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-rw-r--r--gnu/services/base.scm9
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index 42e232c9ac..9a67109db0 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -96,11 +96,13 @@ This service must be the root of the service dependency graph so that its
(respawn? #f)))))
(define* (file-system-service device target type
- #:key (check? #t) options (title 'any))
+ #:key (check? #t) create-mount-point?
+ options (title 'any))
"Return a service that mounts DEVICE on TARGET as a file system TYPE with
OPTIONS. TITLE is a symbol specifying what kind of name DEVICE is: 'label for
a partition label, 'device for a device file name, or 'any. When CHECK? is
-true, check the file system before mounting it."
+true, check the file system before mounting it. When CREATE-MOUNT-POINT? is
+true, create TARGET if it does not exist yet."
(with-monad %store-monad
(return
(service
@@ -109,6 +111,9 @@ true, check the file system before mounting it."
(documentation "Check, mount, and unmount the given file system.")
(start #~(lambda args
(let ((device (canonicalize-device-spec #$device '#$title)))
+ #$(if create-mount-point?
+ #~(mkdir-p #$target)
+ #~#t)
#$(if check?
#~(begin
;; Make sure fsck.ext2 & co. can be found.