[Guix packaging] larsbrinkhoff/image-tape #45

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opened 2026-08-14 13:16:38 +00:00 by htayj · 1 comment

htayj commented

2026-08-14 13:16:38 +00:00

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Candidate

Upstream canonical URL: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/image-tape
Source pinned commit/release when known: 0402e216bbd0c3485a8c99bcdb853248763d1b5d (default-branch snapshot checked 2026-08-14)
Target concrete installed deliverable: image-tape magnetic-tape image CLI
Primary category: storage-media-tool
Tags: tape
Primary language normalized: C
Build system: gnu-build-system with custom install phase
SPDX expression: MIT
License status: confirmed-free
License evidence: The upstream LICENSE was previously inspected at the pinned snapshot and identifies MIT.
Difficulty: easy — The plain Makefile lacks an install target, requiring a bounded install phase.
Workflow state: ready
Existing Guix coverage: Checked 2026-08-14: GNU Guix, Nonguix, Guix Science, Guix HPC, Guix Past, Guix 'R Us, and RDE; no equivalent package with the same upstream origin was found.

Scope and blockers

Install the image-tape executable only.

Acceptance checks

guix lint -L. <package-name> and guix build -L. <package-name> pass once a package definition exists.
Create a tape image from a local fixture and inspect it without hardware.

Imported from GitHub issue/PR. Originally posted by htayj on 2026-08-14T13:16:38Z.

## Candidate - Upstream canonical URL: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/image-tape - Source pinned commit/release when known: `0402e216bbd0c3485a8c99bcdb853248763d1b5d` (default-branch snapshot checked 2026-08-14) - Target concrete installed deliverable: image-tape magnetic-tape image CLI - Primary category: storage-media-tool - Tags: tape - Primary language normalized: C - Build system: gnu-build-system with custom install phase - SPDX expression: MIT - License status: confirmed-free - License evidence: The upstream LICENSE was previously inspected at the pinned snapshot and identifies MIT. - Difficulty: easy — The plain Makefile lacks an install target, requiring a bounded install phase. - Workflow state: ready - Existing Guix coverage: Checked 2026-08-14: GNU Guix, Nonguix, Guix Science, Guix HPC, Guix Past, Guix 'R Us, and RDE; no equivalent package with the same upstream origin was found. ## Scope and blockers Install the image-tape executable only. ## Acceptance checks - `guix lint -L. <package-name>` and `guix build -L. <package-name>` pass once a package definition exists. - Create a tape image from a local fixture and inspect it without hardware. --- Imported from [GitHub issue/PR](https://github.com/htayj/guix-channel/issues/45). Originally posted by [htayj](https://github.com/htayj) on 2026-08-14T13:16:38Z.

htayj commented

2026-08-14 19:24:02 +00:00

(Migrated from github.com)

Packaged as image-tape in signed commit github.com/htayj/guix-channel@21681af95c. The package reuses the pinned source and adds a downstream data-integrity patch: output files are safely created/truncated, writes are completed across short writes, and write/close failures produce a nonzero exit. The regression suite verifies framing, short-write recovery, ENOSPC handling, and close errors using a tape shim; no physical tape hardware was exercised.

Imported from GitHub comment. Originally posted by htayj on 2026-08-14T19:24:02Z.

Packaged as image-tape in signed commit https://github.com/htayj/guix-channel/commit/21681af95c341615f76b735d6c76c05d9845990c. The package reuses the pinned source and adds a downstream data-integrity patch: output files are safely created/truncated, writes are completed across short writes, and write/close failures produce a nonzero exit. The regression suite verifies framing, short-write recovery, ENOSPC handling, and close errors using a tape shim; no physical tape hardware was exercised. --- Imported from [GitHub comment](https://github.com/htayj/guix-channel/issues/45#issuecomment-5297290106). Originally posted by [htayj](https://github.com/htayj) on 2026-08-14T19:24:02Z.