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@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
+# Stefan Herbrechtsmeier <stefan.herbrechtsmeier@weidmueller.com>
+#
+"""Bintool implementation for gzip
+
+gzip allows compression and decompression of files.
+
+Documentation is available via::
+
+ man gzip
+"""
+
+from binman import bintool
+
+# pylint: disable=C0103
+class Bintoolgzip(bintool.BintoolPacker):
+ """Compression/decompression using the gzip algorithm
+
+ This bintool supports running `gzip` to compress and decompress data, as
+ used by binman.
+
+ It is also possible to fetch the tool, which uses `apt` to install it.
+
+ Documentation is available via::
+
+ man gzip
+ """
+ def __init__(self, name):
+ super().__init__(name, compress_args=[],
+ version_regex=r'gzip ([0-9.]+)')
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
This supports the following compression algorithm:
none
bzip2
+ gzip
lz4
lzma
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ provided by xz.
This requires the following tools:
bzip2
+ gzip
lz4
lzma_alone
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ from binman import bintool
from patman import tools
# Supported compression algorithms
-ALGORITHMS = ['bzip2', 'lz4', 'lzma']
+ALGORITHMS = ['bzip2', 'gzip', 'lz4', 'lzma']
bintools = {}