From b4abdeb63b4e29f89a0a8e54f7b442bb31da87c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Thompson <davet@gnu.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 20:50:34 -0400
Subject: build: syscalls: Add mkdtemp!

* guix/build/syscalls.scm (mkdtemp!): New procedure.
* tests/syscalls.scm ("mkdtemp!"): New test.
---
 guix/build/syscalls.scm | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

(limited to 'guix/build')

diff --git a/guix/build/syscalls.scm b/guix/build/syscalls.scm
index 6d3151051b..a464040e56 100644
--- a/guix/build/syscalls.scm
+++ b/guix/build/syscalls.scm
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
             swapon
             swapoff
             processes
+            mkdtemp!
 
             IFF_UP
             IFF_BROADCAST
@@ -265,6 +266,20 @@ user-land process."
                     (scandir "/proc"))
         <))
 
+(define mkdtemp!
+  (let* ((ptr  (dynamic-func "mkdtemp" (dynamic-link)))
+         (proc (pointer->procedure '* ptr '(*))))
+    (lambda (tmpl)
+      "Create a new unique directory in the file system using the template
+string TMPL and return its file name.  TMPL must end with 'XXXXXX'."
+      (let ((result (proc (string->pointer tmpl)))
+            (err    (errno)))
+        (when (null-pointer? result)
+          (throw 'system-error "mkdtemp!" "~S: ~A"
+                 (list tmpl (strerror err))
+                 (list err)))
+        (pointer->string result)))))
+
 
 ;;;
 ;;; Packed structures.
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