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2019-08-30doc: Update GIT-DOWNLOAD @example.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (origin Reference): Use (HTTPS, GNU-hosted) ‘hello’ package repository instead of off-line ‘shadow’ one.
2019-08-30doc: Prefer https:// over git://.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Use https:// in fictitious URLs.
2019-08-30services: cups: Move SET-ENV to FILES-CONFIGURATION.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* gnu/services/cups.scm (cups-configuration): Move SET-ENV from here… (files-configuration): …to here. * doc/guix.texi (Printing Services): Adjust accordingly.
2019-08-30services: cups: Add BrowseDNSSDSubTypes directive.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* gnu/services/cups.scm (comma-separated-string-list?) (serialize-comma-separated-string-list): New variables. (cups-configuration)[browse-dns-sd-sub-types]: New field. * doc/guix.texi (Printing Services): Document it.
2019-08-29doc: Do not refer to Bioconductor SVN.Ricardo Wurmus
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Do not mention the now defunct Bioconductor SVN repository.
2019-08-29import: cran: Add support for git repositories.Ricardo Wurmus
* guix/import/cran.scm (vcs-file?): New procedure. (download): Support downloading from git. (fetch-description): Add a clause for the 'git repository type. (files-match-pattern?): New procedure. (tarball-files-match-pattern?): Implement in terms of FILES-MATCH-PATTERN?. (directory-needs-fortran?, directory-needs-zlib?, directory-needs-pkg-config?): New procedures. (needs-fortran?, needs-zlib?, needs-pkg-config?): Rename these procedures... (tarball-needs-fortran?, tarball-needs-zlib?, tarball-needs-pkg-config?): ...to this, and use them. (file-hash): New procedure. (description->package): Handle the 'git repository type. * guix/import/utils.scm (package->definition): Handle package expression inside of a let. * guix/scripts/import.scm (guix-import): Handle let expressions. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document it.
2019-08-29services: cuirass: Log web interface to separate file.Ricardo Wurmus
* gnu/services/cuirass.scm (<cuirass-configuration>): Add web-log-file field. (cuirass-shepherd-service): Read it and use it. * doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Document it.
2019-08-28build/cargo-build-system: Remove 'update-cargo-lock phase.Efraim Flashner
* guix/build/cargo-build-system.scm (update-cargo-lock): Remove procedure. (configure): Delete Cargo.lock file if it exists. (%standard-phases): Remove 'update-cargo-lock. * doc/guix.texi (Build System)[cargo-build-system]: Remove references to the 'update-cargo-lock phase.
2019-08-27services: cups: Complete SSL-OPTIONS.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
…except for ‘AllowDH’, which makes no sense on GNU TLS systems. * gnu/services/cups.scm (ssl-options?): Validate ‘DenyCBC’ and ‘DenyTLS1.0’. * doc/guix.texi (Printing Services): Document them both.
2019-08-27doc: Follow-up commit to 407ebeaa1.Maxim Cournoyer
Following some discussion with Ludovic (see: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-patches/2019-08/msg00506.html), it is better advice to generally recommend the use of `program-file' for any usage of modules, not just for those which define syntax. * doc/guix.texi (Scheduled Job Execution): Drop the following text: "that defines syntax (macros)".
2019-08-26doc: Fix typo.Nicolas Goaziou
* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Add missing question mark to
2019-08-26doc: Document the use of `program-file' for mcron jobs.Maxim Cournoyer
* doc/guix.texi (Scheduled Job Execution): Explain why using `program-file' for an mcron job can be necessary. Add an example.
2019-08-15doc: Add description of 'build-locally?'.Jakob L. Kreuze
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix deploy): Add section describing the 'build-locally?' field of 'managed-host-environment-type'.
2019-08-15machine: Automatically authorize the coordinator's signing key.Jakob L. Kreuze
* guix/ssh.scm (remote-authorize-signing-key): New variable. * gnu/machine/ssh.scm (deploy-managed-host): Authorize coordinator's signing key before any invocations of 'remote-eval'. (deploy-managed-host): Display an error if a signing key does not exist. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix deploy): Remove section describing manual signing key authorization. (Invoking guix deploy): Add section describing the 'authorize?' field.
2019-08-15machine: Allow non-root users to deploy.Jakob L. Kreuze
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix deploy): Add section describing prerequisites for deploying as a non-root user. * guix/remote.scm (remote-pipe-for-gexp): New optional 'become-command' argument. (%remote-eval): New optional 'become-command' argument. (remote-eval): New 'become-command' keyword argument. * guix/ssh.scm (remote-inferior): New optional 'become-command' argument. (inferior-remote-eval): New optional 'become-command' argument. (remote-authorize-signing-key): New optional 'become-command' argument. * gnu/machine/ssh.scm (machine-become-command): New variable. (managed-host-remote-eval): Invoke 'remote-eval' with the '#:become-command' keyword. (deploy-managed-host): Invoke 'remote-authorize-signing-key' with the '#:become-command' keyword.
2019-08-14remote: Build derivations appropriate for the remote'sJakob L. Kreuze
* gnu/machine/ssh.scm (machine-ssh-configuration): Add 'system' field. (managed-host-remote-eval): Pass 'system' field to 'remote-eval'. (machine-check-building-for-appropriate-system): New variable. (check-deployment-sanity): Add call to 'machine-check-building-for-appropriate-system'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix deploy): Describe new 'system' field. * guix/ssh.scm (remote-system): New variable. * guix/remote.scm (remote-eval): Use result of 'remote-system' when lowering the G-Expression. (remote-eval): Add 'system' keyword argument. (trampoline): Return a <program-file> rather than a <scheme-file>.
2019-08-06machine: Rename 'system' field.Jakob L. Kreuze
* gnu/machine.scm (machine-system): Delete variable. (machine-operating-system): New variable. All callers changed. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix deploy): Use the 'machine-operating-system' accessor rather than 'machine-system'.
2019-08-06doc: Add note about signing keys.Jakob L. Kreuze
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix deploy): Add note explaining that deployment targets must authorize the coordinator machine's signing key.
2019-08-04build/cargo-build-system: Patch cargo checksums.Efraim Flashner
* guix/build/cargo-build-system.scm (generate-all-checksums): New procedure. (update-cargo-lock, patch-cargo-checksums): New phases. (%standard-phases): Add 'update=cargo-lock after 'configure and 'patch-cargo-checksums after 'patch-generated-file-shebangs. * doc/guix.texi (Build System)[cargo-build-system]: Mention how Cargo.lock files are handled.
2019-07-26gexp: 'program-file' honors the current system and cross-compilation target.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/36813>. Reported by Jakob L. Kreuze <zerodaysfordays.sdf.org@sdf.org>. * guix/gexp.scm (program-file-compiler): Pass #:system and #:target to 'gexp->script'. (load-path-expression): Add #:system and #:target and honor them. (gexp->script): Likewise. * tests/gexp.scm ("program-file #:system"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Adjust accordingly.
2019-07-26git: <git-checkout> allows tags in its 'commit' field.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/36371>. Reported by Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>. * guix/git.scm (git-checkout-compiler): Pass 'tag-or-commit' to 'latest-repository-commit*'. * doc/guix.texi (Package Transformation Options): Update '--with-commit' documentation accordingly. * tests/guix-build-branch.sh: Add test.
2019-07-25maint: Switch to Guile-JSON 3.x.Ludovic Courtès
Guile-JSON 3.x is incompatible with Guile-JSON 1.x, which we relied on until now: it maps JSON dictionaries to alists (instead of hash tables), and JSON arrays to vectors (instead of lists). This commit is about adjusting all the existing code to this new mapping. * m4/guix.m4 (GUIX_CHECK_GUILE_JSON): New macro. * configure.ac: Use it. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Mention the Guile-JSON version. * guix/git-download.scm (git-fetch)[guile-json]: Use GUILE-JSON-3. * guix/import/cpan.scm (string->license): Expect vectors instead of lists. (module->dist-name): Use 'json-fetch' instead of 'json-fetch-alist'. (cpan-fetch): Likewise. * guix/import/crate.scm (crate-fetch): Likewise, and call 'vector->list' for DEPS. * guix/import/gem.scm (rubygems-fetch): Likewise. * guix/import/json.scm (json-fetch-alist): Remove. * guix/import/pypi.scm (pypi-fetch): Use 'json-fetch' instead of 'json-fetch-alist'. (latest-source-release, latest-wheel-release): Call 'vector->list' on RELEASES. * guix/import/stackage.scm (stackage-lts-info-fetch): Use 'json-fetch' instead of 'json-fetch-alist'. (lts-package-version): Use 'vector->list'. * guix/import/utils.scm (hash-table->alist): Remove. (alist->package): Pass 'vector->list' on the inputs fields, and default to the empty vector. * guix/scripts/import/json.scm (guix-import-json): Remove call to 'hash-table->alist'. * guix/swh.scm (define-json-reader): Expect pair? or null? instead of hash-table?. [extract-field]: Use 'assoc-ref' instead of 'hash-ref'. (json->branches): Use 'map' instead of 'hash-map->list'. (json->checksums): Likewise. (json->directory-entries, origin-visits): Call 'vector->list' on the result of 'json->scm'. * tests/import-utils.scm ("alist->package with dependencies"): New test. * gnu/installer.scm (build-compiled-file)[builder]: Use GUILE-JSON-3. * gnu/installer.scm (installer-program)[installer-builder]: Likewise. * gnu/installer/locale.scm (iso639->iso639-languages): Use 'assoc-ref' instead of 'hash-ref', and pass vectors through 'vector->list'. (iso3166->iso3166-territories): Likewise. * gnu/system/vm.scm (system-docker-image)[build]: Use GUILE-JSON-3. * guix/docker.scm (manifest, config): Adjust for Guile-JSON 3. * guix/scripts/pack.scm (docker-image)[build]: Use GUILE-JSON-3. * guix/import/github.scm (fetch-releases-or-tags): Update docstring. (latest-released-version): Use 'assoc-ref' instead of 'hash-ref'. Pass the result of 'fetch-releases-or-tags' to 'vector->list'. * guix/import/launchpad.scm (latest-released-version): Likewise.
2019-07-24doc: Warn about GPG warning.Leo Famulari
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation, USB Stick and DVD Installation): Warn users about the web-of-trust untrusted key warning from GPG.
2019-07-23doc: Add example for generating a secret key with knot DNS.Julien Lepiller
* doc/guix.texi (DNS Services): Add an example and more context to the includes field of the knot-configuration record.
2019-07-22doc: Update 'guix import json' example.Ludovic Courtès
This is a followup to d78010b81ee6ef4fd8803082e2f401b9e55b44db. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Change 'guix import json' example to refer to "gettext", not "gcc".
2019-07-18doc: Correctly document 'host' field of <cuirass-configuration>.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Fix doc of the 'host' field.
2019-07-18doc: Remove note about grafts being "beta".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Security Updates): Remove pointless note about the feature being "beta".
2019-07-14build: Add node-build-system.Jelle Licht
* guix/build/node-build-system.scm: New file. * guix/build-system/node.scm: New file. * guix/build/json.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi: Document it. * Makefile.am: Added new files. Co-Authored-By: Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu>
2019-07-14channels: Add optional directory to channel metadata.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
* guix/channels.scm (<channel-metadata>): Add directory slot. Update users. (read-channel-metadata-from-source): New function. (standard-module-derivation): Use it. * doc/guix.texi (Package Modules in a Subdirectory): New subsection.
2019-07-13doc: Increase VM memory size.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Running Guix in a VM): Bump ‘-m‘ to 1 GiB to match its @item below, and have a chance of being usable, too.
2019-07-13doc: Update gpg key fetching instructions.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
This mirrors the steps performed by etc/guix-install.sh. * doc/guix.texi (KEY-SERVER): Replace moribund SKS key servers with... (OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-URL): ...the TLS PKI of the future. (Binary Installation, USB Stick and DVD Installation): Update the @example gpg command to download the key directly from Savannah.
2019-07-08scripts: environment: Add --no-cwd.Carl Dong
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix environment): Add --no-cwd. * guix/scripts/environment.scm (show-help, %options): Add --no-cwd. (launch-environment/container): Add 'map-cwd?' param; only add mapping for cwd if #t. Only change to cwd within container if #t, otherwise home. (guix-environment): Error if --no-cwd without --container. Provide '(not no-cwd?)' to launch-environment/container as 'map-cwd?'. * tests/guix-environment.sh: Add test for no-cwd. Co-authored-by: Mike Gerwitz <mtg@gnu.org>
2019-07-06doc: Add section for 'guix deploy'.Jakob L. Kreuze
* doc/guix.texi: Add section "Invoking guix deploy".
2019-06-29doc: Correct the software behind ci.guix.gnu.org.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix publish): It runs Cuirass.
2019-06-29doc: Remove references to hydra.gnu.org.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/contributing.texi (Packaging Guidelines, Submitting Patches): Replace hydra URL with @value{SUBSTITUTE-SERVER}. * doc/guix.texi (Official Substitute Server): Remove ‘hydra’ @cindex. (Substitute Server Authorization): Remove note about hydra.gnu.org.pub.
2019-06-24doc: Document use cases for NetworkManager with dnsmasq.Florian Pelz
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Give examples. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-06-24doc: Use new upstream nomenclature for NetworkManager’s dnsmasq.Florian Pelz
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Replace term 'split DNS' by 'conditional forwarding'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-06-24doc: Recommend '-enable-kvm' for installing in a VM as well.Florian Pelz
* doc (Installing Guix in a VM): Add '-enable-kvm' to example. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-06-18doc: Replace invalid uses of @var with @code.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi: Replace @var with @code in cases where we refer to a Scheme variable and not to a metasyntactic variable.
2019-06-17doc: Fix typo.Gábor Boskovits
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services)[guix-publish-service-type]: "guix-publish-configuration" instead of "guix-configuration".
2019-06-15services: Include USB_ModeSwitch in %desktop-services.Florian Pelz
Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/35640>. * gnu/services/desktop.scm (%desktop-services): Add usb-modeswitch-service-type. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-06-15services: Add usb-modeswitch-service-type.Florian Pelz
* gnu/services/networking.scm (usb-modeswitch-service-type): New variable. (usb-modeswitch-configuration): New variable. (usb-modeswitch-sh): New procedure. (usb-modeswitch-configuration->udev-rules): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-06-14doc: Fix typo.Björn Höfling
* doc/guix.texi: Switch URI and description in @uref for hpcguix-web.
2019-06-12doc: Improve tarball extraction example.Julien Lepiller
2019-06-11doc: Update cargo-build-system parameter docs.Ivan Petkov
* doc/guix.texi: (Build Systems)[cargo-build-system]: Add references to the #:rust, #:cargo-inputs, and #:cargo-development-inputs parameters. Remove reference to installing crate sources. Signed-off-by: Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>
2019-06-10store: 'build-things' accepts derivation/output pairs.Ludovic Courtès
This allows callers to request the substitution of a single derivation output. * guix/store.scm (build-things): Accept derivation/output pairs among THINGS. * guix/derivations.scm (build-derivations): Likewise. * tests/store.scm ("substitute + build-things with specific output"): New test. * tests/derivations.scm ("build-derivations with specific output"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (The Store): Adjust accordingly.
2019-06-10doc: Work around a po4a bug.Julien Lepiller
* doc/guix.texi: Work around a po4a bug that prevents `guix pull` from completing.
2019-06-10services: Add 'nix-service-type'.Oleg Pykhalov
* gnu/services/nix.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk: Add this. * doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services): Document this.
2019-06-09doc: Fix typos.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Version Control Services): Fix typos & edit surrounding text.
2019-06-07pack: Add '--entry-point'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/pack.scm (self-contained-tarball): Add #:entry-point and warn when it's true. (squashfs-image): Add #:entry-point and honor it. (docker-image): Add #:entry-point and honor it. (%options, show-help): Add '--entry-point'. (guix-pack): Honor '--entry-point' and pass #:entry-point to BUILD-IMAGE. * gnu/tests/docker.scm (run-docker-test): Test 'docker run' with the default entry point. (build-tarball&run-docker-test): Pass #:entry-point to 'docker-image'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Document it. * gnu/tests/singularity.scm (run-singularity-test)["singularity run"]: New test. (build-tarball&run-singularity-test): Pass #:entry-point to 'squashfs-image'.
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