GNU bug report logs - #35514
[PATCH 0/1] gnu: emacs: Add libselinux to inputs.

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From: wednesday <jessejohngildersleve <at> zohomail.eu>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: wednesday <jessejohngildersleve <at> zohomail.eu>
Subject: [PATCH 0/1] gnu: emacs: Add libselinux to inputs.
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:57:54 +0100

Adding libselinux to the inputs of emacs allows it to support it's
extended file attributes, so emacs can get and set the selinux context
of a file, as explained near the bottom of these pages here:
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Extended-Attributes.html
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Changing-Files.html

wednesday (1):
  gnu: emacs: Add libselinux to inputs.

 gnu/packages/emacs.scm | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

-- 
2.21.0

Message #8 received at 35514 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: wednesday <jessejohngildersleve <at> zohomail.eu>
To: 35514 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: wednesday <jessejohngildersleve <at> zohomail.eu>
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] gnu: emacs: Add libselinux to inputs.
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 23:06:56 +0100

* gnu/packages/emacs.scm (emacs)[inputs]: Add libselinux to support
  extended attributes.
---
 gnu/packages/emacs.scm | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
index 7c60cc6021..9881dadcd7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages linux) ; alsa-lib
   #:use-module (gnu packages ncurses)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages selinux) ; for libselinux
   #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tls)
   #:use-module (gnu packages webkit)
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@
        ("ncurses" ,ncurses)
 
        ;; TODO: Add the optional dependencies.
+       ("libselinux" ,libselinux)
        ("libx11" ,libx11)
        ("gtk+" ,gtk+)
        ("libxft" ,libxft)
-- 
2.21.0

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From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: wednesday <jessejohngildersleve <at> zohomail.eu>
Cc: 35514 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#35514: [PATCH 0/1] gnu: emacs: Add libselinux to inputs.
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:53:04 +0200

Hi,

Thank you for your contribution [1].  It appears that we missed it.  Sorry
for that.

1: <http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/35514>


On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 22:57, wednesday <jessejohngildersleve <at> zohomail.eu> wrote:

> Adding libselinux to the inputs of emacs allows it to support it's
> extended file attributes, so emacs can get and set the selinux context
> of a file, as explained near the bottom of these pages here:
> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Extended-Attributes.html
> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Changing-Files.html
>
> wednesday (1):
>   gnu: emacs: Add libselinux to inputs.

Well, I am not sure it is worth to add this selinux for the base Emacs.
Maybe, such addition could be via a variant.  WDYT?


Cheers,
simon

Message #18 received at 35514-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Cc: wednesday <jessejohngildersleve <at> zohomail.eu>, 35514-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#35514: [PATCH 0/1] gnu: emacs: Add libselinux to inputs.
Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 15:51:26 -0400

Hello,

zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Thank you for your contribution [1].  It appears that we missed it.  Sorry
> for that.
>
> 1: <http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/35514>
>
>
> On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 22:57, wednesday <jessejohngildersleve <at> zohomail.eu> wrote:
>
>> Adding libselinux to the inputs of emacs allows it to support it's
>> extended file attributes, so emacs can get and set the selinux context
>> of a file, as explained near the bottom of these pages here:
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Extended-Attributes.html
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Changing-Files.html
>>
>> wednesday (1):
>>   gnu: emacs: Add libselinux to inputs.
>
> Well, I am not sure it is worth to add this selinux for the base Emacs.
> Maybe, such addition could be via a variant.  WDYT?

It only adds about 4 MiB to the 1.1 GiB+ closure of Emacs, so I applied
it to the staging branch as 15870cc08d.

Closing; thanks!

Maxim

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