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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-07-22 23:13:53 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-07-23 02:02:07 +0200
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system: Add 'file-system' decl. for /dev/pts, and use the right options.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/18081>. * gnu/system/file-systems.scm (%devtmpfs-file-system): Add 'needed-for-boot?' field. (%tty-gid, %pseudo-terminal-file-system): New variables. (%base-file-systems): Add %PSEUDO-TERMINAL-FILE-SYSTEM. * gnu/services/base.scm (udev-service): Remove dependency on 'file-system-/dev'. * gnu/system/shadow.scm (%base-groups): Add 'id' field for group 'tty'. * guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (boot-system): Remove 'mount' call for /dev/pts. * doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Add %pseudo-terminal-file-system.
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@@ -3074,6 +3074,14 @@ The @code{devtmpfs} file system to be mounted on @file{/dev}. This is a
requirement for udev (@pxref{Base Services, @code{udev-service}}).
@end defvr
+@defvr {Scheme Variable} %pseudo-terminal-file-system
+This is the file system to be mounted as @file{/dev/pts}. It supports
+@dfn{pseudo-terminals} created @i{via} @code{openpty} and similar
+functions (@pxref{Pseudo-Terminals,,, libc, The GNU C Library Reference
+Manual}). Pseudo-terminals are used by terminal emulators such as
+@command{xterm}.
+@end defvr
+
@defvr {Scheme Variable} %binary-format-file-system
The @code{binfmt_misc} file system, which allows handling of arbitrary
executable file types to be delegated to user space. This requires the