Suggested by Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>.
* emacs/guix-guile.el (guix-guile-definition-regexp): New variable.
(guix-guile-current-definition, guix-guile-boolean): New functions.
* emacs/guix-devel.el: Require 'guix-base'.
(guix-devel-repl-processes): New variable.
(guix-devel-setup-repl, guix-devel-setup-repl-maybe): New functions.
(guix-devel-build-package-definition): New command.
* doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Development): Document it.
* emacs/guix-guile.el (guix-guile-current-module): New function.
* emacs/guix-devel.el: New file.
* emacs.am (ELFILES): Add it.
* doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Development): New node.
(Emacs Interface): Add it.
* doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Mention it.
* doc/guix.texi (Top): Add it.
* emacs/guix-init.el: Add 'guix-devel-activate-mode-maybe' to
'scheme-mode-hook'.
Suggested by Petter <petter@mykolab.ch>
and Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>.
Reported by Duncan Keall <duncan@duncankeall.com>.
Partly fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/19190> by populating /dev/mapper
early enough.
* gnu/build/linux-boot.scm (mount-essential-file-systems): Mount /dev as
a devtmpfs.
(move-essential-file-systems): Add /dev.
(mount-root-file-system): Mount /rw-root/dev as a devtmpfs instead of
calling 'make-essential-device-nodes'.
(boot-system): Remove call to 'make-essential-device-nodes'.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (%devtmpfs-file-system): Remove.
* doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Adjust accordingly.
Apply the recommended formatting rules from '.dir-locals.el' to the
examples in the manual in order to fulfill it's purpose of being a
reference.
* doc/package-hello.scm: Indent it.
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Packages, Version Numbers): Likewise.
* gnu/packages/base.scm (hello): Be consistent with the manual.
Previously, the Ruby build system only knew how to work with gem archives,
which made it difficult to build unreleased gems from a Git repository or
released gems in tarball form.
* gnu/build/ruby-build-system.scm (gnu:unpack, gem-archive?): New procedures.
(unpack): Use GNU build system unpack phase for non-gem sources.
(build): Rebuild the gemspec iff the source is a gem archive.
* guix.texi ("ruby-build-system"): Mention that tarballs and directories are
acceptable.
* gnu/services/base.scm (mingetty-service): Change default value of
#:motd from a monadic value to a <plain-file>. Assume MOTD to be a
file-like object. Assume LOGIN-PROGRAM is a gexp or #f.
(%base-services): Use 'plain-file' instead of 'text-file' for motd.
* gnu/system/linux.scm (unix-pam-service): Update docstring to mention
that MOTD is a file-like object.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Adjust 'mingetty-service' documentation
accordingly.
* guix/scripts/build.scm (%default-log-urls): New variable.
(log-url): New procedure.
(guix-build): Use it.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document it.
* doc/guix.texi (Package Management): Move "Emacs Interface" node to ...
(Top): ...here, since it is not just about package management.
* doc/emacs.texi: Shift all nodes one level up (@section -> @chapter, etc.).
Rename "Emacs Usage" node into "Emacs Package Management". Move "Emacs
Configuration" node here.
* doc/guix.texi (Locales): Introduce "codeset".
<%default-locale-definitions>: Mention the "normalized codeset", with
an xref to libc's manual.
* gnu/system/locale.scm (%default-locale-definitions)[utf8-locale]:
Mention the "normalized codeset" in a comment.
* guix/gexp.scm (lower-object): New procedure.
(lower-inputs, lower-references, gexp->sexp): Use it.
* tests/gexp.scm ("lower-object"): New test.
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Document it.
* gnu/services/desktop.scm (bool): New top-level helper.
(upower-configuration-file): Use top-level `bool'.
(geoclue-application): New public function.
(%standard-geoclue-applications): New public variable.
(geoclue-service): New public variable.
(%desktop-services): Add GeoClue. Add a comment about activation.
* doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Document the GeoClue service.
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
* guix/scripts/package.scm (show-help): Add help text for --install-from-file
option.
(%options): Add --install-from-file option.
* tests/guix-package.sh: Test it.
* doc/guix.texi ("invoking guix package"): Document it.
* doc/package-hello.scm: New file.
* doc.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add it.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/21111>.
Reported by Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>.
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Add paragraph about "implausibly old
time stamps" warning from tar.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[kernel-arguments]: New field.
(operating-system-grub.cfg): Honor it.
(operating-system-parameters-file): Add 'kernel-arguments' to the parameters
file.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (previous-grub-entries)[system->grub-entry]: Read
the 'kernel-arguments' field of the parameters file, when available.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script):
Use (operating-system-kernel-arguments os) in '-append'.
* doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Document it.
Ludovic Courtès