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-rw-r--r--gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm3
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm b/gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm
index ad8ffccea6..99e5c75e11 100644
--- a/gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/hurd-boot.scm
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ set."
(define (translated? file-name)
"Return true if a translator is installed on FILE-NAME."
+ ;; On GNU/Hurd, 'getxattr' in glibc opens the file without O_NOTRANS, and
+ ;; then, for "gnu.translator", it calls 'file_get_translator', resulting in
+ ;; EOPNOTSUPP (conversely, 'showtrans' opens the file with O_NOTRANS).
(if (string-contains %host-type "linux-gnu")
(passive-translator-xattr? file-name)
(passive-translator-installed? file-name)))