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2018-08-30import: stackage: Support recursive importing....* guix/import/hackage.scm (hackage-name->package-name): Export procedure. * guix/import/stackage.scm (lts-info-packages-lts-info): Fix match expression. (stackage-recursive-import): New procedure. (stackage->guix-package): Memoize results. * guix/scripts/import/stackage.scm (show-help, %options, guix-import-stackage): Support recursive importing. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document option. Ricardo Wurmus
2018-08-30services: Add ddclient service....* gnu/services/dns.scm (ddclient-configuration, ddclient-service-type): New variables. (uglify-field-name, serialize-field, serialize-boolean, serialize-integer, serialize-string, serialize-list, serialize-extra-options, ddclient-activation, ddclient-shepherd-service, generate-ddclient-documentation): New procedures. * doc/guix.texi (DNS Services): Document it. Oleg Pykhalov
2018-08-28services: openssh: Add 'log-level' field....* gnu/services/ssh.scm (<openssh-configuration>)[log-level]: New field. (openssh-config-file): Honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it. Ludovic Courtès
2018-08-28services: tor: Make it easier to use UNIX sockets....* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it, and mention that tor-service is deprecated. * gnu/services/networking.scm (<tor-configuration>) <socks-socket-type>: New field. (tor-configuration->torrc): When socks-socket-type is 'unix, set SocksPort to UNIX domain socket /var/run/tor/socks-sock and set UnixSocksGroupWritable to 1. * gnu/tests/networking.scm (%tor-os/unix-socks-socket): Instead of using a custom config file, just set socks-socket-type to 'unix. Chris Marusich
2018-08-20doc: Remove extra space before colon in menu entries....Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/32473>. Reported by HiPhish <hiphish@posteo.de>. * doc/guix.texi (Top, Defining Packages): In menu, remove extra space before "::". Ludovic Courtès
2018-08-16doc: Fix typo....* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Add missing 'you' and fix word order. Julien Lepiller
2018-08-16gnu: services: Add pcscd service....* gnu/services/security-token.scm: New file. * gnu/tests/security-token.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Register new files. * doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services): Document the service. Arun Isaac
2018-08-15doc: Replace reference to deprecated title field....* doc/guix.texi (Proceeding with the Installation): Use file-system-label instead of the title field. Julien Lepiller
2018-08-15doc: Fix typo....* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Add missing 'to'. Julien Lepiller
2018-08-13services: cgit: Disable repo booleans having a global counterpart....Otherwise the global counterpart is never taken into account. * doc/guix.texi (Version Control Services): Update accordingly. * gnu/services/cgit.scm (repo-boolean?, serialize-repo-boolean): Use the DEFINE-MAYBE macro to allow for the 'disabled value. (repository-cgit-configuration)[enable-commit-graph?, enable-log-filecount?, enable-log-linecount?, enable-remote-branches?, enable-subject-links?, enable-html-serving?]: Change default value to 'disabled. Clément Lassieur
2018-08-11import: hackage: Support recursive importing....* guix/import/hackage.scm (hackage-recursive-import): New procedure. (hackage-module->sexp): Return dependencies alongside dependencies. (hackage->guix-package): Memoize results. * guix/scripts/import/hackage.scm (show-help, %options, guix-import-hackage): Support recursive importing. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document option. Ricardo Wurmus
2018-08-09doc: Fix syntax error....* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Escape newline between keyword arguments. Marius Bakke
2018-07-30doc: Fix Cuirass URL....* doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Fix Cuirass URL. Clément Lassieur
2018-07-29services: openssh: Add forwarding options....* gnu/services/ssh.scm (<openssh-configuration>)[allow-agent-forwarding?] [allow-tcp-forwarding?, gateway-ports?]: New fields. (openssh-config-file): Handle them. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Adjust accordingly. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Eric Brown
2018-07-28doc: Clarify some of guix-daemon's GC options....Reported by Pierre Neidhardt <ambrevar@gmail.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon): Fix an incorrect statement regarding --gc-keep-outputs. Add a little to the description of this option and --gc-keep-derivations. Chris Marusich
2018-07-25gnu: Add hplip-minimal....* gnu/packages/cups.scm (hplip-minimal): New variable. * gnu/packages/scanner.scm (sane-backends)[inputs]: Replace hplip with hplip-minimal. * doc/guix.texi (Printing Services): Change example code to use hplip-minimal in place of hplip. Add note explaining when use hplip. Efraim Flashner
2018-07-23build-system: Add 'guile-build-system'....* guix/build-system/guile.scm, guix/build/guile-build-system.scm: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add them. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document 'guile-build-system'. Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-17doc: Remove the documentation about Cuirass' load-path....* doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Remove the load-path field. Clément Lassieur
2018-07-13pull: Use (guix inferior) to display new and upgraded packages....* guix/scripts/pull.scm (display-profile-content): Call 'display-generation'. (display-new/upgraded-packages, display-profile-content-diff): New procedures. (process-query)[list-generation]: Remove. [list-generations]: New procedure. Adjust accordingly. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Update example of '-l'. Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-13Add (guix inferior) and (guix scripts repl)....* guix/inferior.scm, guix/scripts/repl.scm, tests/inferior.scm: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add 'guix/scripts/repl.scm' and 'guix/inferior.scm'. (SCM_TESTS): Add 'tests/inferior.scm'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix repl): New node. Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-13services: mcron: Add 'schedule' action....Inspired by <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2018-07/msg00035.html>. * gnu/services/mcron.scm (shepherd-schedule-action): New procedure. (mcron-shepherd-services): Add 'actions' field. * gnu/tests/base.scm (run-mcron-test)["schedule action"]: New test. * doc/guix.texi (Scheduled Job Execution): Mention 'herd schedule'. Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-13services: shepherd: Support custom actions....* gnu/services/shepherd.scm (<shepherd-service>)[actions]: New field. (<shepherd-action>): New record type. (shepherd-service-file): Pass #:actions to 'make'. * doc/guix.texi (Shepherd Services): Document custom actions. Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-12gexp: Allow bytevector as content of `plain-file'....This allows for using a package source directly from git, doing something like (define (command->bytevector command) (let ((port (apply open-pipe* OPEN_READ command))) (let ((output (get-bytevector-all port))) (close-port port) output))) (define-public hello-git (package (name "hello") (version "git") (source (let* ((commit "stable-2.0") (content (command->bytevector `("git" "archive" "--format" "tar" "--prefix" ,(string-append commit "/") ,commit))) (file-name (string-append "hello-" commit))) (plain-file file-name content))) ... )) * guix/gexp.scm (<plain-file>): Also allow bytevector content. (plain-file-compiler): Handle bytevector content. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Describe plain-file now also taking bytevectors. Jan Nieuwenhuizen
2018-07-12store: Add `binary-file'....* guix/store.scm (binary-file): New function. * doc/guix.texi (The Store Monad): Describe binary-file. Jan Nieuwenhuizen
2018-07-11import: gem: Add recursive import....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document gem recursive import. * guix/import/gem.scm (gem->guix-package): Return package and dependencies values. (gem-recursive-import): New procedure. * guix/scripts/import/gem.scm (show-help, %options): Add recursive option. (guix-import-gem): Use 'gem-recursive-import'. * tests/gem.scm (test-json): Rename to 'test-foo-json'. ("gem->guix-package"): Use 'test-foo-json'. (test-bar-json, test-bundler-json): New variables. ("gem-recursive-import"): New test. Oleg Pykhalov
2018-07-10guix: Add opam importer....* guix/scripts/import.scm (importers): Add opam. * guix/scripts/import/opam.scm: New file. * guix/import/opam.scm: New file. * tests/opam.scm: New file. * Makefile.am: Add them. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document it. Julien Lepiller
2018-07-09doc: Use https://alpha.gnu.org instead of FTP....* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation) (USB Stick and DVD Installation, Running GuixSD in a VM): Use "https://alpha.gnu.org" instead of the now deprecated FTP URLs. Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-09doc: Fix FTP link in documentation....The current incorrect link at: https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/guix.html#Running-GuixSD-in-a-VM. I looked for other instances of this mistake in the docs, but I could't find any. * doc/guix.texi: fix link to GuixSD VM image in FTP server. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> EuAndreh
2018-07-09doc: Fix syntax error and remove trailing whitespace....This is a follow-up to commit a33652ee336ae9a5d2ab5fd54bf2397caec42a0e. * doc/guix.texi (Prometheus Node Exporter Service): Remove trailing whitespace and change "defvr" to "defvar". Ricardo Wurmus
2018-07-09services: Add prometheus-node-exporter-service-type....* gnu/services/monitoring.scm (prometheus-node-exporter-service-type): New variable. (<prometheus-node-exporter-configuration>): New record type. (prometheus-node-exporter-shepherd-service): New procedure. * gnu/doc/guix.texi (Monitoring Services): Document it. * gnu/tests/monitoring.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add test module. Gábor Boskovits
2018-07-07doc: Fix typo....* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Fix ‘the’ typo. Oleg Pykhalov
2018-07-06Merge branch 'version-0.15.0'Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-05doc: Mention translations of the manual....* doc/guix.texi (Top): Add note about l10n. * doc/htmlxref.cnf: Add "guix.fr". Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-05doc: Update package count....* doc/guix.texi (Limitations): Update number. Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-05doc: Mention ARM and AArch64 bootloaders....* doc/guix.texi (Bootloader Configuration): Mention ARM and AArch64. Add missing uses of @code. Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-05doc: Improve UEFI/BIOS bootloader documentation....Partly fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/30312>. * doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Add note on how to choose between UEFI and BIOS. (Using the Configuration System)[Bootloader]: New subsubsection. (Bootloader Configuration): Expound on the bootloader type and target. * gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl: Switch to UEFI. * gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl: Explicitly mention "legacy" and "BIOS" in the comments. Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-05Don't force colour in aliases....* gnu/system/shadow.scm (default-skeletons): Substitute ‘--color=auto’ for ‘--color’ (which implies ‘=always’) in aliases. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Also adjust examples as that makes more sense. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2018-06-27doc: Specify Guile-SQLite3 minimum version....* doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Specify the minimum guile-sqlite3 version. * README (Requirements): Likewise. Ludovic Courtès
2018-06-27doc: Private key passphrases are not supported....* doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup): Note this. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2018-06-26doc: Minor improvements to Power Management Services....* doc/guix.texi (Top): Improve summary. (Power Management Services): Use proper titlecase for section. Add index entries and sub-sections. Nicolas Goaziou
2018-06-26doc: Use a consistent partitioning scheme....* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Consistently refer to the ESP as /dev/sda1; root file system as /dev/sda2; and swap as /dev/sda3. Marius Bakke
2018-06-25doc: Add an example of ~/.asoundrc file for ALSA configuration....* doc/guix.texi (Sound Services): Improve it and add an example of ~/.asoundrc file. 宋文武
2018-06-25services: alsa-service-type: Fix the loading of 'pulse' plugin....Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/31591>. * gnu/services/sound.scm (<alsa-configuration>)[alsa-plugins]: New field. (alsa-config-file): Use 'pcm_type.pulse' and 'ctl_type.pulse' to specify file paths to the 'pulse' plugin. * doc/guix.texi (Sound Services): Document this. Co-authored-by: 宋文武 <iyzsong@member.fsf.org> Oleg Pykhalov
2018-06-23services: Add fingerprint identification service....* gnu/services/authentication.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services): Document it. Danny Milosavljevic
2018-06-16doc: Clarify when branches are "frozen"....* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Provide a link to Hydra. Add section about freezing branches. Marius Bakke
2018-06-15system: Add os-with-u-boot....* gnu/system/install.scm (os-with-u-boot): New procedure. * gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm (make-u-boot-package): Export. * doc/guix.texi (Building the Installation Image for ARM Boards): New subsection. Danny Milosavljevic
2018-06-14build: Require Guile-SQLite3....The next commits make (sqlite3) an indirect dependency of (gnu build install), which is itself used by (guix scripts system), hence this new requirement. * configure.ac: Error out when $guix_cv_have_recent_guile_sqlite3 is false. Remove HAVE_GUILE_SQLITE3 Automake conditional. * Makefile.am (MODULES, SCM_TESTS): Remove HAVE_GUILE_SQLITE3 conditions. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Add Guile-SQLite3. * README: Ditto. * gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix)[propagated-inputs]: Add GUILE-SQLITE3. [arguments]: In 'wrap-program' phase, take guile-sqlite3 into account. Ludovic Courtès
2018-06-13pull: Add '--list-generations'....* guix/scripts/pull.scm (show-help, %options): Add '--list-generations'. (display-profile-content, process-query): New procedures. (guix-pull): Honor '--list-generations'. Ludovic Courtès
2018-06-12services: nginx: Support extra content in the http block....This helpful when adding content to the nginx configuration file, which isn't supported by the record type used for the configuration. For example, like adding proxy_cache_path configuration. * gnu/packages/web.scm (<nginx-configuration>): Add new extra-content field. (nginx-configuration-extra-content): New field accessor. (default-nginx-config): Add support for the extra-content field. * doc/guix.texi (NGINX): Document the new extra-content field. Christopher Baines
2018-06-09pull: Install the new Guix in a profile....* guix/scripts/pull.scm (%pull-version): New variable. (build-from-source): Pass #:pull-version to BUILD. (whole-package-for-legacy, derivation->manifest-entry): New procedure. (build-and-install): Rewrite in terms of 'build-and-use-profile'. * guix/scripts/system.scm (maybe-suggest-running-guix-pull)[latest]: Switch to "/current". * scripts/guix.in (augment-load-paths!): Remove use of ~/.config/guix/latest. * build-aux/compile-as-derivation.scm: Replace "/guix/latest/" with "/current/share/guile/site/X.Y" * guix/scripts.scm (warn-about-old-distro)[age]: Check "/current" instead of "/latest". * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Document it. * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Remove footnote about abusing ~/.config/guix/latest. Ludovic Courtès