to tar
+ Refer to tar --help for details
diff --git a/fs/tar/tarroot.mk b/fs/tar/tarroot.mk
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+#############################################################
+#
+# tar to archive target filesystem
+#
+#############################################################
+
+TAR_OPTS:=$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR_OPTIONS)
+
+define ROOTFS_TAR_CMD
+ tar -c$(TAR_OPTS)f $$@ -C $(TARGET_DIR) .
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call ROOTFS_TARGET,tar))