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-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/autotools.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/base.scm41
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm4
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/compression.scm24
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/cross-base.scm4
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/file.scm26
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/games.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/gawk.scm12
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/gcc.scm9
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/gettext.scm4
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/glib.scm4
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/gnome.scm11
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/gps.scm12
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/guile.scm6
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/ld-wrapper.scm95
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/linux.scm4
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/m4.scm3
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/man.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/mit-krb5.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/ncurses.scm7
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/patches/file-CVE-2014-3587.patch16
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/patches/gcc-fix-pr61801.patch25
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/patches/glibc-CVE-2012-3406.patch282
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/patches/glibc-CVE-2014-7817.patch171
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/patches/glibc-mips-dangling-vfork-ref.patch45
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/patches/m4-readlink-EINVAL.patch18
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/patchutils.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/perl.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/pkg-config.scm7
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/pth.scm9
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/python.scm4
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/ruby.scm7
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/tcl.scm8
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/version-control.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/web.scm11
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/xfce.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/xiph.scm7
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/xml.scm14
38 files changed, 649 insertions, 257 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/autotools.scm b/gnu/packages/autotools.scm
index 3db3f45949..427c6e3113 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/autotools.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/autotools.scm
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ exec ~a --no-auto-compile \"$0\" \"$@\"
     (native-search-paths
      (list (search-path-specification
             (variable "ACLOCAL_PATH")
-            (directories '("share/aclocal")))))
+            (files '("share/aclocal")))))
     (arguments
      '(#:modules ((guix build gnu-build-system)
                   (guix build utils)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
index 85e92aad3b..1f479ccbbe 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ command-line arguments, multiple languages, and so on.")
 (define-public grep
   (package
    (name "grep")
-   (version "2.20")
+   (version "2.21")
    (source (origin
             (method url-fetch)
             (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/grep/grep-"
                                 version ".tar.xz"))
             (sha256
              (base32
-              "0rcs0spsxdmh6yz8y4frkqp6f5iw19mdbdl9s2v6956hq0mlbbzh"))))
+              "1pp5n15qwxrw1pibwjhhgsibyv5cafhamf8lwzjygs6y00fa2i2j"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
    (synopsis "Print lines matching a pattern")
    (description
@@ -312,14 +312,14 @@ change.  GNU make offers many powerful extensions over the standard utility.")
 (define-public binutils
   (package
    (name "binutils")
-   (version "2.24")
+   (version "2.25")
    (source (origin
             (method url-fetch)
             (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/binutils/binutils-"
                                 version ".tar.bz2"))
             (sha256
              (base32
-              "0ds1y7qa0xqihw4ihnsgg6bxanmb228r228ddvwzgrv4jszcbs75"))
+              "08r9i26b05zcwb9zxb6zllpfdiiicdfsgbpsjlrjmvx3rxjzrpi2"))
             (patches (list (search-patch "binutils-ld-new-dtags.patch")
                            (search-patch "binutils-loongson-workaround.patch")))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
@@ -375,32 +375,37 @@ included.")
                 (("use_ldconfig=yes")
                  "use_ldconfig=no")))
             (modules '((guix build utils)))
-            (patches (list (search-patch "glibc-ldd-x86_64.patch")))))
+            (patches (list (search-patch "glibc-CVE-2014-7817.patch")
+                           (search-patch "glibc-CVE-2012-3406.patch")
+                           (search-patch "glibc-mips-dangling-vfork-ref.patch")
+                           (search-patch "glibc-ldd-x86_64.patch")))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
 
    ;; Glibc's <limits.h> refers to <linux/limit.h>, for instance, so glibc
    ;; users should automatically pull Linux headers as well.
    (propagated-inputs `(("linux-headers" ,linux-libre-headers)))
 
-   ;; Store the locales separately (~100 MiB).  Note that "out" retains a
-   ;; reference to them anyway, so there's no space savings here.
-   ;; TODO: Eventually we may want to add a $LOCALE_ARCHIVE search path like
-   ;; Nixpkgs does.
-   (outputs '("out" "locales" "debug"))
+   (outputs '("out" "debug"))
 
    (arguments
     `(#:out-of-source? #t
       #:configure-flags
       (list "--enable-add-ons"
             "--sysconfdir=/etc"
-            (string-append "--localedir=" (assoc-ref %outputs "locales")
-                           "/share/locale")
 
+            ;; Installing a locale archive with all the locales is to
+            ;; expensive (~100 MiB), so we rely on users to install the
+            ;; locales they really want.
+            ;;
+            ;; Set the default locale path.  In practice, $LOCPATH may be
+            ;; defined to point whatever locales users want.  However, setuid
+            ;; binaries don't honor $LOCPATH, so they'll instead look into
+            ;; $libc_cv_localedir; we choose /run/current-system/locale, with
+            ;; the idea that it is going to be populated by the sysadmin.
+            ;;
             ;; `--localedir' is not honored, so work around it.
             ;; See <http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2013-03/msg00093.html>.
-            (string-append "libc_cv_localedir="
-                           (assoc-ref %outputs "locales")
-                           "/share/locale")
+            (string-append "libc_cv_localedir=/run/current-system/locale")
 
             (string-append "--with-headers="
                            (assoc-ref %build-inputs "linux-headers")
@@ -477,11 +482,7 @@ included.")
                        "")
                       (("exec @PERL@")
                        "exec perl"))))
-                (alist-cons-after
-                 'install 'install-locales
-                 (lambda _
-                   (zero? (system* "make" "localedata/install-locales")))
-                 %standard-phases))))
+                %standard-phases)))
 
    (inputs `(("static-bash" ,(static-package bash-light))))
 
diff --git a/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm b/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
index 854d97bcfb..5a19783bb6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
@@ -409,10 +409,10 @@ exec ~a/bin/.gcc-wrapped -B~a/lib \
     (native-search-paths
      (list (search-path-specification
             (variable "CPATH")
-            (directories '("include")))
+            (files '("include")))
            (search-path-specification
             (variable "LIBRARY_PATH")
-            (directories '("lib" "lib64")))))
+            (files '("lib" "lib64")))))
     (synopsis "Bootstrap binaries of the GNU Compiler Collection")
     (description #f)
     (home-page #f)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/compression.scm b/gnu/packages/compression.scm
index f2736b9eb3..cda1984f6a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/compression.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/compression.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2012, 2013, 2014 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2013 Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2014 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
 ;;;
@@ -115,13 +115,7 @@ file; as a result, it is often used in conjunction with \"tar\", resulting in
    (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/")))
 
 (define-public bzip2
-  (let ((fix-man-dir
-         ;; Move man pages to $out/share/.
-         '(lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
-            (with-directory-excursion (assoc-ref outputs "out")
-              (mkdir "share")
-              (rename-file "man" "share/man"))))
-        (build-shared-lib
+  (let ((build-shared-lib
          ;; Build a shared library.
          '(lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
             (patch-makefile-SHELL "Makefile-libbz2_so")
@@ -171,20 +165,16 @@ file; as a result, it is often used in conjunction with \"tar\", resulting in
               `(alist-cons-before
                 'build 'build-shared-lib ,build-shared-lib
                 (alist-cons-after
-                 'install 'fix-man-dir ,fix-man-dir
-                 (alist-cons-after
-                  'install 'install-shared-lib ,install-shared-lib
-                  (alist-replace 'configure ,set-cross-environment
-                                 %standard-phases))))
+                 'install 'install-shared-lib ,install-shared-lib
+                 (alist-replace 'configure ,set-cross-environment
+                                %standard-phases)))
 
               ;; Native compilation: build the shared library.
               `(alist-cons-before
                 'build 'build-shared-lib ,build-shared-lib
                 (alist-cons-after
-                 'install 'fix-man-dir ,fix-man-dir
-                 (alist-cons-after
-                  'install 'install-shared-lib ,install-shared-lib
-                  (alist-delete 'configure %standard-phases)))))
+                 'install 'install-shared-lib ,install-shared-lib
+                 (alist-delete 'configure %standard-phases))))
 
          #:make-flags (list (string-append "PREFIX="
                                            (assoc-ref %outputs "out")))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm b/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
index 74809d08f9..0f32c9fab9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
@@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ GCC that does not target a libc; otherwise, target that libc."
     (search-paths
      (list (search-path-specification
             (variable "CROSS_CPATH")
-            (directories '("include")))
+            (files '("include")))
            (search-path-specification
             (variable "CROSS_LIBRARY_PATH")
-            (directories '("lib" "lib64")))))
+            (files '("lib" "lib64")))))
     (native-search-paths '())))
 
 (define* (cross-libc target
diff --git a/gnu/packages/file.scm b/gnu/packages/file.scm
index 070695ec2c..7d8504b74a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/file.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/file.scm
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
 (define-public file
   (package
    (name "file")
-   (version "5.19")
-   (source (origin
-            (method url-fetch)
-            (uri (string-append "ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-"
-                   version ".tar.gz"))
-            (sha256 (base32
-                     "0z1sgrcfy6d285kj5izy1yypf371bjl3247plh9ppk0svaxv714l"))
-            (patches (list (search-patch "file-CVE-2014-3587.patch")))))
+    (version "5.20")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append "ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-"
+                                  version ".tar.gz"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "0iyjs9z8kp43gz7gva4j67h4p0n53f7q8x3ibai9s01sp3xnphsv"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
 
    ;; When cross-compiling, this package depends upon a native install of
@@ -50,13 +50,3 @@ of the file.")
    (license bsd-2)
    (home-page "http://www.darwinsys.com/file/")))
 
-(define-public file-5.20                          ;fix for CVE-2014-3710
-  (package (inherit file)
-    (version "5.20")
-    (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (string-append "ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-"
-                                  version ".tar.gz"))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "0iyjs9z8kp43gz7gva4j67h4p0n53f7q8x3ibai9s01sp3xnphsv"))))))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/games.scm b/gnu/packages/games.scm
index 82cdbc55c4..b1a68a72c7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/games.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/games.scm
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ for common mesh file formats, and collision detection.")
     (native-search-paths
      (list (search-path-specification
             (variable "MINETEST_SUBGAME_PATH")
-            (directories '("share/minetest/games")))))
+            (files '("share/minetest/games")))))
     (native-inputs
      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
     (inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gawk.scm b/gnu/packages/gawk.scm
index 10506197f3..996be7af4a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gawk.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gawk.scm
@@ -64,7 +64,17 @@
                           '((substitute* "extension/configure"
                               (("/usr/bin/file") (which "file"))))
                           '())))
-                %standard-phases)))
+
+                (alist-cons-before
+                 'check 'install-locales
+                 (lambda _
+                   ;; A bunch of tests require the availability of a UTF-8
+                   ;; locale and otherwise fail.  Give them what they want.
+                   (setenv "LOCPATH" (getcwd))
+                   (zero? (system* "localedef" "--no-archive"
+                                   "--prefix" (getcwd) "-i" "en_US"
+                                   "-f" "UTF-8" "./en_US.UTF-8")))
+                 %standard-phases))))
    (inputs `(("libsigsegv" ,libsigsegv)
 
              ,@(if (%current-target-system)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gcc.scm b/gnu/packages/gcc.scm
index b28b3e0588..4733fc1af6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gcc.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gcc.scm
@@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ where the OS part is overloaded to denote a specific ABI---into GCC
       (native-search-paths
        (list (search-path-specification
               (variable "CPATH")
-              (directories '("include")))
+              (files '("include")))
              (search-path-specification
               (variable "LIBRARY_PATH")
-              (directories '("lib" "lib64")))))
+              (files '("lib" "lib64")))))
 
       (properties `((gcc-libc . ,(assoc-ref inputs "libc"))))
       (synopsis "GNU Compiler Collection")
@@ -261,15 +261,14 @@ Go.  It also includes runtime support libraries for these languages.")
 
 (define-public gcc-4.8
   (package (inherit gcc-4.7)
-    (version "4.8.3")
+    (version "4.8.4")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/gcc/gcc-"
                                  version "/gcc-" version ".tar.bz2"))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "07hg10zs7gnqz58my10ch0zygizqh0z0bz6pv4pgxx45n48lz3ka"))
-             (patches (list (search-patch "gcc-fix-pr61801.patch")))))))
+               "15c6gwm6dzsaagamxkak5smdkf1rdfbqqjs9jdbrp3lbg4ism02a"))))))
 
 (define-public gcc-4.9
   (package (inherit gcc-4.7)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gettext.scm b/gnu/packages/gettext.scm
index bbdf0c5862..dd86fe4c5b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gettext.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gettext.scm
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@
 (define-public gnu-gettext
   (package
     (name "gettext")
-    (version "0.19.3")
+    (version "0.19.4")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/gettext/gettext-"
                                  version ".tar.gz"))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "1xmkxviqnq60h4wmh3bi6b1zkc9qsk3l1lv91k0iwfrxb982v5ck"))))
+               "0gvz86m4cs8bdf3mwmwsyx6lrq4ydfxgadrgd9jlx32z3bnz3jca"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs
      `(("expat" ,expat)))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/glib.scm b/gnu/packages/glib.scm
index 83d55d64ff..5a5b4dfd0a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/glib.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/glib.scm
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ shared NFS home directories.")
     ;; by 'glib-compile-schemas'.
     (list (search-path-specification
            (variable "XDG_DATA_DIRS")
-           (directories '("share")))))
+           (files '("share")))))
    (search-paths native-search-paths)
 
    (synopsis "Thread-safe general utility library; basis of GTK+ and GNOME")
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ dynamic loading, and an object system.")
     (native-search-paths
      (list (search-path-specification
             (variable "GI_TYPELIB_PATH")
-            (directories '("lib/girepository-1.0")))))
+            (files '("lib/girepository-1.0")))))
     (search-paths native-search-paths)
     (arguments
      `(#:phases
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index a2ef712220..61260557e3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -143,17 +143,6 @@ The gnome-about program helps find which version of GNOME is installed.")
        (base32
         "19n4x25ndzngaciiyd8dd6s2mf9gv6nv3wv27ggns2smm7zkj1nb"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     `(#:phases
-       (alist-cons-before
-        'check 'pre-check
-        (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys #:rest args)
-          ;; This is needed, because without it, xmlint etc tries
-          ;; to download docbookx.dtd from the net
-          (setenv "XML_CATALOG_FILES" 
-                  (string-append (assoc-ref inputs "docbook-xml") 
-                                 "/xml/dtd/docbook/catalog.xml")))
-        %standard-phases)))
     (native-inputs
      `(("intltool" ,intltool)
        ("docbook-xml" ,docbook-xml-4.4)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gps.scm b/gnu/packages/gps.scm
index 1fbf38f125..231b1d1b04 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gps.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gps.scm
@@ -100,17 +100,7 @@ manipulate maps.")
                      (substitute* "Makefile"
                        (("prefix[[:blank:]]*=.*$")
                         (string-append "prefix = " (assoc-ref outputs "out")
-                                       "\n")))
-
-                     ;; Make sure the DocBook XML and XSL files are found.
-                     ;; Note: this is a space-separated list.
-                     (setenv "XML_CATALOG_FILES"
-                             (string-append (assoc-ref inputs "docbook-xml")
-                                            "/xml/dtd/docbook/catalog.xml "
-                                            (assoc-ref inputs "docbook-xsl")
-                                            "/xml/xsl/"
-                                            ,(package-full-name docbook-xsl)
-                                            "/catalog.xml")))
+                                       "\n"))))
                    %standard-phases)
          #:tests? #f))
       (inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/guile.scm b/gnu/packages/guile.scm
index 6a76bafe84..7e3b5f847d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/guile.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/guile.scm
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
    (native-search-paths
     (list (search-path-specification
            (variable "GUILE_LOAD_PATH")
-           (directories '("share/guile/site")))))
+           (files '("share/guile/site")))))
 
    (synopsis "Scheme implementation intended especially for extensions")
    (description
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ without requiring the source code to be rewritten.")
    (native-search-paths
     (list (search-path-specification
            (variable "GUILE_LOAD_PATH")
-           (directories '("share/guile/site/2.0")))
+           (files '("share/guile/site/2.0")))
           (search-path-specification
            (variable "GUILE_LOAD_COMPILED_PATH")
-           (directories '("share/guile/site/2.0")))))
+           (files '("share/guile/site/2.0")))))
 
    (synopsis "Scheme implementation intended especially for extensions")
    (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/ld-wrapper.scm b/gnu/packages/ld-wrapper.scm
index d3eb083f2f..19856176b3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ld-wrapper.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ld-wrapper.scm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ main="(@ (gnu build-support ld-wrapper) ld-wrapper)"
 exec @GUILE@ -c "(load-compiled \"$0.go\") (apply $main (cdr (command-line)))" "$@"
 !#
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2012, 2013, 2014 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ exec @GUILE@ -c "(load-compiled \"$0.go\") (apply $main (cdr (command-line)))" "
 
 (define-module (gnu build-support ld-wrapper)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 match)
   #:export (ld-wrapper))
 
 ;;; Commentary:
@@ -103,58 +104,62 @@ exec @GUILE@ -c "(load-compiled \"$0.go\") (apply $main (cdr (command-line)))" "
                    (< depth %max-symlink-depth)
                    (loop (readlink file) (+ 1 depth))))))))
 
-(define (switch-arguments switch args)
-  ;; Return the arguments passed for the occurrences of SWITCH--e.g.,
-  ;; "-L"--in ARGS.
-  (let ((prefix-len (string-length switch)))
-    (fold-right (lambda (arg path)
-                  (if (string-prefix? switch arg)
-                      (cons (substring arg prefix-len) path)
-                      path))
-                '()
-                args)))
-
-(define (library-path args)
-  ;; Return the library search path extracted from `-L' switches in ARGS.
-  ;; Note: allow references to out-of-store directories.  When this leads to
-  ;; actual impurities, this is caught later.
-  (switch-arguments "-L" args))
-
 (define (library-files-linked args)
   ;; Return the file names of shared libraries explicitly linked against via
-  ;; `-l' in ARGS.
-  (map (lambda (lib)
-         (string-append "lib" lib ".so"))
-       (switch-arguments "-l" args)))
-
-(define (rpath-arguments lib-path library-files)
-  ;; Return the `-rpath' argument list for each of LIBRARY-FILES found in
-  ;; LIB-PATH.
+  ;; `-l' or with an absolute file name in ARGS.
+  (define path+files
+    (fold (lambda (argument result)
+            (match result
+              ((library-path . library-files)
+               (cond ((string-prefix? "-L" argument) ;augment the search path
+                      (cons (append library-path
+                                    (list (string-drop argument 2)))
+                            library-files))
+                     ((string-prefix? "-l" argument) ;add library
+                      (let* ((lib  (string-append "lib"
+                                                  (string-drop argument 2)
+                                                  ".so"))
+                             (full (search-path library-path lib)))
+                        (if full
+                            (cons library-path
+                                  (cons full library-files))
+                            result)))
+                     ((and (string-prefix? %store-directory argument)
+                           (string-suffix? ".so" argument)) ;add library
+                      (cons library-path
+                            (cons argument library-files)))
+                     (else
+                      result)))))
+          (cons '() '())
+          args))
+
+  (match path+files
+    ((path . files)
+     (reverse files))))
+
+(define (rpath-arguments library-files)
+  ;; Return the `-rpath' argument list for each of LIBRARY-FILES, a list of
+  ;; absolute file names.
   (fold-right (lambda (file args)
-                (let ((absolute (search-path lib-path file)))
-                  (if absolute
-                      (if (or %allow-impurities?
-                              (pure-file-name? absolute))
-                          (cons* "-rpath" (dirname absolute)
-                                 args)
-                          (begin
-                            (format (current-error-port)
-                                    "ld-wrapper: error: attempt to use impure library ~s~%"
-                                    absolute)
-                            (exit 1)))
-                      args)))
+                (if (or %allow-impurities?
+                        (pure-file-name? file))
+                    (cons* "-rpath" (dirname file) args)
+                    (begin
+                      (format (current-error-port)
+                              "ld-wrapper: error: attempt to use impure library ~s~%"
+                              file)
+                      (exit 1))))
               '()
               library-files))
 
 (define (ld-wrapper . args)
   ;; Invoke the real `ld' with ARGS, augmented with `-rpath' switches.
-  (let* ((lib-path (library-path args))
-         (libs     (library-files-linked args))
-         (args     (append args (rpath-arguments lib-path libs))))
-    (if %debug?
-        (format (current-error-port)
-                "ld-wrapper: invoking `~a' with ~s~%"
-                %real-ld args))
+  (let* ((libs (library-files-linked args))
+         (args (append args (rpath-arguments libs))))
+    (when %debug?
+      (format (current-error-port)
+              "ld-wrapper: invoking `~a' with ~s~%"
+              %real-ld args))
     (apply execl %real-ld (basename %real-ld) args)))
 
 ;;; ld-wrapper.scm ends here
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index a2708a290f..9dc5f5cd40 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ for SYSTEM, or #f if there is no configuration for SYSTEM."
          (build-phase
           '(lambda* (#:key system inputs #:allow-other-keys #:rest args)
              ;; Apply the neat patch.
-             (system* "patch" "-p1" "--batch"
+             (system* "patch" "-p1" "--force"
                       "-i" (assoc-ref inputs "patch/freedo+gnu"))
 
              (let ((arch (car (string-split system #\-))))
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ manpages.")
                  'unpack 'patch
                  (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
                    (define (apply-patch file)
-                     (zero? (system* "patch" "-p1" "--batch"
+                     (zero? (system* "patch" "-p1" "--force"
                                      "--input" file)))
 
                    (let ((patch.gz (assoc-ref inputs "patch")))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/m4.scm b/gnu/packages/m4.scm
index 0915fde4f2..b3b3a00fde 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/m4.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/m4.scm
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@
                                 version ".tar.bz2"))
             (sha256
              (base32
-              "0w0da1chh12mczxa5lnwzjk9czi3dq6gnnndbpa6w4rj76b1yklf"))
-            (patches (list (search-patch "m4-readlink-EINVAL.patch")))))
+              "0w0da1chh12mczxa5lnwzjk9czi3dq6gnnndbpa6w4rj76b1yklf"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
    (arguments
     ;; XXX: Disable tests on those platforms with know issues.
diff --git a/gnu/packages/man.scm b/gnu/packages/man.scm
index 028403ce74..712622aee8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/man.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/man.scm
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ a flexible and convenient way.")
     (native-search-paths
      (list (search-path-specification
             (variable "MANPATH")
-            (directories '("share/man")))))
+            (files '("share/man")))))
     (home-page "http://man-db.nongnu.org/")
     (synopsis "Standard Unix documentation system")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/mit-krb5.scm b/gnu/packages/mit-krb5.scm
index 2528f46157..3f3e85773e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mit-krb5.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mit-krb5.scm
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
                  ;; XXX The current patch system does not support unusual
                  ;; source unpack methods, so we have to apply this patch in a
                  ;; non-standard way.
-                 (zero? (system* "patch" "-p1" "--batch" "-i"
+                 (zero? (system* "patch" "-p1" "--force" "-i"
                                  (assoc-ref %build-inputs "patch/init-fix"))))))
         (alist-replace
          'check
diff --git a/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm b/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm
index de7e6f6721..0dbc583f79 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2012, 2013, 2014 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2014 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
@@ -99,11 +99,6 @@
           ,(string-append "--includedir=" (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
                           "/include")
 
-          ;; By default man pages land in PREFIX/man, but we want them
-          ;; in PREFIX/share/man.
-          ,(string-append "--mandir=" (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
-                          "/share/man")
-
           ;; Make sure programs like 'tic', 'reset', and 'clear' have a
           ;; correct RUNPATH.
           ,(string-append "LDFLAGS=-Wl,-rpath=" (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/file-CVE-2014-3587.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/file-CVE-2014-3587.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cf88bf5f3e..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/file-CVE-2014-3587.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-Fixes CVE-2014-3587.  Copied from upstream commit
-0641e56be1af003aa02c7c6b0184466540637233.
-
---- file-5.19/src/cdf.c.orig	2014-06-09 09:04:37.000000000 -0400
-+++ file-5.19/src/cdf.c	2014-08-26 11:55:23.887118898 -0400
-@@ -824,6 +824,10 @@
- 		q = (const uint8_t *)(const void *)
- 		    ((const char *)(const void *)p + ofs
- 		    - 2 * sizeof(uint32_t));
-+		if (q < p) {
-+			DPRINTF(("Wrapped around %p < %p\n", q, p));
-+			goto out;
-+		}
- 		if (q > e) {
- 			DPRINTF(("Ran of the end %p > %p\n", q, e));
- 			goto out;
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/gcc-fix-pr61801.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/gcc-fix-pr61801.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e9cd92aa1c..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/gcc-fix-pr61801.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-GCC bug fix for <https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61801>.
-Initially discussed at
- <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2014-09/msg00283.html>.
-Patch from <https://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs/gcc?view=revision&revision=212740>.
-
-2014-07-17  Richard Biener  <rguenther@suse.de>
-
-        PR rtl-optimization/61801
-
-        * sched-deps.c (sched_analyze_2): For ASM_OPERANDS and
-        ASM_INPUT don't set reg_pending_barrier if it appears in a
-        debug-insn.
-
---- gcc-4_8-branch/gcc/sched-deps.c	2014/07/17 07:48:49	212739
-+++ gcc-4_8-branch/gcc/sched-deps.c	2014/07/17 07:49:44	212740
-@@ -2744,7 +2744,8 @@
- 	   Consider for instance a volatile asm that changes the fpu rounding
- 	   mode.  An insn should not be moved across this even if it only uses
- 	   pseudo-regs because it might give an incorrectly rounded result.  */
--	if (code != ASM_OPERANDS || MEM_VOLATILE_P (x))
-+	if ((code != ASM_OPERANDS || MEM_VOLATILE_P (x))
-+	    && !DEBUG_INSN_P (insn))
- 	  reg_pending_barrier = TRUE_BARRIER;
- 
- 	/* For all ASM_OPERANDS, we must traverse the vector of input operands.
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/glibc-CVE-2012-3406.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/glibc-CVE-2012-3406.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9147a2aeee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/glibc-CVE-2012-3406.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,282 @@
+Fix CVE-2012-3406: Stack overflow in vfprintf [BZ #16617]
+
+Note: Here the ChangeLog and NEWS updates are removed from Jeff's
+      patch, since they depend on other earlier commits.
+
+From: Jeff Law <law@redhat.com>
+Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 09:09:32 +0000 (+0100)
+Subject: CVE-2012-3406: Stack overflow in vfprintf [BZ #16617]
+X-Git-Url: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=a3a1f4163c4d0f9a36056c8640661a88674ae8a2
+
+CVE-2012-3406: Stack overflow in vfprintf [BZ #16617]
+
+A larger number of format specifiers coudld cause a stack overflow,
+potentially allowing to bypass _FORTIFY_SOURCE format string
+protection.
+
+(cherry picked from commit a5357b7ce2a2982c5778435704bcdb55ce3667a0)
+(cherry picked from commit ae61fc7b33d9d99d2763c16de8275227dc9748ba)
+
+Conflicts:
+	NEWS
+---
+
+diff --git a/stdio-common/Makefile b/stdio-common/Makefile
+index 5f8e534..e5e45b6 100644
+--- a/stdio-common/Makefile
++++ b/stdio-common/Makefile
+@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ tests := tstscanf test_rdwr test-popen tstgetln test-fseek \
+ 	 bug19 bug19a tst-popen2 scanf13 scanf14 scanf15 bug20 bug21 bug22 \
+ 	 scanf16 scanf17 tst-setvbuf1 tst-grouping bug23 bug24 \
+ 	 bug-vfprintf-nargs tst-long-dbl-fphex tst-fphex-wide tst-sprintf3 \
+-	 bug25 tst-printf-round bug26
++	 bug25 tst-printf-round bug23-2 bug23-3 bug23-4 bug26
+ 
+ test-srcs = tst-unbputc tst-printf
+ 
+diff --git a/stdio-common/bug23-2.c b/stdio-common/bug23-2.c
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..9e0cfe6
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/stdio-common/bug23-2.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
++#include <stdio.h>
++#include <string.h>
++#include <stdlib.h>
++
++static const char expected[] = "\
++\n\
++a\n\
++abbcd55\
++\n\
++a\n\
++abbcd55\
++\n\
++a\n\
++abbcd55\
++\n\
++a\n\
++abbcd55\
++\n\
++a\n\
++abbcd55\
++\n\
++a\n\
++abbcd55\
++\n\
++a\n\
++abbcd55\
++\n\
++a\n\
++abbcd55\
++\n\
++a\n\
++abbcd55\
++\n\
++a\n\
++abbcd55\
++\n\
++a\n\
++abbcd55\
++\n\
++a\n\
++abbcd55\
++\n\
++a\n\
++abbcd55%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%\n";
++
++static int
++do_test (void)
++{
++  char *buf = malloc (strlen (expected) + 1);
++  snprintf (buf, strlen (expected) + 1,
++	    "\n%1$s\n" "%1$s" "%2$s" "%2$s" "%3$s" "%4$s" "%5$d" "%5$d"
++	    "\n%1$s\n" "%1$s" "%2$s" "%2$s" "%3$s" "%4$s" "%5$d" "%5$d"
++	    "\n%1$s\n" "%1$s" "%2$s" "%2$s" "%3$s" "%4$s" "%5$d" "%5$d"
++	    "\n%1$s\n" "%1$s" "%2$s" "%2$s" "%3$s" "%4$s" "%5$d" "%5$d"
++	    "\n%1$s\n" "%1$s" "%2$s" "%2$s" "%3$s" "%4$s" "%5$d" "%5$d"
++	    "\n%1$s\n" "%1$s" "%2$s" "%2$s" "%3$s" "%4$s" "%5$d" "%5$d"
++	    "\n%1$s\n" "%1$s" "%2$s" "%2$s" "%3$s" "%4$s" "%5$d" "%5$d"
++	    "\n%1$s\n" "%1$s" "%2$s" "%2$s" "%3$s" "%4$s" "%5$d" "%5$d"
++	    "\n%1$s\n" "%1$s" "%2$s" "%2$s" "%3$s" "%4$s" "%5$d" "%5$d"
++	    "\n%1$s\n" "%1$s" "%2$s" "%2$s" "%3$s" "%4$s" "%5$d" "%5$d"
++	    "\n%1$s\n" "%1$s" "%2$s" "%2$s" "%3$s" "%4$s" "%5$d" "%5$d"
++	    "\n%1$s\n" "%1$s" "%2$s" "%2$s" "%3$s" "%4$s" "%5$d" "%5$d"
++	    "\n%1$s\n" "%1$s" "%2$s" "%2$s" "%3$s" "%4$s" "%5$d" "%5$d"
++	    "%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%\n",
++	    "a", "b", "c", "d", 5);
++  return strcmp (buf, expected) != 0;
++}
++
++#define TEST_FUNCTION do_test ()
++#include "../test-skeleton.c"
+diff --git a/stdio-common/bug23-3.c b/stdio-common/bug23-3.c
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..57c8cef
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/stdio-common/bug23-3.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
++#include <stdio.h>
++#include <string.h>
++#include <stdlib.h>
++
++int
++do_test (void)
++{
++  size_t instances = 16384;
++#define X0 "\n%1$s\n" "%1$s" "%2$s" "%2$s" "%3$s" "%4$s" "%5$d" "%5$d"
++  const char *item = "\na\nabbcd55";
++#define X3 X0 X0 X0 X0 X0 X0 X0 X0
++#define X6 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3
++#define X9 X6 X6 X6 X6 X6 X6 X6 X6
++#define X12 X9 X9 X9 X9 X9 X9 X9 X9
++#define X14 X12 X12 X12 X12
++#define TRAILER "%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%"
++#define TRAILER2 TRAILER TRAILER
++  size_t length = instances * strlen (item) + strlen (TRAILER) + 1;
++
++  char *buf = malloc (length + 1);
++  snprintf (buf, length + 1,
++	    X14 TRAILER2 "\n",
++	    "a", "b", "c", "d", 5);
++
++  const char *p = buf;
++  size_t i;
++  for (i = 0; i < instances; ++i)
++    {
++      const char *expected;
++      for (expected = item; *expected; ++expected)
++	{
++	  if (*p != *expected)
++	    {
++	      printf ("mismatch at offset %zu (%zu): expected %d, got %d\n",
++		      (size_t) (p - buf), i, *expected & 0xFF, *p & 0xFF);
++	      return 1;
++	    }
++	  ++p;
++	}
++    }
++  if (strcmp (p, TRAILER "\n") != 0)
++    {
++      printf ("mismatch at trailer: [%s]\n", p);
++      return 1;
++    }
++  free (buf);
++  return 0;
++}
++#define TEST_FUNCTION do_test ()
++#include "../test-skeleton.c"
+diff --git a/stdio-common/bug23-4.c b/stdio-common/bug23-4.c
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..a478564
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/stdio-common/bug23-4.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
++#include <stdio.h>
++#include <stdlib.h>
++#include <string.h>
++#include <sys/resource.h>
++
++#define LIMIT 1000000
++
++int
++main (void)
++{
++  struct rlimit lim;
++  getrlimit (RLIMIT_STACK, &lim);
++  lim.rlim_cur = 1048576;
++  setrlimit (RLIMIT_STACK, &lim);
++  char *fmtstr = malloc (4 * LIMIT + 1);
++  if (fmtstr == NULL)
++    abort ();
++  char *output = malloc (LIMIT + 1);
++  if (output == NULL)
++    abort ();
++  for (size_t i = 0; i < LIMIT; i++)
++    memcpy (fmtstr + 4 * i, "%1$d", 4);
++  fmtstr[4 * LIMIT] = '\0';
++  int ret = snprintf (output, LIMIT + 1, fmtstr, 0);
++  if (ret != LIMIT)
++    abort ();
++  for (size_t i = 0; i < LIMIT; i++)
++    if (output[i] != '0')
++      abort ();
++  return 0;
++}
+diff --git a/stdio-common/vfprintf.c b/stdio-common/vfprintf.c
+index c4ff833..429a3d1 100644
+--- a/stdio-common/vfprintf.c
++++ b/stdio-common/vfprintf.c
+@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@ vfprintf (FILE *s, const CHAR_T *format, va_list ap)
+   /* For the argument descriptions, which may be allocated on the heap.  */
+   void *args_malloced = NULL;
+ 
++  /* For positional argument handling.  */
++  struct printf_spec *specs;
++
++  /* Track if we malloced the SPECS array and thus must free it.  */
++  bool specs_malloced = false;
++
+   /* This table maps a character into a number representing a
+      class.  In each step there is a destination label for each
+      class.  */
+@@ -1679,8 +1685,8 @@ do_positional:
+     size_t nspecs = 0;
+     /* A more or less arbitrary start value.  */
+     size_t nspecs_size = 32 * sizeof (struct printf_spec);
+-    struct printf_spec *specs = alloca (nspecs_size);
+ 
++    specs = alloca (nspecs_size);
+     /* The number of arguments the format string requests.  This will
+        determine the size of the array needed to store the argument
+        attributes.  */
+@@ -1721,11 +1727,39 @@ do_positional:
+ 	if (nspecs * sizeof (*specs) >= nspecs_size)
+ 	  {
+ 	    /* Extend the array of format specifiers.  */
++	    if (nspecs_size * 2 < nspecs_size)
++	      {
++		__set_errno (ENOMEM);
++		done = -1;
++		goto all_done;
++	      }
+ 	    struct printf_spec *old = specs;
+-	    specs = extend_alloca (specs, nspecs_size, 2 * nspecs_size);
++	    if (__libc_use_alloca (2 * nspecs_size))
++	      specs = extend_alloca (specs, nspecs_size, 2 * nspecs_size);
++	    else
++	      {
++		nspecs_size *= 2;
++		specs = malloc (nspecs_size);
++		if (specs == NULL)
++		  {
++		    __set_errno (ENOMEM);
++		    specs = old;
++		    done = -1;
++		    goto all_done;
++		  }
++	      }
+ 
+ 	    /* Copy the old array's elements to the new space.  */
+ 	    memmove (specs, old, nspecs * sizeof (*specs));
++
++	    /* If we had previously malloc'd space for SPECS, then
++	       release it after the copy is complete.  */
++	    if (specs_malloced)
++	      free (old);
++
++	    /* Now set SPECS_MALLOCED if needed.  */
++	    if (!__libc_use_alloca (nspecs_size))
++	      specs_malloced = true;
+ 	  }
+ 
+ 	/* Parse the format specifier.  */
+@@ -2046,6 +2080,8 @@ do_positional:
+   }
+ 
+ all_done:
++  if (specs_malloced)
++    free (specs);
+   if (__glibc_unlikely (args_malloced != NULL))
+     free (args_malloced);
+   if (__glibc_unlikely (workstart != NULL))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/glibc-CVE-2014-7817.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/glibc-CVE-2014-7817.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14c885523c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/glibc-CVE-2014-7817.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+Fix CVE-2014-7817: wordexp fails to honour WRDE_NOCMD.
+
+Note: Here the ChangeLog and NEWS updates are removed from Carlos's
+      patch, since they depend on other earlier commits.
+
+From: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:44:12 +0000 (-0500)
+Subject: CVE-2014-7817: wordexp fails to honour WRDE_NOCMD.
+X-Git-Url: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=33ceaf6187b31ea15284ac65131749e1cb68d2ae
+
+CVE-2014-7817: wordexp fails to honour WRDE_NOCMD.
+
+The function wordexp() fails to properly handle the WRDE_NOCMD
+flag when processing arithmetic inputs in the form of "$((... ``))"
+where "..." can be anything valid. The backticks in the arithmetic
+epxression are evaluated by in a shell even if WRDE_NOCMD forbade
+command substitution. This allows an attacker to attempt to pass
+dangerous commands via constructs of the above form, and bypass
+the WRDE_NOCMD flag. This patch fixes this by checking for WRDE_NOCMD
+in exec_comm(), the only place that can execute a shell. All other
+checks for WRDE_NOCMD are superfluous and removed.
+
+We expand the testsuite and add 3 new regression tests of roughly
+the same form but with a couple of nested levels.
+
+On top of the 3 new tests we add fork validation to the WRDE_NOCMD
+testing. If any forks are detected during the execution of a wordexp()
+call with WRDE_NOCMD, the test is marked as failed. This is slightly
+heuristic since vfork might be used in the future, but it provides a
+higher level of assurance that no shells were executed as part of
+command substitution with WRDE_NOCMD in effect. In addition it doesn't
+require libpthread or libdl, instead we use the public implementation
+namespace function __register_atfork (already part of the public ABI
+for libpthread).
+
+Tested on x86_64 with no regressions.
+
+(cherry picked from commit a39208bd7fb76c1b01c127b4c61f9bfd915bfe7c)
+---
+
+diff --git a/posix/wordexp-test.c b/posix/wordexp-test.c
+index 4957006..bdd65e4 100644
+--- a/posix/wordexp-test.c
++++ b/posix/wordexp-test.c
+@@ -27,6 +27,25 @@
+ 
+ #define IFS " \n\t"
+ 
++extern void *__dso_handle __attribute__ ((__weak__, __visibility__ ("hidden")));
++extern int __register_atfork (void (*) (void), void (*) (void), void (*) (void), void *);
++
++static int __app_register_atfork (void (*prepare) (void), void (*parent) (void), void (*child) (void))
++{
++  return __register_atfork (prepare, parent, child,
++			    &__dso_handle == NULL ? NULL : __dso_handle);
++}
++
++/* Number of forks seen.  */
++static int registered_forks;
++
++/* For each fork increment the fork count.  */
++static void
++register_fork (void)
++{
++  registered_forks++;
++}
++
+ struct test_case_struct
+ {
+   int retval;
+@@ -206,6 +225,12 @@ struct test_case_struct
+     { WRDE_SYNTAX, NULL, "$((2+))", 0, 0, { NULL, }, IFS },
+     { WRDE_SYNTAX, NULL, "`", 0, 0, { NULL, }, IFS },
+     { WRDE_SYNTAX, NULL, "$((010+4+))", 0, 0, { NULL }, IFS },
++    /* Test for CVE-2014-7817. We test 3 combinations of command
++       substitution inside an arithmetic expression to make sure that
++       no commands are executed and error is returned.  */
++    { WRDE_CMDSUB, NULL, "$((`echo 1`))", WRDE_NOCMD, 0, { NULL, }, IFS },
++    { WRDE_CMDSUB, NULL, "$((1+`echo 1`))", WRDE_NOCMD, 0, { NULL, }, IFS },
++    { WRDE_CMDSUB, NULL, "$((1+$((`echo 1`))))", WRDE_NOCMD, 0, { NULL, }, IFS },
+ 
+     { -1, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, { NULL, }, IFS },
+   };
+@@ -258,6 +283,15 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
+ 	  return -1;
+     }
+ 
++  /* If we are not allowed to do command substitution, we install
++     fork handlers to verify that no forks happened.  No forks should
++     happen at all if command substitution is disabled.  */
++  if (__app_register_atfork (register_fork, NULL, NULL) != 0)
++    {
++      printf ("Failed to register fork handler.\n");
++      return -1;
++    }
++
+   for (test = 0; test_case[test].retval != -1; test++)
+     if (testit (&test_case[test]))
+       ++fail;
+@@ -367,6 +401,9 @@ testit (struct test_case_struct *tc)
+ 
+   printf ("Test %d (%s): ", ++tests, tc->words);
+ 
++  if (tc->flags & WRDE_NOCMD)
++    registered_forks = 0;
++
+   if (tc->flags & WRDE_APPEND)
+     {
+       /* initial wordexp() call, to be appended to */
+@@ -378,6 +415,13 @@ testit (struct test_case_struct *tc)
+     }
+   retval = wordexp (tc->words, &we, tc->flags);
+ 
++  if ((tc->flags & WRDE_NOCMD)
++      && (registered_forks > 0))
++    {
++	  printf ("FAILED fork called for WRDE_NOCMD\n");
++	  return 1;
++    }
++
+   if (tc->flags & WRDE_DOOFFS)
+       start_offs = sav_we.we_offs;
+ 
+diff --git a/posix/wordexp.c b/posix/wordexp.c
+index b6b65dd..26f3a26 100644
+--- a/posix/wordexp.c
++++ b/posix/wordexp.c
+@@ -893,6 +893,10 @@ exec_comm (char *comm, char **word, size_t *word_length, size_t *max_length,
+   pid_t pid;
+   int noexec = 0;
+ 
++  /* Do nothing if command substitution should not succeed.  */
++  if (flags & WRDE_NOCMD)
++    return WRDE_CMDSUB;
++
+   /* Don't fork() unless necessary */
+   if (!comm || !*comm)
+     return 0;
+@@ -2082,9 +2086,6 @@ parse_dollars (char **word, size_t *word_length, size_t *max_length,
+ 	    }
+ 	}
+ 
+-      if (flags & WRDE_NOCMD)
+-	return WRDE_CMDSUB;
+-
+       (*offset) += 2;
+       return parse_comm (word, word_length, max_length, words, offset, flags,
+ 			 quoted? NULL : pwordexp, ifs, ifs_white);
+@@ -2196,9 +2197,6 @@ parse_dquote (char **word, size_t *word_length, size_t *max_length,
+ 	  break;
+ 
+ 	case '`':
+-	  if (flags & WRDE_NOCMD)
+-	    return WRDE_CMDSUB;
+-
+ 	  ++(*offset);
+ 	  error = parse_backtick (word, word_length, max_length, words,
+ 				  offset, flags, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+@@ -2357,12 +2355,6 @@ wordexp (const char *words, wordexp_t *pwordexp, int flags)
+ 	break;
+ 
+       case '`':
+-	if (flags & WRDE_NOCMD)
+-	  {
+-	    error = WRDE_CMDSUB;
+-	    goto do_error;
+-	  }
+-
+ 	++words_offset;
+ 	error = parse_backtick (&word, &word_length, &max_length, words,
+ 				&words_offset, flags, pwordexp, ifs,
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/glibc-mips-dangling-vfork-ref.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/glibc-mips-dangling-vfork-ref.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..852b6de669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/glibc-mips-dangling-vfork-ref.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+Avoid a dangling `vfork@GLIBC_2.0' reference on MIPS.
+
+Note: Here the ChangeLog and NEWS updates are removed from Maciej's
+      patch, since they depend on other earlier commits.
+
+From: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@codesourcery.com>
+Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:20:37 +0000 (+0100)
+Subject: MIPS: Avoid a dangling `vfork@GLIBC_2.0' reference
+X-Git-Url: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=c14e752fc73d34c75d4f84f37fea8e0b1734cf98
+
+MIPS: Avoid a dangling `vfork@GLIBC_2.0' reference
+
+This satisfies a symbol reference created with:
+
+	.symver	__libc_vfork, vfork@GLIBC_2.0
+
+where `__libc_vfork' has not been defined or referenced.  In this case
+the `vfork@GLIBC_2.0' reference is supposed to be discarded, however a
+bug present in GAS since forever causes an undefined symbol table entry
+to be created.  This in turn triggers a problem in the linker that can
+manifest itself by link errors such as:
+
+ld: libpthread.so: invalid string offset 2765592330 >= 5154 for section `.dynstr'
+
+The GAS and linker bugs need to be resolved, but we can avoid them too
+by providing a `__libc_vfork' definition just like our other platforms.
+
+	[BZ #17485]
+	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/vfork.S (__libc_vfork): Define.
+
+(cherry picked from commit b5af9297d51a43f96c5be1bafab032184690dd6f)
+
+Conflicts:
+	NEWS
+---
+
+diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/vfork.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/vfork.S
+index 80c362d..2c1a747 100644
+--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/vfork.S
++++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/vfork.S
+@@ -108,3 +108,4 @@ L(error):
+ 
+ libc_hidden_def(__vfork)
+ weak_alias (__vfork, vfork)
++strong_alias (__vfork, __libc_vfork)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/m4-readlink-EINVAL.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/m4-readlink-EINVAL.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index dd371584a7..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/m4-readlink-EINVAL.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-Newer Linux kernels would return EINVAL instead of ENOENT.
-The patch below, taken from Gnulib, allows the test to pass when
-these Linux versions are in use:
-https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-03/msg00308.html .
-
-diff --git a/tests/test-readlink.h b/tests/test-readlink.h
-index 08d5662..7247fc4 100644
---- a/tests/test-readlink.h
-+++ b/tests/test-readlink.h
-@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ test_readlink (ssize_t (*func) (char const *, char *, size_t), bool print)
-   ASSERT (errno == ENOENT);
-   errno = 0;
-   ASSERT (func ("", buf, sizeof buf) == -1);
--  ASSERT (errno == ENOENT);
-+  ASSERT (errno == ENOENT || errno == EINVAL);
-   errno = 0;
-   ASSERT (func (".", buf, sizeof buf) == -1);
-   ASSERT (errno == EINVAL);
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patchutils.scm b/gnu/packages/patchutils.scm
index 3dbf72435e..48f4d29584 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/patchutils.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/patchutils.scm
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ listing the files modified by a patch.")
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs `(("perl" ,perl)
               ("less" ,less)
-              ("file" ,file-5.20)                 ;work around CVE-2014-3710
+              ("file" ,file)
               ("ed" ,ed)))
     (arguments
      '(#:parallel-tests? #f
diff --git a/gnu/packages/perl.scm b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
index 03cad3e25f..699fe751de 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/perl.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         %standard-phases)))
     (native-search-paths (list (search-path-specification
                                 (variable "PERL5LIB")
-                                (directories '("lib/perl5/site_perl")))))
+                                (files '("lib/perl5/site_perl")))))
     (synopsis "Implementation of the Perl programming language")
     (description
      "Perl 5 is a highly capable, feature-rich programming language with over
diff --git a/gnu/packages/pkg-config.scm b/gnu/packages/pkg-config.scm
index 62b0d5f65c..dd5120c474 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/pkg-config.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/pkg-config.scm
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 (define-public %pkg-config
   (package
    (name "pkg-config")
-   (version "0.27.1")
+   (version "0.28")
    (source (origin
             (method url-fetch)
             (uri (string-append
@@ -38,14 +38,13 @@
                   version ".tar.gz"))
             (sha256
              (base32
-              "05wc5nwkqz7saj2v33ydmz1y6jdg659dll4jjh91n41m63gx0qsg"))))
+              "0igqq5m204w71m11y0nipbdf5apx87hwfll6axs12hn4dqfb6vkb"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
    (arguments `(#:configure-flags '("--with-internal-glib")))
    (native-search-paths
     (list (search-path-specification
            (variable "PKG_CONFIG_PATH")
-           (directories '("lib/pkgconfig" "lib64/pkgconfig"
-                          "share/pkgconfig")))))
+           (files '("lib/pkgconfig" "lib64/pkgconfig" "share/pkgconfig")))))
    (home-page "http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config")
    (license gpl2+)
    (synopsis "Helper tool used when compiling applications and libraries")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/pth.scm b/gnu/packages/pth.scm
index ba5fb8216d..50385b14f8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/pth.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/pth.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2012 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2012, 2015 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2014 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
@@ -37,12 +37,7 @@
         "0ckjqw5kz5m30srqi87idj7xhpw6bpki43mj07bazjm2qmh3cdbj"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
-     '(#:parallel-build? #f
-       ;; By default, man pages are put in PREFIX/man,
-       ;; but we want them in PREFIX/share/man.
-       #:configure-flags (list (string-append "--mandir="
-                                              (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
-                                              "/share/man"))))
+     '(#:parallel-build? #f))
     (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/pth")
     (synopsis "Portable thread library")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index 162acec639..c2eab7dc6d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
     (native-search-paths
      (list (search-path-specification
             (variable "PYTHONPATH")
-            (directories '("lib/python2.7/site-packages")))))
+            (files '("lib/python2.7/site-packages")))))
     (home-page "http://python.org")
     (synopsis
      "High-level, dynamically-typed programming language")
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ data types.")
     (native-search-paths
      (list (search-path-specification
             (variable "PYTHONPATH")
-            (directories '("lib/python3.3/site-packages")))))))
+            (files '("lib/python3.3/site-packages")))))))
 
 (define-public python-wrapper
   (package (inherit python)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/ruby.scm b/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
index 4b6665cb6b..f8276db698 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
@@ -77,10 +77,9 @@
     (native-search-paths
      (list (search-path-specification
             (variable "GEM_PATH")
-            (directories
-             (list (string-append "lib/ruby/gems/"
-                                  (version-major+minor version)
-                                  ".0"))))))
+            (files (list (string-append "lib/ruby/gems/"
+                                        (version-major+minor version)
+                                        ".0"))))))
     (synopsis "Programming language interpreter")
     (description "Ruby is a dynamic object-oriented programming language with
 a focus on simplicity and productivity.")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/tcl.scm b/gnu/packages/tcl.scm
index d988249c4c..2de2624df4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tcl.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tcl.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2014 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2014 Eric Bavier <bavier@member.fsf.org>
 ;;;
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@
                                       "tclsh")))))
                   %standard-phases))
 
-       ;; By default, man pages are put in PREFIX/man,
-       ;; but we want them in PREFIX/share/man.
-       #:configure-flags (list (string-append "--mandir="
-                                              (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
-                                              "/share/man"))
-
        ;; XXX: There are a few test failures (related to HTTP, most
        ;; likely related to name resolution), but that doesn't cause
        ;; `make' to fail.
diff --git a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
index dd41794b39..47b4692d7c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ accessed and migrated on modern systems.")
     (inputs
      `(("e2fsprogs" ,e2fsprogs)
        ("curl" ,curl)
-       ("file" ,file-5.20)                        ;work around CVE-2014-3710
+       ("file" ,file)
        ("libxml2" ,libxml2)
        ("zlib" ,zlib)
        ("gettext" ,gnu-gettext)))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/web.scm b/gnu/packages/web.scm
index 1ff3dfb5a5..8a64211697 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/web.scm
@@ -644,16 +644,7 @@ help you implement simple HTTP servers.")
           ;; Uncommenting the next two lines may assist in debugging
           ;; (substitute* "docs/man5/Makefile" (("a2x") "a2x -v"))
           ;; (setenv "XML_DEBUG_CATALOG" "1")
-
-          (setenv "XML_CATALOG_FILES" 
-                  (string-append
-                   (assoc-ref inputs "docbook-xsl") 
-                   "/xml/xsl/docbook-xsl-1.78.1/catalog.xml"
-                   ;; Contrary to the documentation, the file names must
-                   ;; be separated by a space, not a colon.
-                   " " 
-                   (assoc-ref inputs "docbook-xml") 
-                   "/xml/dtd/docbook/catalog.xml")))
+          #t)
         %standard-phases)))
     ;; All of the below are used to generate the documentation
     ;; (Should they be propagated inputs of asciidoc ??)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/xfce.scm b/gnu/packages/xfce.scm
index 2b15c3e35c..17b2b4d9f7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xfce.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xfce.scm
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ management D-Bus specification.")
     (native-search-paths
      (list (search-path-specification
             (variable "X_XFCE4_LIB_DIRS")
-            (directories '("lib/xfce4")))))
+            (files '("lib/xfce4")))))
     (home-page "http://www.xfce.org/")
     (synopsis "Xfce desktop panel")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/xiph.scm b/gnu/packages/xiph.scm
index 77b732ba35..e6700c4c27 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xiph.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xiph.scm
@@ -202,12 +202,7 @@ OpenBSD's sndio.")
               "1p0hh190kqvpkbk1bbajd81jfbmkyl4fn2i7pggk2zppq6m68bgs"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
    (arguments
-    `(#:parallel-tests? #f
-      ;; By default, man pages are put in PREFIX/man,
-      ;; but we want them in PREFIX/share/man.
-      #:configure-flags (list (string-append "--mandir="
-                                             (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
-                                             "/share/man"))))
+    `(#:parallel-tests? #f))
    ;; FIXME: configure also looks for xmms, input could be added once it exists
    (inputs `(("libogg" ,libogg)))
    (synopsis "Free lossless audio codec")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/xml.scm b/gnu/packages/xml.scm
index 76366db58c..f2b3baa418 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xml.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xml.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2013 Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ things the parser might find in the XML document (like start tags).")
     (inputs `(("zlib" ,zlib)))
     (native-inputs `(("perl" ,perl)
                      ("python" ,python-2))) ; incompatible with Python 3 (print syntax)
+
+
+    ;; $XML_CATALOG_FILES lists 'catalog.xml' files found in under the 'xml'
+    ;; sub-directory of any given package.
+    (native-search-paths (list (search-path-specification
+                                (variable "XML_CATALOG_FILES")
+                                (separator " ")
+                                (files '("xml"))
+                                (file-pattern "^catalog\\.xml$")
+                                (file-type 'regular))))
+    (search-paths native-search-paths)
+
     (arguments
      `(#:phases
         (alist-replace