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2018-07-25gnu: Add hplip-minimal.Efraim Flashner
* gnu/packages/cups.scm (hplip-minimal): New variable. * gnu/packages/scanner.scm (sane-backends)[inputs]: Replace hplip with hplip-minimal. * doc/guix.texi (Printing Services): Change example code to use hplip-minimal in place of hplip. Add note explaining when use hplip.
2018-07-23build-system: Add 'guile-build-system'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/build-system/guile.scm, guix/build/guile-build-system.scm: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add them. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document 'guile-build-system'.
2018-07-17doc: Remove the documentation about Cuirass' load-path.Clément Lassieur
* doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Remove the load-path field.
2018-07-13pull: Use (guix inferior) to display new and upgraded packages.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/pull.scm (display-profile-content): Call 'display-generation'. (display-new/upgraded-packages, display-profile-content-diff): New procedures. (process-query)[list-generation]: Remove. [list-generations]: New procedure. Adjust accordingly. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Update example of '-l'.
2018-07-13Add (guix inferior) and (guix scripts repl).Ludovic Courtès
* guix/inferior.scm, guix/scripts/repl.scm, tests/inferior.scm: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add 'guix/scripts/repl.scm' and 'guix/inferior.scm'. (SCM_TESTS): Add 'tests/inferior.scm'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix repl): New node.
2018-07-13services: mcron: Add 'schedule' action.Ludovic Courtès
Inspired by <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2018-07/msg00035.html>. * gnu/services/mcron.scm (shepherd-schedule-action): New procedure. (mcron-shepherd-services): Add 'actions' field. * gnu/tests/base.scm (run-mcron-test)["schedule action"]: New test. * doc/guix.texi (Scheduled Job Execution): Mention 'herd schedule'.
2018-07-13services: shepherd: Support custom actions.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/shepherd.scm (<shepherd-service>)[actions]: New field. (<shepherd-action>): New record type. (shepherd-service-file): Pass #:actions to 'make'. * doc/guix.texi (Shepherd Services): Document custom actions.
2018-07-12gexp: Allow bytevector as content of `plain-file'.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
This allows for using a package source directly from git, doing something like (define (command->bytevector command) (let ((port (apply open-pipe* OPEN_READ command))) (let ((output (get-bytevector-all port))) (close-port port) output))) (define-public hello-git (package (name "hello") (version "git") (source (let* ((commit "stable-2.0") (content (command->bytevector `("git" "archive" "--format" "tar" "--prefix" ,(string-append commit "/") ,commit))) (file-name (string-append "hello-" commit))) (plain-file file-name content))) ... )) * guix/gexp.scm (<plain-file>): Also allow bytevector content. (plain-file-compiler): Handle bytevector content. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Describe plain-file now also taking bytevectors.
2018-07-12store: Add `binary-file'.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
* guix/store.scm (binary-file): New function. * doc/guix.texi (The Store Monad): Describe binary-file.
2018-07-11import: gem: Add recursive import.Oleg Pykhalov
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document gem recursive import. * guix/import/gem.scm (gem->guix-package): Return package and dependencies values. (gem-recursive-import): New procedure. * guix/scripts/import/gem.scm (show-help, %options): Add recursive option. (guix-import-gem): Use 'gem-recursive-import'. * tests/gem.scm (test-json): Rename to 'test-foo-json'. ("gem->guix-package"): Use 'test-foo-json'. (test-bar-json, test-bundler-json): New variables. ("gem-recursive-import"): New test.
2018-07-10guix: Add opam importer.Julien Lepiller
* guix/scripts/import.scm (importers): Add opam. * guix/scripts/import/opam.scm: New file. * guix/import/opam.scm: New file. * tests/opam.scm: New file. * Makefile.am: Add them. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document it.
2018-07-09doc: Use https://alpha.gnu.org instead of FTP.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation) (USB Stick and DVD Installation, Running GuixSD in a VM): Use "https://alpha.gnu.org" instead of the now deprecated FTP URLs.
2018-07-09doc: Fix FTP link in documentation.EuAndreh
The current incorrect link at: https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/guix.html#Running-GuixSD-in-a-VM. I looked for other instances of this mistake in the docs, but I could't find any. * doc/guix.texi: fix link to GuixSD VM image in FTP server. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2018-07-09doc: Fix syntax error and remove trailing whitespace.Ricardo Wurmus
This is a follow-up to commit a33652ee336ae9a5d2ab5fd54bf2397caec42a0e. * doc/guix.texi (Prometheus Node Exporter Service): Remove trailing whitespace and change "defvr" to "defvar".
2018-07-09services: Add prometheus-node-exporter-service-type.Gábor Boskovits
* gnu/services/monitoring.scm (prometheus-node-exporter-service-type): New variable. (<prometheus-node-exporter-configuration>): New record type. (prometheus-node-exporter-shepherd-service): New procedure. * gnu/doc/guix.texi (Monitoring Services): Document it. * gnu/tests/monitoring.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add test module.
2018-07-07doc: Fix typo.Oleg Pykhalov
* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Fix ‘the’ typo.
2018-07-06Merge branch 'version-0.15.0'Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-05doc: Mention translations of the manual.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Top): Add note about l10n. * doc/htmlxref.cnf: Add "guix.fr".
2018-07-05doc: Update package count.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Limitations): Update number.
2018-07-05doc: Mention ARM and AArch64 bootloaders.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Bootloader Configuration): Mention ARM and AArch64. Add missing uses of @code.
2018-07-05doc: Improve UEFI/BIOS bootloader documentation.Ludovic Courtès
Partly fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/30312>. * doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Add note on how to choose between UEFI and BIOS. (Using the Configuration System)[Bootloader]: New subsubsection. (Bootloader Configuration): Expound on the bootloader type and target. * gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl: Switch to UEFI. * gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl: Explicitly mention "legacy" and "BIOS" in the comments.
2018-07-05Don't force colour in aliases.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (default-skeletons): Substitute ‘--color=auto’ for ‘--color’ (which implies ‘=always’) in aliases. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Also adjust examples as that makes more sense.
2018-06-27doc: Specify Guile-SQLite3 minimum version.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Specify the minimum guile-sqlite3 version. * README (Requirements): Likewise.
2018-06-27doc: Private key passphrases are not supported.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup): Note this.
2018-06-26doc: Minor improvements to Power Management Services.Nicolas Goaziou
* doc/guix.texi (Top): Improve summary. (Power Management Services): Use proper titlecase for section. Add index entries and sub-sections.
2018-06-26doc: Use a consistent partitioning scheme.Marius Bakke
* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Consistently refer to the ESP as /dev/sda1; root file system as /dev/sda2; and swap as /dev/sda3.
2018-06-25doc: Add an example of ~/.asoundrc file for ALSA configuration.宋文武
* doc/guix.texi (Sound Services): Improve it and add an example of ~/.asoundrc file.
2018-06-25services: alsa-service-type: Fix the loading of 'pulse' plugin.Oleg Pykhalov
Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/31591>. * gnu/services/sound.scm (<alsa-configuration>)[alsa-plugins]: New field. (alsa-config-file): Use 'pcm_type.pulse' and 'ctl_type.pulse' to specify file paths to the 'pulse' plugin. * doc/guix.texi (Sound Services): Document this. Co-authored-by: 宋文武 <iyzsong@member.fsf.org>
2018-06-23services: Add fingerprint identification service.Danny Milosavljevic
* gnu/services/authentication.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services): Document it.
2018-06-16doc: Clarify when branches are "frozen".Marius Bakke
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Provide a link to Hydra. Add section about freezing branches.
2018-06-15system: Add os-with-u-boot.Danny Milosavljevic
* gnu/system/install.scm (os-with-u-boot): New procedure. * gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm (make-u-boot-package): Export. * doc/guix.texi (Building the Installation Image for ARM Boards): New subsection.
2018-06-14build: Require Guile-SQLite3.Ludovic Courtès
The next commits make (sqlite3) an indirect dependency of (gnu build install), which is itself used by (guix scripts system), hence this new requirement. * configure.ac: Error out when $guix_cv_have_recent_guile_sqlite3 is false. Remove HAVE_GUILE_SQLITE3 Automake conditional. * Makefile.am (MODULES, SCM_TESTS): Remove HAVE_GUILE_SQLITE3 conditions. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Add Guile-SQLite3. * README: Ditto. * gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix)[propagated-inputs]: Add GUILE-SQLITE3. [arguments]: In 'wrap-program' phase, take guile-sqlite3 into account.
2018-06-13pull: Add '--list-generations'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/pull.scm (show-help, %options): Add '--list-generations'. (display-profile-content, process-query): New procedures. (guix-pull): Honor '--list-generations'.
2018-06-12services: nginx: Support extra content in the http block.Christopher Baines
This helpful when adding content to the nginx configuration file, which isn't supported by the record type used for the configuration. For example, like adding proxy_cache_path configuration. * gnu/packages/web.scm (<nginx-configuration>): Add new extra-content field. (nginx-configuration-extra-content): New field accessor. (default-nginx-config): Add support for the extra-content field. * doc/guix.texi (NGINX): Document the new extra-content field.
2018-06-09pull: Install the new Guix in a profile.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/pull.scm (%pull-version): New variable. (build-from-source): Pass #:pull-version to BUILD. (whole-package-for-legacy, derivation->manifest-entry): New procedure. (build-and-install): Rewrite in terms of 'build-and-use-profile'. * guix/scripts/system.scm (maybe-suggest-running-guix-pull)[latest]: Switch to "/current". * scripts/guix.in (augment-load-paths!): Remove use of ~/.config/guix/latest. * build-aux/compile-as-derivation.scm: Replace "/guix/latest/" with "/current/share/guile/site/X.Y" * guix/scripts.scm (warn-about-old-distro)[age]: Check "/current" instead of "/latest". * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Document it. * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Remove footnote about abusing ~/.config/guix/latest.
2018-06-08doc: Document xorg keymap configuration.Julien Lepiller
* doc/guix.texi (Xorg display): Add an example xorg keymap configuration.
2018-06-08services: dnsmasq: Use 'negative-cache?' instead of 'no-negcache?'.宋文武
The 'no-negcache?' option is mapped to the '--no-negcache' command-line argument directly, but we're in the scheme world, where the general guideline is to avoid double-negations in identifiers. * gnu/services/dns.scm <dnsmasq-configuration>: Replace the 'no-negcache?' field with 'negative-cache?'. * doc/guix.texi (DNS Services)[Dnsmasq Service]: Adjust accordingly.
2018-06-08import: elpa: Add recursive import.Oleg Pykhalov
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document elpa recursive import. * guix/import/elpa.scm (elpa-package->sexp): Return package and dependencies values. (elpa-guix-name, elpa-recursive-import): New procedures. * guix/scripts/import/elpa.scm (show-help, %options): Add recursive option. (guix-import-elpa): Use 'elpa-recursive-import'.
2018-06-05services: Add dnsmasq-service-type.宋文武
* gnu/services/dns.scm (dnsmasq-service-type): New variable. (<dnsmasq-configuration>): New record type. (dnsmasq-shepherd-service): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (DNS Services): Document it.
2018-06-01gexp: Add 'with-extensions'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/gexp.scm (<gexp>)[extensions]: New field. (gexp-attribute): New procedure. (gexp-modules): Write in terms of 'gexp-attribute'. (gexp-extensions): New procedure. (gexp->derivation): Add #:effective-version. [extension-flags]: New procedure. Honor extensions of EXP. (current-imported-extensions): New syntax parameter. (with-extensions): New macro. (gexp): Honor CURRENT-IMPORTED-EXTENSIONS. (compiled-modules): Add #:extensions and honor it. (load-path-expression): Likewise. (gexp->script, gexp->file): Honor extensions. * tests/gexp.scm (%extension-package): New variable. ("gexp-extensions & ungexp") ("gexp-extensions & ungexp-splicing") ("gexp-extensions and literal Scheme object") ("gexp->derivation & with-extensions") ("program-file & with-extensions"): New tests. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Document 'with-extensions'.
2018-06-01services: Add hpcguix-web.Rouby Pierre-Antoine
* gnu/service/web.scm (<hpcguix-web-configuration>): New record-type. (%hpcguix-web-accounts): New variable. (%hpcguix-web-activation,hpcguix-web-shepherd-service, hpcguix-web-service-type): New procedures. * gnu/tests/web.scm (run-hpcguix-web-server-test): New procedure. (%hpcguix-web-specs, %hpcguix-web-os, %test-hpcguix-web): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Add 'hpcguix-web'. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2018-05-28doc: Add concept index entry for Docker and guix pack.Ricardo Wurmus
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Add concept index entry for Docker.
2018-05-28pack: Add support for squashfs images.Ricardo Wurmus
* guix/scripts/pack.scm (%formats): Add "squashfs" format. (guix-pack): Adjust "archiver" dependent on pack-format. (squashfs-image): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Document it.
2018-05-28file-systems: Remove 'title' field and add <file-system-label>.Ludovic Courtès
The 'title' field was easily overlooked and was an endless source of confusion. Now, the value of the 'device' field is self-contained. * gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<file-system>): Change constructor name to '%file-system'. [title]: Remove. (<file-system-label>): New record type with printer. (report-deprecation, device-expression) (process-file-system-declaration, file-system): New macros. (file-system-title): New procedure. (file-system->spec, spec->file-system): Adjust to handle <file-system-label>. * gnu/system.scm (bootable-kernel-arguments): Add case for 'file-system-label?'. (read-boot-parameters): Likewise. (mapped-device-user): Avoid 'file-system-title'. (fs->boot-device): Remove. (operating-system-boot-parameters): Use 'file-system-device' instead of 'fs->boot-device'. (device->sexp): Add case for 'file-system-label?'. * gnu/bootloader/grub.scm (grub-root-search): Add case for 'file-system-label?'. * gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl, gnu/system/examples/beaglebone-black.tmpl, gnu/system/examples/lightweight-desktop.tmpl, gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl: Remove uses of 'title'. * gnu/system/vm.scm (virtualized-operating-system): Remove uses of 'file-system-title'. * guix/scripts/system.scm (check-file-system-availability): Likewise, and adjust fix-it hint. (check-initrd-modules)[file-system-/dev]: Likewise. * gnu/build/file-systems.scm (canonicalize-device-spec): Remove 'title' parameter. [canonical-title]: Remove. Match on SPEC's type rather than on CANONICAL-TITLE. (mount-file-system): Adjust caller. * gnu/build/linux-boot.scm (boot-system): Interpret ROOT here. * gnu/services/base.scm (file-system->fstab-entry): Remove use of 'file-system-title'. * doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Remove documentation of the 'title' field. Rewrite documentation of 'device' and document 'file-system-label'.
2018-05-20services: Add Enlightenment desktop service.Efraim Flashner
* gnu/services/desktop.scm (<enlightenment-desktop-configuration>, enlightenment-desktop-service-type): New variables. * doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Document the service. * NEWS: Mention it.
2018-05-18services: cgit: Make project-list permit a file-object.Christopher Baines
Instead of having the service manage the list, it's useful to be able to point this at an existing file, for example, when using cgit together with gitolite. * gnu/services/cgit.scm (project-list?): New procedure. (serialize-project-list): Handle file-object values. (<cgit-configuration>): Change the predicate for project-list to allow lists and file-objects.
2018-05-17daemon: Allow building for armhf-linux on aarch64-linux.Efraim Flashner
* nix/libstore/build.cc (canBuildLocally): Allow building armhf-linux builds on aarch64-linux. (DerivationGoal::runChild) Throw error if attempting to build for armhf-linux on an unsupported platform. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document how to build natively for armhf-linux on aarch64-linux. Add note that on some aarch64 machines this is unsupported.
2018-05-16doc: Update 'guix size' example.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix size): Update example.
2018-05-16doc: Improve 'guix size' documentation.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Martin Castillo <castilma@uni-bremen.de>. Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/31456>. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix size): Clarify that 'guix size' looks for ungrafted packages. Clarify that it can be passed several package specifications.
2018-05-14doc: Update documentation of guix lintBjörn Höfling
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix lint): Add cpe-version to example. (Invoking guix lint): Add example for lint-hidden-cve. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
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