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2021-01-24doc: Clarify that package transformations are preserved across upgrades.Ludovic Courtès
Reported by pineapples on #guix. This is a followup to 8e1907a72430aa989125b053573ef0897c480697. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Remove sentence that says that package transformations are lost upon upgrading and explicitly say the opposite.
2021-01-21doc: Properly close sentences ending with an upper-case letter.Nicolas Goaziou
* doc/guix.texi (Application Setup): (USB Stick and DVD Installation): (Proxy Settings): (Primary URL): (origin Reference): (Build Systems): (The Store): (Package Transformation Options): (Invoking guix lint): (Invoking guix graph): (operating-system Reference): (X Window): (Desktop Services): (Database Services): (Mail Services): (Messaging Services): (Monitoring Services): (LDAP Services): (Certificate Services): (DNS Services): (VPN Services): (Power Management Services): (Virtualization Services): (Version Control Services): (Name Service Switch): (Bootloader Configuration): (Running Guix in a VM): (Separate Debug Info): Use "@." to indicate to Texinfo the sentence does end with a capital letter.
2021-01-20doc: Replace TP with Weblate mentions.Julien Lepiller
* doc/contributing.texi: Replace link to TP with a link to Weblate. * doc/guix.texi: Replace link to TP with a link to Weblate. * doc/guix-cookbook.texi: Replace link to TP with a link to Weblate.
2021-01-19transformations: Add '--with-latest'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/upstream.scm (upstream-source-compiler): New procedure. (%updaters): Set! it. * guix/transformations.scm (transform-package-latest): New procedure. (%transformations): Add 'with-latest'. (%transformation-options, show-transformation-options-help/detailed): Add '--with-latest'. * tests/transformations.scm ("options->transformation, with-latest"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Package Transformation Options): Document it.
2021-01-19system: Rename 'disk-image' command 'image'.Mathieu Othacehe
* guix/scripts/system.scm (system-derivation-for-action): Rename 'disk-image' command 'image'. Warn when using the now deprecated 'disk-image' command. (show-help): Adapt accordingly. (guix-system): Ditto. * tests/guix-system.sh: Ditto. * gnu/system/examples/bare-hurd.tmpl: Ditto. * doc/guix.texi (Building the Installation Image, Building the Installation Image for ARM Boards, Invoking guix pack, Invoking guix system): Adapt documentation.
2021-01-19doc: Fix typo.Joshua C. Randall
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/35004>. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Fix typo. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>
2021-01-17image: Rename "raw" image-type to "efi-raw".Mathieu Othacehe
* gnu/system/image.scm (raw-image-type): Rename to "efi-raw-image-type". * guix/scripts/system.scm (%default-options): Adapt accordingly. * doc/guix.texi: Ditto. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>
2021-01-16services: openntpd: Remove support for deprecated "-s" option.Simon South
* gnu/services/networking.scm (openntpd-configuration): Remove "allow-large-adjustment?" field. (openntpd-shepherd-service): Remove use of "allow-large-adjustment?" configuration field and "-s" daemon option. * tests/networking.scm (%openntpd-conf-sample): Remove "allow-large-adjustment?" field. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services)[openntpd-service-type]: Remove "allow-large-adjustment?" field from sample configuration. [openntpd-configuration]: Remove description of "allow-large-adjustment?" field. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2021-01-16services: qemu-binfmt: 'guix-support?' defaults to #t.Stefan
* gnu/services/virtualization.scm (qemu-binfmt-service-type)[guix-support?]: Change the default from #f to #t. * doc/guix.texi (Transparent Emulation with QEMU): Change the default of ‘guix-support?’ from #f to #t. Describe the implication of setting it to #f. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2021-01-13doc: Mention optional dependency on Guile-zstd.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Add Guile-zstd.
2021-01-13publish: Add support for zstd compression.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/publish.scm (compress-nar)[write-compressed-file]: New procedure. Use it for 'gzip' and 'lzip'. Add 'zstd. (nar-response-port, string->compression-type): Add case for 'zstd'. * tests/publish.scm (zstd-supported?): New procedure. ("/nar/zstd/*"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix publish): Document zstd compression. (Base Services): Add cross-reference to the above node.
2021-01-12doc: Remove trace of ci.guix.info.Florian Pelz
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix weather): Use default substitute server in example.
2021-01-12services: Add keepalived service.Oleg Pykhalov
* gnu/services/networking.scm (<keepalived-configuration>): New record. (keepalived-shepherd-service): New procedure. (keepalived-service-type): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document this.
2021-01-12services: Add syncthing service.Oleg Pykhalov
* gnu/services/syncthing.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk: Add this. * doc/guix.texi: Document this.
2021-01-12doc: DNS Services: Fix typography.Nicolas Goaziou
* doc/guix.texi (DNS Services): Use appropriate Texinfo markup and capitalization.
2021-01-12doc: Use two spaces after full stop.Nicolas Goaziou
* doc/guix.texi: (GNU Distribution): (Invoking guix-daemon): (Invoking guix pull): (Invoking guix time-machine): (Specifying Additional Channels): (Build Systems): (Invoking guix refresh): (Invoking guix processes): (Mapped Devices): (Base Services): (Networking Services): (Mail Services): (Telephony Services): (Monitoring Services): (Web Services): (DNS Services): (Continuous Integration): (Audio Services): (Virtualization Services): (Version Control Services): (Guix Services): (Miscellaneous Services): (Initial RAM Disk): (Bootloader Configuration): (Invoking guix deploy): Use two spaces after full stop, as required by Texinfo syntax.
2021-01-10doc: Add missing cups-filters default extension.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Printing Services): Add cups-filters to the documented list of default cups-configuration extensions.
2021-01-10services: cups: Add brlaser extension by default.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* gnu/services/cups.scm (cups-configuration): Add brlaser to the default extensions. * doc/guix.texi (Printing Services): Document it.
2021-01-06doc: Link to "Keyboard Layout" in "operating-system Reference"Morgan Smith
* doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Link to the "Keyboard Layout" node. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>
2021-01-04guix system: Add '--graph-backend'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/system.scm (lookup-backend): New procedure. (export-extension-graph, export-shepherd-graph): Add #:backend parameter and honor it. (show-help, %options): Add "--graph-backend". (%default-options): Add 'graph-backend'. (process-action): Pass #:backend to 'export-extension-graph' and 'export-shepherd-graph'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document '--graph-backend'.
2020-12-27services: Add radicale-service-type.Jonathan Brielmaier
* gnu/services/mail.scm (radicale-configuration) (radicale-configuration?): New procedures. (%default-radicale-config-file) (radicale-service-type): New variables. * doc/guix.texi: Document it.
2020-12-27transformations: Add '--with-patch'.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Philippe Swartvagher <philippe.swartvagher@inria.fr>. * guix/transformations.scm (transform-package-patches): New procedure. (%transformations): Add it as 'with-patch'. (%transformation-options, show-transformation-options-help/detailed): Add '--with-patch'. * tests/transformations.scm ("options->transformation, with-patch"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Package Transformation Options): Document it.
2020-12-23ssh: Use 'guix repl' instead of 'guile'.Ludovic Courtès
This simplifies setup of build machines: no need to install Guile in addition to Guix, no need to set 'GUILE_LOAD_PATH' & co., leading to fewer failure modes. * guix/ssh.scm (remote-run): New procedure. (remote-daemon-channel): Use it instead of 'open-remote-pipe*'. (store-import-channel)[import]: Remove check for module availability. Add call to 'primitive-exit'. Use 'remote-run' instead of 'open-remote-pipe'. (store-export-channel)[export]: Remove check for module availability. Add calls to 'primitive-exit'. Use 'remote-run' instead of 'open-remote-pipe'. (handle-import/export-channel-error): Remove 'module-error' clause. (report-module-error): Remove. * guix/scripts/offload.scm (assert-node-has-guix): Replace call to 'report-module-error' by 'leave'. * doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup): Remove mention of Guile.
2020-12-22import/cran: Add input style "specification".Ricardo Wurmus
* guix/import/cran.scm (%input-style): New parameter. (format-inputs): Use it. * guix/scripts/import/cran.scm (guix-import-cran): Set the %input-style parameter. (%options): Add "--style" option. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document it.
2020-12-17doc: Add Emacs packaging guidelines.Maxim Cournoyer
* doc/contributing.texi (Emacs Packages): New subsection.
2020-12-09doc: Document 'advertise?' for 'guix-publish-configuration'.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document the 'advertise?' field of 'guix-publish-configuration'.
2020-12-08guix: opam: Add coq support in the importer.Julien Lepiller
* guix/import/opam.scm (get-opam-repository): Add support for coq repositories. (ocaml-name->guix-name): Properly name coq package. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document it.
2020-12-08services: cuirass: Add queue-size option.Mathieu Othacehe
* gnu/services/cuirass.scm (<cuirass-configuration>): Add "queue-size" field. (cuirass-shepherd-service): Honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Document it.
2020-12-07doc: Document about xfce4-panel plugins.宋文武
* doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Document that xfce4-panel plugin packages should be added to the 'packages' field of OS.
2020-12-07doc: Fix incorrect GUIX_PROFILE value for 'guix pull'.Holger Peters
* doc/guix.texi (Getting Started): Fix invalid GUIX_PROFILE value. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2020-12-07service: Add shepherd discover action.Mathieu Othacehe
* gnu/services/base.scm (shepherd-discover-action): New procedure, (guix-shepherd-service)[<actions>]: add it, [<start>]: honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon): Document it.
2020-12-07prometheus-node-exporter: Support extra options.Christopher Baines
There are plenty of options supported that the Guix configuration record doesn't help you with, so add this field to allow users to do their own thing. * gnu/services/monitoring.scm (<prometheus-node-exporter-configuration>): Add extra-options field. (prometheus-node-exporter-shepherd-service): Handle the extra options. * doc/guix.texi (Prometheus Node Exporter Service): Document this.
2020-12-07prometheus-node-exporter: Enable the textfile collector.Christopher Baines
* gnu/services/monitoring.scm (<prometheus-node-exporter-configuration>): Add textfile-directory. (prometheus-node-exporter-textfile-directory, prometheus-node-exporter-activation): New procedures. (prometheus-node-exporter-shepherd-service): Pass --collector.textfile.directoryto the service. (prometheus-node-exporter-service-type): Extend the activation service type. * doc/guix.texi (Prometheus Node Exporter Service): Document.
2020-12-07doc: Remove redundant node exporter configuration from the example.Christopher Baines
* doc/guix.texi (Prometheus Node Exporter Service): Simplify the example.
2020-12-07doc: Document Guix System F2FS root support.Hugo Thiessard
* doc/guix.texi (Keyboard Layout and Networking and Partitioning): Add F2FS to the footnote of Guix System's supported root file systems. Signed-off-by: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
2020-12-06doc: Add note on the importance of bootstrapping.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Bootstrapping): Remove distinction between "regular users" and "hackers". Explain the importance of the question.
2020-12-04doc: Mention Guile-Semver dependency.Ludovic Courtès
This is a followup to 269c1db41bd82f93c7ae5c62a4969a423e556183. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Mention Guile-Semver.
2020-12-03doc: Give references and examples for services-to-restart.Simon Josefsson
* doc/guix.texi (Unattended Upgrades): Give references and examples for services-to-restart. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2020-12-03doc: Correct spelling of 'discover?' .Maxime Devos
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Correct spelling of 'discover?'. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>
2020-12-03doc: Tweak wording of 'chicken-build-system' material.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Fix spelling of "CHICKEN". Add xref to its web site. Tweak wording.
2020-12-03build-system: Add chicken-build-system.raingloom
* guix/build-system/chicken.scm: New file. * guix/build/chicken-build-system.scm: New file. * Makefile.am: Add them. * doc/guix.texi: Document it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2020-11-29doc: Document that source derivation builds can be checked.Maxim Cournoyer
It is a common mistake to modify an <origin> record that computes to a fixed-output derivation, forgetting to update its hash field, only to find out that a previously built source gets used instead. While there doesn't seem to be an obvious solution to this problem, we can at least document the fact that sources can be checked the same as other builds. * doc/guix.texi (Additional Build Options): Document that source derivation builds can be verified using --check.
2020-11-29processes: Add '--format' and the "normalized" format.John Soo
* guix/scripts/processes.scm (lock->recutils): New procedure. (daemon-session->recutils): Use it. (daemon-sessions->recutils, session-key->recutils) (session-scalars->normalized-record) (child-process->normalized-record) (daemon-sessions->normalized-record): New procedures. (session-rec-type, lock-rec-type, child-process-rec-type) (%available-formats): New variables. (list-formats): New procedure. (%options, show-help): Add '--format'. (%default-options): New variable. (guix-processes): Use 'parse-command-line' instead of 'args-fold*'. Honor the 'format' value in OPTIONS. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix processes): Document '--format'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2020-11-29processes: Put ChildProcess and ChildPID on separate lines.John Soo
* guix/scripts/processes.scm (daemon-session->recutils): Put child process information in separate fields. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix processes): Document change in output of 'guix processes'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2020-11-29doc: Document zabbix-agent hostname change.Oleg Pykhalov
This commit follows 8518a3692cbb9cd96d69c03e9de9ad6fdcfebbee. * doc/guix.texi (Monitoring Services)[zabbix-agent]: Set hostname to empty string.
2020-11-29Use substitute servers on the local network.Mathieu Othacehe
* guix/scripts/discover.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it. * nix/nix-daemon/guix-daemon.cc (options): Add "discover" option, (parse-opt): parse it, (main): start "guix discover" process when the option is set. * guix/scripts/substitute.scm (%local-substitute-urls): New variable, (substitute-urls): add it. * gnu/services/base.scm (<guix-configuration>): Add "discover?" field, (guix-shepherd-service): honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon): Document "discover" option, (Base Services): ditto.
2020-11-29publish: Add advertising support.Mathieu Othacehe
* guix/scripts/publish.scm (%options): Add "--advertise" option. (show-help): Document it. (service-name): New procedure, (publish-service-type): new variable. (run-publish-server): Add "advertise?" and "port" parameters. Use them to publish the server using Avahi. (guix-publish): Pass the "advertise?" option to "run-publish-server". * gnu/services/base.scm (<guix-publish-configuration>): Add "advertise?" field. (guix-publish-shepherd-service): Honor it.
2020-11-29Add Avahi support.Mathieu Othacehe
* guix/avahi.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it. * configure.ac: Add Guile-Avahi dependency. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Document it. * gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix)[native-inputs]: Add "guile-avahi", [propagated-inputs]: ditto. * guix/self.scm (specification->package): Add guile-avahi. (compiled-guix): Ditto.
2020-11-28doc: Fix another typo.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Database Services): Remove a duplicate ‘on’ from the memcached section.
2020-11-28Merge branch 'staging'Marius Bakke
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