GNU bug report logs - #41855
[PATCH 0/2] hurd-boot: Cleanups: Remove MAKEDEV, then use setxattr (on the Hurd).

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: "Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen" <janneke <at> gnu.org>

Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2020 16:55:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #22 received at 41855 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke <at> gnu.org>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 41855 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41855: [PATCH 2/2] hurd-boot: Use 'setxattr' instead of
 invoking settrans.
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 23:12:26 +0200
Ludovic Courtès writes:

Hello!

> "Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen" <janneke <at> gnu.org> skribis:
>
>> Note: Using `getxattr' on the Hurd instead of running showtrans does not
>> work (yet?).
>
> How does it not work?  :-)

root <at> childhurd ~# showtrans /dev/vcs
/gnu/store/b48w1piqvqldl54sfj57g6vib405mn3a-hurd-0.9-1.91a5167/hurd/console

scheme@(guile-user)> (getxattr "/dev/vcs" "gnu.translator")
$1 = #f

>> * gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm (setup-translator): Use 'setxattr' instead of
>> invoking settrans.
>> * gnu/system.scm (hurd-multiboot-modules): Add --x-xattr-translator-records to
>> enable xattr-embebbing of translators.
>                    ^
> Typo.

Fixed!

> Otherwise LGTM!

Thanks!

Janneke

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