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2017-12-19services: urandom-seed: Try using a HWRNG to seed the Linux CRNG at boot.Leo Famulari
* gnu/services/base.scm (urandom-seed-shepherd-service): Try to read from '/dev/hwrng' at boot, as a supplement to any saved random seed. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document the new feature.
2017-12-18doc: Clarify treatment of the root account.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Clarify the situation of UID 0.
2017-12-18services: nginx: Allow to add raw content to the server blocks.Clément Lassieur
* doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Document 'raw-content'. * gnu/services/web.scm (<nginx-server-configuration>)[raw-content]: New field. (emit-nginx-server-config): Add it.
2017-12-18services: nginx: Replace 'http-port' and 'https-port' with 'listen'.Clément Lassieur
* doc/guix.texi (Web Services, Version Control Services): Update accordingly. * gnu/services/certbot.scm (certbot-nginx-server-configurations): Likewise. * gnu/services/version-control.scm (%cgit-configuration-nginx): Likewise. * gnu/services/web.scm (<nginx-server-configuration>, emit-nginx-server-config): Likewise. * gnu/tests/version-control.scm (%cgit-configuration-nginx, %git-nginx-configuration): Likewise. * gnu/tests/web.scm (%nginx-servers, %php-fpm-nginx-server-blocks): Likewise.
2017-12-18doc: Fix typo.Martin Castillo
* doc/guix.texi: remove double occurence of generations. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-12-16guix: offload: Add "status" sub-command.Ricardo Wurmus
* guix/scripts/offload.scm (check-machine-status): New procedure. (guix-offload): Call it when the argument is "status". * doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup): Document it.
2017-12-15scripts: system: Add --expression option.Mathieu Othacehe
* guix/scripts/system.scm (show-help): Add expression option. (%options): Ditto. (guix-system): Allow commands taking a file as an argument to use an expression instead. (process-action): Read operating-system from expression or file. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Introduce the expression option.
2017-12-15doc: Fix typo.Oleg Pykhalov
* doc/guix.texi (DNS Services): Fix knot-configuration.
2017-12-12doc: Fix typo.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi: Add missing ‘@*’ to copyright headers.
2017-12-12gnu: services: Add php-fpm.nee
* gnu/services/web.scm (<php-fpm-configuration>, <php-fpm-process-manager-configuration>): New record types. (php-fpm-configuration?, php-fpm-process-manager-configuration?, php-fpm-service-type, nginx-php-location): New procedures. * doc/guix.texi (Web-Services): Document php-fpm service. * gnu/tests/web.scm: Add php-fpm system test. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>
2017-12-11services: web: Add support for configuring the nginx server names hash.Christopher Baines
The nginx service can fail to start if the server names hash bucket size is too small, which can happen on some systems, and when using QEMU, depending on the CPU. * gnu/services/web.scm (<nginx-configuration>): Add server-names-hash-bucket-size and server-names-hash-bucket-max-size. (default-nginx-config): Add support for the new hash bucket size parameters. (nginx-service, nginx-activation): Pass the new hash bucket size parameters through to the default-nginx-config procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Document the new hash bucket size parameters.
2017-12-11services: web: Remove default certificate and key files for nginx.Christopher Baines
If nginx is configured with a ssl-certificate file, and ssl-certificate-key, it will fail to start unless these exist. To avoid this happening, change the default to #f. * gnu/services/web.scm (<nginx-server-configuration>) [ssl-certificate,ssl-certificate-key]: Set the defaults to #f. * gnu/tests/web.scm (%nginx-servers): Remove redundant nginx-server-configuration fields. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Update examples and documentation.
2017-12-08doc: Fix typo.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Package Management): Fix typo.
2017-12-07doc: Update metacpan.org API endpoint.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Match the URI actually used by the updater.
2017-12-06gnu, doc, tests: Use ‘bootloader-configuration’ everywhere.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Proceeding with the Installation): Replace the old-style ‘grub-configuration’ with the newer ‘bootloader-configuration’ syntax. * gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl: Likewise. * gnu/system/install.scm (installation-os): Likewise. * gnu/tests.scm (%simple-os): Likewise. * gnu/tests/install.scm (%minimal-os, %minimal-os-on-vda, %separate-home-os) (%separate-store-os, %raid-root-os, %encrypted-root-os, %btrfs-root-os): Likewise. * gnu/tests/nfs.scm (%base-os): Likewise. * tests/guix-system.scm (OS_BASE, make_user_config): Likewise. * tests/system.scm (%os, %os-with-mapped-device): Likewise.
2017-12-04doc: Mention berlin.guixsd.org.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Substitute Server Authorization): Add note about berlin.guixsd.org. Nitpick.
2017-12-04maint: Add the '.iso' extension to installation images.Ludovic Courtès
* Makefile.am (release): Add the '.iso' suffix to image files. * doc/guix.texi (USB Stick and DVD Installation): Adjust accordingly.
2017-12-04doc: Merge "USB Stick Installation" and "DVD Installation".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (USB Stick Installation): Rename to... (USB Stick and DVD Installation): ... this. Merge contents with... (DVD Installation): ... this node. Remove.
2017-12-03doc: Link to work on bootstrapping.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Reducing the Set of Bootstrap Binaries): New section.
2017-11-30doc: Update the example VCS snapshot package definition.Kei Kebreau
In commit ee17a9e06e636400e3354796a42ac445dbcc8f96, the helpers git-version and git-file-name removed the need to build version and file name strings manually for packages that use VCS snapshots. doc/guix.texi (Version Numbers): Use git-version and git-file-name.
2017-11-30build-system: Add scons-build-system.Arun Isaac
* guix/build-system/scons.scm: New file. * guix/build/scons-build-system.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Register them. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Add scons-build-system.
2017-11-30doc: Give the absolute file name of 'hydra.gnu.org.pub' in snippets.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Substitute Server Authorization): Give the absolute file name of 'hydra.gnu.org.pub' in the snippet.
2017-11-29gexp: 'compiled-modules' disables deprecation warnings by default.Ludovic Courtès
This avoids repeated deprecation messages, particularly while running 'guix system build' or similar. * guix/gexp.scm (gexp->derivation): Add #:deprecation-warnings. Pass it to 'compiled-modules'. (compiled-modules): Add #:deprecation-warnings and honor it. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Update 'gexp->derivation' documentation. * guix/packages.scm (patch-and-repack): Pass #:deprecation-warnings #t.
2017-11-28services: Add Git HTTP(S) service support.Andy Wingo
* doc/guix.texi (Version Control Services): Add documentation on the HTTP backend for git. * gnu/services/version-control.scm (<git-http-configuration>): New data type. (git-http-nginx-location-configuration): New helper function. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-11-28doc: Create "Version Control Services" section.Andy Wingo
* doc/guix.texi (Version Control Services): Move to its own node. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-11-28services: Add certbot service.Andy Wingo
* gnu/services/certbot.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add new file. * doc/guix.texi (Certificate Services): New section. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-11-28services: xorg: Remove WindowMaker as a default fallback.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (xinitrc)[builder](system-profile) (user-profile): New variables. (xsession-command, find-session): New procedures. When FALLBACK-SESSION is #f, find a valid session at run time. * doc/guix.texi (X Window): Adjust accordingly, and insist that one or more window managers must be installed.
2017-11-28services: xorg: Document 'slim-configuration' and deprecate 'slim-service'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (<slim-configuration>): Provide default values for all fields. (slim-service-type)[default-value]: New field. * doc/guix.texi (X Window): Remove 'slim-service' documentation. Document 'slim-service-type' and 'slim-configuration'. * gnu/services/desktop.scm (%desktop-services): Use 'slim-service-type'.
2017-11-28services: xorg: Allow users to specify a list of modules.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (%default-xorg-fonts): New variable. (xorg-configuration-file): Add #:modules and #:fonts. Rewrite to return a 'computed-file' that honors MODULES and FONTS. (xorg-wrapper): Pass #:modules to 'xorg-configuration-file'. (xorg-start-command): Add #:fonts. Pass #:fonts and #:modules to 'xorg-configuration-file'. * doc/guix.texi (X Window): Adjust documentation of 'xorg-start-command' and 'xorg-configuration-file'.
2017-11-28services: configuration: Show default values of list types.Clément Lassieur
* doc/guix.texi (Messaging Services): Regenerate it. * gnu/services/configuration.scm (show-default?): Check VAL rather than DEFAULT. * gnu/services/messaging.scm (show-default?): Check VAL rather than DEFAULT. (prosody-configuration)[modules-enabled]: Remove default value from docstring.
2017-11-26services: prosody: Add support for disable-sasl-mechanisms.Clément Lassieur
* doc/guix.texi (Messaging Services): Update accordingly. * gnu/services/messaging.scm (prosody-configuration)[disable-sasl-mechanisms]: New field.
2017-11-26services: prosody: Allow to add raw content to the config file.Clément Lassieur
* doc/guix.texi (Messaging Services): Update accordingly. * gnu/services/messaging.scm (prosody-configuration)[raw-content]: New field. (raw-content?, serialize-raw-content): New procedures.
2017-11-26services: prosody: Add support for http-max-content-size.Clément Lassieur
* doc/guix.texi (Messaging Services): Update accordingly. * gnu/services/messaging.scm (prosody-configuration)[http-max-content-size]: New field.
2017-11-26services: prosody: Add support for http-external-url.Clément Lassieur
* doc/guix.texi (Messaging Services): Update accordingly. * gnu/services/messaging.scm (prosody-configuration)[http-external-url]: New field.
2017-11-26services: prosody: Adapt to Prosody 0.10.0.Clément Lassieur
* doc/guix.texi (Messaging Services): Add "mam" as a module example. Document 'prosodyctl check'. Replace 'prosodyctl cert request' with 'prosodyctl cert import'. Regenerate it. * gnu/services/messaging.scm (serialize-module-list): Remove "posix" from the default modules list because it is now automatically loaded. (ssl-configuration)[key, certificate]: Remove them because they are now automatically located. Fix their docstrings. (%default-modules-enabled): Add "carbons" and "blocklist". (prosody-configuration)[certificates]: Set default directory from which certificates/keys will be automatically located.
2017-11-24doc: Fix typo.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Bootloader Configuration): Fix ‘choosen’ typo.
2017-11-23doc: Update package count.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Limitations): Update package count.
2017-11-21doc: Split the "Substitutes" section into subsections.Chris Marusich
* doc/guix.texi (Substitutes): Move information into sections, and create one new subsection regarding substitution failure. (Top): In the detailed listing, add entries for the new subsections. (Official Substitute Server): Move info about hydra here. Add information that explains when substitutes are enabled by default. (Substitute Server Authorization): Move information about how to enable or disable substitutes here. (Substitute Authentication): Move information about how Guix authenticates substitutes here. (Proxy Settings): Move information about how to download substitutes via proxy here. (Substitution Failure): New section. Add information about how Guix handles substitution failure. Be extra clear about behavior concerning --fallback. (On Trusting Binaries): Move information about trusting binaries here. (Invoking guix-daemon): Remove an incorrect statement about when substitutes are enabled by default. (Common Build Options): Add cross-references for the --fallback option. Co-authored-by: George Clemmer <myglc2@gmail.com>
2017-11-20Add semicolon in commands that set GUIX_PROFILE.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/28223>. Reported by Rosebud Uplink <Uplink.Introversion@outlook.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Add missing semicolon after 'GUIX_PROFILE=' line. (Invoking guix package): Likewise. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-etc-service)[profile]: Likewise. * guix/build/profiles.scm (build-etc/profile): Likewise.
2017-11-17doc: Write "file system" instead of "partition" as appopriate.Marco van Hulten
* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Write "file system" instead of "partition" as appopriate.
2017-11-13services: guix: Remove dependency on 'lsof'.Ludovic Courtès
This is a followup to b8f59cdc20e9d83ce63523ef917e95fcee07f134: 'list-runtime-roots' no longer depends on 'lsof'. * gnu/services/base.scm (<guix-configuration>)[lsof]: Remove. (guix-shepherd-service): Adjust accordingly. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Adjust accordingly. * gnu/system.scm (%base-packages): Remove LSOF.
2017-11-12doc: Better explain GC roots.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/24194>. Reported by J. Eppler <j.eppler@openmailbox.org>. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon): Add index entries for GC roots. Add xref to "Invoking guix gc". (Invoking guix gc): Add the string "GC roots"; mention /var/guix/gcroots. (Additional Build Options): Add index entries. Better explain --root. (Invoking guix environment): Add xref to "Invoking guix gc".
2017-11-05services: Add murmur.nee
* gnu/services/telephony.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk: Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Telephony Services): New node. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-11-01doc: Fix typo in documentation of 'guix graph'.Leo Famulari
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix graph): Fix typo.
2017-10-26doc: Document the installation of Go source code.Leo Famulari
* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document '#:install-source?' for the Go build system.
2017-10-25challenge: Display an overall summary.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/challenge.scm (summarize-report-list): New procedure. (guix-challenge): Use it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix challenge): Adjust command output in example.
2017-10-22gexp: Add 'directory-union'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services.scm (directory-union): Move to... * guix/gexp.scm (directory-union): ... here. New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Document it.
2017-10-22gexp: Add 'file-union'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services.scm (file-union): Move to... * guix/gexp.scm (file-union): ... here. New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Document it.
2017-10-22services: base: Add file->udev-rule function.Maxim Cournoyer
This function allows passing a file-like object to the udev service. * gnu/services/base.scm (file->udev-rule): New function. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-10-22doc: Clarify description of etc-service-type.Hartmut Goebel
* doc/guix.texi (Service Reference): Update 'etc-service-type' documentation.
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