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| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/services.scm | 51 |
1 files changed, 41 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services.scm b/gnu/services.scm index 55ad5c9368..51edb4868d 100644 --- a/gnu/services.scm +++ b/gnu/services.scm @@ -331,7 +331,11 @@ containing the given entries." (service-type (name 'system) (extensions '()) (compose identity) - (extend system-derivation))) + (extend system-derivation) + (description + "Build the operating system top-level directory, which in +turn refers to everything the operating system needs: its kernel, initrd, +system profile, boot script, and so on."))) (define (compute-boot-script _ mexps) ;; Reverse MEXPS so that extensions appear in the boot script in the right @@ -358,7 +362,10 @@ directory." (list (service-extension system-service-type boot-script-entry))) (compose identity) - (extend compute-boot-script))) + (extend compute-boot-script) + (description + "Produce the operating system's boot script, which is spawned +by the initrd once the root file system is mounted."))) (define %boot-service ;; The service that produces the boot script. @@ -413,7 +420,10 @@ boot." (service-type (name 'cleanup) (extensions (list (service-extension boot-service-type - cleanup-gexp))))) + cleanup-gexp))) + (description + "Delete files from @file{/tmp}, @file{/var/run}, and other +temporary locations at boot time."))) (define* (activation-service->script service) "Return as a monadic value the activation script for SERVICE, a service of @@ -469,7 +479,10 @@ ACTIVATION-SCRIPT-TYPE." (list (service-extension boot-service-type gexps->activation-gexp))) (compose identity) - (extend second-argument))) + (extend second-argument) + (description + "Run @dfn{activation} code at boot time and upon +@command{guix system reconfigure} completion."))) (define %activation-service ;; The activation service produces the activation script from the gexps it @@ -517,7 +530,10 @@ ACTIVATION-SCRIPT-TYPE." (lambda (files) #~(activate-special-files '#$files))))) (compose concatenate) - (extend append))) + (extend append) + (description + "Add special files to the root file system---e.g., +@file{/usr/bin/env}."))) (define (extra-special-file file target) "Use TARGET as the \"special file\" FILE. For example, TARGET might be @@ -551,7 +567,8 @@ directory." #~(activate-etc #$etc)))) (service-extension system-service-type etc-entry))) (compose concatenate) - (extend append))) + (extend append) + (description "Populate the @file{/etc} directory."))) (define (etc-service files) "Return a new service of ETC-SERVICE-TYPE that populates /etc with FILES. @@ -566,7 +583,10 @@ FILES must be a list of name/file-like object pairs." #~(activate-setuid-programs (list #$@programs)))))) (compose concatenate) - (extend append))) + (extend append) + (description + "Populate @file{/run/setuid-programs} with the specified +executables, making them setuid-root."))) (define (packages->profile-entry packages) "Return a system entry for the profile containing PACKAGES." @@ -583,7 +603,11 @@ FILES must be a list of name/file-like object pairs." (list (service-extension system-service-type packages->profile-entry))) (compose concatenate) - (extend append))) + (extend append) + (description + "This is the @dfn{system profile}, available as +@file{/run/current-system/profile}. It contains packages that the sysadmin +wants to be globally available to all the system users."))) (define (firmware->activation-gexp firmware) "Return a gexp to make the packages listed in FIRMWARE loadable by the @@ -599,7 +623,11 @@ kernel." (list (service-extension activation-service-type firmware->activation-gexp))) (compose concatenate) - (extend append))) + (extend append) + (description + "Make ``firmware'' files loadable by the operating system +kernel. Firmware may then be uploaded to some of the machine's devices, such +as Wifi cards."))) (define (gc-roots->system-entry roots) "Return an entry in the system's output containing symlinks to ROOTS." @@ -626,7 +654,10 @@ kernel." (list (service-extension system-service-type gc-roots->system-entry))) (compose concatenate) - (extend append))) + (extend append) + (description + "Register garbage-collector roots---i.e., store items that +will not be reclaimed by the garbage collector."))) ;;; |