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2019-12-30services: console-font: Update example with HDPI font suggestion.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
This solution was kindly provided by Bernard M. Wiedemann. * gnu/services/base.scm (console-font-service-type): Add ter132n (terminus 132 nomal) font example, for HDPI displays. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Update to `guix system search console' example output.
2019-12-27doc: Mention "make authenticate".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Add instructions to run 'git verify-commit' and 'make authenticate'.
2019-12-21services: Add Mumi service.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/web.scm (%mumi-activation, %mumi-accounts): New variables. (mumi-shepherd-services): New procedure. (mumi-service-type): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Document it.
2019-12-18gnu: Remove uses of deprecated Qemu network configuration.Marius Bakke
* gnu/build/vm.scm (load-in-linux-vm): Move Qemu network configuration from ARCH-SPECIFIC-FLAGS to the Qemu command line. Use the "-nic" option of Qemu instead of "-device" and "-net". * gnu/system/vm.scm (common-qemu-options): Do not add a '-net' command. (virtual-machine-compiler): Use "-nic user,..." instead of "-net". * doc/guix.texi (Installing Guix in a VM, Invoking guix system, Running Guix in a VM): Do the same for examples.
2019-12-13doc: Link to "Building from Git" instead of quoting command to build Guix.Pierre Neidhardt
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remove example. Add link to "Building from Git" section.
2019-12-12challenge: Support "--diff=diffoscope".Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/challenge.scm (call-with-nar): New procedure. (narinfo-contents): Express in terms of 'call-with-nar'. (call-with-mismatches, report-differing-files/external): New procedures. (%diffoscope-command): New variable. (%options): Support "diffoscope" and a string starting with "/". * tests/challenge.scm (call-mismatch-test): New procedure. ("differing-files"): Rewrite in terms of 'call-mismatch-test'. ("call-with-mismatches"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix challenge): Document it.
2019-12-12challenge: Add "--diff".Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/challenge.scm (dump-port*): New variable. (archive-contents, store-item-contents, narinfo-contents) (differing-files, report-differing-files): New procedures. (summarize-report): Add #:report-differences and call it. (show-help, %options): Add "--diff". (%default-options): Add 'difference-report' key. (report-differing-files): Parameterize CURRENT-TERMINAL-COLUMNS and pass #:report-differences to 'summarize-report'. * guix/tests/http.scm (%local-url): Add optional argument. (call-with-http-server): Fix docstring typo. * tests/challenge.scm (query-path-size, make-narinfo): New procedures. ("differing-files"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix challenge): Document "--diff".
2019-12-12guix archive: Add '--list'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/archive.scm (show-help, %options): Add '--list'. (list-contents): New procedure. (guix-archive): Honor the '--list' option. * tests/guix-archive.sh: Test it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix archive): Document it.
2019-12-12doc: Add missing MKDIR call.Clément Lassieur
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Add missing MKDIR call.
2019-12-10pack: Clarify the /bin/sh requirement for Singularity.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/pack.scm (squashfs-image)[symlinks*]: New variable. [build]: Use it instead of SYMLINKS. (guix-pack): Emit a warning and a hint when "bash" and "bash-minimal" are missing and PACK-FORMAT is 'squashfs. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Document the /bin/sh requirement for Singularity.
2019-12-09doc: Fix typo.Jelle Licht
* doc/guix.texi (bitlbee-configuration): The field that refers to the bitlbee package is called "bitlbee", not "package".
2019-12-08lint: Add '--load-path' option.zimoun
* guix/scripts/lint.scm (%options): Add '--load-path' option. * doc/guix.texi: Document it. * tests/guix-lint.sh: Test it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-12-08doc: Mention how to simulate a `guix pull' before submitting patches.Pierre Neidhardt
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Mention the dummy guix pull command in the check list.
2019-12-08doc: Mention how to rebuild guix before submitting patches.Pierre Neidhardt
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Mention rebuild command in the check list.
2019-12-07file-systems: Add support for 'strict-atime' and 'lazy-time' flags.Guillaume Le Vaillant
* guix/build/syscalls.scm (MS_LAZYTIME): New variable. * gnu/build/file-systems.scm (mount-flags->bit-mask): Add match rules for 'strict-atime' and 'lazy-time'. * doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Add 'strict-atime' and 'lazy-time' to the list of supported flags. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-12-07guix system: Add "describe" action.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/system.scm (show-help): Add "describe". (process-command): Handle it. (guix-system): Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document it.
2019-12-07machine: Add provenance tracking to each machine operating system.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/machine.scm (<machine>): Rename accessor to '%machine-operating-system'. (machine-operating-system): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Service Reference): Mention it.
2019-12-07guix system: Use 'provenance-service-type', add "--save-provenance".Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/system.scm (show-help, %options): Add "--save-provenance". (process-action): Define 'save-provenance?' and 'transform'; call 'transform' on the OS. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document it under 'reconfigure'. (Service Reference): Mention that 'provenance-service-type' is automatically added by 'reconfigure' & 'init'.
2019-12-07services: Add 'provenance-service-type'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services.scm (object->pretty-string) (channel->code, channel->sexp, provenance-file) (provenance-entry): New procedures. (provenance-service-type): New variable. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-with-provenance): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Service Reference): Document 'provenance-service-type'.
2019-12-04machine: ssh: <machine-ssh-configuration> can include the host key.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/machine/ssh.scm (<machine-ssh-configuration>)[host-key]: New field. (machine-ssh-session): Pass #:host-key to 'open-ssh-session'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix deploy): Document it.
2019-12-04services: Add GNOME Keyring service.Leo Prikler
* gnu/services/desktop.scm: (<gnome-keyring-configuration>): New record type. (pam-gnome-keyring): New procedure. (gnome-keyring-service-type): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Document it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-12-03Revert "doc: Fix typo in example."Efraim Flashner
This reverts commit 7b40d59114e1462d6d8140f325a66b12e91db667.
2019-12-01guix: Add the 'qt' build system.Hartmut Goebel
* guix/build-system/qt.scm, guix/build/qt-build-system.scm: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add them. * doc/guix.texi (Buiild systems): Add the new build system.
2019-11-30services: Add polkit-wheel-service.Leo Prikler
* gnu/services/desktop.scm: (polkit-wheel): New variable. (polkit-wheel-service): New service. * doc/guix.texi: Document polkit-wheel-service. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-11-30gexp: 'local-file' properly resolves non-literal relative file names.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/gexp.scm (local-file): Distinguish the case where FILE is a literal string and when it's not. Add a clause for when FILE is not a literal string. * tests/gexp.scm ("local-file, non-literal relative file name"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Update accordingly.
2019-11-28doc: Link to Guile's SXML section.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (PAM Mount Service): Add xref to the "SXML" section of the Guile manual.
2019-11-28services: Add pam-mount.Guillaume Le Vaillant
* gnu/services/pam-mount.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (PAM Mount Service): New subsection. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-11-28doc: Handle right arrows in 'syntax-highlighted-html'.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/build.scm (syntax-highlighted-html)[build](entity->string): Add "rarr".
2019-11-26doc: Fix typo.Efraim Flashner
* doc/guix.texi (php-fpm-service-type): Note that the socket-group default is "nagios" and not "php-fpm".
2019-11-26guix build: '--keep-failed' implies '--no-offload'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/build.scm (set-build-options-from-command-line): Pass #:offload? #f when 'keep-failed? is true. * doc/guix.texi (Common Build Options): Document it.
2019-11-26guix build, daemon: Rename "--no-build-hook" to "--no-offload".Ludovic Courtès
This is a followup to bc69ea2d605810cc32e13ed03d5848b8dc358b61. * guix/scripts/build.scm (show-build-options-help): Rename "--no-build-hook" to "--no-offload". (%standard-build-options): Likewise, and warn when "--no-build-hook" is passed. * nix/nix-daemon/guix-daemon.cc (options): Add "--no-offload" and mark "--no-build-hook" as hidden. * guix/scripts/offload.scm: Adjust comment. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon, Common Build Options): Replace "--no-build-hook" with "--no-offload". * etc/completion/fish/guix.fish, etc/completion/zsh/_guix: Adjust accordingly.
2019-11-26doc: cookbook: Add cross-references to the Guile manual.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix-cookbook.texi (A Scheme Crash Course): Add cross-reference to the Guile manual.
2019-11-26doc: cookbook: Use @result{} & co. instead of a '>' prompt.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix-cookbook.texi (A Scheme Crash Course) (Extended example): Use @result{}, @print{}, and @error{}.
2019-11-26doc: cookbook: Use Texinfo quotes.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix-cookbook.texi: Use Texinfo quotes ``like this'' instead of straight quotes or curly quotes.
2019-11-26doc: cookbook: Add cross-reference about ./pre-inst-env.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix-cookbook.texi (Direct checkout hacking): Refer to "Running Guix Before It Is Installed".
2019-11-26doc: cookbook: Use @lisp for Scheme snippets.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix-cookbook.texi: Use @lisp instead of @example where appropriate.
2019-11-22pack: Allow multiple '--manifest' options.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/pack.scm (guix-pack): Collect 'manifest' options, and concatenate the resulting manifests. * tests/guix-pack.sh: Test it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Document it.
2019-11-22package: Allow multiple '--manifest' options.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/package.scm (manifest-action): Remove. (%actions): Remove it. (load-manifest): New procedure. (process-actions): Handle 'manifest' options. Define 'files' from 'manifest' options. Define 'manifest' based on FILES. Define 'trans' to represent the final transaction. * tests/guix-package.sh: Test it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Mention
2019-11-22environment: Document that '--manifest' can be repeated.Ludovic Courtès
* tests/guix-environment.sh: Test 'guix environment' with two '-m' options. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix environment): Explain that '-m' can be passed multiple times.
2019-11-21doc: fcgiwrap-configuration: Remove stray period.Efraim Flashner
* doc/guix.texi (Web Services)[fcgiwrap-configuration]: Remove a stray period.
2019-11-21pack: Add "--derivation".Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/pack.scm (%options, show-help): Add "--derivation". (guix-pack): Honor it. * tests/guix-pack.sh: Test it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Document it.
2019-11-19doc: Fix typo in example.Efraim Flashner
* doc/guix.texi (Web Services)[nginx-php-fpm-location]: Fix example to actually use nginx-php-fpm-location.
2019-11-19doc: Fix typo.Efraim Flashner
* doc/guix.texi (Web Services)[php-fpm-configuration]: Change language to suggest there are more than two options.
2019-11-19doc: Clarify the "system type" for 'machine-ssh-configuration'.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix deploy): Replace "Nix system type" with "system type" for consistency.
2019-11-15time-machine: Honor the standard build options.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/time-machine.scm (show-help): Call 'show-build-options-help'. (%options): Add %STANDARD-BUILD-OPTIONS. (%default-options): New variable. (parse-args): Pass (list %default-options) to 'parse-command-line' and remove #:build-options? parameter. (guix-time-machine): Call 'set-build-options-from-command-line' and wrap 'cached-channel-instance' call in 'with-status-verbosity'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix time-machine): Mention common build options.
2019-11-15Add 'guix time-machine'.Konrad Hinsen
* guix/scripts/time-machine.scm: New file. * Makefile.am: (MODULES): Add it. * guix/scripts/pull.scm (channel-list): Export. * guix/inferior.scm (cached-channel-instance): New procedure. (inferior-for-channels): Use it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix time-machine): New section. (Channels): Cross-reference it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-11-13doc: Drop stray quotation mark.Kyle Meyer
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix publish): Drop stray quotation mark. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-11-11services: Add pagekite-service-type.Alex Griffin
* gnu/services/networking.scm (pagekite-service-type): New service type. (<pagekite-configuration>): New record type. (pagekite-shepherd-service): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.
2019-11-11services: Add knot-resolver-service-type.宋文武
* gnu/services/dns.scm (<knot-resolver-configuration>): New record type. (knot-resolver-activation, knot-resolver-shpherd-services): New procedures. (%knot-resolver-accounts, %kresd.conf, knot-resolver-service-type): New variables. * doc/guix.texi (DNS Services): Document it.
2019-11-09doc: Mention value /var to localstatedir option.zimoun
* README (Installing Guix from Guix): Mention value /var to localstatedir option. * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Likewise. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>