Patch from Dennis Vlasenko to add the option to compress help text.
diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index b23ec2c..6dd4c58 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@
 	  busybox binary.  In the default configuration, this will add about
 	  13k, but it can add much more depending on your configuration.
 
+config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMPRESS_USAGE
+	bool "Store applet usage messages in compressed form"
+	default y
+	depends on CONFIG_SHOW_USAGE
+	help
+	  Store usage messages in compressed form, uncompress them on-the-fly
+	  when <applet> --help is called.
+
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_INSTALLER
 	bool "Support --install [-s] to install applet links at runtime"
 	default n