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2017-03-14pack: Add '--symlink'....* guix/scripts/pack.scm (self-contained-tarball): Add #:symlinks parameter. [build](symlink->directives): New procedure (directives): New variable. Add call to 'evaluate-populate-directive'. Pass the directories among DIRECTIVES to 'tar'. (%default-options): Add 'symlinks'. (%options, show-help): Add '--symlink'. (guix-pack): Honor it. * gnu/build/install.scm (evaluate-populate-directive): Export. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Document it. Ludovic Courtès
2017-03-14pack: Add '--localstatedir' option....* guix/scripts/pack.scm (self-contained-tarball): Add #:localstatedir? parameter and honor it. (%options, show-help): Add '--localstatedir'. (guix-pack): Honor it. * gnu/build/install.scm (populate-single-profile-directory): Add #:register? parameter and honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Use '--localstatedir' in example. (Invoking guix pack): Document it. Ludovic Courtès
2017-03-12Add 'guix pack'....* gnu/system/install.scm (self-contained-tarball): Move to... * guix/scripts/pack.scm: ... here. New file. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Mention 'guix pack'. (Invoking guix pack): New node. * build-aux/make-binary-tarball.scm: Remove. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add guix/scripts/pack.scm. (EXTRA_DIST): Remove build-aux/make-binary-tarball.scm. (guix-binary.%.tar.xz): Rewrite using 'guix pack'. * build-aux/hydra/gnu-system.scm (tarball-jobs): Adjust accordingly. Ludovic Courtès
2017-03-12services: dovecot: Fix unix_listeners and fifo_listeners path types....* gnu/services/mail.scm (unix-listener-configuration)[path] (fifo-listener-configuration)[path]: Change type from 'file-name' to 'string'. * doc/guix.texi (Mail Services): Document it. Signed-off-by: Clément Lassieur <clement@lassieur.org> Clément Lassieur
2017-03-12build: GnuTLS is now a hard dependency....Discussed as part of <https://bugs.gnu.org/25975>. * configure.ac: Check for (gnutls) and error out if it's missing. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Move GnuTLS from optional to required. (Substitutes): Remove footnote about the need for GnuTLS. Ludovic Courtès
2017-03-11linux-initrd: Add a raw-initrd and use it to define base-initrd....* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (raw-initrd): New exported variable. (base-initrd): Use raw-initrd to build the initrd. * doc/guix.texi (Initial RAM Disk): Document it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Mathieu Othacehe
2017-03-11doc: Update the package count....* doc/guix.texi: Update the number of packages available. John Darrington
2017-03-10services: openssh: Fix 'PrintLastLog' default behaviour....* gnu/services/ssh.scm (openssh-config-file): Add 'print-last-log?' option. (<openssh-configuration>)[print-last-log?]: Add it. (openssh-activation): Touch /var/log/lastlog. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document 'print-last-log?'. Before that, the service did not work as expected because /var/log/lastlog did not exist. Signed-off-by: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org> Clément Lassieur
2017-03-10services: openssh: Remove deprecated options....* gnu/services/ssh.scm (openssh-config-file): Remove them. (<openssh-configuration>)[rsa-authentication?]: Remove it. (<openssh-configuration>)[protocol-number]: Remove it. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Remove them. Signed-off-by: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org> Clément Lassieur
2017-03-10services: openssh: Enable PAM....* gnu/services/ssh.scm: (openssh-pam-services): New procedure. (openssh-service-type): Use it to extend PAM-ROOT-SERVICE-TYPE. (<openssh-configuration>)[challenge-response-authentication?]: New field. (<openssh-configuration>)[use-pam?]: New field. (openssh-config-file): Add them. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document them. Signed-off-by: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org> Clément Lassieur
2017-03-10services: Add exim-service-type....* gnu/services/mail.scm (<exim-configuration>): New record type. (exim-computed-config-file, exim-shepherd-service, exim-activation, exim-etc, exim-profile): New procedures. (exim-service-type, %exim-accounts): New variables. * doc/guix.text (Mail Services): Document it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Carlo Zancanaro
2017-03-06Revert "doc: Symlink daemon start-up files."...This reverts commit b7230de54b493da5a78922b4226255763b525a98. Versions of systemd that supported symlinked service files are not yet widely deployed. See this thread for more information: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-01/msg01199.html Leo Famulari
2017-03-05services: Add agetty service....* gnu/services/base.scm (<agetty-configuration>): New record type. (agetty-shepherd-service, agetty-service): New procedures. (agetty-service-type): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document it. [mingetty-configuration],[kmscon-configuration]: Specify the types of supported consoles. Leo Famulari
2017-02-23services: guix: Support building in a directory besides '/tmp'....* gnu/services/base.scm (<guix-configuration>)[tmpdir]: New field. (guix-shepherd-service): Use 'tmpdir' in #:environment-variables. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services)[guix-configuration]: Document it. Leo Famulari
2017-02-22services: guix: Support using an HTTP proxy....* gnu/services/base.scm (<guix-configuration>)[http-proxy]: New field. (guix-shepherd-service): Use 'http-proxy' in #:environment-variables. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services)[guix-configuration]: Document it. Leo Famulari
2017-02-12services: Add openvswitch-service-type....* gnu/services/networking.scm (<openvswitch-configuration>): New record type. (openvswitch-activation, openvswitch-shepherd-service): New procedures. (openvswitch-service-type): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it. 宋文武
2017-02-10gnu: Add dub-build-system....* guix/build-system/dub.scm: New file. * guix/build/dub-build-system.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add them. * doc/guix.texi: Add section for dub-build-system. Danny Milosavljevic
2017-02-09import: Add stackage importer and updater....* guix/import/stackage.scm: New file. * guix/scripts/import/stackage.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add new files. * guix/scripts/import.scm (importers): Add "stackage". * guix/scripts/refresh.scm (%updaters): Add %stackage-updater. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking 'guix import'): Document the importer. (Invoking 'guix refresh'): Add stackage to option --type valid values. * guix/import/hackage.scm (guix-package->hackage-name, hackage-fetch, hackage-source-url, hackage-cabal-url, hackage-package?): Export them. Federico Beffa
2017-02-08services: Add 'special-files-service-type'....* gnu/build/activation.scm (activate-/bin/sh): Remove. (activate-special-files): New procedure. * gnu/services.scm (activation-script): Remove call to 'activate-/bin/sh'. (special-files-service-type): New variable. (extra-special-file): New procedure. * gnu/services/base.scm (%base-services): Add SPECIAL-FILES-SERVICE-TYPE instance. * gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test)[special-files]: New variables. ["special files"]: New test. Ludovic Courtès
2017-02-02services: cuirass: Add load-path to cuirass configuration...* gnu/services/cuirass.scm (<cuirass-configuration>): Add load-path field. (cuirass-shepherd-service): Honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Document it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Mathieu Othacehe
2017-02-01doc: Discuss encrypted swap space....* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Provide an example of how to set up (encrypted) swap space using a swap file. (operating-system Reference)[swap-devices]: Clarify that swap files are supported, too. (Mapped Devices): Explain how to use a mapped device with a swap file to encrypt swap space. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Chris Marusich
2017-02-01doc: Clarify that 'guix pull' can't be easily rolled back....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Clarify that 'guix pull' can't be easily rolled back. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Chris Marusich
2017-02-01services: Make 'static-networking' extensible....This allows users to statically define several interfaces. * gnu/services/networking.scm (<static-networking>)[provision] [name-servers]: Add default values. (static-networking-shepherd-service) (static-networking-etc-files) (static-networking-shepherd-services): New procedures. (static-networking-service-type): Change to extend both SHEPHERD-ROOT-SERVICE-TYPE and ETC-SERVICE-TYPE. (static-networking-service): Remove default value of #:provision. Implement using 'simple-service'. * gnu/services/base.scm (%base-services): Replace 'static-networking-service' call with 'service' form. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Update documentation. Ludovic Courtès
2017-01-29doc: Fix typo....* doc/guix.texi (ocaml-build-system): Replace ocaml with OCaml. Julien Lepiller
2017-01-29doc: Document ocaml-build-system....* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems) [ocaml-build-system]: New definition. Julien Lepiller
2017-01-28doc: Fix typos....Fixes a regression introduced in commit f31f1acac2efb4bc6558b604a07b56f826423177. Reported-by roptat on #guix. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Use "@@" instead of "@". Alex Kost
2017-01-28doc: Fix typos....* doc/guix.texi: Use "@" for package specifications. Alex Kost
2017-01-28doc: Clarify "Installing GuixSD in a VM"....* doc/guix.texi (Installing GuixSD in a VM): Mention decompressing the installation image. Leo Famulari
2017-01-28doc: Fix networking instructions in "Installing GuixSD in a VM"....This is a followup to commit c8b543741f422ecf41e7635c6a1c40b3bd55947a. * doc/guix.texi (Installing GuixSD in a VM): Fix typo. Leo Famulari
2017-01-28doc: Add missing Upstart command for the binary installation....Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/25551>. Reported by Jason Self <jason@bluehome.net>. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Add 'initctl reload-configuration' command for Upstart. Ludovic Courtès
2017-01-28doc: Add 'cups-configuration' example with 'hplip'....* doc/guix.texi (Printing Services): Add example with 'hplip'. Ludovic Courtès
2017-01-23doc: Mention the need of a BIOS boot partition when using GPT....* doc/guix.text (Preparing for Installation)[Disk Partitioning]: Mention the need of a BIOS boot partition when using GPT with the defualt GRUB. 宋文武
2017-01-23doc: Fix a typo in guix.texi....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix environment): s/the use/use the/ Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Maxim Cournoyer
2017-01-22services: cuirass: Add port to cuirass configuration...* gnu/services/cuirass.scm (<cuirass-configuration>): Add port field. (cuirass-shepherd-service): Honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Document it. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org> Mathieu Othacehe
2017-01-20services: network-manager: Use record for configuration....* gnu/services/network-manager.scm (<network-manager-configuration>): New record type. (network-manager-shpeherd-service): Change to use the network-manager-configuration record, rather than a package. Generate a simple configuration file from the network-manager-configuration record. (network-manager-service-type): Update extensions to take the network-manager-configuration rather than a package. (network-manager-service): Remove function, the network-manager-service-type can be used instead, and this avoids keeping the function signature and value coresponding to the service type in sync. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Remove documentation for the removed network-manager-service procedure, and add documentation of the network-manager-service-type variable and network-manager-configuration record. Signed-off-by: 宋文武 <iyzsong@member.fsf.org> Christopher Baines
2017-01-19services: nginx: Add support for 'location' blocks....* gnu/services/web.scm (<nginx-server-configuration>): Add field 'locations'. (<nginx-location-configuration>): New record type. (<nginx-named-location-configuration>): New record type. (nginx-location-config): New function. (default-nginx-server-config): Include locations. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Document the new nginx-location-configuration and nginx-named-location-configuration data types, as well as the changes to the nginx-server-configuration. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Christopher Baines
2017-01-19services: nginx: Add support the 'upstream' module....* gnu/services/web.scm (<nginx-upstream-configuration>): New record type. (<nginx-configuration>): Add new field upstream-blocks. (nginx-upstream): New function. (default-nginx-config): Add upstream-list parameter. (nginx-service): Add optional upstream list keyword argument. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Document the new nginx-upstream-configuration data type and changes to the nginx function. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Christopher Baines
2017-01-18doc: Show how to deploy any version of Guix....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Give some examples of how to deploy arbitrary Guix versions with the --url option. Leo Famulari
2017-01-17doc: Add '--manifest' example using 'specification->package+output'....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Add --manifest example using 'specification->package+output'. Ludovic Courtès
2017-01-15guix build: Add '--repair'....* guix/scripts/build.scm (show-help, %options): Add '--repair'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix gc): Mention 'guix build --repair'. (Additional Build Options): Document it. Ludovic Courtès
2017-01-15gnu: Add openvpn service....* gnu/services/vpn.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (VPN Services): New section. Julien Lepiller
2017-01-14challenge: Add '--verbose'....* guix/scripts/challenge.scm (summarize-report): Add #:verbose? parameter. [report-hashes]: New procedure. Use it. Honor VERBOSE? in the 'match case. (show-help, %options): Add '--verbose'. (guix-challenge): Honor it. Ludovic Courtès
2017-01-12services: Add 'redis-service-type'....* gnu/services/database.scm (<redis-configuration>): New record type. (%redis-accounts, redis-service-type): New variables. (default-redis.conf, redis-activation, redis-shepherd-service): New procedures. * doc/guix.texi (Database Services): Document the new redis service. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Christopher Baines
2017-01-10system: Add btrfs file system support....* gnu/build/file-systems.scm (%btrfs-endianness, btrfs-superblock?, read-btrfs-superblock, btrfs-superblock-uuid, btrfs-superblock-volume-name, check-btrfs-file-system): New variables. (%paritition-label-readers, %partition-uuid-readers): Add btrfs readers. * gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (linux-modules): Add btrfs modules when a btrfs file-system is used. * gnu/tests/install.scm (%btrfs-root-os %btrfs-root-os-source, %btrfs-root-installation-script, %test-btrfs-root-os): New system test. * doc/guix.texi: Adjust accordingly. Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/19280>. David Craven
2017-01-08gnu: Add Prosody service....* gnu/services/messaging.scm: New file. * gnu/services/configuration.scm: New exported procedures. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add gnu/services/messaging.scm. * doc/guix.texi (Messaging Services): New section. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Clément Lassieur
2017-01-06guix: Add Docker image export....* guix/docker.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Register it. * guix/scripts/archive.scm (show-help, %options, guix-archive): Add support for "--format". * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix archive): Document it. Ricardo Wurmus
2017-01-04graph: Add '%reverse-package-node-type'....* guix/scripts/graph.scm (%reverse-package-node-type): New variable. (%node-types): Add it. * tests/graph.scm ("reverse package DAG"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Add cross-reference to "Invoking guix graph". (Invoking guix graph): Document 'reverse-package'. Ludovic Courtès
2017-01-04doc: Change wording for "--with-graft"....* doc/guix.texi (Package Transformation Options): Change wording for "--with-graft" documentation. Ricardo Wurmus
2017-01-03services: nginx: Make service extensible....* gnu/services/web.scm (<nginx-configuration>)[server-blocks]: New field. (nginx-activation): When CONFIG-FILE is #f, use 'default-nginx-config'. (nginx-shepherd-service): Likewise. (nginx-service-type): Add 'compose' and 'extend' fields. (nginx-service): Change default value of #:server-list to '(), and default value of #:config-file to #f. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Document it. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Julien Lepiller
2017-01-03services: nginx: Rename "vhost" to "server"....* gnu/services/web.scm (<nginx-vhost-configuration>): Rename to... (<nginx-server-configuration>): ... this. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Adjust accordingly. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Julien Lepiller