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Ludovic Courtès 44d5f54e31
system: grub: Allow arbitrary kernel file names in 'menu-entry'.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/20067>.
Reported by Tomáš Čech <sleep_walker@suse.cz>.

* gnu/system.scm (system-linux-image-file-name)
(operating-system-kernel-file): New procedures.
(operating-system-grub.cfg): Use 'operating-system-kernel-file' for the
'kernel' field of 'menu-entry'.
(operating-system-parameters-file): Likewise for the 'kernel' entry.
(read-boot-parameters): Adjust 'kernel' field so that it contains the
absolute file name of the image.
* gnu/system/grub.scm (grub-configuration-file)[linux-image-name]:
Remove.
[entry->gexp]: Assume LINUX is the absolute file name of the kernel
image.
* doc/guix.texi (GRUB Configuration): Add an example, and adjust
'kernel' field documentation accordingly.
2016-09-09 23:54:43 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès a9e5e92f94
gexp: Add 'file-append'.
* guix/gexp.scm (<file-append>): New record type.
(file-append): New procedure.
(file-append-compiler): New gexp compiler.
* tests/gexp.scm ("file-append", "file-append, output")
("file-append, nested", "gexp->file + file-append"): New tests.
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Use it in 'nscd' and 'list-files'
examples.  Document 'file-append'.
2016-09-09 23:54:43 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 29e53b95f7
doc: Update package count.
* doc/guix.texi (Limitations): Update package count.
2016-09-07 23:46:01 +02:00
John Darrington d6a07ee675
gnu: Add rpc-daemon service
* gnu/services/nfs.scm: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
2016-09-07 20:26:11 +02:00
Jan Nieuwenhuizen 392a4e1223
guix hash: Add --exclude-vcs option.
* guix/scripts/hash.scm (show-help): Add help text for --exclude-vcs option.
(%options): Add --exclude-vcs option.
(guix-hash): Handle exclude-vcs option.
* doc/guix.texi ("Invoking guix hash"): Update doc.
* tests/guix-hash.sh: Add test.

Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-09-07 12:00:35 +02:00
David Craven 935644c01a
services: Add sddm service.
* gnu/services/sddm.scm: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
* doc/guix.texi (@deftp, @deffn): Add documentation.
2016-09-06 17:48:59 +02:00
David Craven ec2e2f6ce2
services: syslog: Use syslog-configuration.
* gnu/services/base.scm (<syslog-configuration>): New variable.
  (syslog-service-type): Use <syslog-configuration>.
  (syslog-service): Use <syslog-configuration>.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (%avahi-os): Use <syslog-configuration>.
* doc/guix.texi (syslog-configuration-type): Add @deftp.
  (syslog-service): Update @deffn.
2016-09-06 17:48:59 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 7ca87354db
Add (guix modules).
* guix/modules.scm, tests/modules.scm: New files.
* Makefile.am (MODULES, SCM_TESTS): Add them.
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Add an example of
'source-module-closure'.
2016-09-05 00:06:47 +02:00
Alex Kost 5741e3e552
doc: Fix typos.
* doc/guix.texi: Fix typo.
* doc/emacs.texi: Fix multiple typos.
2016-09-02 20:54:21 +03:00
Ludovic Courtès 2a75b0b63d
packages: Add 'package-input-rewriting'.
* guix/packages.scm (package-input-rewriting): New procedure.
* tests/packages.scm ("package-input-rewriting"): New test.
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Packages): Document it.
(Package Transformation Options): Add cross-reference.
2016-09-01 23:07:54 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 1bc4d0c266
doc: Fix 'ntp-service' typo.
Reported by Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@gmail.com>.

* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Change #:name-service to
  #:servers in 'ntp-service' documentation.
2016-08-31 15:44:19 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès ea206df45f
doc: Update '--show' example to use '@' syntax.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Use '@' syntax in --show
example.
2016-08-30 10:20:02 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès eb56ee027b
system: Add 'create-home-directory?' field to <user-account>.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (<user-account>)[create-home-directory?]: New
field.
(user-account->gexp): Serialize it.
* gnu/build/activation.scm (activate-users+groups)[activate-user]:
Update 'match-lambda' pattern accordingly.  Pass #:create-home? to
'ensure-user'.
(add-user, modify-user, ensure-user): Add #:create-home? parameter and
honor it.
* doc/guix.texi (User Accounts): Document it.
2016-08-28 15:11:18 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 5b58c28b7e
services: guix: Add 'authorized-keys' configuration knob.
* gnu/services/base.scm (hydra-key-authorization): Add 'key' parameter
and honor it.
(%default-authorized-guix-keys): New variable.
(<guix-configuration>)[authorized-keys]: New field.
(guix-shepherd-service): Adjust 'match' clause accordingly.
(guix-activation): Adjust call to 'hydra-key-authorization'.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document 'authorized-keys'.
2016-08-19 09:11:00 +02:00
Alex Kost 7414de0a84
doc: Fix typos.
* doc/guix.texi: Fix multiple typos.
2016-08-18 11:02:34 +03:00
David Craven 00f4690568
services: Add spice vdagent service.
* gnu/services/spice.scm: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
* doc/guix.texi (Various Services): New subheading.
2016-08-05 21:48:43 +02:00
David Craven 8ff4dcbec4
doc: Make 'Lirc Service' a subsubheading of 'Various Services'.
* doc/guix.texi (Various Services)[Lirc Service]: New subsubheading.
  [lirc] New cindex.
2016-08-05 21:48:43 +02:00
Mark H Weaver 536fc5f8cd
Merge branch 'core-updates' 2016-08-04 08:17:05 -04:00
Mark H Weaver 0832787e5c
Revert "Merge branch 'core-updates'"
This reverts commit 455859a50f.
2016-08-04 08:16:38 -04:00
Ludovic Courtès 80d944b79a
doc: Fix typos.
* doc/guix.texi (Application Setup): Use @xref, not @pxref, when
starting a sentence.
(Scheduled Job Execution): Remove extra indent in example; fix typos.
2016-08-03 16:00:20 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 1eb43cc30b
doc: Update Texinfo HTML cross-reference file..
* doc/htmlxref.cnf: Add entries for 'find' and 'mcron'.
2016-08-03 16:00:09 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès e8b652d46b
doc: Clarify distinction between "service" and "Shepherd service".
* doc/guix.texi (Services): Distinguish "service" and "Shepherd
service".  Add xref to "Shepherd Services".
2016-08-02 23:43:29 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 201fff9ea1
doc: Fix typo.
* doc/guix.texi (Locales): Add missing 'of'.
2016-08-02 23:43:29 +02:00
Vincent Legoll c8b543741f
doc: Add "Installing GuixSD in a VM" node.
* doc/guix.texi (Installing GuixSD in a VM): New node.
(USB Stick Installation): Refer to it.
(System Installation): Mention "GuixSD".

Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-08-02 14:26:32 +02:00
David Craven 9c97afe858
gnu-maintenance: Add KDE updater.
* guix/gnu-maintenance.scm (kde-package?, latest-kde-release): New private
  functions.
  (%kde-updater): New public variable.
* guix/scripts/refresh.scm (list-updaters): Add %kde-updater.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Mention the new updater.
2016-08-02 13:28:21 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 455859a50f
Merge branch 'core-updates' 2016-08-01 23:30:52 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès a8cb87abe9
install: Add nvi to the image.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-os)[packages]: Add NVI.
* doc/guix.texi (Proceeding with the Installation): Mention it.
2016-08-01 23:08:48 +02:00
Mark H Weaver 622c22ccb4
Merge branch 'master' into core-updates 2016-07-28 14:13:26 -04:00
Ludovic Courtès d222522edf
doc: Discourage software bundling.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/24008>.
Suggested by ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>.

* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add item about bundling.
2016-07-28 15:41:00 +02:00
ng0 3a78fab83d
doc: Send changes in your patch which are related.
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): New @item:
This gives information about sending related changes and examples on
what we view as related changes.

Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-07-28 15:38:14 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 189b1543cb
doc: Mention separate branch for packages with many dependents.
Suggested by ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>.

* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add note on packages with
more than 100 dependents.
2016-07-28 15:24:37 +02:00
Andreas Enge e309c75610
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into core-updates 2016-07-28 11:08:55 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 201855221f
environment: Set 'GUIX_ENVIRONMENT' to the profile.
* guix/scripts/environment.scm (create-environment): Set
'GUIX_ENVIRONMENT' to PROFILE.
* tests/guix-environment.sh: Test it.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix environment): Document it.
2016-07-26 17:59:25 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès debc6360e1
doc: Explain authentication in "System Installation".
Suggested by Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@gmail.com>.

* doc/guix.texi (OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-ID): New constant.
(Binary Installation): Use it.
(USB Stick Installation): Copy and adjust the authentication bit from
"Binary Installation".
2016-07-26 15:07:29 +02:00
ng0 6e42660b12
doc: Better illustration use of package revision numbers.
* doc/guix.texi (Version Numbers): Add the
revision to the example of the git package used in 7.6.3.

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-07-26 14:55:47 +02:00
Andreas Enge 97c8aef15d
system: Add mapped devices for RAID.
* gnu/system/mapped-devices.scm (raid-device-mapping, open-raid-device,
close-raid-device): New variables.
* doc/guix.texi (Mapped Devices): Add documentation for RAID devices,
reorganize documentation for LUKS devices.

Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-07-25 22:22:21 +02:00
Andreas Enge 14656f4495
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into core-updates 2016-07-25 21:58:36 +02:00
myglc2 424a323e92
doc: Explain when guix edit is read-only.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix edit): Explain when you can and can't
  edit the recipe.

Signed-off-by: Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
2016-07-25 17:18:53 +03:00
Alex Kost 1a3e6b15ba
doc: Describe how to make X server find TrueType fonts.
* doc/guix.texi (Application Setup): Document how to add TrueType fonts
installed in a Guix profile to the X server font path.
2016-07-25 17:18:52 +03:00
ng0 0f53b886e2
doc: Point out preference of message format.
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Includes a note on
preference of plain text messages with either inline or MIME attachments
and advise contributers to pay attention if their email client breaks the
patches.

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-07-24 19:54:15 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès dfcdd9c25d
doc: Explain that contributors can use a pseudonym.
Suggested by ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>.

* doc/contributing.texi (Contributing): Explain that using a legal name
is not required.
2016-07-24 19:54:15 +02:00
Leo Famulari d227260d2f
Merge branch 'master' into core-updates
Resolved conflicts:
* gnu/packages/scheme.scm: Conflict in import of (guix licenses). On master,
"#:hide (openssl)" was used. On core-updates, "#:select (some licenses)" was
used. The latter won the conflict.
* gnu/packages/version-control.scm (git)[arguments]: Whitespace conflict
in 'install-shell-completion.
2016-07-22 18:58:31 -04:00
Ludovic Courtès 3c2d03a2b9
doc: Add note on gender-neutral wording.
Suggested by ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>.

* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add @item regarding
gender-neutral wording.
2016-07-22 15:26:49 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 654c0d97c9
doc: Mention quoting and keywords.
Suggested by Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@gmail.com>.

* doc/guix.texi (Defining Packages): Remove quasiquote in 'arguments'
example.  Mention quoting and keywords, with references to Guile's
manual.
2016-07-22 14:40:54 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès ff6638d112
publish: Handle '/file' URLs, for content-addressed files.
* guix/scripts/publish.scm (render-content-addressed-file): New procedure.
(http-write): Add 'application/octet-stream' case.
(make-request-handler): Add /file/NAME/sha256/HASH URLs.
* tests/publish.scm ("/file/NAME/sha256/HASH")
("/file/NAME/sha256/INVALID-NIX-BASE32-STRING")
("/file/NAME/sha256/INVALID-HASH"): New tests.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix publish): Mention the /file URLs.
2016-07-20 16:54:31 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 7575655212
Merge branch 'master' into core-updates 2016-07-20 11:42:17 +02:00
Ricardo Wurmus 909147e43f
services: Add pam-limits-service.
* gnu/system/pam.scm (<pam-limits-entry>): New record type.
(pam-limits-entry, pam-limits-entry->string): New procedures.
* gnu/services/base.scm (pam-limits-service-type): New variable.
(pam-limits-service): New procedure.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document it.
2016-07-19 23:50:03 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 4591c02ea9
doc: Mention zlib as an optional dependency.
* doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Mention zlib.
(Invoking guix publish): Fix typo.
2016-07-19 23:03:30 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 4a1fc562ae
publish: Add '--compression'.
* guix/scripts/publish.scm (show-help, %options): Add '--compression'.
(<compression>): New record type.
(%no-compression, %default-gzip-compression): New variables.
(%default-options): Add 'compression' key.
(narinfo-string): Add #:compression parameter and honor it.
(render-narinfo): Likewise.
(render-nar): Likewise.
<top level>: Add call to 'declare-header!'.
(swallow-zlib-error): New macro.
(nar-response-port): New procedure.
(http-write): Add call to 'force-output'.  Use 'nar-response-port'
instead of 'response-port'.  Use 'swallow-zlib-error'.
(make-request-handler): Add #:compression parameter and honor it.  Add
"nar/gzip" URL handler.
(run-publish-server): Add #:compression parameter and honor it.
(guix-publish): Honor --compression.
* tests/publish.scm (http-get-port, wait-until-ready): New procedures.
<top level>: Run main server with "-C0".  Call 'wait-until-ready'.
("/nar/gzip/*", "/*.narinfo with compression"): New tests.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix publish): Document it.
2016-07-19 00:07:12 +02:00
David Craven 71b0601a97
services: Add 'dropbear-service'.
* gnu/services/ssh.scm (<dropbear-configuration>): New record type.
(dropbear-activation, dropbear-shepherd-service, dropbear-service): New
procedures.
(dropbear-service-type): New variable.
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.

Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-07-15 17:57:28 +02:00