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2022-09-02doc: Link to the "Scheme Crash Course".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Packages): Add @quotation block linking to "A Scheme Crash Course".
2022-09-01doc: Suggest more RAM for "Running Guix in a VM".Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/57474>. Reported by Michael F. Lamb <mike@orbital.rodeo>. Running 'guix pull' to target current revisions would lead to memory exhaustion. Bumping the memory size works around that. * doc/guix.texi (Running Guix in a VM): Change "-m 1024" to "-m 2048".
2022-09-01gnu: fail2ban-service-type: Fix documentation typos.muradm
Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
2022-08-30guix system: Use standard cross and native build options.Thiago Jung Bauermann
This change prevents guix system from erroring out with an ugly backtrace when it's passed an invalid value to the “--system” or “--target” option. It also adds the “--list-systems” and “--list-targets” options. The manual section about guix system doesn't mention the “--target” option, so add it there. * guix/scripts/system (show-help): Call show-cross-build-options-help and show-native-build-options-help. (%options): Remove own implementation of “system” and “target” options and use the ones in %standard-cross-build-options and %standard-native-build-options. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document “--target” option. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>
2022-08-30bootloader: Add device-tree-support? option.Reza Alizadeh Majd
In some specific cases where the device tree file is already loaded in RAM, it can be preferable that the bootloader does not try to use a device tree from the Linux kernel tree. * gnu/bootloader.scm (<bootloader-configuration>)[device-tree-support?]: New field. * gnu/bootloader/extlinux.scm (extlinux-configuration-file): Add FDTDIR line based on <device-tree-support?> field of <bootloader-configuration>. * doc/guix.texi (Bootloader Configuration)[device-tree-support?]: Add documentation for the new field.
2022-08-28services: Add lightdm-service-type.Maxim Cournoyer
* gnu/services/lightdm.scm: New service. * tests/services/lightdm.scm: Test it. * doc/guix.texi (X Window): Document it. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Register it. Co-authored-by: L p R n d n <guix@lprndn.info> Co-authored-by: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
2022-08-28gnu: security: Add fail2ban-service-type.muradm
* gnu/services/security.scm: New module. * gnu/tests/security.scm: New module. * gnu/local.mk: Add new security module and tests. * doc/guix.text: Add fail2ban-service-type documentation. Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
2022-08-26gnu: greetd-service-type: Add supplementary groups to greeter.muradm
* gnu/services/base.scm (<greetd-configuration>) [greeter-supplementary-groups]: New field. (%greetd-accounts): Rename to... (greetd-accounts): ... this. Convert to a function that takes a config argument. Use greeter-supplementary-groups. (greetd-service-type): Adjust accordingly. * gnu/tests/desktop.scm (%minimal-services): Add test for greeter-supplementary-groups. * doc/guix.texi ("Base Services")[greetd-service-type]: Document greeter-supplementary-groups.
2022-08-26gnu: seatd-service-type: Use seat group.muradm
* gnu/services/desktop.scm (seatd-group-sanitizer): New variable. (<seatd-configuration>)[user]: Removed field. [group]: Changed to "seat". Sanitize via seatd-group-sanitizer. (seatd-accounts): New variable. (seatd-environment): Adjust to <seatd-configuration> ABI. (seatd-service-type)[extensions]: Add account-service-type with seatd-accounts. * gnu/tests/desktop.scm (run-minimal-desktop-test): Check for correct ownership of $SEATD_SOCK. * doc/guix.texi ("Desktop Services")[seatd-service-type]: Mention that users may need to become members of the "seat" group. Update default value for group field. Add explanation on seatd.sock file. Remove dropped user field.
2022-08-25doc: Replace remaining 'unset mentions with %unset-value.Maxim Cournoyer
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Replace 'unset with %unset-value. (Power Management Services): Likewise. (Complex Configurations): Likewise.
2022-08-24services: configuration: Add a 'maybe-value-set?' procedure.Maxim Cournoyer
* gnu/services/configuration.scm (maybe-value-set?): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Complex Configurations): Document it. Remove comment showing usage of 'maybe-string' with a default value, which doesn't make sense. Co-authored-by: Attila Lendvai <attila@lendvai.name>
2022-08-20doc: Fix typos.Julien Lepiller
* doc/guix.texi: Fix various typos found by translators.
2022-08-19doc: Add files, xdg-configuration and symlink-manager home services.Andrew Tropin
* doc/guix.texi (Essential Home Services): Add files, xdg-configuration-files and symlink-manager home services.
2022-08-14doc: Note the pitfalls of man 8 mount.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Warn against flags presented as options.
2022-08-14doc: Remove extraneous ‘Note…’.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Remove a ‘Note that’ & begin a new paragraph.
2022-08-10services: elogind: Fix default behavior for lid close.Maxim Cournoyer
Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/57052>, which was a behavior change introduced inadvertently in 4c698cd51209a0102477478b026ea04bd7e45908. * gnu/services/desktop.scm (<elogind-configuration>) [handle-lid-switch-external-power]: Default to *unspecified*, which serializes to nothing. This matches upstream behavior, meaning that even when plugged to a power cord, a laptop will suspend when the lid is closed. * doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Update doc. Reported-by: Cairn <cairn@pm.me>
2022-08-10gnu: system: file-systems: Add shared flag.Oleg Pykhalov
* gnu/build/file-systems.scm (mount-flags->bit-mask, mount-file-system): Handle shared flag. * gnu/system/file-systems.scm (invalid-file-system-flags): Add shared to known flags. * guix/build/syscalls.scm (MS_SHARED): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Document shared flag.
2022-08-09doc: Fix name of gdm-configuration x-session field.Maxim Cournoyer
* doc/guix.texi (X Window): Correctly refer to 'x-session', not 'xsession', as the name of the field.
2022-08-09linux-container: container-script: Parse command line options.Ricardo Wurmus
* gnu/system/linux-container.scm (container-script): Accept command line options to bind mount host directories into the container. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document options.
2022-08-09build-system/channel: Accept a channel or instance as the source.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/build-system/channel.scm (latest-channel-instances*): New variable. (build-channels): New procedure, with code formerly in 'channel-build-system', augmented with clauses for when SOURCE is a channel instance or a channel. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Adjust accordingly.
2022-08-09build-system: Add 'channel-build-system'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/ci.scm (channel-build-system, channel-source->package): Remove. * gnu/packages/package-management.scm (channel-source->package): New procedure, moved from (gnu ci). * guix/build-system/channel.scm: New file, with code moved from (gnu ci). * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document it.
2022-08-08style: Add '--whole-file' option.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/style.scm (format-whole-file): New procedure. (%options, show-help): Add '--whole-file'. (guix-style): Honor it. * tests/guix-style.sh: New file. * Makefile.am (SH_TESTS): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix style): Document it.
2022-08-08lint: Add '-e'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/lint.scm (show-help, %options): Add '-e'. (guix-lint): Call 'specification->package' while traversing OPTS. Add case for 'expression pair. Adjust 'for-each' loop to expect packages. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix lint): Document it.
2022-08-06doc: Add reference to "Writing Manifests".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Package Variants): Rewrite to "Writing Manifests" rather than the 'profile-manifest' anchor.
2022-07-31doc: Fix typo.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (X Window): Fix ‘string-apppend’ typo.
2022-08-01services: configuration: Step back from *unspecified*.Maxim Cournoyer
Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/56799>. This partially reverts 8cb1a49a3998c39f315a4199b7d4a121a6d66449. Rationale: *unspecified* cannot be serialized thus used as a G-Expression input, which is problematic/inconvenient when using deeply nested records. As an example, jami-service-type was broken when using partially defined <jami-account> records. * gnu/services/configuration.scm (define-maybe-helper): Check against the 'unset symbol. (normalize-field-type+def): Adjust value to 'unset. (define-configuration-helper): Use 'unset as the default value thunk. * gnu/services/file-sharing.scm (serialize-maybe-string): Check against the 'unset symbol. (serialize-maybe-file-object): Likewise. * gnu/services/messaging.scm (define-all-configurations): Use 'unset as value. (raw-content?): Check against 'unset symbol. (prosody-configuration)[http-max-content-size]: Default to 'unset. [http-external-url]: Likewise. [mod-muc]: Likewise. [raw-content]: Likewise. * gnu/services/networking.scm (opendht-configuration): Adjust documentation. * gnu/services/telephony.scm (jami-shepherd-services): Replace *undefined* with the 'unset symbol. * tests/services/configuration.scm ("maybe type, no default"): Check against the 'unset symbol. * doc/guix.texi: Regenerate the opendht-configuration, openvpn-client-configuration and openvpn-server-configuration documentation.
2022-08-01services: opensmtpd: Make commands setgid to "smtpq" by default.Maya
This is a patch that fixes "<executable name>: this program must be setgid smtpq". * gnu/services/mail.scm (<opensmtpd-configuration>)[setgid-commands?]: New field. (opensmtpd-set-gids): New procedure. (opensmtpd-service-type)[extensions]: Add SETUID-PROGRAM-SERVICE-TYPE extension. * doc/guix.texi (Mail Services): Document it. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2022-08-01services: rottlog: More convenient default options for <log-rotation>.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/admin.scm (%default-log-rotation-options): New variable. (%default-rotations): Use it. * gnu/services/cuirass.scm (cuirass-log-rotations): Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (Log Rotation): Adjust accordingly.
2022-08-01guix gc: '--delete-generations' now deletes old Home generations.Ludovic Courtès
This reverts commit 24c0518dd404cbb3c434fb6704f4f551bbc78693, thereby reinstating ba22560627f848f40891a56355ff26b6de1380bc, with an additional fix in (guix self). Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/56722>. Reported by "(" <paren@disroot.org>. * guix/scripts/gc.scm (guix-gc)[delete-generations]: Add call to 'home-generation-base'. * guix/self.scm (compiled-guix)[*core-cli-modules*]: Remove (guix scripts gc). * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix gc): Document the change.
2022-07-17Revert "guix gc: '--delete-generations' now deletes old Home generations."Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
This reverts commit ba22560627f848f40891a56355ff26b6de1380bc.
2022-07-23doc: Clarify "Replicating Guix" section.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Specifying Additional Channels): Replace 'guix pull --list-generations' example with 'guix describe'. (Replicating Guix): Rewrite to insist on 'guix describe', to include an example capturing channels and another one restoring them, and mention "lock files".
2022-07-23guix gc: '--delete-generations' now deletes old Home generations.Ludovic Courtès
Previously, 'guix gc -d4m' would ignore Home generations. With this change, they are treated like profiles and generations that match the pattern are deleted. * guix/scripts/gc.scm (guix-gc)[delete-generations]: Add call to 'home-generation-base'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix gc): Document the change.
2022-07-19import: Enable recursive import for texlive packages.Ricardo Wurmus
* guix/import/texlive.scm (tlpdb->package): Add VERSION argument; include explicit version field in output. (texlive->guix-package): Set default value for VERSION argument; adjust call of tlpdb->package. (texlive-recursive-import): Accept REPO and VERSION keyword arguments. * guix/import/utils.scm (package->definition): Add a clause to deal with output from tlpdb->package. * guix/scripts/import/texlive.scm (%options): Add "recursive" option. (guix-import-texlive): Honor "recursive" option. * doc/guix.texi (Using TeX and LaTeX): Mention "recursive" option.
2022-07-19system: Add -I, --list-installed option.Antero Mejr
* guix/scripts/system.scm (display-system-generation): Add #:list-installed-regex and honor it. (list-generations): Likewise. (show-help, %options): Add "--list-installed". (process-command): For 'describe' and 'list-generation', honor the 'list-installed option. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking Guix System): Add information for --list-installed flag. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2022-07-19home: Add -I, --list-installed option.Antero Mejr
* guix/scripts/package.scm (list-installed): New procedure. * guix/scripts/home.scm (%options, show-help): Add '--list-installed'. (process-command): For 'describe' and 'list-generations', honor the 'list-installed option. (display-home-environment-generation): Add #:list-installed-regex and honor it. (list-generations): Likewise. * guix/scripts/utils.scm (pretty-print-table): New argument "left-pad". * doc/guix.texi (Invoking Guix Home): Add information and example for --list-installed flag. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2022-07-18doc: Tweak.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Using Guix Interactively): Add @cindex commands. Add missing word.
2022-07-15monad-repl: Add "build", "lower", and "verbosity" commands.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/56114>. Reported by Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be>. * guix/monad-repl.scm (%build-verbosity): New variable. (evaluate/print-with-store): New procedure. (run-in-store): Rewrite in terms of 'evaluate/print-with-store'. (verbosity, lower, build): New meta-commands. * doc/guix.texi (Using Guix Interactively): New node. (The Store Monad): Link to it. (Invoking guix repl): Likewise. * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Refer to it. (The Perfect Setup): Suggest 'guix install' rather than 'guix package -i'.
2022-07-14doc: Add example of 'bash-extension'.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Shells Home Services): Add 'bash-extension' example.
2022-07-12gnu: home: Add Guix channels service.Reily Siegel
* gnu/home/services/guix.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add guix.scm. * doc/guix.texi: Add documentation for home-channels-service. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2022-07-05doc: Document the 'validate-runpath' phase.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Replace paragraph about RUNPATH validation with a cross-reference. (Build Phases): Add 'validate-runpath' phase, with the paragraph taken above.
2022-07-04style: Add option '--list-stylings'.Hartmut Goebel
* guix/scripts/style.scm (show-stylings): New procedure. (%options, show-help): Add "--list-stylings". * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix style): Document "-l".
2022-07-03services: Add anonip-service-type.Ricardo Wurmus
* gnu/services/web.scm (anonip-configuration): New record type. (anonip-configuration?, anonip-configuration-anonip, anonip-configuration-input, anonip-configuration-output, anonip-configuration-skip-private?, anonip-configuration-column, anonip-configuration-replacement, anonip-configuration-ipv4mask, anonip-configuration-ipv6mask, anonip-configuration-increment, anonip-configuration-delimiter, anonip-configuration-regex): New procedures. (anonip-service-type): New service type. * doc/guix.texi (Log Rotation): Add subheading for Anonip Service.
2022-07-03challenge: Do nothing when passed zero arguments.Ludovic Courtès
Previously, 'guix challenge' without arguments would list live store items that had been locally built. This was deemed confusing, especially since 'list-live' is an expensive operation. * guix/scripts/challenge.scm (guix-challenge): Warn and exit with 0 when FILES is empty. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix challenge): Update accordingly.
2022-07-01services: nginx: Add support for extra content in upstream blocks.Christopher Baines
I'm looking at this as I'd like to use the keepalive functionality. * gnu/services/web.scm (nginx-upstream-configuration-extra-content): New procedure. (emit-nginx-upstream-config): Include the extra-content if applicable. * doc/guix.texi (NGINX): Document this.
2022-07-01services: guix: Support guix-build-coordinator parallel hooks.Christopher Baines
* gnu/services/guix.scm (guix-build-coordinator-configuration-parallel-hooks): New procedure. (make-guix-build-coordinator-start-script): Accept and use #:parallel-hooks. (guix-build-coordinator-shepherd-services): Pass parallel-hooks to make-guix-build-coordinator-start-script. * doc/guix.texi (Guix Build Coordinator): Document this new field.
2022-06-26doc: Update "updating substitutes" message.Ludovic Courtès
This is a followup to 2bf9351e311cce0004756890b93f50693f133bb6. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix challenge) (Invoking guix weather): Adjust "updating substitutes" message.
2022-06-24doc: Mention installation via distro packages.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): In quotation, mention Debian, Ubuntu, and openSUSE.
2022-06-24services: configuration: Remove 'validate-configuration'.Ludovic Courtès
Now that configuration records use the 'sanitize' property for each field, 'validate-configuration' has become useless because it's impossible to construct an invalid configuration record. * gnu/services/configuration.scm (validate-configuration): Remove. * gnu/services/mail.scm (dovecot-service): Remove call. * gnu/services/vpn.scm (openvpn-client-service) (openvpn-server-service): Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (Complex Configurations): Remove documentation.
2022-06-24doc: Fix formatting of notes in multiple sections.swedebugia
* doc/guix.texi (Instantiating the system): Add suggestion to keep config.scm under version control. (Printing Services, Messaging Services) (Telephony Services, Invoking guix system): Use "@quotation Note" for notes. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2022-06-23doc: Fix typo.Maxim Cournoyer
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Setup): Fix typo.