1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/apps/Makefile b/apps/Makefile
index 4fa225033b..278e1c7118 100644
--- a/apps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/Makefile
@@ -107,9 +107,23 @@ $(OBJDIR)/rombox.bin : $(OBJDIR)/rombox.elf
 $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.asm: $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.bin
         $(TOOLSDIR)/sh2d -sh1 $< > $@
 
-$(BUILDDIR)/$(BINARY) : $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.bin
+#
+# If there's a flashfile defined for this target (rockbox.ucl for Archos
+# models) Then check if the mkfirmware script fails, as then it is (likely)
+# because the image is too big and we need to create a compressed image
+# instead.
+#
+$(BUILDDIR)/$(BINARY) : $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.bin $(FLASHFILE) 
         @echo "Build firmware file"
-        $(SILENT)$(MKFIRMWARE) $< $@
+        $(SILENT)($(MKFIRMWARE) $< $@; \
+        stat=$$?; \
+        if test -n "$(FLASHFILE)"; then \
+          if test "$$stat" -ne 0; then \
+            echo "Image too big, making a compressed version!"; \
+            $(MAKE) -C $(FIRMDIR)/decompressor OBJDIR=$(BUILDDIR)/firmware/decompressor; \
+            $(MKFIRMWARE) $(BUILDDIR)/firmware/decompressor/compressed.bin $@; \
+          fi \
+        fi )
 
 else
 # this is a simulator build