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2017-09-26services: cuirass: Add host option.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
* gnu/services/cuirass.scm (<cuirass-configuration>): Add host option. (cuirass-shepherd-service): Pass host option. * doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Document it.
2017-09-23gnu: Add rsync service.Oleg Pykhalov
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Add rsync service documentation. * gnu/services/rsync.scm (<rsync-configuration>): New file. * gnu/tests/rsync.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add new files. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>
2017-09-22services: network-manager: Add support for VPN plug-ins.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services.scm (directory-union): Export. * gnu/services/networking.scm (<network-manager-configuration>)[vpn-plugins]: New field. (vpn-plugin-directory, network-manager-environment): New procedure. (network-manager-shepherd-service): Pass #:environment-variables to 'make-forkexec-constructor'. (network-manager-service-type): Add SESSION-ENVIRONMENT-SERVICE-TYPE extension. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.
2017-09-19doc: Mention 'mkfs.fat' for the ESP.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Mention 'mkfs.fat'.
2017-09-19doc: Add a note about closing bug threads.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add a note about closing bug threads by mailing to NNN-done@debbugs.gnu.org. Suggested-by: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
2017-09-19doc: Add "Sending a Patch Series" subsection.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
Searching for `git send-email' took you to the end of `Submitting Patches' section which said You may use your email client or the ‘git send-email’ command. without further warning or remark. * doc/contributing.texi (Sending a Patch Series): Move information about debbugs bug 15361 to subsection. Add git-send-email index entries. (Submitting Patches): Reference it.
2017-09-16build-system: Add 'meson-build-system'.Peter Mikkelsen
* Makefile.am (MODULES): Add 'guix/build-system/meson.scm' and 'guix/build/meson-build-system.scm'. * guix/build-system/meson.scm: New file. * guix/build/meson-build-system.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Add 'meson-build-system'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-09-16guix system: Add 'search' command.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/system.scm (resolve-subcommand): New procedure. (process-command): Handle 'search'. (guix-system): Likewise. (show-help): Augment. * guix/scripts/system/search.scm: New file. * po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add it. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it. * guix/ui.scm (%text-width): Export. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document it. (Service Types and Services): Mention 'guix system search'. * tests/guix-system.sh: Test it.
2017-09-16services: Add a description and location for each service type.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services.scm (<service-type>)[description, location]: New field. * doc/guix.texi (Service Types and Services): Document 'description'.
2017-09-13gnu: cuirrass: Default port to 8081.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
* gnu/services/cuirass.scm (<cuirass-configuration>): Default port to 8081. Fixes conflict with guix-publish default. * doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Update.
2017-09-13doc: Fix typo in cuirrass config example.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
* doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Add missing quote in example spec.
2017-09-12doc: Use Screen and OpenSSH in the bare-bones example.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl (packages): Remove TCPDUMP; add SCREEN and OPENSSH. * doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Adjust explanation accordingly.
2017-09-11substitute: Download from unauthorized sources that provide the right content.Ludovic Courtès
This allows substitutes to be downloaded from unauthorized servers, as long as they advertise the same hash and references as one of the authorized servers. * guix/scripts/substitute.scm (assert-valid-narinfo): Remove. (valid-narinfo?): Add #:verbose?. Handle each case of 'signature-case'. (equivalent-narinfo?): New procedure. (lookup-narinfos/diverse): Add 'authorized?' parameter and honor it. [select-hit]: New procedure. (lookup-narinfo): Add 'authorized?' parameter and pass it. (process-query): Adjust callers accordingly. (process-substitution): Remove call to 'assert-valid-narinfo'. Check whether 'lookup-narinfo' returns true and call 'leave' if not. * tests/substitute.scm (%main-substitute-directory) (%alternate-substitute-directory): New variables. (call-with-narinfo): Make 'narinfo-directory' a parameter. Call 'mkdir-p' to create it. Change unwind handler to check whether CACHE-DIRECTORY exists before deleting it. (with-narinfo*): New macro. ("substitute, no signature") ("substitute, invalid hash") ("substitute, unauthorized key"): Change expected error message to "no valid substitute". ("substitute, unauthorized narinfo comes first") ("substitute, unsigned narinfo comes first") ("substitute, first narinfo is unsigned and has wrong hash") ("substitute, first narinfo is unsigned and has wrong refs") ("substitute, unsigned narinfo comes first") ("substitute, two invalid narinfos"): New tests. * doc/guix.texi (Substitutes): Explain the new behavior.
2017-09-10doc: Replace upstream-list with upstream-blocks.Christopher Baines
This fixes the documentation to match the implementation. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Replace 'upstream-list' with 'upstream-blocks'.
2017-09-10doc: Replace server-list with server-blocks.Oleg Pykhalov
* doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Replace 'server-list' with 'server-blocks'. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>
2017-09-08doc: Update elogind URL.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Update elogind URL.
2017-09-07size: Default to '--sort=self'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/size.scm (%default-options): Change default value for 'profile<?. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix size): Adjust accordingly.
2017-09-05services: web: Fix nginx-service-type's ‘file’ procedure.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* gnu/services/web.scm (nginx-activation, nginx-shepherd-service): Replace references to non-existent ‘config-file’ with ‘file’. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Likewise.
2017-09-05doc: Fix typo in copyright header.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi: Move stray ‘@*’ to where it belongs.
2017-09-04services: Add auto-enable? parameter to the bluetooth-service.Maxim Cournoyer
* gnu/services/desktop.scm (bluetooth-configuration): New record. (bluetooth-shepherd-service): Use it. (bluetooth-directory): New method. (bluetooth-service-type): Use it to extend the etc-service-type service. (bluetooth-service): Add `auto-enable?' parameter. * doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Document it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-09-03services: '%desktop-services' uses NetworkManager instead of Wicd.Ludovic Courtès
Discussed at <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-08/msg00277.html>. * gnu/services/desktop.scm (%desktop-services): Remove call to 'wicd-service'. Add instances of NETWORK-MANAGER-SERVICE-TYPE and WPA-SUPPLICANT-SERVICE-TYPE. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document 'network-manager-service-type' as being part of '%desktop-services'. (Desktop Services): Replace Wicd with NM.
2017-08-31services: mpd: Remove the mpd-file field.Peter Mikkelsen
Since MPD switches user, the pid-file must be in a writable dir. This is now always /var/run/mpd/(user)/pid. * gnu/services/audio.scm (mpd-service-type): Add a activation-service extension. (<mpd-configuration>)[pid-file]: Remove. (mpd-service): Rename to... (mpd-shepherd-service): ... this. (mpd-file-name, mpd-service-activation): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Audio Services): Document the changes. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-08-25gnu: Add AccountsService service to desktop services.Andy Wingo
* doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Add accountsservice-service. * gnu/services/desktop.scm (%accountsservice-activation): (accountsservice-service-type): New public variables. (%desktop-services): Add accountsservice-service.
2017-08-23gnu: bootloader: Deprecate "device" field in favor of "target".Andy Wingo
* gnu/bootloader.scm (<bootloader-configuration>): Deprecate "device" field in favor of "target" field. This is mostly a renaming but also a generalization to support UEFI targets being paths to a mounted partition instead of a device name. * gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl: * gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl: * gnu/system/examples/lightweight-desktop.tmpl: * gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl: * gnu/system/install.scm: * gnu/tests.scm: * gnu/tests/install.scm: * gnu/tests/nfs.scm: * tests/system.scm: Adapt all invocations of bootloader-configuration. * guix/scripts/system.scm (perform-action): Rename device argument to bootloader-target. (process-action): Adapt caller. * doc/guix.texi (Proceeding with the Installation): * doc/guix.texi (Bootloader Configuration): Update documentation.
2017-08-23services: Add libvirt servicesRyan Moe
* gnu/services/virtualization.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi (Virtualization Services): Document it. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>
2017-08-22web: Remove the nginx-service procedure.Christopher Baines
Now that the service-type has a default value, and configuration record is accessible. * gnu/services/web.scm (nginx-service): Remove procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Update and improve NGinx documentation.
2017-08-19pack: Add "none" compressor.Ricardo Wurmus
* guix/scripts/pack.scm (%compressors): Add compressor "none"; prepend extension with ".". (self-contained-tarball, docker-image): Assume compressor extensions start with period. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Document it.
2017-08-19doc: Update Database services in detailed node list.Christopher Baines
This was updated in the Service subsection, but the matching update here was missed. * doc/guix.text (Top): Change database services description.
2017-08-19maint: Create an ISO9660 installation image in the 'release' target.Danny Milosavljevic
* Makefile.am (GUIXSD_IMAGE_BASE): Adapt target file name. (release): Use file-system-type iso9660. * doc/guix.texi: Document installation from DVD.
2017-08-13gnu: Add mpd service.Peter Mikkelsen
* doc/guix.texi: Add documentation. * gnu/services/audio.scm (<mpd-configuration>): New record type. (mpd-service-type): New service type. * gnu/tests/audio.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk: Add new files. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>
2017-08-12doc: Change Database Services description.Christopher Baines
This is overly specific, as this section now includes the documentation for Redis, which is not an SQL database. * doc/guix.texi: Change database services description.
2017-08-10doc: Fix typo.Leo Famulari
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Fix typo.
2017-08-09services: Update the Tailon service for Tailon 1.3.0.Christopher Baines
Tailon 1.3.0 (upgraded from 1.1.1) adds support for HTTP authentication. * gnu/services/admin.scm (<tailon-configuration-file>): Add http-auth and users configuration values. (tailon-configuration-file-http-auth, tailon-configuration-file-users): New procedures. (tailon-configuration-file-compiler): Add support for the http-auth and users configuration options. * doc/guix.texi (Monitoring Services): Document authentication for Tailon.
2017-08-09services: Add missing wrap-lines option to tailon.Christopher Baines
* gnu/services/admin.scm (<tailon-configuration-file>): Add wrap-lines. (tailon-configuration-wrap-lines): New procedure. (tailon-configuration-file-compiler): Add support for wrap-lines. * doc/guix.texi (Monitoring Services): Document the wrap-lines Tailon configuration option.
2017-08-07Revert "doc: Suggest running guix-daemon with 'sudo -E'."Leo Famulari
This change might not correct, so we revert it for now: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-08/msg00057.html This reverts commit 6a4364335c967f841b53ed35c22f90445437e4b0.
2017-08-06doc: Suggest running guix-daemon with 'sudo -E'.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Martin H. <maze@strahlungsfrei.de>. * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Suggest 'sudo -E'.
2017-08-04build: Add minify build system.Ricardo Wurmus
* guix/build-system/minify.scm: New file. * guix/build/minify-build-system: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add new files. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document minify-build-system.
2017-08-03doc: 'patches' field of <origin> can list file-like objects.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/27165>. Reported by sirgazil <sirgazil@zoho.com>. * doc/guix.texi (origin Reference): 'patches' can contain file-like objects.
2017-08-02pull: Fetch source code from Git.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/pull.scm (%snapshot-url, with-environment-variable) (with-PATH): Remove. (ensure-guile-git!): New procedure. (%repository-url): New variable. (%default-options): Add 'repository-url' and 'ref'. (show-help, %options): Add '--commit' and '--url'. (temporary-directory, first-directory, interned-then-deleted) (unpack): Remove. (build-from-source): Rename 'tarball' to 'source'. Remove call to 'unpack'. (build-and-install): Rename 'tarball' to 'source'. (honor-lets-encrypt-certificates!, report-git-error): New procedures. (with-git-error-handling): New macro. (guix-pull)[fetch-tarball]: Remove. Wrap body in 'with-git-error-handling'. Rewrite to use 'latest-repository-commit'. * build-aux/build-self.scm (build): Print an error message and exit when GUILE-GIT is #f. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Mention Git. Document '--commit' and '--branch'.
2017-08-02build: Make Guile-Git a hard requirement.Ludovic Courtès
* configure.ac: Error out when (git) is missing. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Mention Guile-Git. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add guix/git.scm unconditionally.
2017-07-30services: openssh: Extensions provide extra authorized keys.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/ssh.scm (extend-openssh-authorized-keys): New procedure. (openssh-service-type)[compose, extend]: New fields. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document the extension.
2017-07-30services: openssh: Add 'authorized-keys' field.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/ssh.scm (<openssh-configuration>)[authorized-keys]: New field. (authorized-key-directory): New procedure. (openssh-config-file): Honor 'authorized-keys'. (openssh-activation): Use 'with-imported-modules'. Make /etc/ssh 755. Create /etc/ssh/authorized_keys.d. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.
2017-07-30doc: Give an example of arguments for the 'run-vm.sh' script.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Give an example of passing arguments to the 'run-vm.sh' script.
2017-07-30services: Add memcached.Christopher Baines
* gnu/services/databases.scm (memcached-service-type, %memcached-accounts): New variables. (<memcached-configuration>): New record type. (memcached-service-type): New procedures. * gnu/tests/databases.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi (Database Services): Document the new memcached service. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add entry for tests/databases.scm.
2017-07-29gnu: services: admin: Add tailon.Christopher Baines
* gnu/services/admin.scm (<tailon-configuration>, <tailon-configuration-file>): New record types. (tailon-configuration-files-string, tailon-shepherd-service): New procedures. (%tailon-accounts, tailon-service-type: New variables. * doc/guix.texi (Monitoring Services: Document the Tailon service. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add gnu/tests/admin.scm. * gnu/tests/admin.scm: New file.
2017-07-26gnu: Add fcgiwrap service.Andy Wingo
* doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Add documentation. * gnu/services/web.scm (<fcgiwrap-configuration>): New record type. (fcgiwrap-accounts, fcgiwrap-shepherd-service): New service extensions. (fcgiwrap-service-type): New service type. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-07-25Add 'guix weather'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/weather.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Substitutes, Invoking guix publish): Mention "guix weather". (Invoking guix weather): New node. Co-authored-by: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
2017-07-21services: cuirass: Add fallback parameter.Mathieu Othacehe
* gnu/services/cuirass.scm (<cuirass-configuration>)[fallback?]: New field. (cuirass-shepherd-service): Take it into account. * doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Document it.
2017-07-21publish: Make the cache eviction policy less aggressive.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>. * guix/scripts/publish.scm (nar-expiration-time): New procedure. (render-narinfo/cached): Use it as the #:entry-expiration passed to 'maybe-remove-expired-cache-entries'.
2017-07-20doc: Show the "git clone" command.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Joshua Branson <jbranso91@gmail.com>. * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Add "git clone" command.
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