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2018-08-28services: tor: Make it easier to use UNIX sockets.Chris Marusich
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it, and mention that tor-service is deprecated. * gnu/services/networking.scm (<tor-configuration>) <socks-socket-type>: New field. (tor-configuration->torrc): When socks-socket-type is 'unix, set SocksPort to UNIX domain socket /var/run/tor/socks-sock and set UnixSocksGroupWritable to 1. * gnu/tests/networking.scm (%tor-os/unix-socks-socket): Instead of using a custom config file, just set socks-socket-type to 'unix.
2018-08-26nls: Update 'fr' translation.Julien Lepiller
2018-08-20doc: Remove extra space before colon in menu entries.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/32473>. Reported by HiPhish <hiphish@posteo.de>. * doc/guix.texi (Top, Defining Packages): In menu, remove extra space before "::".
2018-08-16doc: Fix typo.Julien Lepiller
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Add missing 'you' and fix word order.
2018-08-16gnu: services: Add pcscd service.Arun Isaac
* gnu/services/security-token.scm: New file. * gnu/tests/security-token.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Register new files. * doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services): Document the service.
2018-08-15doc: Replace reference to deprecated title field.Julien Lepiller
* doc/guix.texi (Proceeding with the Installation): Use file-system-label instead of the title field.
2018-08-15doc: Fix typo.Julien Lepiller
* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Add missing 'to'.
2018-08-15nls: Update 'fr' translation.Julien Lepiller
2018-08-13services: cgit: Disable repo booleans having a global counterpart.Clément Lassieur
Otherwise the global counterpart is never taken into account. * doc/guix.texi (Version Control Services): Update accordingly. * gnu/services/cgit.scm (repo-boolean?, serialize-repo-boolean): Use the DEFINE-MAYBE macro to allow for the 'disabled value. (repository-cgit-configuration)[enable-commit-graph?, enable-log-filecount?, enable-log-linecount?, enable-remote-branches?, enable-subject-links?, enable-html-serving?]: Change default value to 'disabled.
2018-08-11import: hackage: Support recursive importing.Ricardo Wurmus
* guix/import/hackage.scm (hackage-recursive-import): New procedure. (hackage-module->sexp): Return dependencies alongside dependencies. (hackage->guix-package): Memoize results. * guix/scripts/import/hackage.scm (show-help, %options, guix-import-hackage): Support recursive importing. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document option.
2018-08-09doc: Fix syntax error.Marius Bakke
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Escape newline between keyword arguments.
2018-07-30doc: Fix Cuirass URL.Clément Lassieur
* doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Fix Cuirass URL.
2018-07-29services: openssh: Add forwarding options.Eric Brown
* gnu/services/ssh.scm (<openssh-configuration>)[allow-agent-forwarding?] [allow-tcp-forwarding?, gateway-ports?]: New fields. (openssh-config-file): Handle them. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Adjust accordingly. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2018-07-28doc: Clarify some of guix-daemon's GC options.Chris Marusich
Reported by Pierre Neidhardt <ambrevar@gmail.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon): Fix an incorrect statement regarding --gc-keep-outputs. Add a little to the description of this option and --gc-keep-derivations.
2018-07-25gnu: Add hplip-minimal.Efraim Flashner
* gnu/packages/cups.scm (hplip-minimal): New variable. * gnu/packages/scanner.scm (sane-backends)[inputs]: Replace hplip with hplip-minimal. * doc/guix.texi (Printing Services): Change example code to use hplip-minimal in place of hplip. Add note explaining when use hplip.
2018-07-23build-system: Add 'guile-build-system'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/build-system/guile.scm, guix/build/guile-build-system.scm: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add them. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document 'guile-build-system'.
2018-07-17doc: Remove the documentation about Cuirass' load-path.Clément Lassieur
* doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Remove the load-path field.
2018-07-13pull: Use (guix inferior) to display new and upgraded packages.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/pull.scm (display-profile-content): Call 'display-generation'. (display-new/upgraded-packages, display-profile-content-diff): New procedures. (process-query)[list-generation]: Remove. [list-generations]: New procedure. Adjust accordingly. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Update example of '-l'.
2018-07-13Add (guix inferior) and (guix scripts repl).Ludovic Courtès
* guix/inferior.scm, guix/scripts/repl.scm, tests/inferior.scm: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add 'guix/scripts/repl.scm' and 'guix/inferior.scm'. (SCM_TESTS): Add 'tests/inferior.scm'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix repl): New node.
2018-07-13etc: snippets: Add guix-commit-message-use-https-home-page.Arun Isaac
* etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-use-https-home-page: New file. * doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Document new snippet.
2018-07-13services: mcron: Add 'schedule' action.Ludovic Courtès
Inspired by <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2018-07/msg00035.html>. * gnu/services/mcron.scm (shepherd-schedule-action): New procedure. (mcron-shepherd-services): Add 'actions' field. * gnu/tests/base.scm (run-mcron-test)["schedule action"]: New test. * doc/guix.texi (Scheduled Job Execution): Mention 'herd schedule'.
2018-07-13services: shepherd: Support custom actions.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/shepherd.scm (<shepherd-service>)[actions]: New field. (<shepherd-action>): New record type. (shepherd-service-file): Pass #:actions to 'make'. * doc/guix.texi (Shepherd Services): Document custom actions.
2018-07-12gexp: Allow bytevector as content of `plain-file'.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
This allows for using a package source directly from git, doing something like (define (command->bytevector command) (let ((port (apply open-pipe* OPEN_READ command))) (let ((output (get-bytevector-all port))) (close-port port) output))) (define-public hello-git (package (name "hello") (version "git") (source (let* ((commit "stable-2.0") (content (command->bytevector `("git" "archive" "--format" "tar" "--prefix" ,(string-append commit "/") ,commit))) (file-name (string-append "hello-" commit))) (plain-file file-name content))) ... )) * guix/gexp.scm (<plain-file>): Also allow bytevector content. (plain-file-compiler): Handle bytevector content. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Describe plain-file now also taking bytevectors.
2018-07-12store: Add `binary-file'.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
* guix/store.scm (binary-file): New function. * doc/guix.texi (The Store Monad): Describe binary-file.
2018-07-11import: gem: Add recursive import.Oleg Pykhalov
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document gem recursive import. * guix/import/gem.scm (gem->guix-package): Return package and dependencies values. (gem-recursive-import): New procedure. * guix/scripts/import/gem.scm (show-help, %options): Add recursive option. (guix-import-gem): Use 'gem-recursive-import'. * tests/gem.scm (test-json): Rename to 'test-foo-json'. ("gem->guix-package"): Use 'test-foo-json'. (test-bar-json, test-bundler-json): New variables. ("gem-recursive-import"): New test.
2018-07-10guix: Add opam importer.Julien Lepiller
* guix/scripts/import.scm (importers): Add opam. * guix/scripts/import/opam.scm: New file. * guix/import/opam.scm: New file. * tests/opam.scm: New file. * Makefile.am: Add them. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document it.
2018-07-09doc: Use https://alpha.gnu.org instead of FTP.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation) (USB Stick and DVD Installation, Running GuixSD in a VM): Use "https://alpha.gnu.org" instead of the now deprecated FTP URLs.
2018-07-09doc: Fix FTP link in documentation.EuAndreh
The current incorrect link at: https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/guix.html#Running-GuixSD-in-a-VM. I looked for other instances of this mistake in the docs, but I could't find any. * doc/guix.texi: fix link to GuixSD VM image in FTP server. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2018-07-09doc: Fix syntax error and remove trailing whitespace.Ricardo Wurmus
This is a follow-up to commit a33652ee336ae9a5d2ab5fd54bf2397caec42a0e. * doc/guix.texi (Prometheus Node Exporter Service): Remove trailing whitespace and change "defvr" to "defvar".
2018-07-09services: Add prometheus-node-exporter-service-type.Gábor Boskovits
* gnu/services/monitoring.scm (prometheus-node-exporter-service-type): New variable. (<prometheus-node-exporter-configuration>): New record type. (prometheus-node-exporter-shepherd-service): New procedure. * gnu/doc/guix.texi (Monitoring Services): Document it. * gnu/tests/monitoring.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add test module.
2018-07-07doc: Fix typo.Oleg Pykhalov
* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Fix ‘the’ typo.
2018-07-06Merge branch 'version-0.15.0'Ludovic Courtès
2018-07-05doc: Update URL of the Emacs-Guix manual.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/htmlxref.cnf (EMACS_GUIX): Update URL.
2018-07-05doc: Mention translations of the manual.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Top): Add note about l10n. * doc/htmlxref.cnf: Add "guix.fr".
2018-07-05doc: Update package count.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Limitations): Update number.
2018-07-05doc: Mention ARM and AArch64 bootloaders.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Bootloader Configuration): Mention ARM and AArch64. Add missing uses of @code.
2018-07-05doc: Improve UEFI/BIOS bootloader documentation.Ludovic Courtès
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.
2018-07-05Don't force colour in aliases.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* 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.
2018-07-04doc: Mention the build environment.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Add a note about having the dependencies available.
2018-06-27doc: Specify Guile-SQLite3 minimum version.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Specify the minimum guile-sqlite3 version. * README (Requirements): Likewise.
2018-06-27doc: Private key passphrases are not supported.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup): Note this.
2018-06-26doc: Minor improvements to Power Management Services.Nicolas Goaziou
* doc/guix.texi (Top): Improve summary. (Power Management Services): Use proper titlecase for section. Add index entries and sub-sections.
2018-06-26doc: Use a consistent partitioning scheme.Marius Bakke
* 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.
2018-06-25doc: Add an example of ~/.asoundrc file for ALSA configuration.宋文武
* doc/guix.texi (Sound Services): Improve it and add an example of ~/.asoundrc file.
2018-06-25services: alsa-service-type: Fix the loading of 'pulse' plugin.Oleg Pykhalov
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>
2018-06-23nls: Update 'fr' translation.Julien Lepiller
2018-06-23services: Add fingerprint identification service.Danny Milosavljevic
* gnu/services/authentication.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services): Document it.
2018-06-16doc: Clarify when branches are "frozen".Marius Bakke
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Provide a link to Hydra. Add section about freezing branches.
2018-06-15system: Add os-with-u-boot.Danny Milosavljevic
* 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.
2018-06-14build: Require Guile-SQLite3.Ludovic Courtès
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.