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[PATCH 1/1] gnu: syslinux: Propagate mtools as syslinux needs it at runtime.

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From: Adam Van Ymeren <adam <at> vany.ca>
To: 28974 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#28974] [PATCH 1/1] gnu: syslinux: Propagate mtools as syslinux needs it at runtime.
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:59:54 -0400

When trying to install syslinux to a FAT partition, it requires the
mtools (particularly mcopy) to be available at runtime in PATH.

---
 gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm b/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
index 613537a5d..b747ca579 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
   #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
   #:use-module (gnu packages virtualization)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages mtools)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
   #:use-module (guix download)
   #:use-module (guix git-download)
@@ -237,6 +238,8 @@ menu to select one of the installed operating systems.")
          ("python-2" ,python-2)))
       (inputs
        `(("libuuid" ,util-linux)))
+      (propagated-inputs
+         `(("mtools" ,mtools)))
       (arguments
        `(#:parallel-build? #f
          #:make-flags
-- 
2.14.2

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