cargo/build.rs

use flate2::{Compression, GzBuilder};
use std::ffi::OsStr;
use std::fs;
use std::path::Path;

fn main() {
    compress_man();
}

fn compress_man() {
    let out_path = Path::new(&std::env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap()).join("man.tgz");
    let dst = fs::File::create(out_path).unwrap();
    let encoder = GzBuilder::new()
        .filename("man.tar")
        .write(dst, Compression::best());
    let mut ar = tar::Builder::new(encoder);

    let mut add_files = |dir, extension| {
        for entry in fs::read_dir(dir).unwrap() {
            let path = entry.unwrap().path();
            if path.extension() != Some(extension) {
                continue;
            }
            println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", path.display());
            ar.append_path_with_name(&path, path.file_name().unwrap())
                .unwrap();
        }
    };

    add_files(Path::new("src/etc/man"), OsStr::new("1"));
    add_files(Path::new("src/doc/man/generated_txt"), OsStr::new("txt"));
    let encoder = ar.into_inner().unwrap();
    encoder.finish().unwrap();
}