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2022-10-11services: guix: Include max-allocated-builds gbc agent option....* gnu/services/guix.scm (guix-build-coordinator-agent-configuration-max-allocated-builds): New procedure. (guix-build-coordinator-agent-shepherd-services): Use max-allocated-builds. * doc/guix.texi (Guix Build Coordinator): Document this new field. Christopher Baines
2022-10-07Revert "Revert "services: Add xvnc-service-type.""...This reverts commit 0c4966160054bc50e6ab3a4ac9c9a6a1826ab5a0. The fix appears in the subsequent commit, for clarity. Maxim Cournoyer
2022-10-07Revert "services: Add xvnc-service-type."...This reverts commit 1c528a95cb92b7808e6603d7956185005583629f. This broke 'guix pull', for (yet) unknown reasons. Maxim Cournoyer
2022-10-07services: Add xvnc-service-type....* gnu/services/vnc.scm: New file. * gnu/tests/vnc.scm: Likewise. * gnu/local.mk: Register them. Maxim Cournoyer
2022-10-07services: xorg: Add auto-suspend? field to <gdm-configuration>....* gnu/services/xorg.scm (<gdm-configuration>) <auto-suspend?>: New field. (gdm-dconf-profiles): New variable. * gnu/services/xorg.scm (gdm-shepherd-service) <environment-variables> [!auto-suspend?]: Specify DCONF_PROFILE. (gdm-service-type): Extend DCONF-SERVICE-TYPE. * doc/guix.texi (X Window): Document the new field. Maxim Cournoyer
2022-10-07services: gdm: Add a configuration field to enable XDMCP....* gnu/services/xorg.scm (<gdm-configuration>)[xdmcp?]: New field. * gnu/services/xorg.scm (gdm-configuration-file): Use it. Use (ice-9 format) to serialize boolean. (gdm-polkit-rules): New variable. (gdm-service-type): Use it to extend polkit. * doc/guix.texi (X Window): Document it. Maxim Cournoyer
2022-10-06doc: Fix missing package name....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Fix missing package name for gem importer. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> Taiju HIGASHI
2022-10-06doc: Add terms to concept index for "guix style"....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix style): Add terms to concept index. Ricardo Wurmus
2022-10-06doc: Add concept index terms for "guix archive"....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix archive): Add terms to concept index. Ricardo Wurmus
2022-10-06doc: Add every command name to concept index....* doc/guix.texi: Add an entry for each Guix command to the concept index. Ricardo Wurmus
2022-10-06doc: Use @command instead of @code....* doc/guix.texi: Use @command to refer to Guix commands. Ricardo Wurmus
2022-10-06services: dhcp-client: Implement and use a configuration record....* gnu/services/networking.scm (dhcp-client-configuration): New record configuration. (dhcp-client-shepherd-service): Implement a shepher service. Provide a deprication message for legacy configurations. (dhcp-client-service-type): Use dhcp-client-shepherd-service. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Setup): Update. * po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add 'gnu/services/networking.scm'. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Alexey Abramov
2022-10-04home: Add home-batsignal-service-type....* gnu/home/services/pm.scm (home-batsignal-service-type): New variable. (home-batsignal-configuration): New record type. * doc/guix.texi: Document them. * gnu/local.mk: Add gnu/home/services/pm.scm. ( via Guix-patches via
2022-10-04doc: Mention network mask in network-route....* doc/guix.texi (Networking Setup): Mention network mask in network-route. Andrew Tropin
2022-10-03doc: Mention sourcing system profile when chrooting....* doc/guix.texi (Chrooting into an existing system): Add sourcing of system profile along user profile. Maxim Cournoyer
2022-10-02doc: Update the URL of ISC DHCP....* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Update ISC DHCP URL. Ludovic Courtès
2022-09-29transformations: '--with-source' now operates in depth....The '--with-source' option is the first one that was implemented, and it's the only one that would operate only on leaf packages rather than traversing the dependency graph. This change makes it consistent with the rest of the transformation options. * guix/transformations.scm (evaluate-source-replacement-specs): New procedure. (transform-package-source): Rewrite using it. * tests/transformations.scm ("options->transformation, with-source, no matches"): Rewrite since we no longer get a warning. ("options->transformation, with-source, in depth"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Package Transformation Options): Adjust examples. Ludovic Courtès
2022-09-28doc: Tweak wsdd wording....* doc/guix.texi (Samba Services)[Web Service Discovery Daemon]: Tweak wording. Ludovic Courtès
2022-09-28doc: Fix syntax for 'wsdd-configuration'....* doc/guix.texi (Samba Services): Fix syntax of 'wsdd-configuration' data type definition. Ludovic Courtès
2022-09-28doc: Mention where one can learn more about the samba config file syntax....* doc/guix.texi (Samba Services): Refer users to "man smb.conf" to learn more about the Samba config file format. Maxim Cournoyer
2022-09-28doc: Add a simple Samba share example....* doc/guix.texi (Samba Services): Add a configuration example. Maxim Cournoyer
2022-09-28doc: Clarify Samba Services configuration....* doc/guix.texi (Samba Services): Explicit the fact that no daemons are automatically run. Remove the word "Manually", that suggested otherwise. Maxim Cournoyer
2022-09-25doc: Turn example to lisp....* doc/guix.texi (System Images): Turn example snippets to lisp snippets. Mathieu Othacehe
2022-09-25doc: Remove an extra dot....* doc/guix.texi (System Images): Remove it. Mathieu Othacehe
2022-09-24system: images: Add wsl2 module....* gnu/system/images/wsl2.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi ("System Images"): Document it. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org> Alex Griffin
2022-09-24system: image: Add tarball support....* gnu/image.scm (<image>)[fields]: Add tarball to the supported formats. * gnu/system/image.scm (tarball-image, tarball-image-type): New variables. (system-tarball-image): New procedure. (image->root-file-system): Add tarball image support. (system-image): Ditto. * doc/guix.texi ("System Images"): Document it. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org> Alex Griffin
2022-09-24doc: Add a "System Images" chapter....* doc/guix.texi ("System Images"): New chapter. Mathieu Othacehe
2022-09-24doc: Add a "Platforms" chapter....* doc/guix.texi ("Platforms"): New chapter. ("Porting"): Link it. Mathieu Othacehe
2022-09-24services: Add wsdd service....* doc/guix.texi: Add documentation for wsdd service. * gnu/services/samba.scm (<wsdd-configuration>): New record. (wsdd-service-type): New variable. (wsdd-shepherd-services): New procedure. * gnu/tests/samba.scm (%wsdd-os): Add variable. (run-wsdd-test): New procedure. (%test-wsdd): New variable. Signed-off-by: Lars-Dominik Braun <lars@6xq.net> Simon Streit
2022-09-24services: Add samba service....* gnu/services/samba.scm: New file. * gnu/tests/samba.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add them. * po/guix/POTFILES.in Add 'gnu/services/samba.scm'. * doc/guix.texi: Document it. Signed-off-by: Lars-Dominik Braun <lars@6xq.net> Simon Streit
2022-09-17import: gem: Support importing a specific version of a gem....* guix/import/gem.scm: (rubygems-fetch, gem->guix-package) (gem-recursive-import): Fix to fetch the specified version of the gem. * guix/scripts/import/gem.scm (show-help): Update the help message. (guix-import-gem): Modify so the version number to be passed to subsequent procedures. * tests/gem.scm: Add tests. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> Taiju HIGASHI
2022-09-14gnu: fail2ban-service-type: Improve extra-content fields....* gnu/services/security.scm (fail2ban-jail-configuration)[extra-content]: Change to text-config. (fail2ban-configuration)[extra-content]: Change to text-config. * gnu/doc/guix.texi: Update type of extra-content fields. Modified-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> muradm
2022-09-08gnu: bootloader: Extend `<menu-entry>' for chain-loader....* gnu/bootloader.scm (<menu-entry>)[chain-loader]: New field. (menu-entry->sexp, sexp->menu-entry): Support chain-loader. * doc/guix.texi (Bootloader Configuration): Document it. Co-Authored-By: Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu> Signed-off-by: Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu> tiantian
2022-09-07doc: Fix typo....* doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services): Fix typo. Ricardo Wurmus
2022-09-06services: nginx: Add 'shepherd-requirement' configuration field....* gnu/services/web.scm (<nginx-configuration>)[shepherd-requirement]: New field. (nginx-shepherd-service): Honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Document it. Ludovic Courtès
2022-09-05doc: Add more info about commits signature local verification....* doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Add more info about commits signature local verification. Andrew Tropin
2022-09-04services: upower: Default to a percentage-based policy....This is the documented default of UPower 0.99.15 (the actual default appears to be #f though). * gnu/services/desktop.scm (<upower-configuration>) [use-percentage-for-policy?]: Default to #t. * doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Adjust accordingly. Explain the tradeoff. Ludovic Courtès
2022-09-04services: upower: Update default percentage values....These values are those used by default by UPower 0.99.15. * gnu/services/desktop.scm (<upower-configuration>)[percentage-low] [percentage-critical]: Increase. * doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Update accordingly. Ludovic Courtès
2022-09-02doc: Link to the "Scheme Crash Course"....* doc/guix.texi (Defining Packages): Add @quotation block linking to "A Scheme Crash Course". Ludovic Courtès
2022-09-01doc: Suggest more RAM for "Running Guix in a VM"....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". Ludovic Courtès
2022-09-01gnu: fail2ban-service-type: Fix documentation typos....Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> muradm
2022-08-30guix system: Use standard cross and native build options....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> Thiago Jung Bauermann
2022-08-30bootloader: Add device-tree-support? option....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. Reza Alizadeh Majd
2022-08-28services: Add lightdm-service-type....* 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> Maxim Cournoyer
2022-08-28gnu: security: Add fail2ban-service-type....* 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> muradm
2022-08-26gnu: greetd-service-type: Add supplementary groups to greeter....* 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. muradm
2022-08-26gnu: seatd-service-type: Use seat group....* 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. muradm
2022-08-25doc: Replace remaining 'unset mentions with %unset-value....* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Replace 'unset with %unset-value. (Power Management Services): Likewise. (Complex Configurations): Likewise. Maxim Cournoyer
2022-08-24services: configuration: Add a 'maybe-value-set?' procedure....* 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> Maxim Cournoyer
2022-08-20doc: Fix typos....* doc/guix.texi: Fix various typos found by translators. Julien Lepiller