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2017-05-20maint: The 'release' target builds a VM image.Leo Famulari
* gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl: New file. * Makefile.am (GUIXSD_VM_SYSTEMS, GUIXSD_VM_IMAGE_BASE, GUIXSD_VM_IMAGE_SIZE): New variables. (release): Add logic to build a VM image. (EXAMPLES): Add 'gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl'. * doc/guix.texi (Running GuixSD in a VM, Installing GuixSD in a VM): Mention the pre-built VM image.
2017-05-15doc: Mention 'sync' after 'dd'.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by librenoob on #guix. * doc/guix.texi (USB Stick Installation): Add 'sync' invocation.
2017-05-15doc: Mention 'GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH' in "Defining Packages".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Packages): Mention 'GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH'.
2017-05-15doc: Document certificate environment variable needed for R.Ricardo Wurmus
* doc/guix.texi (X.509 Certificates): Document R as a special case.
2017-05-14services: Add 'thermald-service-type'.Christopher Allan Webber
* gnu/services/pm.scm (<thermald-configuration>): New record type. (thermald-shepherd-service, thermald-service-type): New variables. * doc/guix.texi (Thermal Management): New section documenting thermald.
2017-05-14system: grub: Expose GRUB's interactive interface settings.Leo Famulari
* gnu/system/grub.scm (<grub-configuration>): Add new fields terminal-outputs, terminal-inputs, serial-unit, and serial-speed. (grub-setup-io, setup-gfxterm): New procedures. * doc/guix.texi (GRUB Configuration): Document the new fields.
2017-05-14doc: Suggest a network test command that will definitely be available.Leo Famulari
* doc/guix.texi (Running GuixSD in a VM): Suggest the use of `guix download` to test network connectivity.
2017-05-13doc: Document the branching and rebuild scheduling strategy.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Document the branching scheme.
2017-05-13doc: Update "Limitations".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Limitations): Mention LXDE; increase the package count; reword sentence about services.
2017-05-11graph: Add Cypher backend.Roel Janssen
* guix/graph.scm (%cypher-backend): New variable. * doc/guix.texi: Add documentation for the Cypher backend of 'guix graph'.
2017-05-10ant-build-system: Allow specifying source directory.Hartmut Goebel
* guix/build-system/ant.scm (ant-build), guix/build/ant-build-system.scm (default-build.xml): Add parameter source-dir. * guix/build/ant-build-system.scm (configure): Pass source-dir on to default-build.xml. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document it. Co-authored-by: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
2017-05-09pull: Honor the standard build options.Ludovic Courtès
Reported by Niall Dooley <dooleyn@gmail.com> in <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2017-05/msg00038.html>. * guix/scripts/pull.scm (%options): Add --dry-run and all of %STANDARD-BUILD-OPTIONS. (show-help): Add call to 'show-build-options-help'. (%default-options): Add 'system', 'substitutes?', 'graft?', 'max-silent-time', and 'verbosity'. (guix-pull)[parse-options]: Remove. Use 'parse-command-line' instead. Honor --dry-run.
2017-05-06doc: Document (list package output) syntax in operanting-system-packages.Julien Lepiller
* doc/guix.texi (Globally-Visible Packages): Document (PACKAGE OUTPUT) syntax.
2017-05-04doc: Add references to Emacs-Guix manual.Alex Kost
* doc/htmlxref.cnf: Add links to the real manual. * doc/contributing.texi (Formatting Code): Add reference to it. * doc/guix.texi (Package Management): Likewise.
2017-05-03doc: Add 'Debugging Build Failures' node.humanitiesNerd
* doc/guix.texi (Debugging Build Failures): New node. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-05-01packages: Remove support for PACKAGE-VERSION deprecated syntax.Ludovic Courtès
This syntax had been deprecated since 2016-02-28. * gnu/packages.scm (%find-package): Remove #:fallback? parameter and handling. * tests/guix-build.sh: Remove test for "time-1.7" syntax. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix lint): Update 'guix lint' output in example.
2017-05-01refresh: Report packages using the "@" syntax.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/refresh.scm (list-dependents)[full-name]: New procedure. Use 'full-name' instead of 'package-full-name'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Adjust example accordingly.
2017-05-01gnu: services: Create logs directory.Julien Lepiller
* gnu/services/web.scm (nginx-activation): Create logs directory so nginx can log its startup messages before it loads its configuration.
2017-04-21store: Support 'ssh://' URIs in 'GUIX_DAEMON_SOCKET'.Ludovic Courtès
This allows 'guix' commands to talk to a remote store over SSH. * guix/store.scm (connect-to-daemon)[connect]: Call 'resolve-interface' for unknown URI schemes. * guix/store/ssh.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (The Store): Document it. Mark remote access as experimental.
2017-04-21store: Add support for remote connections via 'guix://' URIs.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/store.scm (open-inet-socket): New procedure. (connect-to-daemon): Support the 'guix' URI scheme. * doc/guix.texi (The Store): Document it.
2017-04-21store: 'GUIX_DAEMON_SOCKET' can now be a URI.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/store.scm (%daemon-socket-file): Rename to... (%daemon-socket-uri): ... this. (connect-to-daemon): New procedure. (open-connection): Rename 'file' to 'uri'. Use 'connect-to-daemon' instead of 'open-unix-domain-socket'. * guix/tests.scm (open-connection-for-tests): Rename 'file' to 'uri'. * tests/guix-build.sh: Add tests. * tests/store.scm ("open-connection with file:// URI"): New tests.
2017-04-19doc: Update exim service documentation.Carlo Zancanaro
* doc/guix.texi (Mail Services): Update exim service documentation to remove mail-aliases, add mail-aliases-service-type documentation. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-04-19services: guix-publish: Add 'cache', 'workers', and 'ttl' config knobs.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/base.scm (<guix-publish-configuration>)[cache, workers, ttl]: New fields. (guix-publish-shepherd-service): Honor them. (guix-publish-activation): New procedure. (guix-publish-service-type): Extend ACTIVATION-SERVICE-TYPE. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document it.
2017-04-18publish: Remove expired cache entries when '--ttl' is used.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/publish.scm (narinfo-files): New procedure. (render-narinfo/cached)[delete-file]: New procedure. Add call to 'maybe-remove-expired-cache-entries'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix publish): Document the interation between --cache and --ttl.
2017-04-18publish: Add '--cache' and '--workers'.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/26201>. Reported by <dian_cecht@zoho.com>. These options allow nars to be "baked" off-line and cached instead of being compressed on the fly. As a side-effect, this allows us to provide a 'Content-Length' header for nars. * guix/scripts/publish.scm (show-help, %options): Add '--cache' and '--workers'. (%default-options): Add 'workers'. (nar-cache-file, narinfo-cache-file, run-single-baker): New procedures. (single-baker): New macro. (render-narinfo/cached, bake-narinfo+nar) (render-nar/cached): New procedures. (make-request-handler): Add #:cache and #:pool parameters and honor them. (run-publish-server): Likewise. (guix-publish): Honor '--cache' and '--workers'. * tests/publish.scm ("with cache"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix publish): Document it.
2017-04-18doc: Replace --no-grub by --no-bootloader.Mathieu Othacehe
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/26551>. Followup to a9eadc06ac57846aaa8fdeb550b32e44f59c9437. * doc/guix.texi: Replace all references to "--no-grub" by "--no-bootloader". Signed-off-by: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org>
2017-04-16services: Add a default value to various service types.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/admin.scm (rottlog-service-type)[default-value]: New field. * gnu/services/base.scm (guix-service-type)[default-value]: New field. (guix-publish-service-type)[default-value]: New field. * gnu/services/cups.scm (cups-service-type)[default-value]: New field. * gnu/services/dict.scm (dicod-service-type)[default-value]: New field. * gnu/services/mcron.scm (mcron-service-type)[default-value]: New field. * gnu/services/networking.scm (<tor-configuration>)[config-file]: Add default value. (tor-service-type)[default-value]: New field. (<bitlbee-configuration>)[interface, port, extra-settings]: Add default values. (bitlbee-service-type)[default-value]: New field. (wpa-supplicant-service-type)[default-value]: New field. (tlp-service-type)[default-value]: New field. (openssh-service-type)[default-value]: New field. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services, Log Rotation) (Networking Services, Printing Services): (Power management Services): Adjust examples accordingly.
2017-04-16services: Service types can now specify a default value for instances.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services.scm (&no-default-value): New variable. (<service-type>)[default-value]: New field. (<service>): Rename constructor from 'service' to 'make-service'. (service): New macro. (%service-with-default-value): New procedure. (&missing-value-service-error): New error condition. * tests/services.scm ("services, default value"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Service Types and Services): Document 'default-value'. (Service Reference): Explain default values.
2017-04-16services: 'service-parameters' becomes 'service-value'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services.scm (<service>)[parameters]: Rename to... [value]: ... this. Change calls to 'service-parameters' to 'service-value'. * gnu/system.scm, gnu/tests/base.scm, guix/scripts/system.scm, tests/services.scm: Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (Service Reference): Adjust accordingly.
2017-04-11doc: Update Python Modules subtitle to refer to Monty Python.Ben Sturmfels
* doc/guix.texi (Packaging Guidelines): Update Python Modules subtitle. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-04-08monads: Improve mlet, mlet*, and mbegin documentation.Chris Marusich
* doc/guix.texi (The Store Monad) <mlet, mlet*, mbegin>: Clarify their intended usage. * guix/monads.scm (mbegin): Update docstring accordingly. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-04-08monads, doc: Improve mwhen and munless documentation.Chris Marusich
* doc/guix.texi (The Store Monad) <mwhen, munless>: Document them. * guix/monads.scm (mwhen, munless): Clarify their intended use. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-04-07build: Include 'glibc-utf8-locales' in the binary tarball.Ludovic Courtès
* Makefile.am (guix-binary.%.tar.xz): Add 'glibc-utf8-locales' and 'glibc-final' to the 'guix pack' command line. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Mention 'etc/profile'.
2017-04-07pack: Add '--expression'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/pack.scm (%options, show-help): Add '--expression'. (guix-pack)[maybe-package-argument]: New procedure. Use it, and remove variable 'specs'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Document '--expression'.
2017-04-06system: Support the --root option in 'guix system'.Chris Marusich
Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/26271>. * guix/scripts/system.scm (perform-action): Add #:gc-root parameter and honor it. (show-help): Document the --root option. (%options): Add 'root'. (process-action): Pass 'root' option to perform-action as #:gc-root. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document '--root'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-04-05doc: Add "Documentation" section.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Documentation): New node.
2017-04-05packages: Add 'package-mapping' and base 'package-input-rewriting' on it.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/packages.scm (package-mapping): New procedure. (package-input-rewriting): Rewrite in terms of 'package-mapping'. * tests/packages.scm ("package-mapping"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Defining Packages): Document it.
2017-04-03Merge branch 'core-updates'Ludovic Courtès
2017-04-01services: dovecot: Fix passwd and userdb 'args' types.Clément Lassieur
* gnu/services/mail.scm (passwd-configuration)[args] (userdb-configuration)[args]: Change type from 'free-form-args' to 'space-separated-string-list'. * doc/guix.texi (Mail Services): Document it.
2017-03-31doc: Fix typos.Eric Bavier
* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems)[ocaml-build-system]: Fix typo. (Log Rotation)[periodic-rotations]: ditto. (Database Services)[redis-service-type]: ditto. (OpenSMTPD Service)[opensmtpd-configuration]: ditto. (VPN Services)[OpenVPN]: ditto. (Power management Services)[tlp-configuration]: ditto. (Git daemon service)[git-daemon-service]: ditto. (Running GuixSD in a VM): ditto. * gnu/services/pm.scm (tlp-configuration)[runtime-pm-blacklist]: Fix typo. * gnu/services/vpn.scm (openvpn-client-configuration)[status]: ditto.
2017-04-01services: dicod: Allow the configuration of "handlers".Huang Ying
* gnu/services/dict.scm (<dicod-configuration>)[handlers]: New field. (<dicod-handler>): New record type. (<dicod-database>): Add fields. (dicod-configuration-file): Support convert handlers and enhanced databases. configuration to config file. * doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services): Update accordingly. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-03-29doc: Remove extraneous "See" before @xref.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (GNU Distribution): Add extraneous "See".
2017-03-27Merge branch 'master' into core-updatesLeo Famulari
2017-03-24services: Add inetd-service-type.Thomas Danckaert
* gnu/services/networking.scm (<inetd-configuration>, <inetd-entry>): New record types. (inetd-config-file, inetd-shepherd-service): New procedures. (inetd-service-type): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it. * gnu/tests/networking.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk: Add it.
2017-03-24doc: Re-generate openvpn service documentation.Mathieu Othacehe
* doc/guix.texi (VPN Services): Generate documentation with generate-openvpn-server-documentation and generate-openvpn-client-documentation helpers and guile 2.1.7. Signed-off-by: Clément Lassieur <clement@lassieur.org>
2017-03-24gnu: Add tlp service.Mathieu Othacehe
* gnu/services/pm.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add gnu/services/tlp.scm. * doc/guix.texi (Power management Services): New section. Signed-off-by: Clément Lassieur <clement@lassieur.org>
2017-03-24services: guix-publish: Add 'compression-level' and 'nar-path' fields.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/base.scm (<guix-publish-configuration>)[compression-level, nar-path]: New fields. (guix-publish-shepherd-service): Honor them. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document them.
2017-03-24doc: Document 'guix-publish-service-type' instead of 'guix-publish-service'.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document 'guix-publish-service-type' and 'guix-configuration'. Remove 'guix-publish-service'. (Invoking guix publish): Mention 'guix-publish-service-type'. * gnu/services/base.scm (guix-publish-service): Mark as deprecated. (<guix-configuration>): Export getters.
2017-03-23Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into core-updatesEfraim Flashner
2017-03-22publish: Add '--nar-path'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/publish.scm (show-help, %options): Add '--nar-path'. (%default-options): Add 'nar-path'. (guix-publish): Honor it.
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