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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index e6f04e1413..ff2e582347 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -25445,6 +25445,8 @@ emulation of program binaries built for different architectures---e.g., it allows you to transparently execute an ARMv7 program on an x86_64 machine. It achieves this by combining the @uref{https://www.qemu.org, QEMU} emulator and the @code{binfmt_misc} feature of the kernel Linux. +This feature only allows you to emulate GNU/Linux on a different +architecture, but see below for GNU/Hurd support. @defvr {Scheme Variable} qemu-binfmt-service-type This is the type of the QEMU/binfmt service for transparent emulation. @@ -25647,10 +25649,11 @@ If the @file{/etc/childhurd} directory does not exist, the @code{secret-service} running in the Childhurd will be sent an empty list of secrets. -Typical use to populate @file{"/etc/childhurd"} with a tree of -non-volatile secrets, like so +By default, the service automatically populates @file{/etc/childhurd} +with the following non-volatile secrets, unless they already exist: @example +/etc/childhurd/etc/guix/acl /etc/childhurd/etc/guix/signing-key.pub /etc/childhurd/etc/guix/signing-key.sec /etc/childhurd/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key @@ -25659,8 +25662,32 @@ non-volatile secrets, like so /etc/childhurd/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub @end example -to be sent to the Childhurd, including permissions. +These files are automatically sent to the guest Hurd VM when it boots, +including permissions. +@cindex childhurd, offloading +@cindex Hurd, offloading +Having these files in place means that only a couple of things are +missing to allow the host to offload @code{i586-gnu} builds to the +childhurd: + +@enumerate +@item +Authorizing the childhurd's key on the host so that the host accepts +build results coming from the childhurd, which can be done like so: + +@example +guix archive --authorize < \ + /etc/childhurd/etc/guix/signing-key.pub +@end example + +@item +Adding the childhurd to @file{/etc/guix/machines.scm} (@pxref{Daemon +Offload Setup}). +@end enumerate + +We're working towards making that happen automatically---get in touch +with us at @email{guix-devel@@gnu.org} to discuss it! @end table @end deftp |