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2014-11-10doc: Mention 'guix environment' in "Features"; add index entries.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Features): Add paragraph about 'guix environment'. (Build Systems): Add @cindex. (Invoking guix environment): Ditto.
2014-11-10doc: Add "GRUB Configuration".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Add xref to "GRUB Configuration". (GRUB Configuration): New node.
2014-11-10doc: Avoid @indentedblock, which is not supported by Texinfo 4.Ludovic Courtès
Reported by Mark H Weaver. * doc/guix.texi (Security Updates): Use @quotation instead of @indentedblock; the latter is not supported by Texinfo 4.
2014-11-10emacs: Add "c" key binding to copy a button link.Alex Kost
* emacs/guix-info.el (guix-info-button-map): New variable. (guix-info-button-copy-label): New procedure. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Info buffer): Mention a "c" key binding. (Emacs Keymaps): Add 'guix-info-button-map'.
2014-11-09gexp: Add #:module-path parameter to 'gexp->derivation'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/gexp.scm (gexp->derivation): Add #:module-path parameter, and pass it to 'imported-modules' and 'compiled-modules'. * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Adjust accordingly.
2014-11-08vm: The 'run-vm' scripts now passes its arguments to QEMU.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script): Add "$@" at the end of the script. (common-qemu-options): Remove trailing newline. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document it.
2014-11-08vm: Fix 'vm --full-boot' to produce a sufficient disk image.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image/shared-store): Add #:disk-image-size and #:full-boot? parameters and honor them. Pass '#:copy-inputs? full-boot?', and change #:inputs argument. * guix/scripts/system.scm (system-derivation-for-action): Pass #:disk-image-size to 'system-qemu-image/shared-store'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Mention use of '--image-size' in conjunction with '--full-boot'.
2014-11-08vm: Support 'guix system vm --full-boot'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script): Add #:full-boot? parameter and honor it. * guix/scripts/system.scm (system-derivation-for-action): Likewise. (perform-action): Likewise. (show-help): Document '--full-boot'. (%options): Add '--full-boot'. (guix-system): Add #:full-boot? argument in call to 'perform-action'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document it.
2014-11-08doc: Emphasize the availability of two user interfaces.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Package Management): Add a word about the two user interfaces.
2014-11-07emacs: Add 'guix-prettify'.Alex Kost
* emacs/guix-prettify.el: New file. * emacs.am (ELFILES): Add it. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Prettify): New node. * doc/guix.texi (Features): Mention it.
2014-11-07services: xorg: Allow users to specify a list of resolutions.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (xorg-start-command): Add #:resolutions parameter and 'screen-section' procedure. Use it. * doc/guix.texi (X Window): Adjust accordingly.
2014-11-07services: xorg: Allow users to specify the drivers to use.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (xorg-start-command): Add #:drivers parameter. Add 'device-section' procedure, and use it in 'xserver.conf'. * doc/guix.texi (X Window): Document it.
2014-11-05services: Add NTP service.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/networking.scm (ntp-service): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.
2014-11-04doc: emacs: Fix titles of the printed manuals.Alex Kost
* doc/emacs.texi: Use the proper names of the printed manuals in the cross references.
2014-11-04emacs: Add interface for comparing generations.Alex Kost
Suggested by Ludovic Courtès. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs List buffer): Document new key bindings. * emacs/guix-base.el (guix-generation-packages-buffer-name-function, guix-generation-packages-update-buffer, guix-output-name-width): New variables. (guix-generation-file, guix-manifest-file, guix-generation-packages, guix-generation-packages-buffer-name-default, guix-generation-packages-buffer-name-long, guix-generation-packages-buffer-name, guix-generation-packages-buffer, guix-generation-insert-package, guix-generation-insert-packages, guix-profile-generation-manifest-file, guix-profile-generation-packages-buffer): New procedures. * emacs/guix-list.el: Add key bindings for comparing generations. (guix-generation-list-generations-to-compare, guix-generation-list-show-added-packages, guix-generation-list-show-removed-packages, guix-generation-list-compare, guix-generation-list-ediff-manifests, guix-generation-list-diff-manifests, guix-generation-list-ediff-packages, guix-generation-list-diff-packages, guix-generation-list-ediff, guix-generation-list-diff): New procedures. * emacs/guix-messages.el (guix-messages): Add 'generation-diff' search type. (guix-message-outputs-by-diff): New procedure. * emacs/guix-utils.el (guix-diff-switches): New variable. (guix-diff): New procedure. * emacs/guix-main.scm (package/output-sexps): Handle 'generation-diff' search type. (manifest-entry->package-specification, manifest-entries->package-specifications, generation-package-specifications, generation-package-specifications+paths, generation-difference): New procedures.
2014-11-02packages: Implement grafts.Ludovic Courtès
Thanks to Mark H. Weaver <mhw@netris.org> for insightful discussions and suggestions. * guix/packages.scm (<package>)[graft]: New field. (patch-and-repack): Invoke 'package-derivation' with #:graft? #f. (package-source-derivation): Likewise. Do not use (%guile-for-build) in call to 'patch-and-repack', and we could end up using a grafted Guile. (expand-input): Likewise, also for 'package-cross-derivation' call. (package->bag): Add #:graft? parameter. Honor it. Use 'strip-append' instead of 'package-full-name'. (input-graft, input-cross-graft, bag-grafts, package-grafts): New procedures. (package-derivation, package-cross-derivation): Add #:graft? parameter and honor it. * gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm (package-with-bootstrap-guile): Add recursive call on 'graft'. * guix/build-system/gnu.scm (package-with-explicit-inputs, package-with-extra-configure-variable, static-package): Likewise. (gnu-build): Use the ungrafted Guile to avoid full rebuilds. (gnu-cross-build): Likewise. * guix/build-system/cmake.scm (cmake-build): Likewise. * guix/build-system/glib-or-gtk.scm (glib-or-gtk-build): Likewise. * guix/build-system/perl.scm (perl-build): Likewise. * guix/build-system/python.scm (python-build): Likewise. * guix/build-system/ruby.scm (ruby-build): Likewise. * guix/build-system/trivial.scm (guile-for-build): Likewise. * tests/packages.scm ("package-derivation, direct graft", "package-cross-derivation, direct graft", "package-grafts, indirect grafts", "package-grafts, indirect grafts, cross", "package-grafts, indirect grafts, propagated inputs", "package-derivation, indirect grafts"): New tests. ("bag->derivation", "bag->derivation, cross-compilation"): Wrap in 'parameterize'. * doc/guix.texi (Security Updates): New node. (Invoking guix build): Document --no-graft.
2014-10-27emacs: Add 'guix-pull' command.Alex Kost
* emacs/guix-base.el (guix-pull): New command. (guix-update-after-pull, guix-after-pull-hook): New variables. (guix-restart-repl-after-pull, guix-update-buffers-maybe-after-pull): New procedures. * emacs/guix-main.scm: Use (guix scripts pull) module. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Commands): Document 'guix-pull' command.
2014-10-27doc: Add a note about optional GnuTLS dependency.Ian Denhardt
* README (Requirements): add a note about 'guix download''s GnuTLS dependency. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Likewise. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2014-10-27doc: Add cross-reference to the gnutls-guile manual.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix download): Add cross-reference to the gnutls-guile manual.
2014-10-18emacs: Improve interface for working with multiple profiles.Alex Kost
Suggested by David Thompson, Ludovic Courtès and Mathieu Lirzin. * emacs/guix-base.el (guix-profile-prompt): New procedure. (guix-set-current-profile): Use it. (guix-buffer-name-simple, guix-buffer-name-default, guix-buffer-name): New procedures. (guix-buffer-name-function, guix-profile): New variables. (guix-set-vars, guix-get-entries, guix-get-show-entries, guix-set-buffer, guix-history-call, guix-process-package-actions, guix-continue-package-operation-p, guix-delete-generations, guix-switch-to-generation): Add 'profile' argument. * emacs/guix.el (guix-get-show-packages, guix-get-show-generations, guix-search-by-name, guix-search-by-regexp, guix-installed-packages, guix-obsolete-packages, guix-all-available-packages, guix-newest-available-packages, guix-generations, guix-generations-by-time): Likewise. (guix-last-generations): New command. * emacs/guix-info.el: Adjust for using 'profile' argument where needed. * emacs/guix-list.el: Likewise. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Commands): Document 'guix-last-generations' and using "C-u" for commands. (Emacs Buffer Names): Document 'guix-buffer-name-function'.
2014-10-17doc: Replace "emacs" with "Emacs" in node names.Alex Kost
Suggested by Ludovic Courtès. * doc/emacs.texi: Use "Emacs" in node names.
2014-10-17emacs: Add 'guix-generations-by-time' command.Alex Kost
* emacs/guix-main.scm (find-generations): Add finding generations by time. * emacs/guix-utils.el (guix-read-date): New procedure. * emacs/guix-base.el (guix-messages): Add new messages. * emacs/guix.el (guix-generations-by-time): New command. * doc/emacs.texi (emacs Commands): Document it.
2014-10-16guix lint: add the --checkers option.Cyril Roelandt
* guix/scripts/lint.scm: add the "--checkers" option. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix lint): Document it. * tests/guix-lint.sh: New file * Makefile.am (SCM_TESTS): Add it.
2014-10-13emacs: Add support for switching generations.Alex Kost
* emacs/guix-base.el (guix-switch-to-generation): New procedure. * emacs/guix-info.el (guix-generation-info-insert-current): Insert button for switching to generation. * emacs/guix-list.el (guix-generation-list-switch): New procedure. * doc/emacs.texi (emacs List buffer, emacs Info buffer): Document switching generations.
2014-10-12guix package: Add '--switch-generation' option.Alex Kost
* guix/scripts/package.scm (switch-to-generation): New procedure. (switch-to-previous-generation): Use it. (guix-package): Adjust for '--switch-generation' option. * tests/guix-package.sh: Test it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Document it.
2014-10-10scripts: Add 'environment' command.David Thompson
* guix/scripts/environment.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi ("Invoking guix environment"): New node.
2014-10-10doc: Add 'operating-system' reference.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Add xref to "operating-system Reference". (operating-system Reference): New section. (Networking Services): Add xref to it.
2014-10-10doc: Use @deftp for 'build-machine'.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup): Use @deftp for 'build-machine'.
2014-10-09daemon: Add '--substitute-urls' option.Ludovic Courtès
* nix/nix-daemon/guix-daemon.cc (GUIX_OPT_SUBSTITUTE_URLS): New macro. (GUIX_OPT_NO_BUILD_HOOK, GUIX_OPT_GC_KEEP_OUTPUTS, GUIX_OPT_GC_KEEP_DERIVATIONS): Renumber. (options): Add '--substitute-urls'. (parse_opt): Honor it. (main): Add 'settings.set' call for the default "substitute-urls" value. * guix/scripts/substitute-binary.scm (daemon-options, find-daemon-option): New procedures. (%cache-url): Define based on the "substitute-urls" daemon option. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon): Document '--substitute-urls'. (Substitutes): Mention it.
2014-10-08monads: Add 'mbegin'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/monads.scm (mbegin): New macro. * tests/monads.scm ("mbegin"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (The Store Monad): Document it.
2014-10-08doc: Document 'glib-or-gtk-build-system'.Federico Beffa
* doc/guix.texi (Build System): Document 'glib-or-gtk-build-system'. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2014-10-07services: Add '%facebook-host-aliases'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/networking.scm (%facebook-host-aliases): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.
2014-10-06doc: Mention optional dependency on Guile-JSON.Ludovic Courtès
* README (Requirements): Add Guile-JSON. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Likewise.
2014-10-06emacs: Add support for deleting generations.Alex Kost
* doc/emacs.texi (emacs List buffer): Mention new key bindings. * emacs/guix-base.el (guix-delete-generations): New procedure. * emacs/guix-info.el (guix-generation-info-insert-number): Use it. * emacs/guix-list.el (guix-generation-list-mark-delete, guix-generation-list-execute): New procedures. * emacs/guix-main.scm (delete-generations*): New procedure.
2014-10-05build-system: Introduce "bags" as an intermediate representation.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/build-system.scm (<build-system>)[build, cross-build]: Remove. [lower]: New field. (<bag>): New record type. (make-bag): New procedure. * guix/packages.scm (bag-transitive-inputs, bag-transitive-build-inputs, bag-transitive-host-inputs, bag-transitive-target-inputs, package->bag): New procedures. (package-derivation): Use it; use the bag, apply its build procedure, etc. (package-cross-derivation): Likewise. * gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm (raw-build, make-raw-bag): New procedure. (%bootstrap-guile): Use them. * guix/build-system/trivial.scm (lower): New procedure. (trivial-build, trivial-cross-build): Remove 'source' parameter. Pass INPUTS as is. (trivial-build-system): Adjust accordingly. * guix/build-system/gnu.scm (%store, inputs-search-paths, standard-search-paths, expand-inputs, standard-inputs): Remove. (gnu-lower): New procedure. (gnu-build): Remove 'source' and #:implicit-inputs? parameters. Remove 'implicit-inputs' and 'implicit-search-paths' variables. Get the source from INPUT-DRVS. (gnu-cross-build): Likewise. (standard-cross-packages): Remove call to 'standard-packages'. (standard-cross-inputs, standard-cross-search-paths): Remove. (gnu-build-system): Remove 'build' and 'cross-build'; add 'lower'. * guix/build-system/cmake.scm (lower): New procedure. (cmake-build): Remove 'source' and #:cmake parameters. Use INPUTS and SEARCH-PATHS as is. Get the source from INPUTS. * guix/build-system/perl.scm: Likewise. * guix/build-system/python.scm: Likewise. * guix/build-system/ruby.scm: Likewise. * gnu/packages/cross-base.scm (cross-gcc): Change "cross-linux-headers" to "linux-headers". (cross-libc)[xlinux-headers]: Pass #:implicit-cross-inputs? #f. Likewise. In 'propagated-inputs', change "cross-linux-headers" to "linux-headers". * guix/git-download.scm (git-fetch): Use 'standard-packages' instead of 'standard-inputs'. * tests/builders.scm ("gnu-build-system"): Remove use of 'build-system-builder'. ("gnu-build"): Remove 'source' and #:implicit-inputs? arguments to 'gnu-build'. * tests/packages.scm ("search paths"): Adjust to new build system API. ("package-cross-derivation, no cross builder"): Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Add paragraph on bags.
2014-10-04build-system/cmake: Add #:build-type parameter, default to "RelWithDebInfo".Ludovic Courtès
* guix/build-system/cmake.scm (cmake-build): Add #:build-type. Pass it in BUILDER. * guix/build/cmake-build-system.scm (configure): Add #:build-type parameter and honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document #:configure-flags and #:build-type for CMake.
2014-10-03ui: Recognize the same size units as Coreutils.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/ui.scm (size->number): Add a bunch of large units. Recognize one-letter unit names. Change "KB" to "kB". * tests/ui.scm ("size->number, 1T"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix gc): Add cross-reference to "Block size" in the Coreutils manual. (Invoking guix system): Likewise.
2014-09-28build: Add ruby build system.David Thompson
* guix/build-system/ruby.scm: New file. * guix/build/ruby-build-system: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add new files. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document ruby-build-system.
2014-09-28doc: Use 'define-public' in example package recipe.Ian Denhardt
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Packages): Use 'define-public' instead of 'define'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2014-09-24emacs: Add support for displaying outputs.Alex Kost
Suggested by Taylan Ulrich Bayirli/Kammer and Ludovic Courtès. * emacs/guix-base.el (guix-param-titles): Add output titles. (guix-messages): Add output messages. (guix-get-package-id-and-output-by-output-id): New procedure. (guix-define-buffer-type): Add ':buffer-name' key. * emacs/guix-info.el: Add "output-info" buffer type. (guix-info-insert-methods): Add output methods. (guix-info-displayed-params): Add output params. (guix-output-info-insert-version, guix-output-info-insert-output): New procedures. * emacs/guix-list.el: Add "output-list" buffer type. (guix-list-column-format): Add output formats. (guix-list-column-value-methods): Add output methods. (guix-package-list-type): New variable. (guix-generation-list-show-packages): Use it. (guix-package-list-marking-check): Use 'guix-output-list-mode'. (guix-list-mark-package-upgrades): New procedure. (guix-package-list-mark-upgrades): Use it. (guix-list-execute-package-actions): New procedure. (guix-package-list-execute): Use it. (guix-list-describe-maybe): New procedure. (guix-list-describe): Use it. (guix-output-list-mark-install, guix-output-list-mark-delete, guix-output-list-mark-upgrade, guix-output-list-mark-upgrades, guix-output-list-execute, guix-output-list-make-action, guix-output-list-describe): New procedures. (guix-output-list-describe-type): New variable. * emacs/guix.el (guix-get-show-packages): Use 'guix-package-list-type'. * doc/emacs.texi (emacs Commands): Mention 'guix-package-list-type'. (emacs List buffer): Adjust accordingly. (emacs Info buffer): Likewise. (emacs Buffer Names): New node. (emacs Keymaps): Add keymaps for output buffers.
2014-09-24Introduce the 'GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH' environment variable.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/packages.scm (%package-module-path): Honor $GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH. * test-env.in: Unset 'GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH'. * tests/guix-package.sh: Test it. * doc/guix.texi (Package Modules): Document it.
2014-09-24guix build: Add -L/--load-path as a common option.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/build.scm (show-build-options-help): Document -L. (%standard-build-options): Add -L/--load-path. * tests/guix-package.sh: Test it.
2014-09-23services: Add 'bitlbee-service'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/networking.scm (bitlbee-service): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.
2014-09-22linux-initrd: Adjust VM code and doc to new 'base-initrd' signature.Ludovic Courtès
This fixes regressions introduced in de1c158 ("system: Add support for boot-time mapped devices."). * doc/guix.texi (Initial RAM Disk): Adjust example with custom use of 'base-initrd'. Document #:mapped-devices parameter of 'base-initrd'. * gnu/system/vm.scm (system-disk-image, system-qemu-image, virtualized-operating-system): Adjust call to 'base-initrd' to new signature.
2014-09-18doc: Remove a couple of limitations.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (System Installation): Remove encrypted disks and swap from the limitations.
2014-09-18doc: Document mapped devices.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Mapped Devices): New subsection.
2014-09-14services: Add 'dhcp-client-service'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/services/networking.scm (dhcp-client-service): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.
2014-09-14doc: Mention audio, video, and cdrom groups more prominently.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (User Accounts): Add the "audio", "video", and "cdrom" groups in the example.
2014-09-08linux-initrd: Store Linux modules in a normal store directory.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd): Remove #:linux and #:linux-modules parameters. Remove call to 'float-linux-module-directory'. (base-initrd): Add call to 'float-linux-module-directory'. Use it in #:linux-modules argument in the gexp. Remove #:linux and #:linux-modules arguments to 'expression->initrd'. * gnu/build/linux-initrd.scm (build-initrd): Remove #:linux-module-directory parameter. Don't create 'modules' sub-directory. * gnu/build/linux-boot.scm (boot-system): Mentin that LINUX-MODULES is a list of absolute file names. Don't prepend "/modules/" to LINUX-MODULES. * doc/guix.texi (Initial RAM Disk): Adjust accordingly.
2014-09-08linux-initrd: Remove #:to-copy argument of 'expression->initrd'.Ludovic Courtès
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd): Remove #:to-copy parameter. Remove 'graph-files', and adjust #:references-graphs arguments to just list INIT. (base-initrd): Remove #:to-copy argument. * doc/guix.texi (Initial RAM Disk): Adjust accordingly.
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