third_party_f2fs-tools/README.md

F2FS format utilility

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.