Re: [PATCH] build: file-systems: Allow for bind mounting regular files.

[Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>]

Thompson, David (2015-08-02 15:51 +0300) wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 8:43 AM, Thompson, David
> <dthompson2@worcester.edu> wrote:
>> On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 8:10 AM, Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> David Thompson (2015-08-01 22:17 +0300) wrote:
>>>
>>>> diff --git a/gnu/build/file-systems.scm b/gnu/build/file-systems.scm
>>>> index c58d23c..f0d6f70 100644
>>>> --- a/gnu/build/file-systems.scm
>>>> +++ b/gnu/build/file-systems.scm
>>>> @@ -305,6 +305,10 @@ the following:
>>>>                 fsck code device)
>>>>         (start-repl)))))
>>>>
>>>> +(define (regular-file? file-name)
>>>> +  "Return #t if FILE-NAME is a regular file."
>>>> +  (eq? (stat:type (stat file-name)) 'regular))
>>>
>>> There are similar procedures in (guix build utils): 'directory-exists?',
>>> 'executable-file?' and 'symbolic-link?'.  So I think it is better to put
>>> 'regular-file?' there.  WDYT?
>>
>> Sure, that makes sense.  Done.
>
> Ah, of course, I forgot about something:  This patch triggers a
> rebuild of *everything* now!  I guess it should be applied to
> core-updates.  Or, the first patch I submitted can be applied to
> master, and then a patch that moves 'regular-file?' to (guix build
> utils) can be applied to core-updates later.
>
> Thoughts?

In my opinion it is redundant to use another commit here, so I would
apply this patch to core-updates (taking into account Andreas' note).
But I don't really know how such situations are handled.  Mark should
know better.

-- 
Alex