@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2017 humanitiesNerd@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2021 Christine Lemmer-Webber@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Marius Bakke@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022 Hartmut Goebel@*
-Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 Maxim Cournoyer@*
+Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Maxim Cournoyer@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2017–2022 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2017 George Clemmer@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Andy Wingo@*
@@ -6242,6 +6242,12 @@ directory:
guix shell --container --expose=$HOME=/exchange guile -- guile
@end example
+@cindex symbolic links, guix shell
+@item --symlink=@var{spec}
+@itemx -S @var{spec}
+For containers, create the symbolic links specified by @var{spec}, as
+documented in @ref{pack-symlink-option}.
+
@cindex file system hierarchy standard (FHS)
@cindex FHS (file system hierarchy standard)
@item --emulate-fhs
@@ -7034,6 +7040,7 @@ Compress the resulting tarball using @var{tool}---one of @code{gzip},
@code{zstd}, @code{bzip2}, @code{xz}, @code{lzip}, or @code{none} for no
compression.
+@anchor{pack-symlink-option}
@item --symlink=@var{spec}
@itemx -S @var{spec}
Add the symlinks specified by @var{spec} to the pack. This option can
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ (define-module (guix scripts environment)
#:use-module ((guix gexp) #:select (lower-object))
#:use-module (guix scripts)
#:use-module (guix scripts build)
+ #:autoload (guix scripts pack) (symlink-spec-option-parser)
#:use-module (guix transformations)
#:autoload (ice-9 ftw) (scandir)
+ #:use-module (gnu build install)
#:autoload (gnu build linux-container) (call-with-container %namespaces
user-namespace-supported?
unprivileged-user-namespace-supported?
@@ -120,6 +122,9 @@ (define (show-environment-options-help)
--expose=SPEC for containers, expose read-only host file system
according to SPEC"))
(display (G_ "
+ -S, --symlink=SPEC for containers, add symlinks to the profile according
+ to SPEC, e.g. \"/usr/bin/env=bin/env\"."))
+ (display (G_ "
-v, --verbosity=LEVEL use the given verbosity LEVEL"))
(display (G_ "
--bootstrap use bootstrap binaries to build the environment")))
@@ -157,6 +162,7 @@ (define (show-help)
(define %default-options
`((system . ,(%current-system))
(substitutes? . #t)
+ (symlinks . ())
(offload? . #t)
(graft? . #t)
(print-build-trace? . #t)
@@ -256,6 +262,7 @@ (define %options
(alist-cons 'file-system-mapping
(specification->file-system-mapping arg #f)
result)))
+ (option '(#\S "symlink") #t #f symlink-spec-option-parser)
(option '(#\r "root") #t #f
(lambda (opt name arg result)
(alist-cons 'gc-root arg result)))
@@ -672,7 +679,7 @@ (define* (launch-environment/fork command profile manifest
(define* (launch-environment/container #:key command bash user user-mappings
profile manifest link-profile? network?
map-cwd? emulate-fhs? (setup-hook #f)
- (white-list '()))
+ (symlinks '()) (white-list '()))
"Run COMMAND within a container that features the software in PROFILE.
Environment variables are set according to the search paths of MANIFEST. The
global shell is BASH, a file name for a GNU Bash binary in the store. When
@@ -690,6 +697,9 @@ (define* (launch-environment/container #:key command bash user user-mappings
LINK-PROFILE? creates a symbolic link from ~/.guix-profile to the
environment profile.
+SYMLINKS must be a list of (SOURCE -> TARGET) tuples denoting symlinks to be
+added to the container.
+
Preserve environment variables whose name matches the one of the regexps in
WHILE-LIST."
(define (optional-mapping->fs mapping)
@@ -797,6 +807,15 @@ (define fhs-mappings
(mkdir-p home-dir)
(setenv "HOME" home-dir)
+ ;; Create symlinks.
+ (let ((symlink->directives
+ (match-lambda
+ ((source '-> target)
+ `((directory ,(dirname source))
+ (,source -> ,(string-append profile "/" target)))))))
+ (for-each (cut evaluate-populate-directive <> ".")
+ (append-map symlink->directives symlinks)))
+
;; Call an additional setup procedure, if provided.
(when setup-hook
(setup-hook profile))
@@ -970,6 +989,7 @@ (define (guix-environment* opts)
(let* ((pure? (assoc-ref opts 'pure))
(container? (assoc-ref opts 'container?))
(link-prof? (assoc-ref opts 'link-profile?))
+ (symlinks (assoc-ref opts 'symlinks))
(network? (assoc-ref opts 'network?))
(no-cwd? (assoc-ref opts 'no-cwd?))
(emulate-fhs? (assoc-ref opts 'emulate-fhs?))
@@ -1010,15 +1030,17 @@ (define-syntax-rule (with-store/maybe store exp ...)
(when container? (assert-container-features))
- (when (and (not container?) link-prof?)
- (leave (G_ "'--link-profile' cannot be used without '--container'~%")))
- (when (and (not container?) user)
- (leave (G_ "'--user' cannot be used without '--container'~%")))
- (when (and (not container?) no-cwd?)
- (leave (G_ "--no-cwd cannot be used without '--container'~%")))
- (when (and (not container?) emulate-fhs?)
- (leave (G_ "'--emulate-fhs' cannot be used without '--container~%'")))
-
+ (when (not container?)
+ (when link-prof?
+ (leave (G_ "'--link-profile' cannot be used without '--container'~%")))
+ (when user
+ (leave (G_ "'--user' cannot be used without '--container'~%")))
+ (when no-cwd?
+ (leave (G_ "--no-cwd cannot be used without '--container'~%")))
+ (when emulate-fhs?
+ (leave (G_ "'--emulate-fhs' cannot be used without '--container~%'")))
+ (when (pair? symlinks)
+ (leave (G_ "'--symlink' cannot be used without '--container~%'"))))
(with-store/maybe store
(with-status-verbosity (assoc-ref opts 'verbosity)
@@ -1099,6 +1121,7 @@ (define manifest
#:network? network?
#:map-cwd? (not no-cwd?)
#:emulate-fhs? emulate-fhs?
+ #:symlinks symlinks
#:setup-hook
(and emulate-fhs?
setup-fhs))))
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ (define-module (guix scripts pack)
#:use-module (srfi srfi-26)
#:use-module (srfi srfi-37)
#:use-module (ice-9 match)
- #:export (self-contained-tarball
+ #:export (symlink-spec-option-parser
+
+ self-contained-tarball
debian-archive
docker-image
squashfs-image
@@ -160,6 +162,21 @@ (define str (string-join names "-"))
((_) str)
((names ... _) (loop names))))))
+(define (symlink-spec-option-parser opt name arg result)
+ "A SRFI-37 option parser for the --symlink option."
+ ;; Note: Using 'string-split' allows us to handle empty
+ ;; TARGET (as in "/opt/guile=", meaning that /opt/guile is
+ ;; a symlink to the profile) correctly.
+ (match (string-split arg (char-set #\=))
+ ((source target)
+ (let ((symlinks (assoc-ref result 'symlinks)))
+ (alist-cons 'symlinks
+ `((,source -> ,target) ,@symlinks)
+ (alist-delete 'symlinks result eq?))))
+ (x
+ (leave (G_ "~a: invalid symlink specification~%")
+ arg))))
+
;;;
;;; Tarball format.
@@ -226,8 +243,9 @@ (define symlink->directives
`(,@(if (string=? parent "/")
'()
`((directory ,parent)))
- (,source
- -> ,(relative-file-name parent target)))))))
+ ;; Use a relative file name for compatibility with
+ ;; relocatable packs.
+ (,source -> ,(relative-file-name parent target)))))))
(define directives
;; Fully-qualified symlinks.
@@ -1208,20 +1226,7 @@ (define %options
(lambda (opt name arg result)
(alist-cons 'compressor (lookup-compressor arg)
result)))
- (option '(#\S "symlink") #t #f
- (lambda (opt name arg result)
- ;; Note: Using 'string-split' allows us to handle empty
- ;; TARGET (as in "/opt/guile=", meaning that /opt/guile is
- ;; a symlink to the profile) correctly.
- (match (string-split arg (char-set #\=))
- ((source target)
- (let ((symlinks (assoc-ref result 'symlinks)))
- (alist-cons 'symlinks
- `((,source -> ,target) ,@symlinks)
- (alist-delete 'symlinks result eq?))))
- (x
- (leave (G_ "~a: invalid symlink specification~%")
- arg)))))
+ (option '(#\S "symlink") #t #f symlink-spec-option-parser)
(option '("save-provenance") #f #f
(lambda (opt name arg result)
(alist-cons 'save-provenance? #t result)))
@@ -241,3 +241,12 @@ guix shell -CF --bootstrap guile-bootstrap glibc \
"glibc-for-fhs")
0
1))'
+
+# '--symlink' works.
+echo "TESTING SYMLINK IN CONTAINER"
+guix shell --bootstrap guile-bootstrap --container \
+ --symlink=/usr/bin/guile=bin/guile -- \
+ /usr/bin/guile --version
+
+# A dangling symlink causes the command to fail.
+! guix shell --bootstrap -CS /usr/bin/python=bin/python guile-bootstrap -- exit
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ export XDG_CONFIG_HOME
guix shell --bootstrap --pure guile-bootstrap -- guile --version
+# '--symlink' can only be used with --container.
+! guix shell --bootstrap guile-bootstrap -S /dummy=bin/guile
+
# '--ad-hoc' is a thing of the past.
! guix shell --ad-hoc guile-bootstrap