* doc/guix.texi (BASE-URL): New variable.
(Binary Installation, USB Stick and DVD Installation)
(Running Guix in a VM): Use it instead of hard-coded URL.
* gnu/services/shepherd.scm (<shepherd-service>)[one-shot?]: New field.
(shepherd-service-file): Pass #:one-shot? to the <service> constructor.
* doc/guix.texi (Shepherd Services): Document it.
This improves the readability of the boot process, especially when using full
disk encryption where you're required to enter the passphrase at a particular
point.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[kernel-arguments]: Change the default to
'("quiet").
* doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Document this change.
* guix/scripts/build.scm (%default-options): Remove 'system'.
(%options) <--system>: Keep previous occurrences of 'system in RESULT.
(options->derivations)[system]: Remove.
[systems, things-to-build]: New variables.
[compute-derivation]: New procedure.
Iterate on all of SYSTEMS to compute the derivations of THINGS-TO-BUILD.
* tests/guix-build.sh: Add test for one and multiple '-s' flags.
* doc/guix.texi (Additional Build Options): Document this behavior.
* doc/guix.texi (Hardware Considerations, Service Types and Services)
(Service Reference, Shepherd Services, Security Updates): Use @code
instead of @var for things that are not meta-syntactic variables.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[label]: New field.
(operating-system-default-label): New procedure.
(operating-system-boot-parameters): Use it instead of
'kernel->boot-label'.
* doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Document it.
* guix/scripts/gc.scm (show-help, %options): Add
'--delete-generations'. Change '--delete' shorthand to '-D'.
(delete-old-generations): New procedure.
(guix-gc)[delete-generations]: New procedure.
Call it when ACTION is 'collect-garbage' and OPTS contains
'delete-generations.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix gc): Document it.
* gnu/services/mail.scm (<imap4d-configuration>): New record type.
(imap4d-shepherd-service): New procedure.
(%default-imap4d-config-file, imap4d-service-type): New variables.
* gnu/services/mail.scm (Mail Services): Document it.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (gdm-service-type)[compose, extend]: New fields.
(set-xorg-configuration): New procedure.
* doc/guix.texi (Keyboard Layout): Use it.
(X Window): Document it.
* gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl: Add 'keyboard-layout' fields.
* guix/scripts/environment.scm (launch-environment/container): Add UID
and GID. Use them in PASSWD and GROUPS. Pass them as #:guest-uid and
#:guest-gid to 'call-with-container'.
* tests/guix-environment-container.sh: Test the inner UID.
In '--user' test, replace hard-coded 0 with 1000.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix environment): Adjust accordingly.
* doc/guix.texi (X Window): Document 'gdm-service-type' and
'gdm-configuration'. Take description of '.desktop' files from the
'slim-service-type' description.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (gdm-service): Remove outdated comment.
This field has become unnecessary with the addition of 'this-package'.
* guix/packages.scm (<package>)[self-native-input?]: Remove.
(package->bag): Adjust accordingly.
* doc/guix.texi (package Reference): Remove 'self-native-input?'.
* gnu/services/desktop.scm (%desktop-services): Replace
SLIM-SERVICE-TYPE instance with an instance of GDM-SERVICE-TYPE.
* doc/guix.texi (Keyboard Layout): Change example to mention
GDM-SERVICE-TYPE.
(X Window): Mention GDM.
(Desktop Services): Adjust references to SLiM.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[essential-services]: New field.
(operating-system-directory-base-entries): Remove #:container? keyword
and keep only the not-container branch.
(essential-services): Likewise.
(operating-system-services): Likewise, and call
'operating-system-essential-services' instead of 'essential-services'.
(operating-system-activation-script): Remove #:container?.
(operating-system-boot-script): Likewise.
(operating-system-derivation): Likewise.
* gnu/system/linux-container.scm (container-essential-services): New procedure.
(containerized-operating-system): Use it and set the
'essential-services' field.
(container-script): Remove call to 'operating-system-derivation'.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-docker-image): Likewise.
* doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Document 'essential-services'.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (<xorg-configuration>)[keyboard-layout]: New
field.
(xorg-configuration->file)[input-class-section]: New procedure.
Use it.
* doc/guix.texi (X Window): Document 'keyboard-layout' field.
Co-authored-by: nee <nee-git@hidamari.blue>
* gnu/bootloader/grub.scm (keyboard-layout-file): New procedure.
(grub-configuration-file)[keyboard-layout-file]: New variable.
[builder]: Use it.
* gnu/bootloader.scm (<bootloader-configuration>)[keyboard-layout]: New
field.
* doc/guix.texi (Bootloader Configuration): Document it.
Co-authored-by: nee <nee-git@hidamari.blue>
Ludovic Courtès