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2018-12-11Merge branch 'master' into core-updatesMarius Bakke
2018-12-09guix: Add support for channel dependencies.Ricardo Wurmus
* guix/channels.scm (<channel-metadata>): New record. (read-channel-metadata, channel-instance-dependencies): New procedures. (latest-channel-instances): Include channel dependencies; add optional argument PREVIOUS-CHANNELS. (channel-instance-derivations): Build derivation for additional channels and add it as dependency to the channel instance derivation. * doc/guix.texi (Channels): Add subsection "Declaring Channel Dependencies". * tests/channels.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (SCM_TESTS): Add it.
2018-12-05doc: Update "Limitations".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Limitations): Update package count.
2018-12-04doc: Update substitute server.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes an accidental revert in commit 0a5fa004f7f21dc3e01747b8e94fbb21e056e4ca. * doc/guix.texi (SUBSTITUTE-SERVER): Really change to ci.guix.info.
2018-12-04build: Default to https://ci.guix.info for substitutes.Ludovic Courtès
* config-daemon.ac (guix_substitute_urls): Always default to "https://ci.guix.info". * doc/guix.texi (SUBSTITUTE-SERVER): Switch to ci.guix.info. * guix/scripts/build.scm (%default-log-urls): Likewise. * guix/scripts/substitute.scm (%default-substitute-urls): Likewise. * guix/store.scm (%default-substitute-urls): Likewise.
2018-12-04Remove most references to hydra.gnu.org.Ludovic Courtès
* Makefile.am (assert-binaries-available): Don't mention hydra.gnu.org in comment. * build-aux/check-available-binaries.scm: Likewise. * build-aux/check-final-inputs-self-contained.scm: Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (SUBSTITUTE-SERVER): New variable. Use it throughout instead of "mirror.hydra.gnu.org". * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Likewise. * gnu/services/base.scm (hydra-key-authorization) (guix-activation): Remove mentions of "hydra.gnu.org" in comments and messages. * gnu/system/install.scm (%installation-services): Likewise. * guix/scripts/size.scm (guix-size): Likewise.
2018-12-03doc: Remove footnotes about guile-json requirements.Eric Bavier
Follow-up to 6efccabe4e2e3ea1bd14cd0e81bdb83d5f6baaea. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import)[pypi, gem, cpan, json]: Remove footnotes mentioning requirement for Guile-JSON.
2018-12-02Make Guile-JSON a required dependency.Eric Bavier
* README (Requirements): Remove "optional" verbiage. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Move Guile-JSON from optional to required. * configure.ac (HAVE_GUILE_JSON): Remove Automake conditional. (have_guile_json): Error if not "yes". * Makefile.am (MODULE, SCM_TESTS)[HAVE_GUILE_JSON]: Add modules and tests unconditionally. * gnu/packages/package-mangement.scm (guix-minimal)[propagated-inputs]: Leave guile-json input.
2018-12-02doc: Typos in guix.texi manual.Miguel Ángel Arruga Vivas
* doc/guix.texi (USB Stick and DVD Installation): use @var{system} consistently. (Proceeding with the Installation): use @email markup instead of @file. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2018-12-02nls: Update 'de' translation of the manual.Ludovic Courtès
2018-12-02nls: Update 'fr' translation.Julien Lepiller
2018-12-02doc: Even more spacing typos.Nicolas Goaziou
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): (Invoking guix pack): (Build Systems): (Invoking guix graph): (Invoking guix environment): (Networking Services): (Mail Services): (Web Services): (Invoking guix system): Prevent Texinfo from ending a sentence too early.
2018-12-02doc: Fix more spacing typos.Nicolas Goaziou
* doc/guix.texi (Channels): (Additional Build Options): (Invoking guix lint): (Base Services): (Networking Services): (Mail Services): (Messaging Services): (Web Services): (Certificate Services): (Version Control Services): (Python Modules): Prevent Texinfo from ending a sentence too early.
2018-12-02doc: Fix typo.Nicolas Goaziou
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Prevent spurious space after "e.g.".
2018-12-01doc: Fix typo.Julien Lepiller
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Fix double `the`.
2018-11-30guix build: Add '--with-commit'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/git.scm (<git-checkout>)[commit]: New field. (git-checkout-compiler): Honor it. * guix/scripts/build.scm (evaluate-git-replacement-specs): Add 'proc' parameter and honor it. (transform-package-source-branch)[replace]: New procedure. Adjust 'evaluate-git-replacement-specs' accordingly. (transform-package-source-commit): New procedure. (%transformations, %transformation-options) (show-transformation-options-help): Add 'with-commit'. * tests/guix-build-branch.sh: Add test. * doc/guix.texi (Package Transformation Options): Document it.
2018-11-30guix build: Add '--with-branch' transformation option.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/build.scm (evaluate-git-replacement-specs) (transform-package-source-branch): New procedures. (%transformations, %transformation-options): Add 'with-branch'. (show-transformation-options-help): Likewise. * tests/guix-build-branch.sh: New file. * Makefile.am (SH_TESTS): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Package Transformation Options): Document it.
2018-11-28derivations: Add properties.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/derivations.scm (derivation): Add #:properties parameter. [user+system-env-vars]: Honor it. (derivation-properties): New procedure. (build-expression->derivation): Add #:properties and pass it to 'derivation'. * guix/gexp.scm (gexp->derivation): Likewise. * tests/derivations.scm ("derivation-properties"): New test. * tests/gexp.scm ("gexp->derivation properties"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Derivations, G-Expressions): Adjust accordingly.
2018-11-26services: openssh: Install OpenSSH in the system profile.Ludovic Courtès
This ensures one can scp to or from the GuixSD machine that uses the service. * gnu/services/ssh.scm (openssh-service-type)[extensions]: Add PROFILE-SERVICE-TYPE extension. * gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl <packages>: Remove OPENSSH. * doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Adjust accordingly.
2018-11-24daemon: Ignore '--keep-failed' for TCP/IP clients.Ludovic Courtès
* nix/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc (performOp) <wopSetOptions>: When 'isRemoteConnection' is true, set 'settings.keepFailed' to zero. * doc/guix.texi (Common Build Options): Document this behavior.
2018-11-24doc: Update for bootstrap-mescc-tools change.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
* doc/guix.texi (Reduced Binary Seed Bootstrap): Update for bootstrap-mescc-tools change. * doc/images/gcc-mesboot-bag-graph.dot: Regenerate.
2018-11-23build: Binary tarball now populates the "current-guix" profile.Ludovic Courtès
* Makefile.am (guix-binary.%.tar.xz): Pass '--profile-name=current-guix'. Remove glibc and glibc-utf8-locales. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Update accordingly. * etc/guix-install.sh * etc/guix-install.sh (sys_create_store, sys_enable_guix_daemon) (sys_authorize_build_farms): Likewise. * etc/guix-publish.conf.in, etc/guix-publish.service.in, etc/guix-daemon.conf.in, etc/guix-daemon.service.in: Update file names accordingly.
2018-11-23pack: Add '--profile-name'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/pack.scm (self-contained-tarball): Add #:profile-name and honor it. (squashfs-image, docker-image): Add #:profile-name. (%default-options): Add 'profile-name'. (%options, show-help): Add "--profile-name". (guix-pack): Honor it. * tests/guix-pack-localstatedir.sh: New file. * Makefile.am (SH_TESTS): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Document "--profile-name".
2018-11-23Update Guile-SQLite3 URL everywhere.Ludovic Courtès
* README: Update Guile-SQLite3 URL. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Likewise. * guix/store/database.scm (sqlite-exec): Likewise. * m4/guix.m4 (GUIX_CHECK_GUILE_SQLITE3): Likewise.
2018-11-22describe: Add recutils format.Oleg Pykhalov
* guix/scripts/describe.scm (channel->recutils): New procedure. (display-checkout-info, display-profile-info): Use this. (%options): Add 'recutils' option. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix describe): Document this.
2018-11-22describe: Add json format.Oleg Pykhalov
* guix/scripts/describe.scm (channel->json): New procedure. (display-checkout-info, display-profile-info): Use this. (%options): Add 'json' option. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix describe): Document this.
2018-11-21describe: Add profile option.Oleg Pykhalov
* guix/scripts/describe.scm (%options): Add profile option. (show-help): Document this. (display-checkout-info): Check for profile argument. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix describe): Document this.
2018-11-19build-system: Add 'clojure-build-system'.Alex Vong
* guix/build-system/clojure.scm, guix/build/clojure-build-system.scm: New files. * guix/build/clojure-utils.scm (@*, @@*): New macros. (%source-dirs, %test-dirs, %compile-dir, %main-class, %omit-source?, %aot-include, %aot-exclude, %tests?, %test-include, %test-exclude, %clojure-regex): New variables. (package-name->jar-names, canonicalize-relative-path, find-files*, file-sans-extension, relative-path->clojure-lib-string, find-clojure-libs, compiled-from?, include-list\exclude-list, eval-with-clojure, create-jar): New procedures. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add them. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document 'clojure-build-system'.
2018-11-18linux-initrd: Return file-like objects instead of monadic values.Ludovic Courtès
This is an incompatible change visible to users via the 'initrd' field of 'operating-system'. However, assuming the user's 'initrd' value tail-calls to 'raw-initrd' or 'base-initrd', the switch to non-monadic style is invisible. * gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd): Use 'computed-file' instead of 'gexp->derivation'. (raw-initrd, base-initrd): Adjust docstring to mention non-monadic return. * gnu/system/vm.scm (expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Adjust accordingly. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-directory-base-entries) (operating-system-initrd-file) (operating-system-boot-parameters): Adjust accordingly. * doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference) (Initial RAM Disk): Update.
2018-11-16doc: Mention that ./pre-inst-env is generated.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by swedebugia <swedebugia@riseup.net>. * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Mention that ./pre-inst-env is generated.
2018-11-16doc: Recommend pool.sks-keyservers.net.Ludovic Courtès
pgp.mit.edu appears to be unreliable these days. * doc/guix.texi (KEY-SERVER): New variable. (Binary Installation, USB Stick and DVD Installation): Use it in 'gpg --recv-keys' example.
2018-11-15doc: Fix typo in connman config.Giovanni Biscuolo
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Fix typo in connman config "disable-vpn?" parameter documentation, semantic is inverted. Signed-off-by: Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
2018-11-13services: nscd: Add 'invalidate' and 'statistics' actions.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/base.scm (nscd-action-procedure, nscd-actions): New procedures. (nscd-shepherd-service): Add 'modules' and 'actions' fields. * gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test)["nscd invalidate action"] ["nscd invalidate action, wrong table"]: New tests. * doc/guix.texi (Services): Mention 'herd doc nscd action'. (Base Services): Document the actions.
2018-11-11doc: Fix typo.Laura Lazzati
* doc/guix.texi (Porting to a New Platform): Fix typo. Signed-off-by: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
2018-11-10services: dovecot: Allow to set 'process-limit'.Clément Lassieur
* doc/guix.texi (Mail Services): Update accordingly. * gnu/services/mail.scm (service-configuration)[process-limit]: New field. (dovecot-configuration)[services]: Set 'process-limit' to its correct default value.
2018-11-10services: dovecot: Allow to set 'client-limit'.Clément Lassieur
* doc/guix.texi (Mail Services): Update accordingly. * gnu/services/mail.scm (service-configuration)[client-limit]: New field. (dovecot-configuration)[services]: Set 'client-limit' to its correct default value.
2018-11-08doc: Add index entries.Laura Lazzati
* doc/guix.texi: Added various cindex tags to assist readers. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2018-11-07services: cuirass: Add 'ttl' configuration field.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/cuirass.scm (<cuirass-configuration>)[ttl]: New field. (cuirass-shepherd-service): Honor it.
2018-11-07services: kmscon: Add an auto-login option.Mathieu Othacehe
Add an auto-login option that behaves as the one of mingetty-service. * gnu/services/base.scm (kmscon-configuration)[auto-login]: New field. (kmscon-service-type): Pass it to kmscon command. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document it.
2018-11-06pull: Make '--dry-run' behave as expected.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/pull.scm (show-help): Document '--dry-run'. (build-and-install): Add #:dry-run? parameter and honor it. (guix-pull): Remove (assoc-ref opts 'dry-run?) condition. Instead, pass it as #:dry-run? to 'build-and-install'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Document '--dry-run'. Move '--verbose' to the bottom.
2018-11-03doc: Fix typo in "Sound Services".Ludovic Courtès
Reported by Jelle Licht <jlicht@fsfe.org>. * doc/guix.texi (Sound Services): Fix typo.
2018-11-03doc: Remove misleading sentence about TMPDIR.Ludovic Courtès
Reported by pelzflorian (Florian Pelz) <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>. Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/33171>. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon): Remove sentence that suggests that TMPDIR leaks into the build environment.
2018-11-03doc: Fix typo.Julien Lepiller
* doc/guix.texi: Fix typo.
2018-11-03doc: Fix typos.Julien Lepiller
* doc/guix.texi (Telephony Services): Fix typos.
2018-11-01doc: Add German translation.Julien Lepiller
* doc/contributing.de.texi: New file. * doc/guix.de.texi: New file * doc/local.mk (TRANSLATED_INFO): Add them. (info_TEXINFOS): Add guix.de.texi. * po/doc/guix-manual.de.po: New file. * po/doc/local.mk (EXTRA_DIST): Add it. * doc/guix.texi: Document the German translation.
2018-10-29Add 'guix processes'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/processes.scm, tests/processes.scm: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add the former. (SCM_TESTS): Add the latter. * po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add guix/scripts/processes.scm. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix processes): New node. (Invoking guix-daemon): Reference it.
2018-10-27services: httpd: Allow using it with PHP.Florian Pelz
* gnu/services/web.scm (httpd): Make existing httpd-module API public. * doc/guix.texi (Apache HTTP Server): Document its usage with PHP-FPM. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>
2018-10-23doc: Fix typo.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
* doc/guix.texi (Reduced Binary Seed Bootstrap): Fix typo.
2018-10-23doc: Update Preparing to Use the Bootstrap Binaries.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
* doc/guix.texi (Preparing to Use the Bootstrap Binaries): Mention bootstrap-mes alongside bootstrap-gcc. (Reducing the Set of Bootstrap Binaries): Mention the Reduced Binary Seed bootstrap, MesCC-Tools and Mes.
2018-10-21doc: Move `Reduced Binary Seed Bootstrap' into `Bootstrapping'.Jan Nieuwenhuizen
* doc/guix.texi (Reduced Binary Seed Bootstrap):
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