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2015-05-19build: Make sure $CXX supports C++11.Ludovic Courtès
* m4/guix.m4 (GUIX_CHECK_CXX11, GUIX_ASSERT_CXX11): New macros. * config-daemon.ac: Use 'AC_LANG([C++])' and 'GUIX_ASSERT_CXX11'.C * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Mention C++11 support.
2015-05-18doc: Re-generate detailed node listing.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Top): Update detailed node listing.
2015-05-18install: Files in the tarball are all root-owned.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes a thinko introduced in 175ced4. * gnu/system/install.scm (self-contained-tarball): Use "root:0" as the owner and group. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Revert 175ced4.
2015-05-18install: Use the right user and group name for files in the binary tarball.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr> at <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-05/msg00220.html>. * gnu/system/install.scm (self-contained-tarball): Pass --owner and --group to 'tar'. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Move group and account creation before extraction. Make "run the daemon" a separate step.
2015-05-18doc: Suggest the same build user and group names as on GuixSD.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Build Environment Setup): Suggest the user and group names as used on GuixSD. (Binary Installation): Adjust accordingly.
2015-05-17doc: Better suggestion for the /usr/local/bin/guix symlink.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr> at <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-05/msg00220.html>. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Use the longer 'guix' file name.
2015-05-17doc: Document 'ifconfig eno1 up' before running 'dhclient'.Ludovic Courtès
Reported by Scott McDonough <smcdonough1@gmail.com> in <http://bugs.gnu.org/20582>. * doc/guix.texi (System Installation): Suggested setting the interface up before running 'dhclient'.
2015-05-17doc: Suggest how to preserve /var and /root owner and permissions.Ludovic Courtès
Reported by Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Suggest --skip-old-files when extracting the archive.
2015-05-13doc: Increase package count.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (System Installation): Increase package count.
2015-05-12publish: Add '--listen'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/publish.scm (show-help, %options): Add --listen. (getaddrinfo*): New procedure. (%default-options): Add 'address'. (open-server-socket): Replace 'addr' and 'port' with 'address', a sockaddr. (guix-publish): Adjust accordingly. Augment "publishing" message with the actual address. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix publish): Document it.
2015-05-12publish: Add '--user' option.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/publish.scm (show-help): Add --user. (%options): Likewise. (run-publish-server): Change 'port' parameter to 'socket'. Pass #:socket instead of #:addr and #:port to 'run-server'. Update caller accordingly. (open-server-socket, gather-user-privileges): New procedures. (guix-publish): Use them. Force %PRIVATE-KEY and %PUBLIC-KEY early on. Warn when running as root. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix publish): Document --user.
2015-05-12doc: Make 'guix publish' more visible.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Substitutes): Add xref to "Invoking guix publish". (Invoking guix publish): Add xref to "Substitutes". Explain what Hydra is.
2015-05-12doc: "GSD" -> "GuixSD".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi: Replace "GSD" with "GuixSD".
2015-05-12doc: Use @indicateurl where appropriate.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation, Invoking guix-daemon, System Installation): Use @indicateurl instead of @code where appropriate.
2015-05-11doc: Document X.509 certificates.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Add xref to "X.509 Certificates". (X.509 Certificates): New section. * gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl: Use NSS-CERTS.
2015-05-10doc: Mention GNU Make as a requirement.Ludovic Courtès
* README (Requirements): Add GNU Make. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Likewise.
2015-05-10build: Require Guile >= 2.0.7.Ludovic Courtès
* configure.ac: Require guile-2.0 >= 2.0.7. * README: Adjust accordingly. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Likewise.
2015-05-09doc: Show both the "bare-bones" and the "desktop" configurations.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (System Installation): Add xref to "Using the Configuration System" instead of including one here. (Using the Configuration System): Remove first example, and include os-config-bare-bones.texi instead. Include os-config-desktop.texi as a second example. * doc.am (OS_CONFIG_EXAMPLES_TEXI): New variable. (BUILT_SOURCES, EXTRA_DIST, MAINTAINERCLEANFILES): Use it. (doc/os-config.texi): Remove. (doc/os-config-%.texi): New target.
2015-05-09install: Have several OS config templates under /etc/configuration.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/system/install.scm (configuration-template-service): Remove 'local-template' and 'template'. Add 'search' and 'templates'. [activate]: Copy all of TEMPLATES to /etc/configuration. * doc/guix.texi (System Installation): Adjust file name accordingly.
2015-05-08doc: Document 'avahi-service'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/avahi.scm (avahi-service): Add URL in docstring. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it. (Name Service Switch): Fix cross-reference.
2015-05-08doc: Document sessions and ~/.xsession for SLiM.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (slim-service): Document session types and ~/.xsession. * doc/guix.texi (X Window): Adjust accordingly.
2015-05-08services: Add '%desktop-services'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/desktop.scm (%desktop-services): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Document it.
2015-05-08nss: Add '%mdns-host-lookup-nss'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/system/nss.scm (%mdns-host-lookup-nss): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Name Service Switch): Document it.
2015-05-07gnu: Add postgresql-service.David Thompson
* gnu/services/databases.scm: New file. * gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi ("Database Services"): New subsubsection.
2015-05-06profiles: Generate an 'etc/profile' file.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by 宋文武 <iyzsong@gmail.com> in <http://bugs.gnu.org/20255>. * guix/build/profiles.scm (abstract-profile, write-environment-variable-definition): New procedures. (build-profile): Add #:search-paths parameter. Create OUTPUT/etc/profile. * guix/profiles.scm (profile-derivation)[builder]: Add 'search-paths' variable and pass it to 'build-profile'. Adjust #:modules argument. * tests/profiles.scm ("etc/profile"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Mention etc/profile.
2015-05-05services: Group desktop services in (gnu services desktop).Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/colord.scm, gnu/services/dbus.scm, gnu/services/upower.scm: Remove. * gnu/services/desktop.scm: New file, with contents taken from the above files. * gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Adjust accordingly. * doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): New section. (Various Services): Move colord-service and upower-service from here to "Desktop Services".
2015-05-04doc: Fix dangling references in the 'sh-symlink' monad example.Ludovic Courtès
Reported by Christopher A. Webber <cwebber@dustycloud.org>. * doc/guix.texi (The Store Monad): Reintroduce 'mlet' in 'sh-symlink' example. Move the simplified version below. Explain that the 'store' parameter is threaded.
2015-05-04doc: Suggest 'groupadd --system'.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Build Environment Setup): Use 'groupadd --system'.
2015-05-04doc: Clarify installation from the binary tarball.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Specifically refer to group/account creation, and add an item for substitutes. Mention verifiability.
2015-05-04doc: Replace reference to profile.sh with sh-symlinkChristopher Allan Webber
* doc/guix.texi (The Store Monad): Replace reference to "profile.sh", which is not defined until the next node, with "sh-symlink", which is defined immediately above Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2015-05-02guix: build: Add transitive source building.Eric Bavier
* guix/scripts/build.scm (%options, options->derivations): Add --sources option. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document --sources option. * tests/guix-build.sh: Add tests.
2015-05-01services: Add console-keymap service.Alex Kost
* gnu/services/base.scm (console-keymap-service): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document it. Co-authored-by: 宋文武 <iyzsong@gmail.com>
2015-05-01derivations: Add #:leaked-env-vars parameter.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Joshua Randall <jcrandall@alum.mit.edu> in <http://bugs.gnu.org/20402>. * guix/derivations.scm (derivation): Add #:leaked-env-vars parameter. [user+system-env-vars]: Honor it. * guix/gexp.scm (gexp->derivation): Add #:leaked-env-vars and pass it to 'raw-derivation'. * doc/guix.texi (Derivations, G-Expressions): Adjust accordingly.
2015-04-20system: Make /gnu/store a read-only bind mount by default.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (%immutable-store): New variable. (%base-file-systems): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Document it.
2015-04-19guix package: -A and -s take supported systems into account.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/package.scm (guix-package)[process-query] <list-available>: Restrict results to packages matching 'supported-package?". * guix/ui.scm (package->recutils): Print "systems:". * tests/guix-package.sh: Add tests. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Adjust description of '--list-available' accordingly.
2015-04-18doc: Warn earlier about the risk of overwriting with the binary install.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl>. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Move warning about overwriting higher up.
2015-04-18packages: Allow package lookups with version prefixes.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/packages.scm (find-packages-by-name): Sort MATCHING according to 'version>?'. Use 'string-prefix?' instead of 'string=?' to compare against VERSION. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Add example and explanation.
2015-04-17Merge branch 'master' into core-updatesMark H Weaver
Conflicts: gnu-system.am gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm
2015-04-16refresh: Allow users to refer to specific package versions.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/refresh.scm (guix-refresh): Use 'specification->package' instead of 'find-packages-by-name'. This allows users to specify things like "qt-4.8.6". * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Add an example.
2015-04-15doc: Add section on installation from a binary tarball.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): New section.
2015-04-14guix package: Add '--do-not-upgrade' option.Mark H Weaver
* guix/scripts/package.scm (%options): Add the '--do-not-upgrade' option. (show-help): Document it. (options->installable): Add 'do-not-upgrade-regexps' variable. Use it in 'packages-to-upgrade'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Document the '--do-not-upgrade' option.
2015-04-13Merge branch 'master' into core-updatesMark H Weaver
2015-04-13services: Add upower.Andy Wingo
* gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add gnu/services/upower.scm. * gnu/services/upower.scm: New file, defining a upower service. * doc/guix.texi (Various Services): Mention it. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2015-04-12doc: Add example showing how to customize 'nscd-service'.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Name Service Switch): Add link to nss-mdns. Add example show how to pass #:name-services to 'nscd-service'. (Base Services): Add link from 'nscd-service' to the above. * gnu/services/base.scm (nscd-service): Update docstring accordingly.
2015-04-09Merge branch 'master' into core-updatesLudovic Courtès
2015-04-08activation: Remove undeclared user accounts and groups.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/19795>. Reported by David Thompson <dthompson2@worcester.edu>. * gnu/build/activation.scm (enumerate, current-users, current-groups, delete-user, delete-group): New procedures. (activate-users+groups): Add calls to 'delete-user' and 'delete-group'. * doc/guix.texi (User Accounts): Add a paragraph about statelessness. Explain that passwords are preserved.
2015-04-08import: Add hackage importer.Federico Beffa
* guix/scripts/import.scm (importers): Add hackage. * guix/scripts/import/hackage.scm: New file. * po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add guix/scripts/import.scm. * doc/guix.texi: Add section on 'hackage' importer.
2015-04-08gnu: Add colord service.Andy Wingo
* gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add gnu/services/colord.scm. * gnu/services/colord.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi (Various Services): Document it. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2015-04-07doc: Refer to "Substitutes" from "Setting Up the Daemon".Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Mark H Weaver. * doc/guix.texi (Setting Up the Daemon): Add xref to "Substitutes".
2015-04-07doc: Mention the relation between module names and file names.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Package Modules): Mention the relation between module names and file names.