7 files changed, 58 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/etc/guix-daemon.conf.in b/etc/guix-daemon.conf.in
index 755192d555..fb681d1f80 100644
--- a/etc/guix-daemon.conf.in
+++ b/etc/guix-daemon.conf.in
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ start on runlevel [2345]
 
 stop on runlevel [016]
 
-exec @localstatedir@/guix/profiles/per-user/root/current-guix/bin/guix-daemon --build-users-group=guixbuild
+exec @localstatedir@/guix/profiles/per-user/root/current-guix/bin/guix-daemon --build-users-group=guixbuild --discover=no
diff --git a/etc/guix-daemon.service.in b/etc/guix-daemon.service.in
index 407cdd199c..17b54eaeb0 100644
--- a/etc/guix-daemon.service.in
+++ b/etc/guix-daemon.service.in
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 Description=Build daemon for GNU Guix
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=@localstatedir@/guix/profiles/per-user/root/current-guix/bin/guix-daemon --build-users-group=guixbuild
+ExecStart=@localstatedir@/guix/profiles/per-user/root/current-guix/bin/guix-daemon \
+    --build-users-group=guixbuild --discover=no
 Environment='GUIX_LOCPATH=@localstatedir@/guix/profiles/per-user/root/guix-profile/lib/locale' LC_ALL=en_US.utf8
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 StandardOutput=syslog
diff --git a/etc/guix-install.sh b/etc/guix-install.sh
index 6a799fa823..4f0f89100d 100755
--- a/etc/guix-install.sh
+++ b/etc/guix-install.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ _debug()
 # $1: The prompt question.
 prompt_yes_no() {
     while true; do
-        read -rp "$1" yn
+        read -rp "$1 " yn
         case $yn in
             [Yy]*) return 0;;
             [Nn]*) return 1;;
@@ -249,6 +249,16 @@ chk_sys_nscd()
     fi
 }
 
+# Configure substitute discovery according to user's preferences.
+# $1 is the installed service file to edit.
+configure_substitute_discovery() {
+    if grep -q -- '--discover=no' "$1" && \
+            prompt_yes_no "Would you like the Guix daemon to automatically \
+discover substitute servers on the local network? (yes/no)"; then
+        sed -i 's/--discover=no/--discover=yes/' "$1"
+    fi
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #+MAIN
 
@@ -359,7 +369,7 @@ sys_create_build_user()
 
     if getent group kvm > /dev/null; then
         _msg "${INF}group kvm exists and build users will be added to it"
-	local KVMGROUP=,kvm
+        local KVMGROUP=,kvm
     fi
 
     for i in $(seq -w 1 10); do
@@ -397,6 +407,7 @@ sys_enable_guix_daemon()
             { initctl reload-configuration;
               cp "~root/.config/guix/current/lib/upstart/system/guix-daemon.conf" \
                  /etc/init/ &&
+                  configure_substitute_discovery /etc/init/guix-daemon.conf &&
                   start guix-daemon; } &&
                 _msg "${PAS}enabled Guix daemon via upstart"
             ;;
@@ -426,6 +437,9 @@ sys_enable_guix_daemon()
                        -e 's/^Environment=\(.*\)$/Environment=\1 LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8';
               fi;
 
+              configure_substitute_discovery \
+                  /etc/systemd/system/guix-daemon.service
+
               systemctl daemon-reload &&
                   systemctl enable guix-daemon &&
                   systemctl start  guix-daemon; } &&
@@ -437,6 +451,8 @@ sys_enable_guix_daemon()
                  /etc/init.d/guix-daemon;
               chmod 775 /etc/init.d/guix-daemon;
 
+              configure_substitute_discovery /etc/init.d/guix-daemon
+
               update-rc.d guix-daemon defaults &&
                   update-rc.d guix-daemon enable &&
                   service guix-daemon start; } &&
@@ -448,6 +464,8 @@ sys_enable_guix_daemon()
                  /etc/init.d/guix-daemon;
               chmod 775 /etc/init.d/guix-daemon;
 
+              configure_substitute_discovery /etc/init.d/guix-daemon
+
               rc-update add guix-daemon default &&
                   rc-service guix-daemon start; } &&
                 _msg "${PAS}enabled Guix daemon via OpenRC"
@@ -472,7 +490,7 @@ sys_enable_guix_daemon()
 sys_authorize_build_farms()
 { # authorize the public key of the build farm
     if prompt_yes_no "Permit downloading pre-built package binaries from the \
-project's build farm? (yes/no) "; then
+project's build farm? (yes/no)"; then
         guix archive --authorize \
              < "~root/.config/guix/current/share/guix/ci.guix.gnu.org.pub" \
             && _msg "${PAS}Authorized public key for ci.guix.gnu.org"
@@ -499,7 +517,7 @@ export INFOPATH="$_GUIX_PROFILE/share/info:$INFOPATH"
 GUIX_PROFILE="$HOME/.guix-profile"
 [ -L $GUIX_PROFILE ] || return
 GUIX_LOCPATH="$GUIX_PROFILE/lib/locale"
-export GUIX_PROFILE GUIX_LOCPATH
+export GUIX_LOCPATH
 
 [ -f "$GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile" ] && . "$GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile"
 
diff --git a/etc/init.d/guix-daemon.in b/etc/init.d/guix-daemon.in
index 1cc49fed89..b7d4bb72bb 100644
--- a/etc/init.d/guix-daemon.in
+++ b/etc/init.d/guix-daemon.in
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ start)
       -E LC_ALL=en_US.utf8 \
       -p "/var/run/guix-daemon.pid" \
       @localstatedir@/guix/profiles/per-user/root/current-guix/bin/guix-daemon \
-      --build-users-group=guixbuild
+      --build-users-group=guixbuild --discover=no
   fi
   ;;
 stop)
diff --git a/etc/news.scm b/etc/news.scm
index 97135143e3..b4a08067c5 100644
--- a/etc/news.scm
+++ b/etc/news.scm
@@ -48,6 +48,34 @@ replacing, adding inputs.
 To ease transition to the ``new style'', a new @command{guix style} command is
 provided.  Run @command{info \"(guix) Invoking guix style\"} for more info.")))
 
+ (entry (commit "82daab42811a2e3c7684ebdf12af75ff0fa67b99")
+        (title
+         (en "New @samp{deb} format for the @command{guix pack} command")
+         (de "Neues Format @samp{deb} für den Befehl @command{guix pack}"))
+        (body
+         (en "Debian archives (with the .deb file extension) can now be
+produced via the @command{guix pack --format=deb} command, providing an
+alternative distribution path for software built with Guix.  Here is a simple
+example that generates a Debian archive for the @code{hello} package:
+
+@example
+guix pack --format=deb --symlink=/usr/bin/hello=bin/hello hello
+@end example
+
+See @command{info \"(guix) Invoking guix pack\"} for more information.")
+         (de "Debian-Archive (mit der Dateinamenserweiterung .deb) können
+jetzt auch mit dem Befehl @command{guix pack --format=deb} erzeugt werden, um
+mit Guix erstellte Software auf andere Art anzubieten.  Hier sehen Sie ein
+einfaches Beispiel, wie ein Debian-Archiv für das Paket @code{hello} angelegt
+wird:
+
+@example
+guix pack --format=deb --symlink=/usr/bin/hello=bin/hello hello
+@end example
+
+Siehe @command{info \"(guix.de) Aufruf von guix pack\"} für mehr
+Informationen.")))
+
  (entry (commit "bdc298ecee15283451d3aa20a849dd7bb22c8538")
         (title
          (en "New @command{guix import egg} command")
diff --git a/etc/openrc/guix-daemon.in b/etc/openrc/guix-daemon.in
index 110a58b88d..eeedc2a840 100644
--- a/etc/openrc/guix-daemon.in
+++ b/etc/openrc/guix-daemon.in
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 export GUIX_LOCPATH=@localstatedir@/guix/profiles/per-user/root/guix-profile/lib/locale
 export LC_ALL=en_US.utf8
 command="@localstatedir@/guix/profiles/per-user/root/current-guix/bin/guix-daemon"
-command_args="--build-users-group=guixbuild"
+command_args="--build-users-group=guixbuild --discover=no"
 command_background="yes"
 pidfile="/var/run/guix-daemon.pid"
 
diff --git a/etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-origin b/etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-origin
index 2820a369f3..eb0cdc8242 100644
--- a/etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-origin
+++ b/etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-origin
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
                  (t "(string-append \\"https://\\" version \\".tar.gz\\")"))}$0)
  ${1:$(cond ((equal yas-text "git-fetch")
              "(file-name (git-file-name name version))")
-            ((member yas-text '("svn-fetch" "hg-fetch" "cvs-fetch" "bzr-fetch"))
+            ((equal yas-text "hg-fetch")
+             "(file-name (hg-file-name name version))")
+            ((member yas-text '("svn-fetch" "cvs-fetch" "bzr-fetch"))
              "(file-name (string-append name \\"-\\" version \\"-checkout\\"))")
             (t ""))}
  (sha256