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author | Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> | 2018-05-21 13:22:32 -0400 |
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committer | Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> | 2018-05-21 13:22:32 -0400 |
commit | 0661758e133c0384d20043d3526b5ebc794e1f04 (patch) | |
tree | 46fb6d731fd0e562379ecfffba499deb17847a23 /doc/guix.texi | |
parent | 539bf8f2c071b53834829259bb3fabf0390c5dc6 (diff) | |
parent | c036959b1a61c37c9b7d72e655e1441f2feefb6e (diff) | |
download | guix-0661758e133c0384d20043d3526b5ebc794e1f04.tar.gz |
Merge branch 'master' into core-updates
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index a12210db8a..5129b998bd 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -5855,9 +5855,16 @@ information on cross-compilation. An example use of this is on Linux-based systems, which can emulate different personalities. For instance, passing -@code{--system=i686-linux} on an @code{x86_64-linux} system allows you +@code{--system=i686-linux} on an @code{x86_64-linux} system or +@code{--system=armhf-linux} on an @code{aarch64-linux} system allows you to build packages in a complete 32-bit environment. +@quotation Note +Building for an @code{armhf-linux} system is unconditionally enabled on +@code{aarch64-linux} machines, although certain aarch64 chipsets do not +allow for this functionality, notably the ThunderX. +@end quotation + Similarly, when transparent emulation with QEMU and @code{binfmt_misc} is enabled (@pxref{Virtualization Services, @code{qemu-binfmt-service-type}}), you can build for any system for @@ -12671,11 +12678,11 @@ field of an @code{operating-system} declaration (@pxref{operating-system Reference, @code{services}}). Additionally, the @code{gnome-desktop-service}, -@code{xfce-desktop-service} and @code{mate-desktop-service} -procedures can add GNOME, XFCE and/or MATE to a system. -To ``add GNOME'' means that system-level services like the -backlight adjustment helpers and the power management utilities are -added to the system, extending @code{polkit} and @code{dbus} +@code{xfce-desktop-service}, @code{mate-desktop-service} and +@code{enlightenment-desktop-service-type} procedures can add GNOME, XFCE, MATE +and/or Enlightenment to a system. To ``add GNOME'' means that system-level +services like the backlight adjustment helpers and the power management +utilities are added to the system, extending @code{polkit} and @code{dbus} appropriately, allowing GNOME to operate with elevated privileges on a limited number of special-purpose system interfaces. Additionally, adding a service made by @code{gnome-desktop-service} adds the GNOME @@ -12688,7 +12695,10 @@ To ``add MATE'' means that @code{polkit} and @code{dbus} are extended appropriately, allowing MATE to operate with elevated privileges on a limited number of special-purpose system interfaces. Additionally, adding a service made by @code{mate-desktop-service} adds the MATE -metapackage to the system profile. +metapackage to the system profile. ``Adding ENLIGHTENMENT'' means that +@code{dbus} is extended appropriately, and several of Enlightenment's binaries +are set as setuid, allowing Enlightenment's screen locker and other +functionality to work as expetected. The desktop environments in Guix use the Xorg display server by default. If you'd like to use the newer display server protocol @@ -12718,6 +12728,18 @@ profile, and extends polkit with the actions from @code{mate-settings-daemon}. @end deffn +@deffn {Scheme Procedure} enlightenment-desktop-service-type +Return a service that adds the @code{enlightenment} package to the system +profile, and extends dbus with actions from @code{efl}. +@end deffn + +@deftp {Data Type} enlightenment-desktop-service-configuration +@table @asis +@item @code{enlightenment} (default @code{enlightenment}) +The enlightenment package to use. +@end table +@end deftp + Because the GNOME, XFCE and MATE desktop services pull in so many packages, the default @code{%desktop-services} variable doesn't include any of them by default. To add GNOME, XFCE or MATE, just @code{cons} them onto @@ -19234,7 +19256,7 @@ Defaults to @samp{#f}. @end deftypevr -@deftypevr {@code{cgit-configuration} parameter} list project-list +@deftypevr {@code{cgit-configuration} parameter} project-list project-list A list of subdirectories inside of @code{repository-directory}, relative to it, that should loaded as Git repositories. An empty list means that all subdirectories will be loaded. |