Merge branch 'version-0.15.0'

doc/contributing.texi

@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ actually installing them.  So that you can distinguish between your
 ``end-user'' hat and your ``motley'' costume.
 
 To that end, all the command-line tools can be used even if you have not
-run @code{make install}.  To do that, prefix each command with
+run @code{make install}.  To do that, you first need to have an environment
+with all the dependencies available (@pxref{Building from Git}), and then
+simply prefix each command with
 @command{./pre-inst-env} (the @file{pre-inst-env} script lives in the
 top build tree of Guix), as in@footnote{The @option{-E} flag to
 @command{sudo} guarantees that @code{GUILE_LOAD_PATH} is correctly set

doc/guix.texi

@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ Edition @value{EDITION} @*
 This document describes GNU Guix version @value{VERSION}, a functional
 package management tool written for the GNU system.
 
+@c TRANSLATORS: You can replace the following paragraph with information on
+@c how to join your own translation team and how to report issues with the
+@c translation.
+This manual is also available in French (@pxref{Top,,, guix.fr, Manuel de
+référence de GNU Guix}).  If you would like to translate it in your native
+language, consider joining the
+@uref{https://translationproject.org/domain/guix-manual.html, Translation
+Project}.
+
 @menu
 * Introduction::                What is Guix about?
 * Installation::                Installing Guix.
@@ -8329,7 +8338,7 @@ More and more system services are provided (@pxref{Services}), but some
 may be missing.
 
 @item
-More than 6,500 packages are available, but you might
+More than 7,500 packages are available, but you might
 occasionally find that a useful package is missing.
 
 @item
@@ -8636,6 +8645,17 @@ must have the @code{esp} flag set.  E.g., for @command{parted}:
 parted /dev/sda set 1 esp on
 @end example
 
+@quotation Note
+@vindex grub-bootloader
+@vindex grub-efi-bootloader
+Unsure whether to use EFI- or BIOS-based GRUB?  If the directory
+@file{/sys/firmware/efi} exists in the installation image, the you should
+probably perform an EFI installation, using @code{grub-efi-bootloader}.
+Otherwise you should use the BIOS-based GRUB, known as
+@code{grub-bootloader}.  @xref{Bootloader Configuration}, for more info on
+bootloaders.
+@end quotation
+
 Once you are done partitioning the target hard disk drive, you have to
 create a file system on the relevant partition(s)@footnote{Currently
 GuixSD only supports ext4 and btrfs file systems.  In particular, code
@@ -8964,6 +8984,27 @@ Below we discuss the effect of some of the most important fields
 fields), and how to @dfn{instantiate} the operating system using
 @command{guix system}.
 
+@unnumberedsubsubsec Bootloader
+
+@cindex legacy boot, on Intel machines
+@cindex BIOS boot, on Intel machines
+@cindex UEFI boot
+@cindex EFI boot
+The @code{bootloader} field describes the method that will be used to boot
+your system.  Machines based on Intel processors can boot in ``legacy'' BIOS
+mode, as in the example above.  However, more recent machines rely instead on
+the @dfn{Unified Extensible Firmware Interface} (UEFI) to boot.  In that case,
+the @code{bootloader} field should contain something along these lines:
+
+@example
+(bootloader-configuration
+  (bootloader grub-efi-bootloader)
+  (target "/boot/efi"))
+@end example
+
+@xref{Bootloader Configuration}, for more information on the available
+configuration options.
+
 @unnumberedsubsubsec Globally-Visible Packages
 
 @vindex %base-packages
@@ -9074,8 +9115,7 @@ management, power management, and more, would look like this:
 @include os-config-desktop.texi
 @end lisp
 
-@cindex UEFI
+A graphical system with a choice of lightweight window managers
-A graphical UEFI system with a choice of lightweight window managers
 instead of full-blown desktop environments would look like this:
 
 @lisp
@@ -20697,21 +20737,34 @@ The type of a bootloader configuration declaration.
 The bootloader to use, as a @code{bootloader} object. For now
 @code{grub-bootloader}, @code{grub-efi-bootloader},
 @code{extlinux-bootloader} and @code{u-boot-bootloader} are supported.
-@code{grub-efi-bootloader} allows to boot on modern systems using the
-@dfn{Unified Extensible Firmware Interface} (UEFI).
 
+@vindex grub-efi-bootloader
+@code{grub-efi-bootloader} allows to boot on modern systems using the
+@dfn{Unified Extensible Firmware Interface} (UEFI).  This is what you should
+use if the installation image contains a @file{/sys/firmware/efi} directory
+when you boot it on your system.
+
+@vindex grub-bootloader
+@code{grub-bootloader} allows you to boot in particular Intel-based machines
+in ``legacy'' BIOS mode.
+
+@cindex ARM, bootloaders
+@cindex AArch64, bootloaders
 Available bootloaders are described in @code{(gnu bootloader @dots{})}
-modules.
+modules.  In particular, @code{(gnu bootloader u-boot)} contains definitions
+of bootloaders for a wide range of ARM and AArch64 systems, using the
+@uref{http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/, U-Boot bootloader}.
 
 @item @code{target}
 This is a string denoting the target onto which to install the
-bootloader.  The exact interpretation depends on the bootloader in
+bootloader.
-question; for @code{grub-bootloader}, for example, it should be a device
+
-name understood by the bootloader @command{installer} command, such as
+The interpretation depends on the bootloader in question.  For
-@code{/dev/sda} or @code{(hd0)} (for GRUB, @pxref{Invoking
+@code{grub-bootloader}, for example, it should be a device name understood by
-grub-install,,, grub, GNU GRUB Manual}).  For
+the bootloader @command{installer} command, such as @code{/dev/sda} or
-@code{grub-efi-bootloader}, it should be the path to a mounted EFI file
+@code{(hd0)} (@pxref{Invoking grub-install,,, grub, GNU GRUB Manual}).  For
-system.
+@code{grub-efi-bootloader}, it should be the mount point of the EFI file
+system, usually @file{/boot/efi}.
 
 @item @code{menu-entries} (default: @code{()})
 A possibly empty list of @code{menu-entry} objects (see below), denoting
@@ -20736,7 +20789,7 @@ The output terminals used for the bootloader boot menu, as a list of
 symbols.  GRUB accepts the values: @code{console}, @code{serial},
 @code{serial_@{0-3@}}, @code{gfxterm}, @code{vga_text},
 @code{mda_text}, @code{morse}, and @code{pkmodem}.  This field
-corresponds to the GRUB variable GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT (@pxref{Simple
+corresponds to the GRUB variable @code{GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT} (@pxref{Simple
 configuration,,, grub,GNU GRUB manual}).
 
 @item @code{terminal-inputs} (default: @code{'()})
@@ -20745,7 +20798,7 @@ symbols.  For GRUB, the default is the native platform terminal as
 determined at run-time.  GRUB accepts the values: @code{console},
 @code{serial}, @code{serial_@{0-3@}}, @code{at_keyboard}, and
 @code{usb_keyboard}.  This field corresponds to the GRUB variable
-GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT (@pxref{Simple configuration,,, grub,GNU GRUB
+@code{GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT} (@pxref{Simple configuration,,, grub,GNU GRUB
 manual}).
 
 @item @code{serial-unit} (default: @code{#f})

doc/htmlxref.cnf

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # htmlxref.cnf - reference file for free Texinfo manuals on the web.
 # Modified by Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> for the GNU Guix manual.
 
-htmlxrefversion=2016-08-03.13; # UTC
+htmlxrefversion=2018-07-05.20; # UTC
 
 # Copyright 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ emacs		node	${EMACS}/html_node/emacs/
 easejs		mono	${GS}/easejs/manual/easejs.html
 easejs		node	${GS}/easejs/manual/
 
-EMACS_GUIX = https://alezost.github.io/guix.el/manual/latest
+EMACS_GUIX = https://emacs-guix.gitlab.io/website/manual/latest
 emacs-guix	mono	${EMACS_GUIX}/emacs-guix.html
 emacs-guix	node	${EMACS_GUIX}/html_node/
 
@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ guile-rpc	node	${GS}/guile-rpc/manual/html_node/
 
 guix		mono	${GS}/guix/manual/guix.html
 guix		node	${GS}/guix/manual/html_node/
+guix.fr		mono	${GS}/guix/manual/fr/guix.html
+guix.fr		node	${GS}/guix/manual/fr/html_node/
 
 gv		mono	${GS}/gv/manual/gv.html
 gv		node	${GS}/gv/manual/html_node/

gnu/build/vm.scm

@@ -105,7 +105,13 @@ the #:references-graphs parameter of 'derivation'."
       ;; hardware virtualization to still use these commands.  KVM support is
       ;; still buggy on some ARM32 boards. Do not use it even if available.
       ,@(if (and (file-exists? "/dev/kvm")
-                 (not target-arm32?))
+                 (not target-arm32?)
+
+                 ;; XXX: 32-bit 'qemu-system-i386 -enable-kvm' segfaults on
+                 ;; x86_64 hosts running Linux-libre 4.17:
+                 ;; <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=31380#18> and
+                 ;; <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-07/msg01166.html>.
+                 (not (string-suffix? "-i386" qemu)))
             '("-enable-kvm")
             '())
 

gnu/packages/package-management.scm

@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@
   ;; Latest version of Guix, which may or may not correspond to a release.
   ;; Note: the 'update-guix-package.scm' script expects this definition to
   ;; start precisely like this.
-  (let ((version "0.14.0")
+  (let ((version "0.15.0")
-        (commit "7af5c2a248b6c229187fc850517c84b0917c452b")
+        (commit "4876bc8234095e2af191b0c6470455ce67d9f5f7")
-        (revision 13))
+        (revision 1))
     (package
       (name "guix")
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
                       (commit commit)))
                 (sha256
                  (base32
-                  "06kjimcln4ydirgl05qy98kxjyx3l6brxnq1ly7wb85f73s97gix"))
+                  "0qw0ffrxzxfk76pp38kx222ndpsv9mbhlmfycagyipgypgjdd9lq"))
                 (file-name (string-append "guix-" version "-checkout"))))
       (build-system gnu-build-system)
       (arguments

gnu/services/base.scm

@@ -1113,7 +1113,14 @@ the tty to run, among other things."
 
        (start  #~(make-forkexec-constructor
                   (list #$(file-append mingetty "/sbin/mingetty")
-                        "--noclear" #$tty
+                        "--noclear"
+
+                        ;; Avoiding 'vhangup' allows us to avoid 'setfont'
+                        ;; errors down the path where various ioctls get
+                        ;; EIO--see 'hung_up_tty_ioctl' in driver/tty/tty_io.c
+                        ;; in Linux.
+                        "--nohangup" #$tty
+
                         #$@(if auto-login
                                #~("--autologin" #$auto-login)
                                #~())

gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl

@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
   (timezone "Europe/Berlin")
   (locale "en_US.utf8")
 
-  ;; Assuming /dev/sdX is the target hard disk, and "my-root" is
+  ;; Boot in "legacy" BIOS mode, assuming /dev/sdX is the
-  ;; the label of the target root file system.
+  ;; target hard disk, and "my-root" is the label of the target
+  ;; root file system.
   (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
                 (bootloader grub-bootloader)
                 (target "/dev/sdX")))

gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl

@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
   (timezone "Europe/Paris")
   (locale "en_US.utf8")
 
-  ;; Assuming /dev/sdX is the target hard disk, and "my-root"
+  ;; Use the UEFI variant of GRUB with the EFI System
-  ;; is the label of the target root file system.
+  ;; Partition mounted on /boot/efi.
   (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
-                (bootloader grub-bootloader)
+                (bootloader grub-efi-bootloader)
-                (target "/dev/sdX")))
+                (target "/boot/efi")))
 
   ;; Specify a mapped device for the encrypted root partition.
   ;; The UUID is that returned by 'cryptsetup luksUUID'.

guix/profiles.scm

@@ -703,6 +703,8 @@ MANIFEST."
     (module-ref (resolve-interface '(gnu packages texinfo)) 'texinfo))
   (define gzip                                    ;lazy reference
     (module-ref (resolve-interface '(gnu packages compression)) 'gzip))
+  (define glibc-utf8-locales                      ;lazy reference
+    (module-ref (resolve-interface '(gnu packages base)) 'glibc-utf8-locales))
 
   (define build
     (with-imported-modules '((guix build utils))
@@ -720,11 +722,31 @@ MANIFEST."
               (map (cut string-append infodir "/" <>)
                    (or (scandir infodir info-file?) '()))))
 
+          (define (info-file-language file)
+            (let* ((base (if (string-suffix? ".gz" file)
+                             (basename file ".info.gz")
+                             (basename file ".info")))
+                   (dot  (string-rindex base #\.)))
+              (if dot
+                  (string-drop base (+ 1 dot))
+                  "en")))
+
           (define (install-info info)
-            (setenv "PATH" (string-append #+gzip "/bin")) ;for info.gz files
+            (let ((language (info-file-language info)))
+              ;; We need to choose a valid locale for $LANGUAGE to be honored.
+              (setenv "LC_ALL" "en_US.utf8")
+              (setenv "LANGUAGE" language)
               (zero?
-             (system* (string-append #+texinfo "/bin/install-info") "--silent"
+               (system* #+(file-append texinfo "/bin/install-info")
-                      info (string-append #$output "/share/info/dir"))))
+                        "--silent" info
+                        (apply string-append #$output "/share/info/dir"
+                               (if (string=? "en" language)
+                                   '("")
+                                   `("." ,language)))))))
+
+          (setenv "PATH" (string-append #+gzip "/bin")) ;for info.gz files
+          (setenv "GUIX_LOCPATH"
+                  #+(file-append glibc-utf8-locales "/lib/locale"))
 
           (mkdir-p (string-append #$output "/share/info"))
           (exit (every install-info

guix/scripts/pack.scm

@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ Create a bundle of PACKAGE.\n"))
                                         (if (assoc-ref opts 'bootstrap?)
                                             %bootstrap-guile
                                             (canonical-package guile-2.2))
+                                        (assoc-ref opts 'system)
                                         #:graft? (assoc-ref opts 'graft?))))
         (let* ((dry-run?    (assoc-ref opts 'dry-run?))
                (relocatable? (assoc-ref opts 'relocatable?))

tests/guix-pack.sh

@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ fi
 
 guix pack --version
 
+# FIXME: Starting from commit 66e9944e078cbb9e0d618377dd6df6e639640efa,
+# '--bootstrap' is mostly ineffective since 'guix pack' produces derivations
+# that refer to guile-sqlite3 and libgcrypt.  For now we just skip the test.
+exit 77
+
 # Use --no-substitutes because we need to verify we can do this ourselves.
 GUIX_BUILD_OPTIONS="--no-substitutes"
 export GUIX_BUILD_OPTIONS