Note: Using `getxattr' on the Hurd instead of running showtrans does not
work (yet?).
* 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.
---
gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm | 2 +-
gnu/system.scm | 1 +
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm b/gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm
index 398cee1395..8150aff972 100644
--- a/gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ set."
(chmod port mode)))))
(catch 'system-error
(lambda _
- (apply invoke "settrans" "--create" file-name command))
+ (setxattr file-name "gnu.translator" (string-join command "\0"
'suffix)))
(lambda (key . args)
(let ((errno (system-error-errno (cons key args))))
(format (current-error-port) "~a: ~a\n"
diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index d51691fe76..25cc63a9df 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -1191,6 +1191,7 @@ a list of <menu-entry>, to populate the \"old entries\"
menu."
"--device-master-port='${device-port}'"
"--exec-server-task='${exec-task}'"
"--store-type=typed"
+ "--x-xattr-translator-records"
"'${root}'" "'$(task-create)'" "'$(task-resume)'"))
(target (%current-target-system))
(libc (if target
--
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