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mount point is not created if mount? is #f

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: 40158 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#40158: mount point is not created if mount? is #f
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2021 15:13:41 -0400

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Hello,

maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com writes:

> Consider the following file system record:
>
> (file-system
>   (device "some-server:/mnt/scratch/yocto-sstate")"
>   (mount-point "/mnt/scratch/yocto-sstate")
>   (create-mount-point? #t)
>   (type "nfs")
>   (mount? #f)
>   (options "soft")
>   (flags '(no-exec)))
>
> Even though a user would think the mount point would be created, it is
> not, I'm guessing because mount? is #f.
>
> Maxim

I had the "chance" again today to meet this issue, so I took it by the
horns and came up with the attached patch, which fixes it:

[0001-services-base-Honor-file-system-create-mount-point-a.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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Thanks,

Maxim

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