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2016-01-26doc: Show how to boot result of 'vm-image'.Leo Famulari
* doc/guix.texi (Running GuixSD in a VM): New node. (Invoking guix system): Add reference to 'Running GuixSD in a VM'.
2016-01-25emacs: Add interface for licenses.Alex Kost
* emacs/guix-main.scm (%license-param-alist): New variable. (license->sexp, find-licenses, license-entries): New procedures. * emacs/guix-license.el (guix-license-get-entries) (guix-license-get-display, guix-license-insert-packages-button) (guix-license-insert-comment, guix-license-list-describe) (guix-license-list-show-packages): New procedures. (guix-licenses): New command. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Licenses): New node. (Emacs Interface): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Top): Add it. * NEWS: Mention new interface.
2016-01-25doc: Add policy about version numbers for VCS snapshots.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Version Numbers): Add paragraphs about VCS snapshot version numbers.
2016-01-25doc: Remove unneeded backslashes.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Remove unneeded backslashes.
2016-01-25doc: 'base-initrd' has #:virtio? default to #t.Ludovic Courtès
This is a followup to e26d507. * doc/guix.texi (Initial RAM Disk): #:virtio? defaults to #t.
2016-01-24doc: Fix typo in section on offloading.Andreas Enge
* doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup): Fix quoting typo in command.
2016-01-22doc: Fix typo in "Locales".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Locales): Add missing 's'.
2016-01-21doc: Explain how to make the Info manual visible.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by David Thompson <dthompson2@worcester.edu> at <http://bugs.gnu.org/22402>. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Explain how to make the Info manual visible.
2016-01-21doc: Explain how to remove services from a list.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by <swedebugia@riseup.net>. * doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Add @unnumberedsubsubsec. Explain how to remove services from a list. Mention (gnu system).
2016-01-20import: Add Bioconductor importer and updater.Ricardo Wurmus
* guix/import/cran.scm (%bioconductor-updater, latest-bioconductor-release, bioconductor-package?): New procedures. (cran->guix-package): Support repositories other than CRAN. (%bioconductor-url, %bioconductor-svn-url): New variables. (description->package): Update signature to distinguish between packages from different repositories. (latest-release): Rename procedure ... (latest-cran-release): ... to this. (cran-package?): Do not assume all R packages are available on CRAN. * tests/cran.scm: Update tests. * guix/scripts/import/cran.scm: Add "--archive" option and default to CRAN. * guix/scripts/refresh.scm (%updaters): Add "%bioconductor-updater". * doc/guix.texi: Document Bioconductor importer and updater.
2016-01-19guix build: Add '--keep-going'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/build.scm (show-build-options-help) (%standard-build-options): Add --keep-going. * guix/scripts/build.scm (set-build-options-from-command-line): Honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document it.
2016-01-18doc: Document 'http_proxy'.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Build Environment Setup, Substitutes): Document 'http_proxy'.
2016-01-18doc: Explain how to run a subset of the tests.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Running the Test Suite): Explain 'TESTS'.
2016-01-16doc: Document command-line options honored by the initrd.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Initial RAM Disk): Document kernel command-line options.
2016-01-12doc: Fix typo in "Build Systems".Leo Famulari
* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Remove extra 's'.
2016-01-12doc: Show bootstrapping at the package level.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/images/bootstrap-packages.dot: New file. * doc.am (DOT_FILES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Bootstrapping): Show 'guix graph' commands. Includes 'images/bootstrap-packages' and comment it.
2016-01-08doc: Document network-manager-service.宋文武
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document network-manager-service.
2016-01-08doc: Add elaborate package search example.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Add elaborate --search example using recsel and sexes.
2016-01-05doc: Remove double occurrence of words.Michael Vetter
* doc/guix.texi: substitute 'the the' with 'the'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-01-05guix package: Allow multiple '--search' flags.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/package.scm (find-packages-by-description): Change 'rx' parameter to 'regexps'. [matches-all?, matches-one?]: New procedures. Use them. (process-query): Collect regexps from all 'search' queries, and pass them to 'find-packages-by-description'. * tests/guix-package.sh: Add tests. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Document it.
2016-01-02emacs: Add Hydra interface.Alex Kost
* emacs/guix-utils.el (guix-hexify, guix-number->bool): New procedures. (guix-while-null): New macro. * emacs/guix-hydra.el: New file. * emacs/guix-hydra-build.el: New file. * emacs/guix-hydra-jobset.el: New file. * emacs.am (ELFILES): Add them. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Hydra): New node. (Emacs Interface): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Top): Add it. (Substitutes): Mention Emacs interface.
2016-01-01doc: Mention how to verify signatures.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Be more precise about signature verification. Suggested by Carl Hansen <carlhansen1234@gmail.com>.
2015-12-30daemon: Build in /tmp/guix-build-*.Ludovic Courtès
* nix/libstore/build.cc (DerivationGoal::startBuilder): Use "guix-build" instead of "nix-build" for TMPDIR. * doc/guix.texi (Build Environment Setup): Adjust accordingly.
2015-12-22file-systems: Add a 'mount?' field.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/22176>. Reported by Florian Paul Schmidt <mista.tapas@gmx.net>. * gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<file-system>)[mount?]: New field. (file-system->spec): Adjust accordingly. * gnu/services/base.scm (file-system-dmd-service): Return the empty list when FILE-SYSTEM has 'mount?' set to false. (user-processes-service): Select the subset of FILE-SYSTEMS that matches 'file-system-mount?'. * doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Document it.
2015-12-21doc: Explain significance of partition labels.Leo Famulari
* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Point out relationship between partition labels and the file-system configuration.
2015-12-21doc: Fix outdated claim about CRAN importer.Ricardo Wurmus
* doc/guix.texi: The CRAN importer no longer extracts information from the HTML package description but from the package's DESCRIPTION file.
2015-12-18gnu: Add dovecot serviceAndy Wingo
* gnu/services/mail.scm: New file. (&dovecot-configuration-error, dovecot-configuration-error?) (dovecot-service, dovecot-configuration, dict-configuration) (passdb-configuration, userdb-configuration) (unix-listener-configuration, fifo-listener-configuration) (inet-listener-configuration, service-configuration) (protocol-configuration, plugin-configuration, mailbox-configuration) (namespace-configuration, opaque-dovecot-configuration): New public variables. * gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add (gnu services mail). * doc/guix.texi (Mail Services): New node.
2015-12-15doc: Give another example use of 'propagated-inputs'.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>. * doc/guix.texi (package Reference): Explain 'propagated-inputs' for non-C languages.
2015-12-14gexp: 'local-file' resolves relative file names.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/gexp.scm (<local-file>): Rename constructor to '%%local-file'. Add 'absolute' field. (%local-file, extract-directory, absolute-file-name): New procedures. (current-source-directory): New macro. (local-file): Adjust call to '%local-file'. (local-file-absolute-file-name): New procedure. (local-file-compiler): Force the 'absolute' field. * tests/guix-system.sh: Test whether 'local-file' canonicalization works. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Adjust.
2015-12-13daemon: Add '--rounds'.Ludovic Courtès
* nix/nix-daemon/guix-daemon.cc (GUIX_OPT_BUILD_ROUNDS): New macro. (options): Add --rounds. (parse_opt): Honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon): Document it.
2015-12-13doc: Reword description of 'inputs' & co.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (package Reference): Reword explanation of 'inputs', 'native-inputs', and 'propagated-inputs'. Add example.
2015-12-13doc: Fix typo in "Setuid Programs".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Setuid Programs): Remove extra 's'.
2015-12-09daemon: Use deterministic $TMPDIR in chroot.Eelco Dolstra
Rather than using $<host-TMPDIR>/nix-build-<drvname>-<number>, the temporary directory is now always /tmp/nix-build-<drvname>-0. This improves bitwise-exact reproducibility for builds that store $TMPDIR in their build output. (Of course, those should still be fixed...) * nix/libstore/build.cc (DerivationGoal)[tmpDirInSandbox]: New field. (DerivationGoal::startBuilder): Initialize 'useChroot' earlier. Compute 'tmpDirInSandbox', and use it when populating 'dirsInChroot'. * doc/guix.texi (Build Environment Setup): Document it. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2015-12-09guix build: Add '--check'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/derivations.scm (build-derivations): Add optional 'mode' parameter. * guix/scripts/build.scm (%default-options): Add 'build-mode'. (show-help, %options): Add '--check'. (guix-build): Honor 'build-mode' key of OPTS. Pass it to 'show-what-to-build' and 'build-derivations'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document it. (Substitutes): Mention it.
2015-12-08guix build: Add '--rounds'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/build.scm (show-build-options-help) (%standard-build-options): Add --rounds. (set-build-options-from-command-line): Honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document it. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Mention it.
2015-12-07gnu-maintenance: Add GNOME updater.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/gnu-maintenance.scm (ftp-server/directory)[quirks]: Remove glib. (false-if-ftp-error): New macro. (latest-release*): Use it. (non-emacs-gnu-package?): Rename to... (pure-gnu-package?): ... this. Add call to 'gnome-package?'. (%gnu-updater): Adjust accordingly. (gnome-package?, latest-gnome-release): New procedures. (%gnome-updater): New variable. * guix/scripts/refresh.scm (%updaters): Add %GNOME-UPDATER. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Mention it.
2015-12-07doc: 'guix environment --container' does not create '/env'.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix environment): Remove outdated mention of '/env' for '--container'.
2015-11-28doc: Mention 'specification->package'.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Florian Paul Schmidt <mista.tapas@gmx.net>. * doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Mention 'specification->package'.
2015-11-27services: tor: Store private data under /var/lib/tor.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/networking.scm (tor-configuration->torrc): Add 'DataDirectory' clause. Change 'HiddenServiceDir' to /var/lib/tor/hidden-services/NAME. (tor-hidden-service-activation): Create /var/lib/tor. (tor-hidden-service): Adjust docstring. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Adjust accordingly.
2015-11-27services: Add 'tor-hidden-service'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/networking.scm (<tor-configuration>, <hidden-service>): New record types. (tor-configuration->torrc): New procedure. (tor-dmd-service): Use it. (tor-hidden-service-activation): New procedure. (tor-service-type)[extensions]: Extend ACTIVATION-SERVICE-TYPE. [compose, extend]: New fields. (tor-service): Use 'tor-configuration'. (tor-hidden-service-type): New variable. (tor-hidden-service): New procedure.
2015-11-26Add 'guix-daemon.conf' job for Upstart.Mario Daniel Ruiz Saavedra
* etc/guix-daemon.conf.in: New file. * daemon.am (CLEANFILES): Add etc/guix-daemon.conf. (upstartjobdir, nodist_upstartjob_DATA): New variables. (EXTRA_DIST): Add etc/guix-daemon.conf.in. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation, Build Environment Setup): Mention 'guix-daemon.conf'. Signed-off-by: Mario Daniel Ruiz Saavedra <desiderantes@rocketmail.com> Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2015-11-26lint: Add "cve" checker.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/21289>. * guix/scripts/lint.scm (package-name->cpe-name, package-vulnerabilities) (check-vulnerabilities): New procedures. * guix/scripts/lint.scm (%checkers): Add "cve" checker. * tests/lint.scm ("cve", "cve: one vulnerability"): New tests. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix lint): Mention it.
2015-11-25doc: Remove mention of monadic services.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Remove mention of a list of monadic services.
2015-11-25services: dmd: Add 'modules' and 'imported-modules' fields.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/dmd.scm (%default-imported-modules, %default-modules): New variables. * gnu/services/dmd.scm (<dmd-service>)[modules, imported-modules]: New field. * gnu/services/dmd.scm (dmd-service-file-name, dmd-service-file): New procedures. (dmd-configuration-file)[modules]: Compute based on the 'imported-modules' field of SERVICES. (dmd-configuration-file): Remove 'use-modules' form. Use 'dmd-service-file', and call 'primitive-load' on each file. * doc/guix.texi (dmd Services): Document the new fields.
2015-11-23graph: Add '%bag-with-origins-node-type'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/graph.scm (bag-node-edges): Remove 'filter' call. Add case for 'origin'. (%bag-node-type)[edges]: Add filtering here. (%bag-with-origins-node-type): New variable. (%node-types): Add it. * tests/graph.scm ("bag DAG, including origins"): New test. * tests/guix-graph.sh: Add 'bag-with-origins'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix graph): Document it.
2015-11-23doc: Mention the 'NIX_REMOTE' variable for 'guix import nix'.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by rgrau on #guix. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document 'NIX_REMOTE'.
2015-11-23refresh: Add '--expression'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/refresh.scm (%options, show-help): Add --expression. (guix-refresh): Honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Document it.
2015-11-19doc: Mention fonts for Asian languages.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Alex Vong <alexvong1995@gmail.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Application Setup): Explain how to install X11 fonts for Asian languages.
2015-11-19doc: Update documentation of the 'services' field.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): The 'services' field now contains a list of service objects.
2015-11-11edit: Honor $VISUAL.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>. * guix/scripts/edit.scm (%editor): Honor 'VISUAL' before 'EDITOR'. (show-help): Adjust accordingly. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix edit): Likewise.