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[PATCH 0/2] home: services: Build "files" union allowing dangling symlinks.

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Package: guix-patches; Reported by: Sergey Trofimov <sarg@HIDDEN>; Keywords: patch; dated Sun, 11 May 2025 16:02:02 UTC; Maintainer for guix-patches is guix-patches@HIDDEN.

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Hi Sergey,

Sergey Trofimov <sarg@HIDDEN> writes:

> * gnu/home/services.scm (files->files-directory): Build file union
> without checking for existence of included items.
>
> * tests/guix-home.sh: Verify symlinking files out of store works.
>
> Change-Id: I94054003f4a6be944252ce7a397cf56f0b979554

[...]

> @@ -343,7 +343,21 @@ (define (files->files-directory files)
>    ;; leading to a build failure of "files.drv".
>    (assert-no-duplicates files)
>=20=20
> -  (file-union "files" files))
> +  ;; Compute the file-union allowing dangling symlinks
> +  ;; This enables creating symlinks to locations out of store
> +  (computed-file
> +   "files"
> +   (with-imported-modules '((guix build utils))
> +     #~(begin
> +         (use-modules (guix build utils)
> +                      (ice-9 match))
> +         (mkdir #$output)
> +         (chdir #$output)
> +         (for-each (match-lambda
> +                     ((target source)
> +                      (mkdir-p (dirname target))
> +                      (symlink source target)))
> +                   '#$files)))))

Instead of more or less duplicating =E2=80=98file-union=E2=80=99, how about=
 adding a
#:dangling-symlinks? argument to =E2=80=98file-union=E2=80=99 that would de=
fault to #f?

When set to #t, the =E2=80=98stat=E2=80=99 call would not be emitted.

That would reduce code duplication and make the intent clearer IMO.

Ludo=E2=80=99.




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Sergey Trofimov <sarg@HIDDEN> writes:

> * guix/gexp.scm (symlink-to): New procedure.
> * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Document it.
>
> Change-Id: I7c1ba3a29a4e5350cb4f196185b7171c4750b6b8

Reviewed-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@HIDDEN>

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim




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* gnu/home/services.scm (files->files-directory): Build file union
without checking for existence of included items.

* tests/guix-home.sh: Verify symlinking files out of store works.

Change-Id: I94054003f4a6be944252ce7a397cf56f0b979554
---
 gnu/home/services.scm | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 tests/guix-home.sh    |  8 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/home/services.scm b/gnu/home/services.scm
index 2342dc5e07..55f9365922 100644
--- a/gnu/home/services.scm
+++ b/gnu/home/services.scm
@@ -343,7 +343,21 @@ (define (files->files-directory files)
   ;; leading to a build failure of "files.drv".
   (assert-no-duplicates files)
 
-  (file-union "files" files))
+  ;; Compute the file-union allowing dangling symlinks
+  ;; This enables creating symlinks to locations out of store
+  (computed-file
+   "files"
+   (with-imported-modules '((guix build utils))
+     #~(begin
+         (use-modules (guix build utils)
+                      (ice-9 match))
+         (mkdir #$output)
+         (chdir #$output)
+         (for-each (match-lambda
+                     ((target source)
+                      (mkdir-p (dirname target))
+                      (symlink source target)))
+                   '#$files)))))
 
 ;; Used by symlink-manager
 (define home-files-directory "files")
diff --git a/tests/guix-home.sh b/tests/guix-home.sh
index dbfe7dbd48..b8d90196f1 100644
--- a/tests/guix-home.sh
+++ b/tests/guix-home.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ trap 'chmod -Rf +w "$test_directory"; rm -rf "$test_directory"' EXIT
                    (list `(".config/test.conf"
                            ,(plain-file
                              "tmp-file.txt"
-                             "the content of ~/.config/test.conf"))))
+                             "the content of ~/.config/test.conf"))
+
+                         `("symlink" ,(symlink-to "<test_directory>"))))
 
    (service home-bash-service-type
             (home-bash-configuration
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ trap 'chmod -Rf +w "$test_directory"; rm -rf "$test_directory"' EXIT
                        "# the content of bashrc-test-config.sh"))))))))
 EOF
 
+    sed -i "s,<test_directory>,$test_directory," home.scm
     echo -n "# dot-bashrc test file for guix home" > "dot-bashrc"
 
     # Check whether the graph commands work as expected.
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@ EOF
 	guix home container home.scm -- cat '~/.config/test.conf' | \
 	    grep "the content of"
 	guix home container home.scm -- test -h '~/.bashrc'
+	guix home container home.scm -- test -h '~/symlink'
 	test "$(guix home container home.scm -- id -u)" = 1000
 	guix home container home.scm -- test -f '$HOME/sample/home.scm' && false
 	guix home container home.scm --expose="$PWD=$HOME/sample" -- \
@@ -153,6 +157,8 @@ EOF
     test -d "${HOME}/.guix-home"
     test -h "${HOME}/.bash_profile"
     test -h "${HOME}/.bashrc"
+    test -h "${HOME}/symlink"
+    test "$(readlink -f $HOME/symlink)" == "$test_directory"
     grep 'alias run="guix shell"' "$HOME/.bashrc"
     grep "alias path='echo \$PATH'" "$HOME/.bashrc"
     test "$(tail -n 2 "${HOME}/.bashrc")" == "\
-- 
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* guix/gexp.scm (symlink-to): New procedure.
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Document it.

Change-Id: I7c1ba3a29a4e5350cb4f196185b7171c4750b6b8
---
 doc/guix.texi | 11 +++++++++++
 guix/gexp.scm |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index cbc4dd0fc9..ebc8a5e5d3 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -12689,6 +12689,17 @@ G-Expressions
 This yields an @code{etc} directory containing these two files.
 @end deffn
 
+@deffn {Procedure} symlink-to target
+Return a @code{<computed-file>} that is a symbolic link to target.
+Note, that the target does not need to exist at the build time.  One of
+uses is to put arbitrary symlinks into user's home:
+
+@lisp
+(service home-files-service-type
+  `(("Sync" ,(symlink-to "/storage/Sync"))))
+@end lisp
+@end deffn
+
 @deffn {Procedure} directory-union name things
 Return a directory that is the union of @var{things}, where @var{things} is a list of
 file-like objects denoting directories.  For example:
diff --git a/guix/gexp.scm b/guix/gexp.scm
index 8dd746eee0..ef83c671ec 100644
--- a/guix/gexp.scm
+++ b/guix/gexp.scm
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ (define-module (guix gexp)
             file-union
             directory-union
             references-file
+            symlink-to
 
             imported-files
             imported-modules
@@ -2181,6 +2182,10 @@ (define* (file-union name files #:key guile)
                             files)))))
                  #:guile guile))
 
+(define (symlink-to target)
+  "Return an object that is a symlink to TARGET."
+  (computed-file "link" (gexp (symlink (ungexp target) (ungexp output)))))
+
 (define* (directory-union name things
                           #:key (copy? #f) (quiet? #f)
                           (resolve-collision 'resolve-collision/default))
-- 
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This patch enables guix home users to create arbitrary symlinks in their home
environment. I.e. a user having "/storage" directory (probably residing on
another disk partition) could symlink e.g. "~/.mail" from
"/storage/data/mail". 

Sergey Trofimov (2):
  gexp: Add symlink-to procedure.
  home: services: Build "files" union allowing dangling symlinks.

 doc/guix.texi         | 11 +++++++++++
 gnu/home/services.scm | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 guix/gexp.scm         |  5 +++++
 tests/guix-home.sh    |  8 +++++++-
 4 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


base-commit: f6363db18636172f959e2709982bbe09b411c3d8
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