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2022-01-25build: Require Guile >= 3.0.3....Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/53157>. Reported by Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>. * configure.ac: Require Guile >= 3.0.3. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Update accordingly. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-24doc: Clarify search path bits....Suggested by Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be> and Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>. * doc/guix.texi (package Reference): Clarify 'native-search-paths' vs. 'search-paths'. (Search Paths): Link to it. Remove unnecessarily "define libxml2". Reword 'file-pattern' description that said "When true". Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-23doc: Tweak Guix Home bits....* doc/guix.texi (Shepherd Home Service): Tweak section name. Add intro. (Invoking guix home): Refer to "guix search". Use @var where appropriate. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-23doc: Document search paths....* doc/guix.texi (package Reference): Link to "Search Paths". (Invoking guix package): Likewise. (Build Phases): Mention 'set-paths' phase. (Search Paths): New node. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-20services: guix-publish: Add negative-ttl parameter....* gnu/services/base.scm (guix-publish-configuration): Add 'negative-ttl' field. (guix-publish-sheperd-service): Process it. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services)[guix-publish-service-type]: Add item for negative-ttl. Guillaume Le Vaillant
2022-01-19doc: Normalize language codes in menu URLs....* doc/build.scm (stylized-html)[build](base-language-url): Add calls to 'normalize'. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-19doc: Make the HTML language menu disappear on narrow screens....* doc/build.scm (stylized-html)[build](navigation-bar): New procedure. (stylized-html): Use it. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-18doc: Add a language menu in the HTML manual....* doc/build.scm (stylized-html): New procedure. (html-manual): Use it. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-18doc: Factorize 'language-code->native-name'....* doc/build.scm (localization-helper-module)[content](translate): Add call to 'setenv' before 'write'. Remove use of 'with-language'. (language-code->native-name): New procedure. (html-manual-indexes)[build](top-level-index): Use it. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-18daemon: Always default to gzip for log compression....* nix/libstore/globals.cc (Settings::Settings): Have 'logCompression' default to COMPRESSION_GZIP unconditionally. * gnu/services/base.scm (<guix-configuration>)[log-compression]: Default to 'gzip. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon, Base Services): Adjust accordingly. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-18doc: Extract (localization) module....* doc/build.scm (localization-helper-module): New procedure. (html-manual-indexes)[build]: Use it. Remove use of GUILE-JSON-3. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-16machine: ssh: Add 'safety-checks?' field....Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/52766>. Reported by Michael Rohleder <mike@rohleder.de>. * gnu/machine/ssh.scm (<machine-ssh-configuration>)[safety-checks?]: New field. (machine-check-file-system-availability): Return the empty list when 'safety-checks?' is false. (machine-check-initrd-modules): Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix deploy): Document it. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-16doc: Fix typo....Groan. * doc/guix.texi (Build Environment Setup): Fix typo. Leo Famulari
2022-01-16doc: Document the dummy $HOME in the build chroot....This missing documentation reported by Matt <matt@excalamus.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Build Environment Setup): Document '/homeless-shelter'. Leo Famulari
2022-01-15doc: Remove now unnecessary workaround....* doc/build.scm (translated-texi-manuals): Turn into an alias for (@@ (guix self) translated-texi-manuals). Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-14doc: Update "guix shell -D -f" example to new input style....* doc/environment-gdb.scm: Change to use 'modify-inputs'. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-14scripts: system: Rationalize persistency....Make sure that the images are created with a non volatile root by default and the vm are created with a volatile root by default. Break the --volatile option into --volatile-image and --persistent-vm options. * guix/scripts/system.scm (perform-action): Turn volatile? argument into volatile-vm-root?. (show-help): Introduce --volatile-image and --persistent-vm options instead of --volatile. (%default-options): Adapt it. (%options): Handle those options. (process-action): Honor them. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Adapt it accordingly. Mathieu Othacehe
2022-01-14gnu: bootstrap: Add support for riscv64-linux....On 7d93b21ab1c132990054372a9677c1639d54e631 gnu: glibc-for-bootstrap: Update patch. Run ./pre-inst-env guix build --target=riscv64-linux-gnu bootstrap-tarballs Producing /gnu/store/4hdzva9i0wyyfbgj1lmqc1wkk644pv07-bootstrap-tarballs-0 With guix hash -rx 1nj0fdgj08bbmfny01mp2blv7c3p2iciqh31zmf04ap5s7ygsqlp * gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm (%bootstrap-executables): Add entries for riscv64-linux. (%bootstrap-guile-hash, %bootstrap-coreutils&co, %bootstrap-binutils, %bootstrap-glibc, %bootstrap-gcc): Add entry for riscv64-linux. (raw-build-guile3): New procedure. (make-raw-bag): Use raw-build-guile3 for riscv64-linux. * guix/packages.scm (%supported-systems): Add riscv64-linux. (%cuirass-supported-systems): Remove riscv64-linux. * guix/utils.scm (target-64bit?): Add riscv64-linux. * m4/guix.m4: Add riscv64-linux as a supported system. * doc/guix.texi (GNU Distribution): Add riscv64-linux. Efraim Flashner
2022-01-13services: Adjust the jami service for the upgraded jami....* gnu/services/telephony.scm (jami-configuration)[jamid]: Rename libring to libjami. * gnu/services/telephony.scm (jami-configuration->command-line-arguments): Adjust daemon file name. * gnu/services/telephony.scm (jami-service-type): Adjust doc. * gnu/tests/telephony.scm (run-jami-test): Check for 'jamid' process, not 'dring'. * doc/guix.texi (Telephony Services): Adjust doc for the jami-qt to jami and libring to libjami packages renaming. Maxim Cournoyer
2022-01-11shell: Cache profiles even when using package specs....This enables profile caching not just when '-m' or '-f' is used, but also when package specs are passed on the command line, as in: guix shell -D guix git It also changes profile cache keys to include the system type, which was previously ignored. * guix/scripts/shell.scm (options-with-caching)[single-file-for-caching]: Remove. Call 'profile-cached-gc-root' instead; adjust to accept two values. (profile-cache-primary-key): New procedure. (profile-cache-key): Remove. (profile-file-cache-key, profile-spec-cache-key): New procedures. (profile-cached-gc-root): Rewrite to include functionality formally in 'single-file-for-caching', but extend to handle package specs. * gnu/packages.scm (cache-is-authoritative?): Export. * guix/transformations.scm (transformation-option-key?): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix shell): Move '--rebuild-cache' documentation to the bottom, just above '--root'. Explain caching and how these two options relate to that. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-11doc: Fix typo in 'setuid-program' example....* doc/guix.texi (Setuid Programs): Fix typo in example. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-09doc: Update ‘guix home search’ output sample....The old output differs greatly from the current one and contains a typo. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix home): Update ‘guix home search’ output sample. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2022-01-09doc: Fix typos....* doc/guix.texi (Home Services, Essential Home Services) (Shells Home Services): Fix ‘avaliable’ typo, & grammar. (Using the Configuration System): Fix another typo. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2022-01-10doc: Use @lisp and clarify 'setuid-program' examples....* doc/guix.texi (Setuid Programs): Use @lisp instead of @example. Add scope for the 'setuid-programs' field snippet. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-10guix hash: Allow '-r' as a non-deprecated alias....This is a followup to 05c962594c346da21f201be72caadfa19060cc9d. Discussed at <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/51307#24>. * guix/scripts/hash.scm (%options): Warn about deprecation for "--recursive", but not for '-r' as it's a convenient shorthand. Mention '--serializer=nar' in the deprecation message. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix hash): Adjust accordingly. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-10doc: Fix typo....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix style): Fix typo. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-10style: Add '--styling' option....* guix/scripts/style.scm (format-package-definition): New procedure. (%options, show-help): Add "--styling". (%default-options): Add 'styling-procedure'. (guix-style): Honor it. * tests/style.scm (with-test-package) ("input labels, 'safe' policy") ("input labels, 'safe' policy, nothing changed") ("input labels, margin comment") ("input labels, margin comment on long list") ("input labels, line comment") ("input labels, modify-inputs and margin comment"): Pass "-S inputs". * etc/indent-code.el: Remove. * doc/contributing.texi (Formatting Code): Mention "guix style" instead of "etc/indent-code.el". (Submitting Patches): Add item for "guix style". * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix style): Document "-S" and update. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-10build: julia-build-system: Create 'Project.toml' file when missing....* guix/build/julia-build-system.scm (link-depot): Create 'Project.toml' file when missing using data provided by the user. (julia-create-package-toml): Remove from export. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Update julia-build-system section. Signed-off-by: Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> zimoun
2022-01-10doc: Fix some typos....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix hash): Fix a few typos today. Reported by KarlJoad on #guix, and then we found more. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2022-01-09nls: Update translations....* po/doc/guix-cookbook.fi.po: New file. * po/doc/guix-manual.fi.po: New file. * po/doc/local.mk: Add them. * doc/local.mk: Add them. * po/guix/fi.po: New file. * po/guix/LINGUAS: Add it. Julien Lepiller
2022-01-07doc: Fix typo....* doc/guix.texi (Essential Home Services): Fix typo. Jelle Licht
2022-01-07doc: Use a better setuid example....nmtui does not benefit from being setuid. Oops. * doc/guix.texi (Setuid Programs): Replace network-manager's /bin/nmtui with nfs-utils' /sbin/mount.nfs. Change a @code{} to a @command{}. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2022-01-06doc: Fix typo....* doc/guix.texi (Build Utilities): Fix typo. Reported by Mortimer Cladwell <mbcladwell@gmail.com> Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2022-01-03doc: Try to clarify the setuid programs examples....Based on user feedback, the shadow / passwd example was too obscure for those who aren't familiar with the shadow collection of tools. And it was also considered confusing for the two examples to use different packages. * doc/guix.texi (Setuid Programs): Use 'nmtui' in the examples. Leo Famulari
2022-01-03doc: Avoid (getenv "HOME") in 'machines.scm' example....Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/52517>. Reported by zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup): Avoid misleading (getenv "HOME") in example. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-03doc: Document clauses of 'modify-inputs'....Suggested by Alexander Asteroth <alexander.asteroth@h-brs.de>. * doc/guix.texi (Defining Package Variants): Document all the supported clauses of 'modify-inputs'. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-02services: guix-build-coordinator: Fix variable name in agent config....* gnu/services/guix.scm (<guix-build-coordinator-agent-configuration>): Fix variable name. * doc/guix.texi (Guix Services): Update accordingly. Christopher Baines
2022-01-02gnu: Add guix-build-coordinator/agent-only....This avoids issues where the coordinator component dependencies (like sqitch and guile-fibers) make it harder to use the agent. * gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix-build-coordinator/agent-only): New variable. * gnu/services/guix.scm (<guix-build-coordinator-agent-configuration>): Use the guix-build-coordinator/agent-only package by default. * doc/guix.texi (Guix Services): Update accordingly. Christopher Baines
2022-01-01transformations: Add '--tune'....* guix/transformations.scm (tuning-compiler) (tuned-package, tunable-package?, package-tuning) (transform-package-tuning) (build-system-with-tuning-compiler): New procedures. (%transformations): Add 'tune'. (%transformation-options): Add "--tune". * tests/transformations.scm ("options->transformation, tune") ("options->transformations, tune, wrong micro-architecture"): New tests. * doc/guix.texi (Package Transformation Options): Document '--tune'. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-01system: Allow 'chfn' to change the user's full name....Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/52539>. Reported by Jacob First <jacob.first@member.fsf.org>. * gnu/build/accounts.scm (allocate-passwd): Add comment as to why 'real-name' is taken from PREVIOUS. Add (not system?) to the condition. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-etc-service) <login.defs>: Add "CHFN_RESTRICT". * gnu/system.scm (%setuid-programs): Add "chfn". * gnu/system/pam.scm (base-pam-services): Add "chfn". * doc/guix.texi (User Accounts): Document it. Ludovic Courtès
2021-12-30doc: cookbook: Update custom kernel guide....* doc/guix-cookbook.texi (Customizing the Kernel): Adjust to new interface. Leo Famulari
2021-12-26doc: Give a complete example of adding setuid programs....* doc/guix.texi (Setuid Programs): Give a complete example of how to use SETUID-PROGRAM. Leo Famulari
2021-12-23scripts: system: Deprecate the docker-image command....* guix/scripts/system.scm (system-derivation-for-action): Use the image API to generate the docker images and deprecate the docker-image command. (process-action): Ditto. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Adapt it. Mathieu Othacehe
2021-12-23Remove VM generation dead-code....This code duplicates the (gnu system image) and (gnu build image) code. Using VM for image generation is not needed, not portable and really slow. Remove all the VM image generation code to make sure that only the image API is used. * gnu/build/vm.scm: Remove it. Move the qemu-command procedure to ... * gnu/build/marionette.scm: ... here. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Adapt it. * tests/modules.scm: Ditto. * gnu/tests/install.scm: Ditto. * gnu/system/vm.scm: Adapt it and remove expression->derivation-in-linux-vm, qemu-img, system-qemu-image/shared-store and system-docker-image procedures. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Adapt it. Mathieu Othacehe
2021-12-22doc: Document (gnu services configuration)....* guix.texi (Complex Configurations): New node. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Xinglu Chen
2021-12-22services: wireguard: Add DNS config field....* gnu/services/vpn.scm (wireguard-configuration)[dns]: New field. (wireguard-configuration-file): Honor it. * doc/guix.texi: Document it. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org> Nathan Dehnel
2021-12-21services: rsync: Allow configuring several rsync "modules"....Until now the rsync service would export a single module, named "files". This allows users to specify as many modules as they want, in line with rsyncd.conf(5). * gnu/services/rsync.scm (warn-share-field-deprecation): New procedure. (<rsync-configuration>)[modules]: New field. [share-path, share-comment, read-only?, timeout]: Mark as deprecated. (<rsync-module>): New record type. (%default-modules): New variable. (rsync-configuration-modules): New procedure. (rsync-activation): Create the directory of each module. (rsync-config-file): Generate configuration for each module. (rsync-service-type)[description]: New field. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Adjust documentation. Augment example. Ludovic Courtès
2021-12-20doc: Remove extra closing paren....* doc/contributing.texi (Emacs Packages): Remove extra paren in example. Ludovic Courtès
2021-12-20doc: Fix wrong home-shepherd-configuration data type....* doc/guix.texi (Managing User's Daemons): Rename shepherd-configuration for home-shepherd-configuration. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Olivier Dion
2021-12-20doc: cookbook: Simplify inputs in examples....* doc/guix-cookbook.texi (Recursive importers, Inheritance): Use the simplified input style. Ludovic Courtès