1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/system/image.scm b/gnu/system/image.scm
index 36f56e237d..97c7021454 100644
--- a/gnu/system/image.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/image.scm
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
             iso9660-image
 
             find-image
-            system-image))
+            system-image
+            image-with-label))
 
 
 ;;;
@@ -404,6 +405,20 @@ used in the image. "
                    #:options `(#:references-graphs ,inputs
                                #:substitutable? ,substitutable?))))
 
+(define (image-with-label base-image label)
+  "The volume ID of an ISO is the label of the first partition.  This procedure
+returns an image record where the first partition's label is set to <label>."
+  (image
+    (inherit base-image)
+    (partitions
+      (match (image-partitions base-image)
+        ((boot others ...)
+         (cons
+           (partition
+             (inherit boot)
+             (label label))
+           others))))))
+
 
 ;;
 ;; Image creation.