once bsd unix used
9fs stream tcp nowait root /bin/9/u9fs u9fs
and xinetd made it a little bit more elaborate,
but apple decided to combine init, x?inetd and cron
(because they all start programs!) so in that dialect we must now say
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.bell-labs.plan9.u9fs</string>
<key>Program</key>
<string>/usr/bin/u9fs</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>u9fs</string>
<string>-l</string>
<string>/var/log/u9fs.log</string>
</array>
<key>Sockets</key>
<dict>
<key>Listeners</key>
<dict>
<key>SockServiceName</key>
<string>9pfs</string>
</dict>
</dict>
<key>inetdCompatibility</key>
<dict>
<key>Wait</key>
<false/>
</dict>
</dict>
there are probably lots of useful options and better translations
but at least it got me past that point last week.