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2018-07-05doc: Mention ARM and AArch64 bootloaders....* doc/guix.texi (Bootloader Configuration): Mention ARM and AArch64. Add missing uses of @code. Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-05doc: Improve UEFI/BIOS bootloader documentation....Partly fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/30312>. * doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Add note on how to choose between UEFI and BIOS. (Using the Configuration System)[Bootloader]: New subsubsection. (Bootloader Configuration): Expound on the bootloader type and target. * gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl: Switch to UEFI. * gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl: Explicitly mention "legacy" and "BIOS" in the comments. Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-05Don't force colour in aliases....* gnu/system/shadow.scm (default-skeletons): Substitute ‘--color=auto’ for ‘--color’ (which implies ‘=always’) in aliases. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Also adjust examples as that makes more sense. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2018-07-04doc: Mention the build environment....* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Add a note about having the dependencies available. Ludovic Courtès
2018-06-27doc: Specify Guile-SQLite3 minimum version....* doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Specify the minimum guile-sqlite3 version. * README (Requirements): Likewise. Ludovic Courtès
2018-06-27doc: Private key passphrases are not supported....* doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup): Note this. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2018-06-26doc: Minor improvements to Power Management Services....* doc/guix.texi (Top): Improve summary. (Power Management Services): Use proper titlecase for section. Add index entries and sub-sections. Nicolas Goaziou
2018-06-26doc: Use a consistent partitioning scheme....* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Consistently refer to the ESP as /dev/sda1; root file system as /dev/sda2; and swap as /dev/sda3. Marius Bakke
2018-06-25doc: Add an example of ~/.asoundrc file for ALSA configuration....* doc/guix.texi (Sound Services): Improve it and add an example of ~/.asoundrc file. 宋文武
2018-06-25services: alsa-service-type: Fix the loading of 'pulse' plugin....Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/31591>. * gnu/services/sound.scm (<alsa-configuration>)[alsa-plugins]: New field. (alsa-config-file): Use 'pcm_type.pulse' and 'ctl_type.pulse' to specify file paths to the 'pulse' plugin. * doc/guix.texi (Sound Services): Document this. Co-authored-by: 宋文武 <iyzsong@member.fsf.org> Oleg Pykhalov
2018-06-23nls: Update 'fr' translation.Julien Lepiller
2018-06-23services: Add fingerprint identification service....* gnu/services/authentication.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services): Document it. Danny Milosavljevic
2018-06-16doc: Clarify when branches are "frozen"....* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Provide a link to Hydra. Add section about freezing branches. Marius Bakke
2018-06-15system: Add os-with-u-boot....* gnu/system/install.scm (os-with-u-boot): New procedure. * gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm (make-u-boot-package): Export. * doc/guix.texi (Building the Installation Image for ARM Boards): New subsection. Danny Milosavljevic
2018-06-14build: Require Guile-SQLite3....The next commits make (sqlite3) an indirect dependency of (gnu build install), which is itself used by (guix scripts system), hence this new requirement. * configure.ac: Error out when $guix_cv_have_recent_guile_sqlite3 is false. Remove HAVE_GUILE_SQLITE3 Automake conditional. * Makefile.am (MODULES, SCM_TESTS): Remove HAVE_GUILE_SQLITE3 conditions. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Add Guile-SQLite3. * README: Ditto. * gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix)[propagated-inputs]: Add GUILE-SQLITE3. [arguments]: In 'wrap-program' phase, take guile-sqlite3 into account. Ludovic Courtès
2018-06-13pull: Add '--list-generations'....* guix/scripts/pull.scm (show-help, %options): Add '--list-generations'. (display-profile-content, process-query): New procedures. (guix-pull): Honor '--list-generations'. Ludovic Courtès
2018-06-12services: nginx: Support extra content in the http block....This helpful when adding content to the nginx configuration file, which isn't supported by the record type used for the configuration. For example, like adding proxy_cache_path configuration. * gnu/packages/web.scm (<nginx-configuration>): Add new extra-content field. (nginx-configuration-extra-content): New field accessor. (default-nginx-config): Add support for the extra-content field. * doc/guix.texi (NGINX): Document the new extra-content field. Christopher Baines
2018-06-09pull: Install the new Guix in a profile....* guix/scripts/pull.scm (%pull-version): New variable. (build-from-source): Pass #:pull-version to BUILD. (whole-package-for-legacy, derivation->manifest-entry): New procedure. (build-and-install): Rewrite in terms of 'build-and-use-profile'. * guix/scripts/system.scm (maybe-suggest-running-guix-pull)[latest]: Switch to "/current". * scripts/guix.in (augment-load-paths!): Remove use of ~/.config/guix/latest. * build-aux/compile-as-derivation.scm: Replace "/guix/latest/" with "/current/share/guile/site/X.Y" * guix/scripts.scm (warn-about-old-distro)[age]: Check "/current" instead of "/latest". * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Document it. * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Remove footnote about abusing ~/.config/guix/latest. Ludovic Courtès
2018-06-08nls: Update 'fr' translation.Julien Lepiller
2018-06-08doc: Document xorg keymap configuration....* doc/guix.texi (Xorg display): Add an example xorg keymap configuration. Julien Lepiller
2018-06-08services: dnsmasq: Use 'negative-cache?' instead of 'no-negcache?'....The 'no-negcache?' option is mapped to the '--no-negcache' command-line argument directly, but we're in the scheme world, where the general guideline is to avoid double-negations in identifiers. * gnu/services/dns.scm <dnsmasq-configuration>: Replace the 'no-negcache?' field with 'negative-cache?'. * doc/guix.texi (DNS Services)[Dnsmasq Service]: Adjust accordingly. 宋文武
2018-06-08doc: Regenerate *.fr.texi.Ludovic Courtès
2018-06-08import: elpa: Add recursive import....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document elpa recursive import. * guix/import/elpa.scm (elpa-package->sexp): Return package and dependencies values. (elpa-guix-name, elpa-recursive-import): New procedures. * guix/scripts/import/elpa.scm (show-help, %options): Add recursive option. (guix-import-elpa): Use 'elpa-recursive-import'. Oleg Pykhalov
2018-06-05services: Add dnsmasq-service-type....* gnu/services/dns.scm (dnsmasq-service-type): New variable. (<dnsmasq-configuration>): New record type. (dnsmasq-shepherd-service): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (DNS Services): Document it. 宋文武
2018-06-01gexp: Add 'with-extensions'....* guix/gexp.scm (<gexp>)[extensions]: New field. (gexp-attribute): New procedure. (gexp-modules): Write in terms of 'gexp-attribute'. (gexp-extensions): New procedure. (gexp->derivation): Add #:effective-version. [extension-flags]: New procedure. Honor extensions of EXP. (current-imported-extensions): New syntax parameter. (with-extensions): New macro. (gexp): Honor CURRENT-IMPORTED-EXTENSIONS. (compiled-modules): Add #:extensions and honor it. (load-path-expression): Likewise. (gexp->script, gexp->file): Honor extensions. * tests/gexp.scm (%extension-package): New variable. ("gexp-extensions & ungexp") ("gexp-extensions & ungexp-splicing") ("gexp-extensions and literal Scheme object") ("gexp->derivation & with-extensions") ("program-file & with-extensions"): New tests. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Document 'with-extensions'. Ludovic Courtès
2018-06-01services: Add hpcguix-web....* gnu/service/web.scm (<hpcguix-web-configuration>): New record-type. (%hpcguix-web-accounts): New variable. (%hpcguix-web-activation,hpcguix-web-shepherd-service, hpcguix-web-service-type): New procedures. * gnu/tests/web.scm (run-hpcguix-web-server-test): New procedure. (%hpcguix-web-specs, %hpcguix-web-os, %test-hpcguix-web): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Add 'hpcguix-web'. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Rouby Pierre-Antoine
2018-05-28doc: Add concept index entry for Docker and guix pack....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Add concept index entry for Docker. Ricardo Wurmus
2018-05-28pack: Add support for squashfs images....* guix/scripts/pack.scm (%formats): Add "squashfs" format. (guix-pack): Adjust "archiver" dependent on pack-format. (squashfs-image): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Document it. Ricardo Wurmus
2018-05-28file-systems: Remove 'title' field and add <file-system-label>....The 'title' field was easily overlooked and was an endless source of confusion. Now, the value of the 'device' field is self-contained. * gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<file-system>): Change constructor name to '%file-system'. [title]: Remove. (<file-system-label>): New record type with printer. (report-deprecation, device-expression) (process-file-system-declaration, file-system): New macros. (file-system-title): New procedure. (file-system->spec, spec->file-system): Adjust to handle <file-system-label>. * gnu/system.scm (bootable-kernel-arguments): Add case for 'file-system-label?'. (read-boot-parameters): Likewise. (mapped-device-user): Avoid 'file-system-title'. (fs->boot-device): Remove. (operating-system-boot-parameters): Use 'file-system-device' instead of 'fs->boot-device'. (device->sexp): Add case for 'file-system-label?'. * gnu/bootloader/grub.scm (grub-root-search): Add case for 'file-system-label?'. * gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl, gnu/system/examples/beaglebone-black.tmpl, gnu/system/examples/lightweight-desktop.tmpl, gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl: Remove uses of 'title'. * gnu/system/vm.scm (virtualized-operating-system): Remove uses of 'file-system-title'. * guix/scripts/system.scm (check-file-system-availability): Likewise, and adjust fix-it hint. (check-initrd-modules)[file-system-/dev]: Likewise. * gnu/build/file-systems.scm (canonicalize-device-spec): Remove 'title' parameter. [canonical-title]: Remove. Match on SPEC's type rather than on CANONICAL-TITLE. (mount-file-system): Adjust caller. * gnu/build/linux-boot.scm (boot-system): Interpret ROOT here. * gnu/services/base.scm (file-system->fstab-entry): Remove use of 'file-system-title'. * doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Remove documentation of the 'title' field. Rewrite documentation of 'device' and document 'file-system-label'. Ludovic Courtès
2018-05-20services: Add Enlightenment desktop service....* gnu/services/desktop.scm (<enlightenment-desktop-configuration>, enlightenment-desktop-service-type): New variables. * doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Document the service. * NEWS: Mention it. Efraim Flashner
2018-05-18services: cgit: Make project-list permit a file-object....Instead of having the service manage the list, it's useful to be able to point this at an existing file, for example, when using cgit together with gitolite. * gnu/services/cgit.scm (project-list?): New procedure. (serialize-project-list): Handle file-object values. (<cgit-configuration>): Change the predicate for project-list to allow lists and file-objects. Christopher Baines
2018-05-17daemon: Allow building for armhf-linux on aarch64-linux....* nix/libstore/build.cc (canBuildLocally): Allow building armhf-linux builds on aarch64-linux. (DerivationGoal::runChild) Throw error if attempting to build for armhf-linux on an unsupported platform. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document how to build natively for armhf-linux on aarch64-linux. Add note that on some aarch64 machines this is unsupported. Efraim Flashner
2018-05-16doc: Update 'guix size' example....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix size): Update example. Ludovic Courtès
2018-05-16doc: Improve 'guix size' documentation....Suggested by Martin Castillo <castilma@uni-bremen.de>. Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/31456>. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix size): Clarify that 'guix size' looks for ungrafted packages. Clarify that it can be passed several package specifications. Ludovic Courtès
2018-05-14doc: Update documentation of guix lint...* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix lint): Add cpe-version to example. (Invoking guix lint): Add example for lint-hidden-cve. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Björn Höfling
2018-05-11services: bitlbee: Add plugins....* doc/guix.texi (Bitlbee Service): Add plugins. * gnu/services/messaging.scm (<bitlbee-configuration>): Add plugins argument. (bitlbee-shepherd-service): Update config file. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Pierre-Antoine Rouby
2018-05-10pack: Add '--relocatable'....* gnu/packages/aux-files/run-in-namespace.c: New file. * Makefile.am (AUX_FILES): Add it. * guix/scripts/pack.scm (<c-compiler>): New record type. (c-compiler, bootstrap-c-compiler, c-compiler-compiler): New procedures. (self-contained-tarball): Use 'relative-file-name' for the SOURCE -> TARGET symlink. (docker-image): Add 'defmod' to please Geiser. (wrapped-package, map-manifest-entries): New procedures. (%options, show-help): Add --relocatable. (guix-pack): Honor it. Ludovic Courtès
2018-05-09doc: Document 'android-ndk-build-system'....* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Add 'android-ndk-build-system'. Danny Milosavljevic
2018-05-08doc: Fix typo....* doc/guix.texi (X Window): Fix ‘xinitr ’ typo. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2018-05-07doc: Fix typo....* doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Use 'any' when refering to more than two desktop environments. Efraim Flashner
2018-05-02gnu: Add sound service....* gnu/services/sound.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add this. * doc/guix.texi (Sound Services): New chapter. Oleg Pykhalov
2018-04-30services: gpm: Provide a default value and document 'gpm-service-type'....* gnu/services/base.scm (%default-gpm-options): New variable. (<gpm-configuration>)[gpm, options]: Add default values. (gpm-service-type)[default-value]: New field. (gpm-service): Use %DEFAULT-GPM-OPTIONS and mark as deprecated. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document 'gpm-service-type' and 'gpm-configuration'. Remove 'gpm-service'. Ludovic Courtès
2018-04-30services: Add modem-manager-service-type....* gnu/services/networking.scm (modem-manager-service-type): New variable. (<modem-manager-configuration>): New variable. (modem-manager-configuration): New procedure. (modem-manager-configuration?): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it. * gnu/tests/networking.scm: Import (gnu services base). Danny Milosavljevic
2018-04-29build: Use only one domain for guix-manual....* Makefile.am (assert-no-store-file-names): Exclude guix-manual. * po/doc/guix.pot po/doc/contributing.pot: Merge into... * po/doc/guix-manual.pot: ...this. * po/doc/guix.fr.po po/doc/contributing.fr.po: Merge into... * po/doc/guix-manual.fr.po: ...this. * doc/local.mk: Replace old file names. * po/doc/local.mk: Replace old file names. Julien Lepiller
2018-04-27doc: Add tips for Vim users....* doc/contributing.texi (Formatting Code): Add a paragraph about Vim. Ludovic Courtès
2018-04-25build: Add silent rules for Texinfo xref translation....* Makefile.am (AM_V_POXREF, AM_V_POXREF_, AM_V_POXREF_0): New variables. * doc/local.mk ($(srcdir)/%D%/guix.%.texi) ($(srcdir)/%D%/contributing.%.texi): Use $(AM_V_POXREF). Ludovic Courtès
2018-04-21services: Add dhcpd-service-type and <dhcpd-configuration>....* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it. * gnu/services/networking.scm (dhcpd-service-type): Add it. (dhcpd-configuration, dhcpd-configuration?): Add it. (dhcpd-configuration-package): Add it. (dhcpd-configuration-config-file): Add it. (dhcpd-configuration-version): Add it. (dhcpd-configuration-run-directory): Add it. (dhcpd-configuration-lease-file): Add it. (dhcpd-configuration-pid-file): Add it. (dhcpd-configuration-interfaces): Add it. * gnu/tests/networking.scm (minimal-dhcpd-v4-config-file) (dhcpd-v4-configuration, %dhcpd-os, run-dhcpd-test, %test-dhcpd): New variables. Chris Marusich
2018-04-19gnu: doc: Add French documentation....* doc/contributing.fr.texi: New file. * doc/guix.fr.texi: New file. * doc/local.mk (TRANSLATED_INFO): Add them. (info_TEXINFOS): Add guix.fr.texi. * po/doc/contributing.fr.po: New file. * po/doc/guix.fr.po: New file. * po/doc/local.mk (EXTRA_DIST): Add them. Julien Lepiller
2018-04-19gnu: doc: Allow documentation to be translated....* po/doc/contributing.pot: New file. * po/doc/guix.pot: New file. * po/doc/local.mk: New file. * Makefile.am: Include it. Add gettext command. Add silent rules for po4a. * configure.ac: Look for po4a-translate and po4a-updatepo. * doc/local.mk: Add rules to generate translated texi files. (TRANSLATED_INFO): New variable. (BUILT_SOURCES, EXTRA_DIST, MAINTAINERCLEANFILES): Add it. * .gitignore: Add generated files. Julien Lepiller
2018-04-11services: cgit: Add support for project-list....* doc/guix.texi (Version Control Services): Update accordingly. * gnu/services/cgit.scm (cgit-configuration)[project-list]: New field. (serialize-project-list): New procedure that uses PLAIN-FILE to generate a file from the string list given by the user as input. (serialize-cgit-configuration): Make sure to serialize 'project-list' before 'repostory-directory'. Clément Lassieur