* gnu/services/base.scm (urandom-seed-service-type)[default-value]: New
field.
(urandom-seed-service): Mark as deprecated.
(%base-services): Use URANDOM-SEED-SERVICE-TYPE directly.
* gnu/services/base.scm (%base-services):
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document 'urandom-seed-service-type'
instead of 'urandom-seed-service'.
This ensures that 'urandom-seed' is started before programs that rely on
sources of randomness.
Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/29773>.
Reported by Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>.
* gnu/services/base.scm (urandom-seed-shepherd-service): Change
'requirement' to (file-systems).
(urandom-seed-service-type): Extend USER-PROCESSES-SERVICE-TYPE.
* gnu/services/base.scm (user-processes-shepherd-service): New
procedure, taken from former 'user-processes-service-type'. Add
REQUIREMENTS argument; remove GRACE-DELAY argument.
(user-processes-service-type): Redefine in terms of 'service-type'.
(user-processes-service): Remove.
(file-system-service-type): Extend USER-PROCESSES-SERVICE-TYPE.
* gnu/system.scm (essential-services): Use USER-PROCESSES-SERVICE-TYPE
directly.
* gnu/packages/patches/libgxps-CVE-2017-11590.patch: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
* gnu/packages/gnome.scm (libgxps)[source]: Use it.
* gnu/packages/irc.scm (weechat)[native-inputs]: Add cpputest.
[arguments]: Add ‘-DENABLE_TESTS=ON’ to #:configure-flags. Add
‘disable-failing-tests’ phase to do just that. Run the others.
The 2.0 series of GnuPG will stop receiving upstream support on
2017-12-31. From the release announcement of GnuPG 2.2.0:
"This release marks the start of a new long term support series
to replace the 2.0.x series which will reach end-of-life on 2017-12-31."
https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2017q3/000413.html
* gnu/packages/gnupg.scm (gnupg-2.0)[properties]: New field.
This is a followup to commit 2663c38826.
* gnu/packages/xml.scm (libxslt)[replacement]: New field.
(libxslt/fixed): New variable.
* gnu/packages/patches/libxslt-CVE-2017-5029.patch: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
* gnu/packages/patches/libarchive-CVE-2017-14502.patch: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
* gnu/packages/backup.scm (libarchive-3.3.2)[source]: Use it.
* gnu/packages/patches/libexif-CVE-2017-7544.patch: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
* gnu/packages/photo.scm (feh)[source]: Use it.
* gnu/packages/patches/links-CVE-2017-11114.patch: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
* gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm (links)[source]: Use it.
Rng-tools development appears to have moved to GitHub [0]:
"NOTE: The rng-tools project hasn't seen updates in some time, but is
still in active use. To facilitate ongoing development, the rng-tools
project is moved to here:
https://github.com/nhorman/rng-tools"
[0]
https://sourceforge.net/p/gkernel/wiki/Home/
* gnu/packages/linux.scm (rng-tools): Update to 6.1.
[source]: Use new upstream URL and give a descriptive file-name.
[arguments]: Add a 'bootstrap' phase.
[native-inputs]: Add autoconf, automake, and pkg-config.
[inputs]: Add sysfsutils.
Konrad Hinsen