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2016-11-06system: Add 'guix system' actions: switch-generation and roll-back.Chris Marusich
* guix/scripts/system.scm (roll-back-system, switch-to-system-generation): new actions. (reinstall-grub): New procedure, used by switch-to-system-generation. (show-help, process-command, guix-system): Honor the new actions. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system) <switch-generation, roll-back>: Add the new actions. <reconfigure>: In the footnote, mention that the new actions also only work on GuixSD. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-11-01doc: Fix typo.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/24851>. Reported by saffronsnail@hushmail.com. * doc/guix.texi (Initial RAM Disk): Move parenthesis to after "of QEMU".
2016-10-30system: Record store file system info in each generation.Chris Marusich
* gnu/system.scm (<boot-parameters>)[store-device, store-mount-point]: New fields. (read-boot-parameters): Initialize them. (operating-system-grub.cfg): Likewise. Remove STORE-FS argument from call to 'grub-configuration-file'. (operating-system-parameters-file): Add 'store' element in 'boot-parameters'. * gnu/system/grub.scm (strip-mount-point): Replace 'store-fs' parameter by 'mount-point'; adjust accordingly. Adjust callers. (<menu-entry>)[device, device-mount-point]: New fields. (eye-candy): Replace 'root-fs' parameter by 'store-device'; add 'store-mount-point'. Use keyword arguments for 'system' and 'port'. (grub-root-search): Remove 'root-fs' by 'device' and adjust accordingly. (grub-configuration-file): Remove 'store-fs' parameter. Adjust accordingly. * guix/scripts/system.scm (previous-grub-entries): Initialize 'device' and 'device-mount-point' fields from PARAMS. * doc/guix.texi (GRUB Configuration): Document 'device' and 'device-mount-point'. Explain that 'linux' can be prefixed by a GRUB device name. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-10-30doc: Add information related to network connectivity with qemu.David Craven
* doc/guix.text: Add it.
2016-10-28guix hash: Interpret '-' as standard input.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/hash.scm (guix-hash)[file-hash]: Special-case "-". * tests/guix-hash.sh: Add test. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix hash): Document it.
2016-10-24services: nginx: Virtual hosts are first-class configuration items.Julien Lepiller
* gnu/services/web.scm (<nginx-vhost-configuration>): New record type. (config-domain-strings): New procedure. (config-index-strings): New procedure. (default-nginx-vhost-config): New procedure. (default-nginx-config): Add vhost support and temporary directories (nginx-activation): Create temporary directories (nginx-service): Add vhost-list key. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Document 'nginx-vhost-configuration'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-10-23doc: emacs: Clarify 'guix-use-substituse' and 'guix-dry-run'.宋文武
Reported by apteryx on #guix. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Build Options): Mention the variable value when describe the effects of 'guix-use-substitute' and 'guix-dry-run'.
2016-10-20services: ntpd: Add 'allow-large-adjustment?' knob.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Leo Famulari. * gnu/services/networking.scm (<ntp-configuration>)[allow-large-adjustment?]: New field. (ntp-shepherd-service): Honor it. (ntp-service): Add #:allow-large-adjustment? and honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.
2016-10-17guix build: Add '--with-graft'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/build.scm (transform-package-inputs/graft): New procedure. (%transformations): Add 'with-graft'. (%transformation-options): Likewise. (show-transformation-options-help): Document it. * tests/scripts-build.scm ("options->transformation, with-graft"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Package Transformation Options): Document it.
2016-10-15graph: Add '%referrer-node-type'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/graph.scm (ensure-store-items): New procedure. (%reference-node-type)[convert]: Use it. (non-derivation-referrers): New procedure. (%referrer-node-type): New variable. (%node-types): Add it. * tests/graph.scm ("referrer DAG"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix graph): Document it.
2016-10-12doc: Add guide on how to specify dependencies for Python packages.Hartmut Goebel
* doc/guix.texi (Python Modules): New sub-subsection "Specifying Dependencies". Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-10-12gnu: Add NFS related services.John Darrington
* gnu/services/nfs.scm (pipefs-service-type): New variable, (gss-service-type): New variable, (idmap-service-type) New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Network File System): New node.
2016-10-08build-system: Add asdf-build-system.Andy Patterson
* guix/build-system/asdf.scm: New file. * guix/build/asdf-build-system.scm: New file. * guix/build/lisp-utils.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add them. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document 'asdf-build-system'. Signed-off-by: 宋文武 <iyzsong@gmail.com>
2016-10-08doc: Remove GHC from examples for propagation.Ricardo Wurmus
* doc/guix.texi (package Reference): Remove GHC from the list of languages for which library run-time dependencies must be propagated.
2016-10-03grafts: Allow the replacement to have a different name.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/build/graft.scm (replace-store-references): REPLACEMENT is now the full string, not just the hash. (rewrite-directory)[hash-mapping](valid-suffix?): Remove. (hash+suffix): Rename to... (hash+rest): ... this. Change to return the whole string as the second element of the list. Adjust 'match-lambda' expression accordingly; check whether the string length of the origin and replacement match. * tests/grafts.scm ("graft-derivation, grafted item uses a different name"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Security Updates): Update sentence on the name/version restriction.
2016-10-03services: openssh-service-type: Expose 'openssh-configuration'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/ssh.scm (<openssh-configuration>): Add default values. [pubkey-authentication?]: Rename to... [public-key-authentication?]: ... this. (openssh-service): Remove. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Adjust accordingly.
2016-10-03services: Add rottlog.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
* gnu/services/admin.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Log Rotation): New node. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-09-29services: Add 'openssh-service'.Julien Lepiller
* gnu/packages/ssh.scm (openssh)[arguments]: Set sysconfdir to /etc/ssh. * gnu/services/ssh.scm (<openssh-configuration>): New record type. (%openssh-accounts): New variable. (openssh-activation, openssh-config-file, openssh-shepherd-service) (openssh-service): New procedures. (openssh-service-type): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document 'openssh-services'. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-09-28doc: Give the full key fingerprint instead of the long key ID.Leo Famulari
* doc/guix.texi (OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-ID): Use fingerprint instead of long key ID.
2016-09-27gnu: New default Dovecot service postmaster_addressAndy Wingo
* gnu/services/mail.scm (dovecot-configuration): Change default for postmaster-address, as dovecot is now requiring a non-empty value and will fail to start up otherwise. * doc/guix.texi (Mail Services): Update.
2016-09-19services: Add 'simple-service'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services.scm (simple-service): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Service Reference): Document it.
2016-09-16doc: "filesystem" -> "file system"John Darrington
* doc/guix.texi: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/packages/admin.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/packages/cdrom.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/packages/compression.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/packages/disk.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/packages/gnome.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/packages/irc.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/packages/linux.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/packages/mail.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/packages/mpd.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/packages/ocaml.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/packages/perl.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/packages/python.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/packages/search.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/packages/tls.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system" * gnu/services/mail.scm: "filesystem" -> "file system"
2016-09-14doc: #:target takes a GNU triplet, not a system type.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): In cross-compilation example, pass a GNU triplet to #:target.
2016-09-14doc: "Various Services" -> "Miscellaneous Services"John Darrington
* doc/guix.texi (Services): "Various" -> "Miscellaneous"
2016-09-11services: Add kmscon service.David Craven
* gnu/services/base.scm (<kmscon-configuration>, kmscon-service-type): New variables. * doc/guix.texi (@deffn kmscon-service-type, @deftp kmscon-configuration): Add documentation.
2016-09-11services: Add login-service.David Craven
* gnu/services/base.scm (%default-motd, <login-configuration>, login-pam-service, login-serivce-type, login-service): New variables. (<mingetty-configuration>, mingetty-shepherd-service, mingetty-serivce-type): Remove motd. Remove allow-empty-passwords?. Remove mingetty-pam-service. (%base-services): Add login-service. Remove motd.
2016-09-09system: grub: Allow arbitrary kernel file names in 'menu-entry'.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/20067>. Reported by Tomáš Čech <sleep_walker@suse.cz>. * gnu/system.scm (system-linux-image-file-name) (operating-system-kernel-file): New procedures. (operating-system-grub.cfg): Use 'operating-system-kernel-file' for the 'kernel' field of 'menu-entry'. (operating-system-parameters-file): Likewise for the 'kernel' entry. (read-boot-parameters): Adjust 'kernel' field so that it contains the absolute file name of the image. * gnu/system/grub.scm (grub-configuration-file)[linux-image-name]: Remove. [entry->gexp]: Assume LINUX is the absolute file name of the kernel image. * doc/guix.texi (GRUB Configuration): Add an example, and adjust 'kernel' field documentation accordingly.
2016-09-09gexp: Add 'file-append'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/gexp.scm (<file-append>): New record type. (file-append): New procedure. (file-append-compiler): New gexp compiler. * tests/gexp.scm ("file-append", "file-append, output") ("file-append, nested", "gexp->file + file-append"): New tests. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Use it in 'nscd' and 'list-files' examples. Document 'file-append'.
2016-09-07doc: Update package count.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Limitations): Update package count.
2016-09-07gnu: Add rpc-daemon serviceJohn Darrington
* gnu/services/nfs.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
2016-09-07guix hash: Add --exclude-vcs option.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
* guix/scripts/hash.scm (show-help): Add help text for --exclude-vcs option. (%options): Add --exclude-vcs option. (guix-hash): Handle exclude-vcs option. * doc/guix.texi ("Invoking guix hash"): Update doc. * tests/guix-hash.sh: Add test. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-09-06services: Add sddm service.David Craven
* gnu/services/sddm.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (@deftp, @deffn): Add documentation.
2016-09-06services: syslog: Use syslog-configuration.David Craven
* gnu/services/base.scm (<syslog-configuration>): New variable. (syslog-service-type): Use <syslog-configuration>. (syslog-service): Use <syslog-configuration>. * gnu/tests/base.scm (%avahi-os): Use <syslog-configuration>. * doc/guix.texi (syslog-configuration-type): Add @deftp. (syslog-service): Update @deffn.
2016-09-05Add (guix modules).Ludovic Courtès
* guix/modules.scm, tests/modules.scm: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES, SCM_TESTS): Add them. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Add an example of 'source-module-closure'.
2016-09-02doc: Fix typos.Alex Kost
* doc/guix.texi: Fix typo. * doc/emacs.texi: Fix multiple typos.
2016-09-01packages: Add 'package-input-rewriting'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/packages.scm (package-input-rewriting): New procedure. * tests/packages.scm ("package-input-rewriting"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Defining Packages): Document it. (Package Transformation Options): Add cross-reference.
2016-08-31doc: Fix 'ntp-service' typo.Ludovic Courtès
Reported by Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@gmail.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Change #:name-service to #:servers in 'ntp-service' documentation.
2016-08-30doc: Update '--show' example to use '@' syntax.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Use '@' syntax in --show example.
2016-08-28system: Add 'create-home-directory?' field to <user-account>.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (<user-account>)[create-home-directory?]: New field. (user-account->gexp): Serialize it. * gnu/build/activation.scm (activate-users+groups)[activate-user]: Update 'match-lambda' pattern accordingly. Pass #:create-home? to 'ensure-user'. (add-user, modify-user, ensure-user): Add #:create-home? parameter and honor it. * doc/guix.texi (User Accounts): Document it.
2016-08-19services: guix: Add 'authorized-keys' configuration knob.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/base.scm (hydra-key-authorization): Add 'key' parameter and honor it. (%default-authorized-guix-keys): New variable. (<guix-configuration>)[authorized-keys]: New field. (guix-shepherd-service): Adjust 'match' clause accordingly. (guix-activation): Adjust call to 'hydra-key-authorization'. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document 'authorized-keys'.
2016-08-18doc: Fix typos.Alex Kost
* doc/guix.texi: Fix multiple typos.
2016-08-05services: Add spice vdagent service.David Craven
* gnu/services/spice.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Various Services): New subheading.
2016-08-05doc: Make 'Lirc Service' a subsubheading of 'Various Services'.David Craven
* doc/guix.texi (Various Services)[Lirc Service]: New subsubheading. [lirc] New cindex.
2016-08-04Merge branch 'core-updates'Mark H Weaver
2016-08-04Revert "Merge branch 'core-updates'"Mark H Weaver
This reverts commit 455859a50f88f625d13fc2f304111f02369b366b.
2016-08-03doc: Fix typos.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Application Setup): Use @xref, not @pxref, when starting a sentence. (Scheduled Job Execution): Remove extra indent in example; fix typos.
2016-08-03doc: Update Texinfo HTML cross-reference file..Ludovic Courtès
* doc/htmlxref.cnf: Add entries for 'find' and 'mcron'.
2016-08-02doc: Clarify distinction between "service" and "Shepherd service".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Services): Distinguish "service" and "Shepherd service". Add xref to "Shepherd Services".
2016-08-02doc: Fix typo.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Locales): Add missing 'of'.
2016-08-02doc: Add "Installing GuixSD in a VM" node.Vincent Legoll
* doc/guix.texi (Installing GuixSD in a VM): New node. (USB Stick Installation): Refer to it. (System Installation): Mention "GuixSD". Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
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