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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/build/shepherd.scm b/gnu/build/shepherd.scm
index 65141bd60f..91646288d5 100644
--- a/gnu/build/shepherd.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/shepherd.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
;;;
@@ -196,11 +197,16 @@ namespace, in addition to essential bind-mounts such /proc."
#:allow-other-keys
#:rest args)
"This is a variant of 'fork+exec-command' procedure, that joins the
-namespaces of process PID beforehand."
- (container-excursion* pid
- (lambda ()
- (apply fork+exec-command command
- (strip-keyword-arguments '(#:pid) args)))))
+namespaces of process PID beforehand. If there is no support for containers,
+on Hurd systems for instance, fallback to direct forking."
+ (let ((container-support?
+ (file-exists? "/proc/self/ns"))
+ (fork-proc (lambda ()
+ (apply fork+exec-command command
+ (strip-keyword-arguments '(#:pid) args)))))
+ (if container-support?
+ (container-excursion* pid fork-proc)
+ (fork-proc))))
;; Local Variables:
;; eval: (put 'container-excursion* 'scheme-indent-function 1)