# third_party_newfs_msdos F2FS format utilility  
  
#### Introduction  
To use f2fs filesystem, you should format the storage partition  
with this utilility. Otherwise, you cannot mount f2fs.  
  
  
#### Before compilation  
  
You should install the following packages.  
 - libuuid-devel or uuid-dev  
 - pkg-config  
 - autoconf  
 - libtool  
 - libselinux1-dev  
  
  
#### Initial compilation  
  
Before compilation initially, autoconf/automake tools should be run.  
  
  # ./autogen.sh  
  
How to compile  
  
  # ./configure  
  # make  
  # make install  
  
  
#### How to cross-compile (e.g., for ARM)    
  
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   
  
  mkfs.f2fs -l [LABEL] $DEV  
  
For more mkfs options, see man page.