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2022-01-31doc: Add a rule of thumb to guide enabling new committers....* doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Introduce a new rule of thumb to determine if a contributor should be considered to become a committer. Maxim Cournoyer
2022-02-01doc: Document --profile option to "guix environment"...* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix environment): New paragraph. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Konrad Hinsen
2022-02-01doc: Document --profile option to "guix shell"...* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix shell): New paragraph. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Konrad Hinsen
2022-01-31services: guix: Add nar-herder-service-type....* gnu/services/guix.scm (<nar-herder-configuration>): New record type. (nar-herder-configuration, nar-herder-configuration?, nar-herder-configuration-package, nar-herder-configuration-user, nar-herder-configuration-group, nar-herder-configuration-mirror nar-herder-configuration-database nar-herder-configuration-database-dump nar-herder-configuration-host nar-herder-configuration-port nar-herder-configuration-storage nar-herder-configuration-storage-limit nar-herder-configuration-storage-nar-removal-criteria nar-herder-shepherd-services, nar-herder-activation, nar-herder-account): New procedures. (nar-herder-service-type): New variable. * gnu/tests/guix.scm (%test-nar-herder): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Guix Services): Document the new service. Christopher Baines
2022-01-28home: 'reconfigure' checks for potential downgrades....* guix/scripts/home.scm (show-help, %options): Add "--allow-downgrades". (%default-options): Remove 'build-mode'; add 'validate-reconfigure'. (perform-action): Add #:validate-reconfigure. Call 'check-forward-update' when ACTION is 'reconfigure. (process-action): Pass #:validate-reconfigure to 'perform-action'. * gnu/home/services.scm (home-provenance): Export. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix home): Document '--allow-downgrades'. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-28doc: Mention how to remedy "source file ... newer than compiled error"....* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Mention how to remedy "source file ... newer than compiled" error by running `make -j`. Co-authored-by: jgart <jgart@dismail.de> Co-authored-by: Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu> Co-authored-by: Ryan Prior <rprior@protonmail.com> Co-authored-by: Blake Shaw <blake@nonconstructivism.com> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> Guix Together
2022-01-28doc: Explain the use of make clean-go when an ABI mismatch occurs....* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Adds section on using make clean-go. Co-authored-by: jgart <jgart@dismail.de> Co-authored-by: Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu> Co-authored-by: Ryan Prior <rprior@protonmail.com> Co-authored-by: Blake Shaw <blake@nonconstructivism.com> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> Guix Together
2022-01-25doc: Document 'invoke' & co....* doc/guix.texi (Build Utilities)[Program Invocation]: New subsection. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-25build: Require Guile >= 3.0.3....Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/53157>. Reported by Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>. * configure.ac: Require Guile >= 3.0.3. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Update accordingly. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-24doc: Clarify search path bits....Suggested by Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be> and Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>. * doc/guix.texi (package Reference): Clarify 'native-search-paths' vs. 'search-paths'. (Search Paths): Link to it. Remove unnecessarily "define libxml2". Reword 'file-pattern' description that said "When true". Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-23doc: Tweak Guix Home bits....* doc/guix.texi (Shepherd Home Service): Tweak section name. Add intro. (Invoking guix home): Refer to "guix search". Use @var where appropriate. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-23doc: Document search paths....* doc/guix.texi (package Reference): Link to "Search Paths". (Invoking guix package): Likewise. (Build Phases): Mention 'set-paths' phase. (Search Paths): New node. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-20services: guix-publish: Add negative-ttl parameter....* gnu/services/base.scm (guix-publish-configuration): Add 'negative-ttl' field. (guix-publish-sheperd-service): Process it. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services)[guix-publish-service-type]: Add item for negative-ttl. Guillaume Le Vaillant
2022-01-19doc: Normalize language codes in menu URLs....* doc/build.scm (stylized-html)[build](base-language-url): Add calls to 'normalize'. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-19doc: Make the HTML language menu disappear on narrow screens....* doc/build.scm (stylized-html)[build](navigation-bar): New procedure. (stylized-html): Use it. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-18doc: Add a language menu in the HTML manual....* doc/build.scm (stylized-html): New procedure. (html-manual): Use it. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-18doc: Factorize 'language-code->native-name'....* doc/build.scm (localization-helper-module)[content](translate): Add call to 'setenv' before 'write'. Remove use of 'with-language'. (language-code->native-name): New procedure. (html-manual-indexes)[build](top-level-index): Use it. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-18daemon: Always default to gzip for log compression....* nix/libstore/globals.cc (Settings::Settings): Have 'logCompression' default to COMPRESSION_GZIP unconditionally. * gnu/services/base.scm (<guix-configuration>)[log-compression]: Default to 'gzip. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon, Base Services): Adjust accordingly. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-18doc: Extract (localization) module....* doc/build.scm (localization-helper-module): New procedure. (html-manual-indexes)[build]: Use it. Remove use of GUILE-JSON-3. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-16machine: ssh: Add 'safety-checks?' field....Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/52766>. Reported by Michael Rohleder <mike@rohleder.de>. * gnu/machine/ssh.scm (<machine-ssh-configuration>)[safety-checks?]: New field. (machine-check-file-system-availability): Return the empty list when 'safety-checks?' is false. (machine-check-initrd-modules): Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix deploy): Document it. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-16doc: Fix typo....Groan. * doc/guix.texi (Build Environment Setup): Fix typo. Leo Famulari
2022-01-16doc: Document the dummy $HOME in the build chroot....This missing documentation reported by Matt <matt@excalamus.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Build Environment Setup): Document '/homeless-shelter'. Leo Famulari
2022-01-15doc: Remove now unnecessary workaround....* doc/build.scm (translated-texi-manuals): Turn into an alias for (@@ (guix self) translated-texi-manuals). Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-14doc: Update "guix shell -D -f" example to new input style....* doc/environment-gdb.scm: Change to use 'modify-inputs'. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-14scripts: system: Rationalize persistency....Make sure that the images are created with a non volatile root by default and the vm are created with a volatile root by default. Break the --volatile option into --volatile-image and --persistent-vm options. * guix/scripts/system.scm (perform-action): Turn volatile? argument into volatile-vm-root?. (show-help): Introduce --volatile-image and --persistent-vm options instead of --volatile. (%default-options): Adapt it. (%options): Handle those options. (process-action): Honor them. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Adapt it accordingly. Mathieu Othacehe
2022-01-14gnu: bootstrap: Add support for riscv64-linux....On 7d93b21ab1c132990054372a9677c1639d54e631 gnu: glibc-for-bootstrap: Update patch. Run ./pre-inst-env guix build --target=riscv64-linux-gnu bootstrap-tarballs Producing /gnu/store/4hdzva9i0wyyfbgj1lmqc1wkk644pv07-bootstrap-tarballs-0 With guix hash -rx 1nj0fdgj08bbmfny01mp2blv7c3p2iciqh31zmf04ap5s7ygsqlp * gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm (%bootstrap-executables): Add entries for riscv64-linux. (%bootstrap-guile-hash, %bootstrap-coreutils&co, %bootstrap-binutils, %bootstrap-glibc, %bootstrap-gcc): Add entry for riscv64-linux. (raw-build-guile3): New procedure. (make-raw-bag): Use raw-build-guile3 for riscv64-linux. * guix/packages.scm (%supported-systems): Add riscv64-linux. (%cuirass-supported-systems): Remove riscv64-linux. * guix/utils.scm (target-64bit?): Add riscv64-linux. * m4/guix.m4: Add riscv64-linux as a supported system. * doc/guix.texi (GNU Distribution): Add riscv64-linux. Efraim Flashner
2022-01-13services: Adjust the jami service for the upgraded jami....* gnu/services/telephony.scm (jami-configuration)[jamid]: Rename libring to libjami. * gnu/services/telephony.scm (jami-configuration->command-line-arguments): Adjust daemon file name. * gnu/services/telephony.scm (jami-service-type): Adjust doc. * gnu/tests/telephony.scm (run-jami-test): Check for 'jamid' process, not 'dring'. * doc/guix.texi (Telephony Services): Adjust doc for the jami-qt to jami and libring to libjami packages renaming. Maxim Cournoyer
2022-01-11shell: Cache profiles even when using package specs....This enables profile caching not just when '-m' or '-f' is used, but also when package specs are passed on the command line, as in: guix shell -D guix git It also changes profile cache keys to include the system type, which was previously ignored. * guix/scripts/shell.scm (options-with-caching)[single-file-for-caching]: Remove. Call 'profile-cached-gc-root' instead; adjust to accept two values. (profile-cache-primary-key): New procedure. (profile-cache-key): Remove. (profile-file-cache-key, profile-spec-cache-key): New procedures. (profile-cached-gc-root): Rewrite to include functionality formally in 'single-file-for-caching', but extend to handle package specs. * gnu/packages.scm (cache-is-authoritative?): Export. * guix/transformations.scm (transformation-option-key?): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix shell): Move '--rebuild-cache' documentation to the bottom, just above '--root'. Explain caching and how these two options relate to that. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-11doc: Fix typo in 'setuid-program' example....* doc/guix.texi (Setuid Programs): Fix typo in example. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-09doc: Update ‘guix home search’ output sample....The old output differs greatly from the current one and contains a typo. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix home): Update ‘guix home search’ output sample. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2022-01-09doc: Fix typos....* doc/guix.texi (Home Services, Essential Home Services) (Shells Home Services): Fix ‘avaliable’ typo, & grammar. (Using the Configuration System): Fix another typo. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2022-01-10doc: Use @lisp and clarify 'setuid-program' examples....* doc/guix.texi (Setuid Programs): Use @lisp instead of @example. Add scope for the 'setuid-programs' field snippet. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-10guix hash: Allow '-r' as a non-deprecated alias....This is a followup to 05c962594c346da21f201be72caadfa19060cc9d. Discussed at <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/51307#24>. * guix/scripts/hash.scm (%options): Warn about deprecation for "--recursive", but not for '-r' as it's a convenient shorthand. Mention '--serializer=nar' in the deprecation message. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix hash): Adjust accordingly. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-10doc: Fix typo....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix style): Fix typo. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-10style: Add '--styling' option....* guix/scripts/style.scm (format-package-definition): New procedure. (%options, show-help): Add "--styling". (%default-options): Add 'styling-procedure'. (guix-style): Honor it. * tests/style.scm (with-test-package) ("input labels, 'safe' policy") ("input labels, 'safe' policy, nothing changed") ("input labels, margin comment") ("input labels, margin comment on long list") ("input labels, line comment") ("input labels, modify-inputs and margin comment"): Pass "-S inputs". * etc/indent-code.el: Remove. * doc/contributing.texi (Formatting Code): Mention "guix style" instead of "etc/indent-code.el". (Submitting Patches): Add item for "guix style". * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix style): Document "-S" and update. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-10build: julia-build-system: Create 'Project.toml' file when missing....* guix/build/julia-build-system.scm (link-depot): Create 'Project.toml' file when missing using data provided by the user. (julia-create-package-toml): Remove from export. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Update julia-build-system section. Signed-off-by: Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> zimoun
2022-01-10doc: Fix some typos....* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix hash): Fix a few typos today. Reported by KarlJoad on #guix, and then we found more. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2022-01-09nls: Update translations....* po/doc/guix-cookbook.fi.po: New file. * po/doc/guix-manual.fi.po: New file. * po/doc/local.mk: Add them. * doc/local.mk: Add them. * po/guix/fi.po: New file. * po/guix/LINGUAS: Add it. Julien Lepiller
2022-01-07doc: Fix typo....* doc/guix.texi (Essential Home Services): Fix typo. Jelle Licht
2022-01-07doc: Use a better setuid example....nmtui does not benefit from being setuid. Oops. * doc/guix.texi (Setuid Programs): Replace network-manager's /bin/nmtui with nfs-utils' /sbin/mount.nfs. Change a @code{} to a @command{}. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2022-01-06doc: Fix typo....* doc/guix.texi (Build Utilities): Fix typo. Reported by Mortimer Cladwell <mbcladwell@gmail.com> Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2022-01-03doc: Try to clarify the setuid programs examples....Based on user feedback, the shadow / passwd example was too obscure for those who aren't familiar with the shadow collection of tools. And it was also considered confusing for the two examples to use different packages. * doc/guix.texi (Setuid Programs): Use 'nmtui' in the examples. Leo Famulari
2022-01-03doc: Avoid (getenv "HOME") in 'machines.scm' example....Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/52517>. Reported by zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup): Avoid misleading (getenv "HOME") in example. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-03doc: Document clauses of 'modify-inputs'....Suggested by Alexander Asteroth <alexander.asteroth@h-brs.de>. * doc/guix.texi (Defining Package Variants): Document all the supported clauses of 'modify-inputs'. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-02services: guix-build-coordinator: Fix variable name in agent config....* gnu/services/guix.scm (<guix-build-coordinator-agent-configuration>): Fix variable name. * doc/guix.texi (Guix Services): Update accordingly. Christopher Baines
2022-01-02gnu: Add guix-build-coordinator/agent-only....This avoids issues where the coordinator component dependencies (like sqitch and guile-fibers) make it harder to use the agent. * gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix-build-coordinator/agent-only): New variable. * gnu/services/guix.scm (<guix-build-coordinator-agent-configuration>): Use the guix-build-coordinator/agent-only package by default. * doc/guix.texi (Guix Services): Update accordingly. Christopher Baines
2022-01-01transformations: Add '--tune'....* guix/transformations.scm (tuning-compiler) (tuned-package, tunable-package?, package-tuning) (transform-package-tuning) (build-system-with-tuning-compiler): New procedures. (%transformations): Add 'tune'. (%transformation-options): Add "--tune". * tests/transformations.scm ("options->transformation, tune") ("options->transformations, tune, wrong micro-architecture"): New tests. * doc/guix.texi (Package Transformation Options): Document '--tune'. Ludovic Courtès
2022-01-01system: Allow 'chfn' to change the user's full name....Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/52539>. Reported by Jacob First <jacob.first@member.fsf.org>. * gnu/build/accounts.scm (allocate-passwd): Add comment as to why 'real-name' is taken from PREVIOUS. Add (not system?) to the condition. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-etc-service) <login.defs>: Add "CHFN_RESTRICT". * gnu/system.scm (%setuid-programs): Add "chfn". * gnu/system/pam.scm (base-pam-services): Add "chfn". * doc/guix.texi (User Accounts): Document it. Ludovic Courtès
2021-12-30doc: cookbook: Update custom kernel guide....* doc/guix-cookbook.texi (Customizing the Kernel): Adjust to new interface. Leo Famulari
2021-12-26doc: Give a complete example of adding setuid programs....* doc/guix.texi (Setuid Programs): Give a complete example of how to use SETUID-PROGRAM. Leo Famulari