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2015-10-20Add 'guix challenge'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/challenge.scm, tests/challenge.scm: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add the former. (SCM_TESTS): Add the latter. * doc.am (SUBCOMMANDS): Add 'challenge'. * doc/guix.texi (Substitutes): Add xref to 'guix challenge'. (Invoking guix challenge): New node. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add note about using 'guix challenge'. * po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add guix/scripts/challenge.scm.
2015-10-19guix archive: Add '--extract'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/archive.scm (show-help, %options): Add --extract. (guix-archive): Honor it. * tests/guix-archive.sh: Test it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix archive): Document it.
2015-10-17doc: emacs: Document "View graph" popup action.Alex Kost
* doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Popup Interface): Document "View graph" action.
2015-10-15doc: Regenerate 'guix graph' examples.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/images/coreutils-bag-graph.dot, doc/images/coreutils-graph.dot: Regenerate from current packages. This removes the weird dependency on 'sed'.
2015-10-14guix system: Add 'dmd-graph' command.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/system.scm (dmd-service-node-label, dmd-service-node-type, export-dmd-graph): New procedures. (show-help): Add 'dmd-graph'. (guix-system)[parse-sub-command]: Likewise. Honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document it. (dmd Services): Add an illustration and explanation. * doc/images/dmd-graph.dot: New file. * doc.am (DOT_FILES): Add it.
2015-10-14guix system: Add 'extension-graph' command.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/system.scm (service-node-label, service-node-type, export-extension-graph): New procedures. (guix-system)[parse-sub-command]: Add 'extension-graph'. Honor it. (show-help): Add 'extension-graph'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document it. (Service Composition): Add cross-reference.
2015-10-13doc: Update "Name Service Switch" to new service framework.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/avahi.scm (avahi-service): Mention the extension of nscd. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Update accordingly. (Name Service Switch): Remove '%my-base-services' example and explanation.
2015-10-12Merge branch 'core-updates'Ludovic Courtès
2015-10-12emacs: Add 'guix-devel-build-package-source'.Alex Kost
Suggested by Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>. * guix/scripts.scm (build-package-source): New procedure. * emacs/guix-devel.el (guix-devel-build-package-source): New command. (guix-devel-keys-map): Add key binding for it. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Development): Document it.
2015-10-11doc: Fix typo.Alex Kost
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Services): Fix typo.
2015-10-10services: Introduce extensible services.Ludovic Courtès
This patch rewrites GuixSD services to make them extensible. * gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add gnu/services/dbus.scm. * gnu/services.scm (<service>): Replace with new record type. (<service-extension>, <service-type>): New record types. (write-service-type, compute-boot-script, second-argument): New procedures. (%boot-service, boot-service-type): New variables. (file-union, directory-union, modprobe-wrapper, activation-service->script, activation-script, gexps->activation-gexp): New procedures. (activation-service-type, %activation-service): New variables. (etc-directory, files->etc-directory, etc-service): New procedures. (etc-service-type, setuid-program-service, firmware-service-type): New variables. (firmware->activation-gexp): New procedure. (&service-error, &missing-target-service-error, &ambiguous-target-service-error): New condition types. (service-back-edges, fold-services): New procedures. * gnu/services/avahi.scm (<avahi-configuration>): New record type. (configuration-file): Replace keyword parameters with a single 'config' parameter. (%avahi-accounts, %avahi-activation, avahi-service-type): New variables. (avahi-dmd-service): New procedure. (avahi-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'avahi-configuration'. * gnu/services/base.scm (%root-file-system-dmd-service, root-file-system-service-type): New variables. (root-file-system-service): Use them. (file-system->dmd-service-name): New procedure. (file-system-service-type): New variable. (file-system-service): Use it. Replace keyword parameters with a single 'file-system' object. (user-unmount-service-type): New variable. (user-unmount-service): Use it. (user-processes-service-type): New variable. (user-processes-service): Use it. (host-name-service-type): New variable. (host-name-service): Use it. (console-keymap-service-type): New variable. (console-keymap-service): Use it. (console-font-service-type): New variable. (console-font-service): Use it. (mingetty-pam-service, mingetty-dmd-service): New procedures. (mingetty-service-type): New variable. (mingetty-service): Use it. (nscd-dmd-service): New procedure. (nscd-activation, nscd-service-type): New variables. (nscd-service): Use the latter. (syslog-service-type): New variable. (syslog-service): Use it. (<guix-configuration>): New record type. (%default-guix-configuration): New variable. (guix-dmd-service, guix-accounts, guix-activation): New procedures. (guix-service-type): New variable. (guix-service): Replace list of keyword parameters with a single 'config' parameter. Rewrite using 'service'. (<udev-configuration>): New record type. (udev-dmd-service): New procedure. (udev-service-type): New variable. (udev-service): Use it. (device-mapping-service-type): New variable. (device-mapping-service): Use it. (swap-service-type): New variable. (swap-service): Use it. * gnu/services/databases.scm (<postgresql-configuration>): New record type. (%postgresql-accounts, postgresql-activation): New variables. (postgresql-dmd-service): New procedure. (postgresql-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'postgresql-configuration'. * gnu/services/dbus.scm: New file. * gnu/services/desktop.scm (dbus-configuration-directory, dbus-service): Remove. (wrapped-dbus-service): New procedure. (<upower-configuration>): New record type. (upower-configuration-file): Replace keyword parameters with single <upower-configuration> parameter. (%upower-accounts, %upower-activation): New variables. (upower-dbus-service, upower-dmd-service): New procedures. (upower-service-type): New variable. (upower-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'upower-configuration'. (%colord-activation, %colord-accounts): New variables. (colord-dmd-service): New procedure. (colord-service-type): New variable. (colord-service): Rewrite using 'service'. (<geoclue-configuration>): New record type. (geoclue-configuration-file): Replace keyword parameters with a single 'config' parameter. (geoclue-dbus-service, geoclue-dmd-service): New procedures. (%geoclue-accounts, geoclue-service-type): New variables. (geoclue-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'geoclue-configuration'. (%polkit-accounts, %polkit-pam-services, polkit-service-type): New variables. (polkit-dmd-service): New procedure. (polkit-service): Rewrite using 'service'. (<elogind-configuration>)[elogind]: New field. (elogind-dmd-service): New procedure. (elogind-service-type): New variable. (elogind-service): Rewrite using 'service'. (%desktop-services): Remove argument to 'dbus-service'. Remove 'map' over %BASE-SERVICES. * gnu/services/dmd.scm (dmd-boot-gexp): New procedure. (dmd-root-service-type, %dmd-root-service): New variables. (dmd-service-type): New macro. (<dmd-service>): New record type. * gnu/services/lirc.scm (<lirc-configuration>): New record type. (%lirc-activation): New variable. (lirc-dmd-service): New procedure. (lirc-service-type): New variable. (lirc-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'lirc-configuration'. * gnu/services/networking.scm (<static-networking>): New record type. (static-networking-service-type): New variable. (static-networking-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'static-networking'. (dhcp-client-service-type): New variable. (dhcp-client-service): Rewrite using 'service'. (<ntp-configuration>): New record type. (ntp-dmd-service): New procedure. (ntp-service-type): New variable. (ntp-service): New procedure. (%tor-accounts, tor-service-type): New variable. (tor-dmd-service): New procedure. (tor-service): Rewrite using 'service'. (<bitlbee-configuration>): New record type. (bitlbee-dmd-service): New procedure. (%bitlbee-accounts, %bitlbee-activation, bitlbee-service-type): New variables. (bitlbee-service): Rewrite using 'service'. (%wicd-activation): New variable. (wicd-dmd-service): New procedure. (wicd-service-type): New variable. (wicd-service): Rewrite using 'service'. * gnu/services/ssh.scm (<lsh-configuration>): New record type. (activation): Rename to... (lsh-initialization): ... this. (lsh-activation, lsh-dmd-service, lsh-pam-services): New procedures. (lsh-service-type): New variable. (lsh-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'lsh-configuration'. * gnu/services/web.scm (<nginx-configuration>): New record type. (%nginx-accounts): New variable. (nginx-activation, nginx-dmd-service): New procedures. (nginx-service-type): New variable. (nginx-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'nginx-configuration'. * gnu/services/xorg.scm (<slim-configuration>): New record type. (slim-pam-service, slim-dmd-service): New procedures. (slim-service-type): New variable. (slim-service): Rewrite using 'service' and 'slim-configuration'. * gnu/system.scm (file-union): Remove. (other-file-system-services): Adjust to new 'file-system-service' signature. (essential-services): Add #:container? parameter. Add %DMD-ROOT-SERVICE, %ACTIVATION-SERVICE, and calls to 'pam-root-service', 'account-service', 'operating-system-etc-service', and a SETUID-PROGRAM-SERVICE instance. (operating-system-services): Pass #:container? to 'essential-services. (etc-directory): Remove. (operating-system-etc-service): New procedure. Rewrite as a call to 'etc-service'. (operating-system-accounts): Change to not return accounts required by services. (operating-system-etc-directory): Rewrite as a call to 'fold-services' and 'etc-directory'. (user-group->gexp, user-account->gexp, modprobe-wrapper): Remove. (operating-system-activation-script): Rewrite as a call to 'fold-services' and 'activation-service->script'. (operating-system-boot-script): Likewise. (operating-system-derivation): Add call to 'lower-object'. (emacs-site-file, emacs-site-directory, shells-file): Change to use 'computed-file' and 'scheme-file' instead of the monadic procedures. * gnu/system/install.scm (cow-store-service-type): New variable. (cow-store-service): Rewrite using 'service'. (/etc/configuration-files): New procedure. (configuration-template-service-type, %configuration-template-service): New variables. (configuration-template-service): Remove. (installation-services): Adjust accordingly. Adjust argument to 'guix-service'. * gnu/system/linux.scm (/etc-entry, pam-root-service): New procedures. (pam-root-service-type): New variable. * gnu/system/shadow.scm (user-group->gexp, user-account->gexp, account-activation, etc-skel, account-service): New procedures. (account-service-type): New variable. * tests/services.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services, Desktop Services): Adjust accordingly. (Defining Services): Rewrite. * doc/images/service-graph.dot: New file. * doc.am (DOT_FILES): Add it. * po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add gnu/services.scm.
2015-10-10guix system: Add '--derivation'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/system.scm (perform-action): Add #:derivations-only? parameter and honor it. (show-help, %options): Add '--derivation'. (guix-system): Pass #:derivations-only? to 'perform-action'. * tests/guix-system.sh: Test it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document it.
2015-10-10gexp: Add 'scheme-file'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/gexp.scm (<scheme-file>): New record type. (scheme-file, scheme-file-compiler): New procedures. * tests/gexp.scm ("scheme-file"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Document 'scheme-file'.
2015-10-10services: nscd-service: Fit everything into <nscd-configuration>.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/base.scm (<nscd-configuration>)[glibc, name-services]: New fields. (nscd-service): Remove #:glibc and #:name-services parameters. Adjust body to take those from CONFIG. * gnu/services/desktop.scm (%desktop-services): Adjust accordingly. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Adjust accordingly. (Name Service Switch): Adjust example.
2015-10-10services: mingetty-service: Use <mingetty-configuration> objects.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/base.scm (<mingetty-configuration>): New record type. (mingetty-service): Expect a single <mingetty-configuration> instead of keyword arguments. (%base-services): Adjust accordingly. * gnu/system/install.scm (installation-services): Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Adjust accordingly.
2015-10-10system: Make service procedures non-monadic.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/avahi.scm (configuration-file): Use 'plain-file' instead of 'text-file'. (avahi-service): Turn into a regular procedure that returns a <service>. * gnu/services/base.scm (root-file-system-service, file-system-service, user-unmount-service, user-processes-service, host-name-service, console-keymap-service, console-font-service, mingetty-service, nscd.conf-file, nscd-service): Likewise. (%default-syslog.conf): New variable. (syslog-service): Use it. Turn into a regular procedure. (guix-service, udev-rules-union, kvm-udev-rule, udev-service, device-mapping-service, swap-service): Likewise. * gnu/services/databases.scm (%default-postgres-hba, %default-postgres-ident): Use 'plain-file' instead of 'text-file'. (%default-postgres-config): Use 'mixed-text-file' instead of 'text-file*'. (postgresql-service): Use 'program-file' instead of 'gexp->script'. Turn into a regular procedure. * gnu/services/desktop.scm (dbus-configuration-directory): Use 'computed-file' instead of 'gexp->derivation'. (upower-configuration-file, geoclue-configuration-file, elogind-configuration-file): Use 'plain-file' instead of 'text-file'. (dbus-service, upower-service, colord-service, geoclue-service, polkit-service, elogind-service): Turn into regular procedures. (%desktop-services): Remove use of 'mlet' when iterating on %BASE-SERVICES. * gnu/services/lirc.scm (lirc-service): Turn into a regular procedure. * gnu/services/networking.scm (static-networking-service, dhcp-client-service, ntp-service, tor-service, bitlbee-service, wicd-service): Likewise. * gnu/services/ssh.scm (lsh-service): Likewise. * gnu/services/web.scm (nginx-service): Likewise. * gnu/services/xorg.scm (xorg-configuration-file): Use 'mixed-text-file' instead of 'text-file*'. (xorg-start-command, slim-service): Turn into regular procedures. (xinitrc): Use 'program-file' instead of 'gexp->script'. * gnu/system/install.scm (cow-store-service, configuration-template-service): Turn into regular procedures. * gnu/system.scm (other-file-system-services, device-mapping-services, swap-services, essential-services, operating-system-services, user-shells, operating-system-accounts): Remove now unnecessary 'mlet' and turn into regular procedures. (operating-system-etc-directory, operating-system-activation-script, operating-system-boot-script): Adjust accordingly. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services, Networking Services, X Window, Desktop Services, Database Services, Web Services, Various Services, Name Service Switch): Adjust accordingly.
2015-10-10services: 'mingetty-service' no longer takes monadic values.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/base.scm (mingetty-service): Change default value of #:motd from a monadic value to a <plain-file>. Assume MOTD to be a file-like object. Assume LOGIN-PROGRAM is a gexp or #f. (%base-services): Use 'plain-file' instead of 'text-file' for motd. * gnu/system/linux.scm (unix-pam-service): Update docstring to mention that MOTD is a file-like object. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Adjust 'mingetty-service' documentation accordingly. * gnu/system/install.scm (installation-services): Adjust accordingly. (log-to-info): Use 'program-file' instead of 'gexp->script'.
2015-10-10gexp: Add 'mixed-text-file'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/gexp.scm (mixed-text-file): New procedure. * tests/gexp.scm ("mixed-text-file"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Document it.
2015-10-10gexp: Add 'program-file'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/gexp.scm (<program-file>): New record type. (program-file, program-file-compiler): New procedures. * tests/gexp.scm ("program-file"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Document it.
2015-10-10gexp: Add 'computed-file'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/gexp.scm (<computed-file>): New record type. (computed-file, computed-file-compiler): New procedures. * tests/gexp.scm ("lower-object, computed-file"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Document 'computed-file'.
2015-10-09scripts: environment: Use system* instead of system.David Thompson
This allows for direct program invokation without needing a shell to act as a command interpreter. * guix/scripts/environment.scm (%default-shell): New variable. (show-help): Adjust description. Remove '--exec' reference. (%default-options): Use '%default-shell'. (%options): Adjust '--exec' to run command via the default shell. (parse-args): New procedure. (guix-environment): Use 'parse-args'. Use 'system*' instead of 'system'. * tests/guix-environment.sh: Add test for '--' command invokation. * doc/guix.texi ("Invoking guix environment"): Use new syntax. Remove '--exec' documentation.
2015-10-09emacs: Add 'guix-devel-lint-package'Alex Kost
Suggested by Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>. * emacs/guix-devel.el (guix-devel-setup-repl): Add a workaround for 'guix-warning-port'. (guix-devel-lint-package): New command. (guix-devel-keys-map): Add key binding for it. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Development): Document it.
2015-10-07Merge branch 'master' into core-updatesMark H Weaver
2015-10-06doc: Clarify how to run 'guix refresh -u'.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Mention ./pre-inst-env.
2015-10-05gnu: glibc: Look for locale data in versioned sub-directories.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>. * gnu/packages/patches/glibc-versioned-locpath.patch: New file. * gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it. * gnu/packages/base.scm (glibc)[source]: Use it. [arguments]: Add explicit version sub-directory to libc_cv_localedir. [native-search-paths]: Use 'GUIX_LOCPATH' instead of 'LOCPATH'. (glibc-locales, glibc-utf8-locales): Write to a VERSION sub-directory.
2015-10-05Revert "gnu: glibc: Honor 'GUIX_LOCPATH'."Ludovic Courtès
This reverts commits fbb909ac7e947ebc8aea2c2efca7df3a78dfc3c4 and 2ebe938c2f943232955df889a72a6280c412a649.
2015-10-04doc: Mention that /X.Y must be used for GUIX_LOCPATH.Ludovic Courtès
This is a followup to commit f2d7bbb. * doc/guix.texi (Application Setup): Mention the /X.Y sub-directory.
2015-10-03gnu: glibc: Honor 'GUIX_LOCPATH'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/packages/patches/glibc-guix-locpath.patch: New file. * gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it. * gnu/packages/base.scm (glibc)[source]: Use it. [native-search-paths]: Use 'GUIX_LOCPATH' instead of 'LOCPATH'. * doc/guix.texi (Application Setup): Introduce the term "foreign distro". Document 'GUIX_LOCPATH'.
2015-09-30gnu: libc: Look for locale data under /run/current-system/locale/X.Y.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/packages/base.scm (glibc)[arguments]: Append VERSION to 'libc_cv_localedir'. * gnu/system/locale.scm (localedef-command): Write to the sub-directory called (package-version libc) in #$output. (locale-directory): Create said directory. * doc/guix.texi (Locales): Mention the per-version sub-directory.
2015-09-28guix gc: Add '--list-failures' and '--clear-failures'.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>. * guix/scripts/gc.scm (show-help, %options): Add --list-failures and --clear-failures. (guix-gc): Honor them. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix gc): Document them. (Invoking guix-daemon): Mention them.
2015-09-28doc: Fix spelling.Mark H Weaver
This is a followup to commit ba7d6c763c6adac4cf26fef656c7f98296601d0b. * doc/guix.texi (Synopses and Descriptions): Fix spelling.
2015-09-28doc: Add more recommandations for package descriptions.Mathieu Lirzin
* doc/guix.texi (Synopses and Descriptions): Warn about special characters in Texinfo. Indicate how to help the translators.
2015-09-24Merge branch 'master' into core-updatesLudovic Courtès
2015-09-24doc: Mention /run/current-system/locale.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Application Setup): Add anchor and index entry. (Locales): Refer to it. Mention /run/current-system/locale.
2015-09-23emacs: Add 'guix-devel-build-package-definition'.Alex Kost
Suggested by Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>. * emacs/guix-guile.el (guix-guile-definition-regexp): New variable. (guix-guile-current-definition, guix-guile-boolean): New functions. * emacs/guix-devel.el: Require 'guix-base'. (guix-devel-repl-processes): New variable. (guix-devel-setup-repl, guix-devel-setup-repl-maybe): New functions. (guix-devel-build-package-definition): New command. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Development): Document it.
2015-09-23emacs: Add development utils.Alex Kost
* emacs/guix-guile.el (guix-guile-current-module): New function. * emacs/guix-devel.el: New file. * emacs.am (ELFILES): Add it. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Development): New node. (Emacs Interface): Add it. * doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Mention it. * doc/guix.texi (Top): Add it. * emacs/guix-init.el: Add 'guix-devel-activate-mode-maybe' to 'scheme-mode-hook'.
2015-09-20linux-boot: Mount /dev as a devtmpfs from the start.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Petter <petter@mykolab.ch> and Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>. Reported by Duncan Keall <duncan@duncankeall.com>. Partly fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/19190> by populating /dev/mapper early enough. * gnu/build/linux-boot.scm (mount-essential-file-systems): Mount /dev as a devtmpfs. (move-essential-file-systems): Add /dev. (mount-root-file-system): Mount /rw-root/dev as a devtmpfs instead of calling 'make-essential-device-nodes'. (boot-system): Remove call to 'make-essential-device-nodes'. * gnu/system/file-systems.scm (%devtmpfs-file-system): Remove. * doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Adjust accordingly.
2015-09-18emacs: Add commands to show/hide build log phases.Alex Kost
Suggested by Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>. * emacs/guix-build-log.el (guix-build-log-phase-end-regexp): New variable. (guix-build-log-phase-start, guix-build-log-phase-end, guix-build-log-phase-hide, guix-build-log-phase-show, guix-build-log-phase-hidden-p, guix-build-log-phase-toggle-function, guix-build-log-phase-toggle, guix-build-log-phase-toggle-all): New functions. (guix-build-log-mode-map): Add 'TAB'/'S-TAB' key bindings. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Build Log): Document them.
2015-09-15doc: Add guidelines for synopses and descriptions.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Synopses and Descriptions): New node. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add item that cross-references it.
2015-09-15doc: Change authorship to "The GNU Guix Developers".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi: Replace outdated @author list with just "The GNU Guix Developers".
2015-09-15emacs: Add modes for viewing build logs.Alex Kost
* emacs/guix-build-log.el: New file. * emacs.am (ELFILES): Add it. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Build Log): Document it. New node. (Emacs Interface): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Top): Likewise.
2015-09-14guix: lint: Check for meaningful origin file names.Eric Bavier
* guix/scripts/lint.scm (check-source-file-name): New procedure. (%checkers): Add 'source-file-name' checker. * tests/lint.scm ("source-file-name", "source-file-name: v prefix") ("source-file-name: valid", "source-file-name: bad checkout") ("source-file-name: good checkout"): New tests. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix lint): Mention file name check.
2015-09-14doc: Use the recommended Scheme format.Mathieu Lirzin
Apply the recommended formatting rules from '.dir-locals.el' to the examples in the manual in order to fulfill it's purpose of being a reference. * doc/package-hello.scm: Indent it. * doc/guix.texi (Defining Packages, Version Numbers): Likewise. * gnu/packages/base.scm (hello): Be consistent with the manual.
2015-09-14build: ruby: Add support for tarball and directory sources.David Thompson
Previously, the Ruby build system only knew how to work with gem archives, which made it difficult to build unreleased gems from a Git repository or released gems in tarball form. * gnu/build/ruby-build-system.scm (gnu:unpack, gem-archive?): New procedures. (unpack): Use GNU build system unpack phase for non-gem sources. (build): Rebuild the gemspec iff the source is a gem archive. * guix.texi ("ruby-build-system"): Mention that tarballs and directories are acceptable.
2015-09-13Revert "services: 'mingetty-service' no longer takes monadic values."Ludovic Courtès
This reverts commit daa48c31797b27e3a0991d0db7406c951ebc86df.
2015-09-13services: 'mingetty-service' no longer takes monadic values.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/base.scm (mingetty-service): Change default value of #:motd from a monadic value to a <plain-file>. Assume MOTD to be a file-like object. Assume LOGIN-PROGRAM is a gexp or #f. (%base-services): Use 'plain-file' instead of 'text-file' for motd. * gnu/system/linux.scm (unix-pam-service): Update docstring to mention that MOTD is a file-like object. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Adjust 'mingetty-service' documentation accordingly.
2015-09-10guix build: '--log-file' can return URLs.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/build.scm (%default-log-urls): New variable. (log-url): New procedure. (guix-build): Use it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document it.
2015-09-02graph: Add '--expression'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/graph.scm (%options, show-help): Add '--expression'. (guix-graph): Call 'read/eval-package-expression' for 'expression' pairs in OPTS. * tests/guix-graph.sh: Add tests. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix graph): Document it.
2015-09-02doc: Document polkit and elogind services.Andy Wingo
* doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Add polkit-service and elogind-service documentation.
2015-08-31build: Add R build system.Ricardo Wurmus
* guix/build-system/r.scm: New file. * guix/build/r-build-system: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add new files. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document r-build-system.
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