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2017-10-07pull: Add GUIX_PULL_URL environment variable....* guix/scripts/pull.scm (%repository-url): Add GUIX_PULL_URL environment variable. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Mention GUIX_PULL_URL. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Oleg Pykhalov
2017-10-06services: Add MongoDB....* gnu/services/databases.scm (%default-mongodb-configuration-file, %mongodb-accounts, mongodb-service-type): New variables. (<mongodb-configuration>): New record type. (mongodb-activation, mongodb-shepherd-service): New procedures. * gnu/tests/databases.scm (%test-mongodb): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Database Services): Add MongoDB documentation. Christopher Baines
2017-10-03guix: ant-build-system: Add #:test-include and #:test-exclude arguments....* guix/build-system/ant.scm: Add #:test-include and #:test-exclude arguments. * guix/build/ant-build-system.scm: Generate test list from arguments. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document it. Julien Lepiller
2017-10-03guix: ant-build-system: Add main-class support....* guix/build-system/ant.scm: New #:main-class argument * guix/build/ant-build-system.scm: Generate a manifest file with additional properties. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document it. Julien Lepiller
2017-10-03gnu: services: Add cgit....* gnu/services/version-control.scm (<cgit-configuration-file>, <cgit-configuration>): New record types. (cgit-configuration-robots-string, cgit-activation, cgit-configuration-nginx-config): New procedures. (%cgit-configuration-nginx, cgit-service-type): New variables. * gnu/tests/version-control.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Version Control): Document the cgit service. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Oleg Pykhalov
2017-10-03doc: Explain why synopses/descriptions must be literal strings....Suggested by Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>. * doc/guix.texi (Synopses and Descriptions): Recommend literal strings. Ludovic Courtès
2017-09-30doc: Fix rottlog configuration sample code....* doc/guix.texi (Log Rotation): Correct code for the default mcron-service. Thomas Danckaert
2017-09-28services: web: Add try-files for the nginx-service-type....* gnu/services/web.scm (<nginx-server-configuration>): Add nginx-server-configuration-try-files. (emit-nginx-server-config): Use it. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Document it. Oleg Pykhalov
2017-09-28import: Add JSON importer....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document it. * guix/scripts/import/json.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it. * guix/scripts/import.scm (importers): Add json importer. Ricardo Wurmus
2017-09-27cuirass: Add gnu-system build spec....* build-aux/hydra/gnu-system.scm (hydra-jobs): Support subset "hello". * build-aux/cuirass/gnu-system.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Update example spec. Jan Nieuwenhuizen
2017-09-26services: cuirass: Add host option....* gnu/services/cuirass.scm (<cuirass-configuration>): Add host option. (cuirass-shepherd-service): Pass host option. * doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Document it. Jan Nieuwenhuizen
2017-09-23gnu: Add rsync service....* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Add rsync service documentation. * gnu/services/rsync.scm (<rsync-configuration>): New file. * gnu/tests/rsync.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add new files. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> Oleg Pykhalov
2017-09-22services: network-manager: Add support for VPN plug-ins....* gnu/services.scm (directory-union): Export. * gnu/services/networking.scm (<network-manager-configuration>)[vpn-plugins]: New field. (vpn-plugin-directory, network-manager-environment): New procedure. (network-manager-shepherd-service): Pass #:environment-variables to 'make-forkexec-constructor'. (network-manager-service-type): Add SESSION-ENVIRONMENT-SERVICE-TYPE extension. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it. Ludovic Courtès
2017-09-19doc: Mention 'mkfs.fat' for the ESP....Suggested by Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Mention 'mkfs.fat'. Ludovic Courtès
2017-09-16build-system: Add 'meson-build-system'....* Makefile.am (MODULES): Add 'guix/build-system/meson.scm' and 'guix/build/meson-build-system.scm'. * guix/build-system/meson.scm: New file. * guix/build/meson-build-system.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Add 'meson-build-system'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Peter Mikkelsen
2017-09-16guix system: Add 'search' command....* guix/scripts/system.scm (resolve-subcommand): New procedure. (process-command): Handle 'search'. (guix-system): Likewise. (show-help): Augment. * guix/scripts/system/search.scm: New file. * po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add it. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it. * guix/ui.scm (%text-width): Export. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document it. (Service Types and Services): Mention 'guix system search'. * tests/guix-system.sh: Test it. Ludovic Courtès
2017-09-16services: Add a description and location for each service type....* gnu/services.scm (<service-type>)[description, location]: New field. * doc/guix.texi (Service Types and Services): Document 'description'. Ludovic Courtès
2017-09-13gnu: cuirrass: Default port to 8081....* gnu/services/cuirass.scm (<cuirass-configuration>): Default port to 8081. Fixes conflict with guix-publish default. * doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Update. Jan Nieuwenhuizen
2017-09-13doc: Fix typo in cuirrass config example....* doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Add missing quote in example spec. Jan Nieuwenhuizen
2017-09-12doc: Use Screen and OpenSSH in the bare-bones example....* gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl (packages): Remove TCPDUMP; add SCREEN and OPENSSH. * doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Adjust explanation accordingly. Ludovic Courtès
2017-09-11substitute: Download from unauthorized sources that provide the right content....This allows substitutes to be downloaded from unauthorized servers, as long as they advertise the same hash and references as one of the authorized servers. * guix/scripts/substitute.scm (assert-valid-narinfo): Remove. (valid-narinfo?): Add #:verbose?. Handle each case of 'signature-case'. (equivalent-narinfo?): New procedure. (lookup-narinfos/diverse): Add 'authorized?' parameter and honor it. [select-hit]: New procedure. (lookup-narinfo): Add 'authorized?' parameter and pass it. (process-query): Adjust callers accordingly. (process-substitution): Remove call to 'assert-valid-narinfo'. Check whether 'lookup-narinfo' returns true and call 'leave' if not. * tests/substitute.scm (%main-substitute-directory) (%alternate-substitute-directory): New variables. (call-with-narinfo): Make 'narinfo-directory' a parameter. Call 'mkdir-p' to create it. Change unwind handler to check whether CACHE-DIRECTORY exists before deleting it. (with-narinfo*): New macro. ("substitute, no signature") ("substitute, invalid hash") ("substitute, unauthorized key"): Change expected error message to "no valid substitute". ("substitute, unauthorized narinfo comes first") ("substitute, unsigned narinfo comes first") ("substitute, first narinfo is unsigned and has wrong hash") ("substitute, first narinfo is unsigned and has wrong refs") ("substitute, unsigned narinfo comes first") ("substitute, two invalid narinfos"): New tests. * doc/guix.texi (Substitutes): Explain the new behavior. Ludovic Courtès
2017-09-10doc: Replace upstream-list with upstream-blocks....This fixes the documentation to match the implementation. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Replace 'upstream-list' with 'upstream-blocks'. Christopher Baines
2017-09-10doc: Replace server-list with server-blocks....* doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Replace 'server-list' with 'server-blocks'. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> Oleg Pykhalov
2017-09-08doc: Update elogind URL....* doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Update elogind URL. Ludovic Courtès
2017-09-07size: Default to '--sort=self'....* guix/scripts/size.scm (%default-options): Change default value for 'profile<?. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix size): Adjust accordingly. Ludovic Courtès
2017-09-05services: web: Fix nginx-service-type's ‘file’ procedure....* gnu/services/web.scm (nginx-activation, nginx-shepherd-service): Replace references to non-existent ‘config-file’ with ‘file’. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Likewise. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2017-09-05doc: Fix typo in copyright header....* doc/guix.texi: Move stray ‘@*’ to where it belongs. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2017-09-04services: Add auto-enable? parameter to the bluetooth-service....* gnu/services/desktop.scm (bluetooth-configuration): New record. (bluetooth-shepherd-service): Use it. (bluetooth-directory): New method. (bluetooth-service-type): Use it to extend the etc-service-type service. (bluetooth-service): Add `auto-enable?' parameter. * doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Document it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Maxim Cournoyer
2017-09-03services: '%desktop-services' uses NetworkManager instead of Wicd....Discussed at <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-08/msg00277.html>. * gnu/services/desktop.scm (%desktop-services): Remove call to 'wicd-service'. Add instances of NETWORK-MANAGER-SERVICE-TYPE and WPA-SUPPLICANT-SERVICE-TYPE. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document 'network-manager-service-type' as being part of '%desktop-services'. (Desktop Services): Replace Wicd with NM. Ludovic Courtès
2017-08-31services: mpd: Remove the mpd-file field....Since MPD switches user, the pid-file must be in a writable dir. This is now always /var/run/mpd/(user)/pid. * gnu/services/audio.scm (mpd-service-type): Add a activation-service extension. (<mpd-configuration>)[pid-file]: Remove. (mpd-service): Rename to... (mpd-shepherd-service): ... this. (mpd-file-name, mpd-service-activation): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Audio Services): Document the changes. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Peter Mikkelsen
2017-08-25gnu: Add AccountsService service to desktop services....* doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Add accountsservice-service. * gnu/services/desktop.scm (%accountsservice-activation): (accountsservice-service-type): New public variables. (%desktop-services): Add accountsservice-service. Andy Wingo
2017-08-23gnu: bootloader: Deprecate "device" field in favor of "target"....* gnu/bootloader.scm (<bootloader-configuration>): Deprecate "device" field in favor of "target" field. This is mostly a renaming but also a generalization to support UEFI targets being paths to a mounted partition instead of a device name. * gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl: * gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl: * gnu/system/examples/lightweight-desktop.tmpl: * gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl: * gnu/system/install.scm: * gnu/tests.scm: * gnu/tests/install.scm: * gnu/tests/nfs.scm: * tests/system.scm: Adapt all invocations of bootloader-configuration. * guix/scripts/system.scm (perform-action): Rename device argument to bootloader-target. (process-action): Adapt caller. * doc/guix.texi (Proceeding with the Installation): * doc/guix.texi (Bootloader Configuration): Update documentation. Andy Wingo
2017-08-23services: Add libvirt services...* gnu/services/virtualization.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi (Virtualization Services): Document it. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> Ryan Moe
2017-08-22web: Remove the nginx-service procedure....Now that the service-type has a default value, and configuration record is accessible. * gnu/services/web.scm (nginx-service): Remove procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Update and improve NGinx documentation. Christopher Baines
2017-08-19pack: Add "none" compressor....* guix/scripts/pack.scm (%compressors): Add compressor "none"; prepend extension with ".". (self-contained-tarball, docker-image): Assume compressor extensions start with period. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Document it. Ricardo Wurmus
2017-08-19doc: Update Database services in detailed node list....This was updated in the Service subsection, but the matching update here was missed. * doc/guix.text (Top): Change database services description. Christopher Baines
2017-08-19maint: Create an ISO9660 installation image in the 'release' target....* Makefile.am (GUIXSD_IMAGE_BASE): Adapt target file name. (release): Use file-system-type iso9660. * doc/guix.texi: Document installation from DVD. Danny Milosavljevic
2017-08-13gnu: Add mpd service....* doc/guix.texi: Add documentation. * gnu/services/audio.scm (<mpd-configuration>): New record type. (mpd-service-type): New service type. * gnu/tests/audio.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk: Add new files. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> Peter Mikkelsen
2017-08-12doc: Change Database Services description....This is overly specific, as this section now includes the documentation for Redis, which is not an SQL database. * doc/guix.texi: Change database services description. Christopher Baines
2017-08-10doc: Fix typo....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Fix typo. Leo Famulari
2017-08-09services: Update the Tailon service for Tailon 1.3.0....Tailon 1.3.0 (upgraded from 1.1.1) adds support for HTTP authentication. * gnu/services/admin.scm (<tailon-configuration-file>): Add http-auth and users configuration values. (tailon-configuration-file-http-auth, tailon-configuration-file-users): New procedures. (tailon-configuration-file-compiler): Add support for the http-auth and users configuration options. * doc/guix.texi (Monitoring Services): Document authentication for Tailon. Christopher Baines
2017-08-09services: Add missing wrap-lines option to tailon....* gnu/services/admin.scm (<tailon-configuration-file>): Add wrap-lines. (tailon-configuration-wrap-lines): New procedure. (tailon-configuration-file-compiler): Add support for wrap-lines. * doc/guix.texi (Monitoring Services): Document the wrap-lines Tailon configuration option. Christopher Baines
2017-08-04build: Add minify build system....* guix/build-system/minify.scm: New file. * guix/build/minify-build-system: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add new files. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document minify-build-system. Ricardo Wurmus
2017-08-03doc: 'patches' field of <origin> can list file-like objects....Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/27165>. Reported by sirgazil <sirgazil@zoho.com>. * doc/guix.texi (origin Reference): 'patches' can contain file-like objects. Ludovic Courtès
2017-08-02pull: Fetch source code from Git....* guix/scripts/pull.scm (%snapshot-url, with-environment-variable) (with-PATH): Remove. (ensure-guile-git!): New procedure. (%repository-url): New variable. (%default-options): Add 'repository-url' and 'ref'. (show-help, %options): Add '--commit' and '--url'. (temporary-directory, first-directory, interned-then-deleted) (unpack): Remove. (build-from-source): Rename 'tarball' to 'source'. Remove call to 'unpack'. (build-and-install): Rename 'tarball' to 'source'. (honor-lets-encrypt-certificates!, report-git-error): New procedures. (with-git-error-handling): New macro. (guix-pull)[fetch-tarball]: Remove. Wrap body in 'with-git-error-handling'. Rewrite to use 'latest-repository-commit'. * build-aux/build-self.scm (build): Print an error message and exit when GUILE-GIT is #f. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Mention Git. Document '--commit' and '--branch'. Ludovic Courtès
2017-08-02build: Make Guile-Git a hard requirement....* configure.ac: Error out when (git) is missing. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Mention Guile-Git. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add guix/git.scm unconditionally. Ludovic Courtès
2017-07-30services: openssh: Extensions provide extra authorized keys....* gnu/services/ssh.scm (extend-openssh-authorized-keys): New procedure. (openssh-service-type)[compose, extend]: New fields. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document the extension. Ludovic Courtès
2017-07-30services: openssh: Add 'authorized-keys' field....* gnu/services/ssh.scm (<openssh-configuration>)[authorized-keys]: New field. (authorized-key-directory): New procedure. (openssh-config-file): Honor 'authorized-keys'. (openssh-activation): Use 'with-imported-modules'. Make /etc/ssh 755. Create /etc/ssh/authorized_keys.d. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it. Ludovic Courtès
2017-07-30doc: Give an example of arguments for the 'run-vm.sh' script....Suggested by Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Give an example of passing arguments to the 'run-vm.sh' script. Ludovic Courtès
2017-07-30services: Add memcached....* gnu/services/databases.scm (memcached-service-type, %memcached-accounts): New variables. (<memcached-configuration>): New record type. (memcached-service-type): New procedures. * gnu/tests/databases.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi (Database Services): Document the new memcached service. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add entry for tests/databases.scm. Christopher Baines