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2020-07-23guix system: 'reconfigure' disallows downgrades by default.Ludovic Courtès
This is similar to what 9744cc7b4636fafb772c94adb8f05961b5b39f16 did for 'guix pull'. * guix/scripts/system/reconfigure.scm (ensure-forward-reconfigure) (warn-about-backward-reconfigure, channel-relations) (check-forward-update): New procedures. * guix/scripts/system.scm (perform-action): Add #:validate-reconfigure. Call 'check-forward-update' when ACTION is 'reconfigure. (%options, show-help): Add "--allow-downgrades". (%default-options): Add 'validate-reconfigure' key. (process-action): Pass #:validate-reconfigure to 'perform-action'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document 'guix system describe' more prominently, and document '--allow-downgrades'.
2020-07-23doc: Tweak mcron example.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Scheduled Job Execution): In example, move '%min-level' definition after 'use-modules'.
2020-07-23doc: Recommend running 'guix git authenticate' when cloning the repo.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Adjust instruction and recommend 'guix git authenticate'.
2020-07-22services: nix: Fix sandbox.Oleg Pykhalov
* gnu/tests/package-management.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk: Add this. * gnu/services/nix.scm (<nix-configuration>): New record. (nix-activation): Generate Nix config file which fixes sandbox. (nix-service-type): Add default value. (nix-shepherd-service): Allow provide Nix package. * doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services)[Nix service]<nix-configuration>: Document record.
2020-07-21doc: Mention the 'savannah' updater.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Mention 'savannah' updater.
2020-07-20ssh: Speed up RPCs by using #:nodelay.Lars-Dominik Braun
Partly fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/41702>. * guix/ssh.scm (open-ssh-session): Enable #:nodelay. * m4/guix.m4 (GUIX_CHECK_GUILE_SSH): Add feature check for this new parameter. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Adjust. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2020-07-19doc: Fix Ganeti blog post URL.Marius Bakke
* doc/guix.texi (Virtualization Services): Adjust Ganeti blog post URL.
2020-07-19services: ganeti: Use TLS on the remote API by default.Marius Bakke
* gnu/services/ganeti.scm (<ganeti-rapi-configuration>): Set SSL? to #t. * gnu/tests/ganeti.scm (%ganeti-os): Set SSL? to #f. * doc/guix.texi (Virtualization Services): Adjust accordingly.
2020-07-17build-system/maven: Make default-maven-plugins a procedure.Christopher Baines
This allows compiling the module without the (gnu packages maven) module being available. * guix/build-system/maven.scm (%default-maven-plugins): Rename to default-maven-plugins, and convert to a procedure. * doc/guix.texi (maven-build-system): Update.
2020-07-17guix: Add maven-build-system.Julien Lepiller
* guix/build-system/maven.scm: New file. * guix/build/maven-build-system.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add them. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document the maven build system.
2020-07-17doc: Small fixups for the Ganeti documentation.Marius Bakke
* doc/guix.texi (Virtualization Services): Fix various inaccuracies and add markup the procedure parameters.
2020-07-16services: Add ganeti.Marius Bakke
* gnu/services/ganeti.scm, gnu/tests/ganeti.scm: New files. * doc/guix.texi (Virtualization Services): Document the Ganeti services.
2020-07-11Add 'guix git authenticate'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/git.scm, guix/scripts/git/authenticate.scm, tests/guix-git-authenticate.sh: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add the *.scm files. (SH_TESTS): Add 'tests/guix-git-authenticate.sh'. * doc/guix.texi (Channels)[Specifying Channel Authorizations]: Mention 'guix git authenticate'. (Invoking guix git authenticate): New node. * po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add 'guix/scripts/git.scm' and 'guix/scripts/git/authenticate.scm'.
2020-07-09doc: Fix typo.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Fix spelling & placement of ‘additionally’.
2020-07-09doc: cookbook: Fix ‘file system’ spelling.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix-cookbook.texi (Getting help, Customizing the Kernel): Fix ‘file system’ spelling.
2020-07-06doc: Fix texinfo identifiers in Version Control Services.Arun Isaac
* doc/guix.texi (Version Control Services): Use @code, @command, @file, @indicateurl, @samp texinfo identifiers correctly.
2020-07-05doc: Fix minor typo in X Window.Arun Isaac
* doc/guix.texi (X Window): Replace "not" with "no".
2020-07-05doc: Fix minor typo in Programming Interface.Arun Isaac
* doc/guix.texi (Programming Interface): Replace "under a specific build users" with "under specific build users".
2020-07-02services: wpa-supplicant: Support specifying additional service dependencies.Marius Bakke
* gnu/services/networking.scm (<wpa-supplicant-configuration>)[requirement]: New parameter. (wpa-supplicant-shepherd-service): Use it instead of hard-coded list. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document accordingly.
2020-07-01channels: Dependencies listed in '.guix-channel' can have an introduction.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Ricardo Wurmus and Simon Tournier. * guix/channels.scm (sexp->channel-introduction): New procedure. (read-channel-metadata): Use it. (profile-channels)[sexp->channel-introduction]: Remove. * tests/channels.scm ("latest-channel-instances, authenticate dependency"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Channels)[Declaring Channel Dependencies]: Augment example.
2020-07-01guix describe: Display channel introductions and add 'channels-sans-intro'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/describe.scm (%available-formats): Add "channels-sans-intro". (channel->sexp): Add #:include-introduction?. Emit CHANNEL's intro if INCLUDE-INTRODUCTION? is true and CHANNEL has an introduction. (channel->json): Include CHANNEL's introduction, if any. (channel->recutils): Likewise. (display-profile-info): Add 'channels-sans-intro' case. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix describe): Add introduction in example. Add 'channels-sans-intro' case.
2020-07-01channels: Make channel introductions public.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/channels.scm (<channel-introduction>): Rename constructor to '%make-channel-introduction'. (make-channel-introduction): New procedure. * tests/channels.scm ("authenticate-channel, wrong first commit signer") ("authenticate-channel, .guix-authorizations"): Use 'make-channel-introduction' without '@@' and without third argument. * doc/guix.texi (Channels)[Channel Authentication, Specifying Channel Authorizations]: New subsections.
2020-06-28doc: cookbook: Fix encoding of "André".Ludovic Courtès
This is a followup to f8945734a5abff69644284231cc47fb67456657b. * doc/guix-cookbook.texi: Encode "André" as UTF-8, not ISO-8859-1.
2020-06-28doc: Add progress display in 'dd' command lines.Brice Waegeneire
* doc/guix.texi (System Installation): Adjust 'dd' command line to display progress … (System Configuration): … same here.
2020-06-28doc: cookbook: Update entry about getting substitutes through Tor.André Batista
* doc/guix-cookbook.texi (Getting substitutes from Tor): Update section warning to mention the use of torsocks when pulling.
2020-06-28services: Add rshiny service.Efraim Flashner
* gnu/services/science.scm: New file. (<rshiny-configuration>): New record. (rshiny-shepherd-service-type): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services): Document it. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
2020-06-26doc: 'guix hash' is not SHA256-only.Ludovic Courtès
This is a followup to 18ae1ec3ecfe22d55d6cdf595a442afebbc5595a. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix hash): Remove "SHA256" from the first paragraph.
2020-06-23doc: cookbook: Fix typos.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix-cookbook.texi (Extended example): Fix typos.
2020-06-23doc: cookbook: Tweak intro to the REPL.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix-cookbook.texi (A Scheme Crash Course): Reword first paragraph. Remove extra paren.
2020-06-23doc: cookbook: Mention "guix hash -rx" for Git checkouts.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix-cookbook.texi (Extended example): Mention "guix hash -rx ."
2020-06-23doc: cookbook: Clarify 'git-fetch' conventions.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix-cookbook.texi (Extended example): Clarify use of 'git-file-name' and 'git-version'.
2020-06-21services: childhurd: Support more than one instance.Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen
* gnu/services/virtualization.scm (<hurd-vm-configuration>)[options]: Remove "--hda" option. [id,net-options]: New fields. (hurd-vm-net-options): New procedure. Parameterize port forwarding with ID. * gnu/services/virtualization.scm (hurd-vm-shepherd-service): Use them. Parameterize provision with ID, if set. Hardcode "--hda" option for image. * doc/guix.texi (Virtualization Services): Document new fields. Update for hardcoding of "--hda".
2020-06-20doc: Make issues.guix.gnu.org more visible.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/contributing.texi (Tracking Bugs and Patches): Make issues.guix.gnu.org more visible, update issue URL.
2020-06-18doc: Delete description of a nonexistent option.Timotej Lazar
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Delete a paragraph about the --verbose option, which was removed in 1edcfda81ba5c20ca715473d45315662c60dd81e. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2020-06-17channels: Warn when pulling from a mirror.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/channels.scm (<channel-metadata>)[url]: New field. (read-channel-metadata): Initialize it. (read-channel-metadata-from-source): Likewise. (channel-instance-primary-url): New procedure. (latest-channel-instances): Compare CHANNEL's URL against it. * doc/guix.texi (Channels)[Primary URL]: New subsection.
2020-06-16pull: Add '--disable-authentication'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/channels.scm (latest-channel-instance): Add #:authenticate? and honor it. (latest-channel-instances): Likewise. * guix/scripts/pull.scm (%default-options): Add 'authenticate-channels?'. (show-help, %options): Add '--disable-authentication'. (guix-pull): Pass #:authenticate? to 'latest-channel-instances'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Document it.
2020-06-16channels: 'latest-channel-instance' authenticates Git checkouts.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/22883>. * guix/channels.scm (<channel>)[introduction]: New field. (<channel-introduction>): New record type. (%guix-channel-introduction): New variable. (%default-channels): Use it. (<channel-metadata>)[keyring-reference]: New field. (%default-keyring-reference): New variable. (read-channel-metadata, read-channel-metadata-from-source): Initialize the 'keyring-reference' field. (commit-short-id, verify-introductory-commit) (authenticate-channel): New procedures. (latest-channel-instance): Call 'authenticate-channel' when CHANNEL has an introduction. * tests/channels.scm (gpg+git-available?, commit-id-string): New procedures. ("authenticate-channel, wrong first commit signer"): ("authenticate-channel, .guix-authorizations"): New tests. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Mention authentication.
2020-06-16doc: Recommend "make authenticate" after ./bootstrap.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Move "make authenticate" instructions below.
2020-06-16pack: Add zstd compressor.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* guix/scripts/pack.scm (%compressors): Add zstd. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Document it.
2020-06-15doc: Clarify 'hurd-vm' and 'childhurd' names.Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen
Suggested by Maxim Cournoyer via IRC. * doc/guix.texi (The Hurd in a Virtual Machine): Explicitly mention that hurd-vm and childhurd are two names for this service.
2020-06-14doc: Adjust branching and rebuilding strategy to match reality.Marius Bakke
The amount of packages has more than tripled since this section was written. Adjust the rebuild limits and cycle lengths based on current practices. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Increase 'staging' rebuild limit to 1800 packages, and adjust the cycle to six weeks. Increase 'core-updates' cycle to six months.
2020-06-14guix repl: Add script execution.Konrad Hinsen
* guix/scripts/repl.scm: Add filename options for script execution. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix repl): Document it. * tests/guix-repl.sh: Test it. * Makefile.am: (SH_TESTS): Add it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2020-06-14services: Add 'hurd-vm service-type'.Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen
* gnu/services/virtualization.scm (hurd-vm-shepherd-service, hurd-vm-disk-image): New procedures. (%hurd-vm-operating-system, hurd-vm-service-type): New variables. (<hurd-vm-configuration>): New record type. * doc/guix.texi (Virtualization Services): Document it. * gnu/services/shepherd.scm (scm->go): Use let-system, remove FIXME. Fixes fixes cross-building of shepherd modules for the Hurd image.
2020-06-14lint: Add 'check-for-collisions' checker.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Edouard Klein <edk@beaver-labs.com>. * guix/profiles.scm (check-for-collisions): Export. * guix/lint.scm (check-profile-collisions): New procedure. (%local-checkers): Add 'profile-collisions' checker. * tests/lint.scm ("profile-collisions: no warnings") ("profile-collisions: propagated inputs collide") ("profile-collisions: propagated inputs collide, store items"): New tests. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix lint): Document it.
2020-06-14doc: Mention 'guix lint -c derivation'.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix lint): Mention the 'derivation' checker.
2020-06-09doc: Add note to 'udisks-service'.Brice Waegeneire
* doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Specify how to add file-systems utilities to 'udisks-service'.
2020-06-08services: Add `hurd-getty-service-type'.Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen
* gnu/services/hurd.scm (<hurd-gettty-configuration>): New record. (hurd-ttys-shepherd-service): New procedure. (hurd-getty-service-type): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Hurd Services): Document it.
2020-06-08services: Add `hurd-console-service-type'.Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen
* gnu/services/hurd.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Hurd Services): Document it.
2020-06-08bootloader: Extend `<menu-entry>' for multiboot.Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen
* gnu/bootloader.scm (<menu-entry>)[multiboot-kernel,multiboot-arguments, multiboot-modules]: New fields. [linux,initrd]: Add default value '#f'. (menu-entry->sexp, sexp->menu-entry): Support multiboot entry. * doc/guix.texi (Bootloader Configuration): Document them.
2020-06-08system: Add 'hurd' field to <operating-system>.Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[hurd]: New field. * doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Document 'hurd'.
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