* gnu/system/shadow.scm (<user-account>)[system?]: New field.
* gnu/system.scm (user-account->gexp): Add it.
* guix/build/activation.scm (add-user): Add #:system? parameter and
honor it.
(activate-users+groups): Handle the 'system?' part of user tuples.
Pass it to 'add-user'. Don't create PROFILE-DIR when SYSTEM? is
true.
* gnu/services/dbus.scm (dbus-service): Add 'system?' field for
"messagebus" account.
* gnu/services/base.scm (guix-build-accounts): Likewise.
* gnu/services/avahi.scm (avahi-service): Likewise.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[packages]: Change default value to
%BASE-PACKAGES.
(%base-packages): New variable.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-os): Use it when defining the
'packages' field.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Use %BASE-PACKAGES in
example. Remove now unneeded module imports. Explain this.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<file-system>)[title]: New field.
* gnu/services/base.scm (file-system-service): Add #:title parameter.
In 'start' gexp, use 'canonicalize-device-spec' and honor TITLE.
* gnu/system.scm (other-file-system-services,
operating-system-root-file-system, operating-system-initrd-file):
Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (file-system->spec): Likewise.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-disk-image): Add 'title' field for the root
file system.
* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (mount-file-system): Expect the second
element of SPEC to be the title.
(boot-system)[root-mount-point?, root-fs-type]: Likewise.
* gnu/services/dmd.scm (dmd-configuration-file): Select
'canonicalize-device-spec'.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-disk-image)[root-label]: New variable.
Use it for the root file system, and pass it as #:file-system-label to
'qemu-image'.
* guix/build/vm.scm (format-partition): Add #:label parameter, and honor
it.
(initialize-hard-disk): Add #:file-system-label parameter, and pass it
to 'format-partition'.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Add #:file-system-label parameter and
pass it to 'initialize-hard-disk'.
* guix/build/vm.scm (load-in-linux-vm): When MAKE-DISK-IMAGE?, use
'-drive ...,if=virtio' for better performance.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Use /dev/vda instead of /dev/sda.
This fixes a circular dependency between (gnu system) and (gnu system
linux-initrd), where the latter could end up being compiled before
'file-system-type' was defined as a macro.
* gnu/system.scm (<file-system>, %fuse-control-file-system,
%binary-format-file-system): Move to...
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm: ... here. New file.
* build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm, gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm,
gnu/system/vm.scm: Use it.
* gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
* gnu/system/grub.scm (<grub-configuration>): New record type.
(grub-configuration-file): Add 'config' parameter; remove
#:default-entry and #:timeout. Honor CONFIG.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>): Remove 'bootloader-entries'
field; remove default value for 'bootloader' field.
(operating-system-grub.cfg): Pass the 'bootloader' field to
'grub-configuration-file'.
* build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm (bootloader): New field.
* gnu/system.scm (etc-directory): Change default value of #:profile.
Change contents of SHELLS. Use /run/current-system/profile/{s,}bin in
BASHRC.
(operating-system-boot-script)[%modules]: Add (guix build
linux-initrd). Add call to 'activate-current-system' in gexp.
(operating-system-initrd-file, operating-system-grub.cfg): New
procedures.
(operating-system-derivation): Don't build grub.cfg here and remove it
from the file union.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Remove #:populate.
(operating-system-build-gid, operating-system-default-contents):
Remove.
(system-qemu-image): Remove call to
'operating-system-default-contents'. Use 'operating-system-grub.cfg'
to get grub.cfg. Add GRUB.CFG to #:inputs.
(system-qemu-image/shared-store): Likewise, but don't add GRUB.CFG to
#:inputs.
(system-qemu-image/shared-store-script): Pass --system kernel option.
* guix/build/activation.scm (%booted-system, %current-system): New
variables.
(boot-time-system, activate-current-system): New procedures.
* guix/build/install.scm (evaluate-populate-directive): Add case
for ('directory name uid gid mode).
(directives, populate-root-file-system): New procedures.
* guix/build/vm.scm (initialize-hard-disk): Replace calls to
'evaluate-populate-directive' by a call to
'populate-root-file-system'.
* gnu/services/dmd.scm (dmd-configuration-file): Use
/run/current-system/profile/bin.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (slim-service): Likewise.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Rename #:inputs-to-copy to #:inputs,
and #:initialize-store? to #:register-closures?. Add #:copy-inputs?.
Adjust build gexp accordingly.
(system-qemu-image): Remove #:initialize-store? argument and add
#:copy-inputs?.
(system-qemu-image/shared-store): Add #:inputs, #:register-closures?,
and #:copy-inputs? arguments.
* guix/build/vm.scm (register-closure): New procedure.
(MS_BIND): New variable.
(initialize-hard-disk): Rename #:initialize-store? to
#:register-closures?, #:closures-to-copy to #:closures, and add
#:copy-closures?.
Add 'target-directory' and 'target-store' variables.
Call 'populate-store' only when COPY-CLOSURES?.
Bind-mount the store to TARGET-STORE when REGISTER-CLOSURES? and not
COPY-CLOSURES?. Add call to 'register-closure'.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (virtualized-operating-system): Instead of
completely overriding 'file-systems', use 'remove' to filter out some
of those declared in OS.
(system-qemu-image): Likewise.
* gnu/system.scm (operating-system-derivation)[boot-file-systems]: Keep "/".
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (file-system->spec): Keep the 'check?'
flag.
(qemu-initrd)[helper-packages]: New variable. Pass it as #:to-copy.
<gexp>: Add 'set-path-environment-variable' call. Remove #:unionfs
argument for 'boot-system'.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (%linux-vm-file-systems): Add 'check?' field/
(virtualized-operating-system): Likewise for the "9p" file system.
* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (mount-root-file-system): Change #:unionfs
default. Call 'check-file-system' before mounting ROOT, when
VOLATILE-ROOT? is false.
(check-file-system): New procedure.
(mount-file-system): Honor 'check?' element in list; add
'check-file-system' call.
(boot-system): Remove #:root-fs-type and #:unionfs parameters.
[root-mount-point?, root-fs-type]: New variables.
Call 'mount-file-system' on all MOUNTS but "/".
Fixes a regression introduced in 83bcd0b.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image): Override the 'file-systems'
field of OS. Add #:file-system-type parameter and honor it.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[initrd]: Default to
'qemu-initrd'.
(<file-system>): New record type.
(operating-system-root-file-system): New procedure.
(operating-system-derivation): Take the device name for GRUB from
'operating-system-root-file-system'. Pass the
'operating-system-initrd' procedure the list of boot file systems.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (file-system->spec): New procedure.
(qemu-initrd): Add 'file-systems' parameter, and remove #:mounts
parameter.
[file-system-type-predicate]: New procedure.
[linux-modules]: Use it.
Adjust #:mounts argument in 'boot-system' call.
(gnu-system-initrd): Remove.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (%linux-vm-file-systems): New variable.
(expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Adjust call to 'qemu-initrd'.
(virtualized-operating-system): New procedure.
(system-qemu-image/shared-store-script)[initrd]: Remove. Use
'virtualized-operating-system'. Get the 'initrd' file from OS-DRV.
* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (mount-qemu-smb-share, mount-qemu-9p):
Remove.
(MS_RDONLY, MS_BIND): New global variables.
(bind-mount): Remove local 'MS_BIND' definition.
(mount-root-file-system): New procedure, with code formerly in
'boot-system'.
(mount-file-system): New procedure.
(boot-system): Add #:root-fs-type parameter. Remove 'MS_RDONLY' local
variable. Use 'mount-root-file-system' and 'mount-file-system'.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Add 'file-system'
declaration.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[groups]: Change default to just
the 'root' group.
[sudoers]: New field.
(etc-directory): Add #:sudoers parameter. Add 'sudoers' to the
file union.
(operating-system-etc-directory): Pass #:sudoers to 'etc-directory'.
(%setuid-programs): Add 'sudo'.
(%sudoers-specification): New variable.
* gnu/system/linux.scm (base-pam-services): Add 'sudo'.
* build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm: Add 'groups' field; add 'guest' to the
'wheel' group.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[pam-services, setuid-programs]:
New fields.
(etc-directory)[bashrc]: Prepend /run/setuid-programs to $PATH.
(operating-system-etc-directory): Honor
'operating-system-pam-services'.
(%setuid-programs): New variable.
(operating-system-boot-script): Add (guix build utils) to the set of
imported modules. Call 'activate-setuid-programs' in boot script.
* gnu/system/linux.scm (base-pam-services): New procedure.
* guix/build/activation.scm (%setuid-directory): New variable.
(activate-setuid-programs): New procedure.
* build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm: Add 'pam-services' field.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd): Rename 'inputs'
parameter to 'to-copy'. Remove 'files-to-copy'. Rewrite 'builder' as
a gexp, and use 'gexp->derivation'.
(qemu-initrd): Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/services.scm (<service>)[inputs]: Remove.
* gnu/system.scm (links): Remove.
(etc-directory): Add PASSWD and SHADOW to #:inputs.
(operating-system-boot-script): Pass ETC to 'dmd-configuration-file'.
(operating-system-derivation): Remove EXTRAS from the union.
* gnu/system/linux.scm (pam-service->configuration): Rewrite in terms of
'gexp->derivation'. Compute the contents on the build side. Expect
'arguments' to contain a list of gexps.
(pam-services->directory): Rewrite in terms of 'gexp->derivation'.
(unix-pam-service): Change 'arguments' to a list of one gexp.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (<user-account>)[inputs]: Remove.
[shell]: Change default value to a gexp.
(passwd-file): Rewrite in terms of 'gexp->derivation'. Compute
contents on the build side.
* gnu/services/base.scm (host-name-service, mingetty-service,
nscd-service, syslog-service, guix-service): Change 'start' and 'stop'
to gexps; remove 'inputs' field.
(guix-build-accounts): Change 'shell' field to a gexp.
* gnu/services/networking.scm (static-networking-service): Change
'start' and 'stop' to gexps; remove 'inputs' field.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (slim-service): Likewise.
* gnu/services/dmd.scm (dmd-configuration-file): Expect ETC to be a
derivation. Change 'config' to a gexp. Use 'gexp->file' instead of
'text-file'.
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Services): Update nscd example with gexps, and
without 'inputs'. Add xref to "G-Expressions".
* gnu/system.scm (operating-system-boot-script): Use 'gexp->file'
instead of 'text-file*'.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Likewise.
(system-qemu-image/shared-store-script)[builder]: Turn into a gexp.
Use 'gexp->derivation' instead of 'derivation-expression'.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script): Move
'initrd' definition to the top-level. Have a single definition of
'initrd', 'image', and 'os-drv'.
* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (make-essential-device-nodes): Make
/dev/fuse.
(boot-system): Add #:unionfs parameter. Invoke UNIONFS instead of
copying files over when VOLATILE-ROOT? is true.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd): Add #:inputs
parameter.
[files-to-copy]: New procedure.
[builder]: Add 'to-copy' parameter; honor it.
(qemu-initrd)[linux-modules]: Add 'fuse.ko' when VOLATILE-ROOT?.
Pass UNIONFS-FUSE/STATIC as #:inputs; change builder to pass #:unionfs
to 'boot-system'.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (input->name+output): New procedure.
(expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Use it for 'input-alist'.
(qemu-image)[input->name+derivation]: Remove. Use
'input->name+output' instead.
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