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Ludovic Courtès dbfcadfc30
doc: Show the "git clone" command.
Suggested by Joshua Branson <jbranso91@gmail.com>.

* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Add "git clone" command.
2017-07-20 18:08:00 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 457103b90b
doc: Discuss when to run a GC.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix gc): Add a paragraph on when to run a GC.
2017-07-20 15:29:15 +02:00
Danny Milosavljevic 8d858010b3
bootloader: Add u-boot.
* gnu/bootloader/u-boot.scm: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
* doc/guix.texi: Document it.
2017-07-15 12:53:37 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès a6c1fe8240
size: Add '--sort=KEY'.
* guix/scripts/size.scm (profile-closure<?, profile-self<?): New
procedures.
(display-profile): Add #:profile<? parameter and honor it.
(show-help, %options): Add '--sort'.
(%default-options): Add 'profile<?'.
(guix-size): Pass PROFILE<? to 'display-profile*'.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix size): Document '--sort'.
2017-07-12 21:56:17 +02:00
Ricardo Wurmus e5942cbfa4
doc: Recommend rebuilding the font cache.
* doc/guix.texi (X11 Fonts): Recommend rebuilding the font cache with fc-cache
when fonts are not found.
2017-07-09 17:07:38 +02:00
Oleg Pykhalov dde1e152ce
doc: Add note about private-key during offload.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Offload Facility): Add note about private-key.

Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-07-08 18:29:35 +02:00
宋文武 296bf4d5ab
services: Add 'sysctl-service-type'.
* gnu/services/sysctl.scm: New file.
* doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services): Document it.
* gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
2017-07-04 20:40:51 +08:00
Danny Milosavljevic 3b6e7d8651
doc: Update formatting.
* doc/guix.texi (disk-image): Update formatting of "ext4".

Follow-up to 3f4d8a7f66.
2017-07-03 16:38:05 +02:00
Danny Milosavljevic 3f4d8a7f66
guix system: Add "--file-system-type" option.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (process-action): Pass file-system-type to ...
(perform-action): ... here.  Add new keyword argument.  Pass new value to ...
(system-derivation-for-action): ... here.  Add new keyword argument.
Pass new value to system-disk-image.
* doc/guix.texi (disk-image): Document new option.
2017-07-03 16:33:46 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès a8ac4f081a
vm: Estimate the disk size by default.
* gnu/build/vm.scm (estimated-partition-size): New procedure.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (expression->derivation-in-linux-vm):
Change #:disk-image-size default to 'guess.
[builder]: When DISK-IMAGE-SIZE is 'guess, use
'estimated-partition-size' and compute and estimate of the image size.
(qemu-image): Likewise.
* guix/build/store-copy.scm (file-size, closure-size): New procedures.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (%default-options): Change 'image-size' to
'guess.
* doc/guix.texi (Building the Installation Image): Remove '--image-size'
flag from example.
(Invoking guix system): Document the image size estimate.
2017-06-30 00:16:50 +02:00
Ricardo Wurmus 8ceffb2f34
doc: Encourage signature verification.
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remind contributors to verify
cryptographic signatures.
2017-06-25 22:26:08 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 1071f781d9
daemon: '--listen' can be passed several times, can specify TCP endpoints.
* nix/nix-daemon/guix-daemon.cc (DEFAULT_GUIX_PORT): New macro.
(listen_options): New variable.
(parse_opt): Push back '--listen' options to LISTEN_OPTIONS.
(open_unix_domain_socket, open_inet_socket)
(listening_sockets): New functions.
(main): Use it.  Pass SOCKETS to 'run'.
* nix/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc (matchUser): Remove.
(SD_LISTEN_FDS_START): Remove.
(acceptConnection): New function.
(daemonLoop): Rewrite to take a vector of file descriptors, to select(2)
on them, and to call 'acceptConnection'.
(run): Change to take a vector of file descriptors.
* tests/guix-daemon.sh: Add test.
2017-06-22 10:59:07 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 5df1395a8d
store: Define a default port for TCP connections.
* guix/store.scm (%default-guix-port): New variable.
(connect-to-daemon)[connect]: Use it when (uri-port uri) is #f.
* doc/guix.texi (The Store): Mention the default port number.
2017-06-22 10:59:07 +02:00
Julien Lepiller f3853a259b
gnu: services: use seconds instead of duration strings.
* gnu/services/dns.scm (zone-file, knot-policy-configuration): Use numbers
instead of duration strings.
(verify-knot-policy-configuration): Fix typo.
* doc/guix.texi (DNS Services): Update documentation.
2017-06-21 19:29:57 +02:00
Leo Famulari 01049bb0c1
doc: Suggest a QEMU image size large enough for the system examples.
* doc/guix.texi (Installing GuixSD in a Virtual Machine): Increase suggested
image size from 5 GB to 50 GB.
2017-06-17 18:04:32 -04:00
Leo Famulari c8f54f5346
doc: Clarify comment about QEMU qcow2 file sizes.
* doc/guix.texi (Installing GuixSD in a Virtual Machine): Clarify comment about
QEMU's qcow2 virtualized block device file format.
2017-06-17 01:11:14 -04:00
Ricardo Wurmus 2f0c4b8284
doc: Explain how to use the GCC toolchain.
* doc/guix.texi (Application Setup): Add subsection "The GCC toolchain".
2017-06-16 18:23:31 +02:00
Ricardo Wurmus afbc94194e
guix: Add texlive importer.
* guix/import/texlive.scm: New file.
* guix/scripts/import/texlive.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (MODULES): Add them.
* tests/texlive.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (SCM_TESTS): Add it.
* guix/scripts/import.scm (importers): Add texlive importer.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document it.
2017-06-15 17:03:19 +02:00
Ricardo Wurmus 205794c868
build-system: Add 'texlive-build-system'.
* guix/build-system/texlive.scm: New file.
* guix/build/texlive-build-system.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (MODULES): Add them.
* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document it.
* gnu/packages/tex.scm (%texlive-tag, %texlive-revision): Remove variables.
(texlife-ref): Remove procedure.
2017-06-15 17:03:16 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 4e863eb35f
guix package: '--search' sorts by relevance.
* guix/scripts/package.scm (find-packages-by-description): Rewrite to
compute a score based on the number of regexps matched and the number of
matches for each regexp.  Sort according to this score and return it as
a second value.
(process-query) <'search>: Capture the two return values of
'find-packages-by-description'.  Pass #:extra-fields to
'package->recutils'.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Mention relevance, give an
example.
2017-06-13 23:22:19 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 254ea3f945
services: rottlog: Make extensible.
* gnu/services/admin.scm (rottlog-service-type)[compose, extend]: New
fields.
* doc/guix.texi (Log Rotation): Mention extension.
2017-06-12 23:34:14 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 81fa2229ec
services: rottlog: Define <log-rotation> objects.
* gnu/services/admin.scm (<log-rotation>): New record type.
(syslog-rotation-config, simple-rotation-config): Remove.
(%default-rotations): Define as a list of <log-rotation> objects.
(log-rotation->config, log-rotations->/etc-entries): New procedures.
(<rottlog-configuration>)[periodic-rotations]: Remove.
[rotations]: New field.
(rottlog-etc): Use 'log-rotations->/etc-entries'.
* doc/guix.texi (Log Rotation): Update accordingly.
2017-06-12 23:34:13 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès c08ea55e7e
packages: Add 'specifications->manifest'.
* gnu/packages.scm (specifications->manifest): New procedure.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Change example from using
'(compose list specification->package+output)' to using
'specifications->manifest'.
2017-06-11 23:05:23 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 5abfa08d67
doc: Add Hartmut to the @copying section.
* doc/guix.texi: Add a copyright line for Hartmut.
2017-06-08 23:23:33 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 10f4353dd6
doc: Add missing node in master menu.
* doc/guix.texi (Top): Add missing ref to "Debugging Build Failures".
2017-06-08 23:23:33 +02:00
Mathieu Othacehe 74e6472451
doc: Adapt to multiple bootloader support.
* doc/guix.texi (GRUB configuration): Rename to "Bootloader
  configuration".
  Remove device-mount-point field from menu-entry description.
  Adapt occurences of "GRUB" in other sections.
2017-06-08 16:29:29 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès fa511e2952
doc: Use 'guix environment --no-grafts' to debug build failures.
* doc/guix.texi (Debugging Build Failures): Pass --no-grafts to 'guix
environment' and explain.
2017-06-07 14:36:32 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 3bee4b6196
services: guix: Add 'max-silent-time' and 'timeout'.
* gnu/services/base.scm (<guix-configuration>)[max-silent-time]
[timeout]: New fields.
(guix-shepherd-service): Honor them.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document them.
2017-06-05 01:42:38 +02:00
Mathieu Othacehe 1335ac3141
scripts: refresh: Add -m manifest option.
* guix/scripts/refresh.scm (%options): Add -m option,
(show-help): document it,
(packages-from-manifest): new procedure,
(guix-refresh): use packages from manifest if specified, otherwise
keep the previous behaviour.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): document new option.
2017-06-04 09:07:43 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 2ca9f51ec8
daemon: Add '--timeout' and '--max-silent-time'.
* nix/nix-daemon/guix-daemon.cc (GUIX_OPT_TIMEOUT)
(GUIX_OPT_MAX_SILENT_TIME): New macros.
* nix/nix-daemon/guix-daemon.cc (options): Add '--timeout' and
'--max-silent-time'.
(parse_opt): Honor them.
* tests/guix-daemon.sh: Add test.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon): Document the options.
(Common Build Options): Properly describe default
timeout/max-silent-time value.  Add cross-ref to "Invoking
guix-daemon".
2017-06-04 00:35:55 +02:00
Danny Milosavljevic 1c25d6d06e
doc: Fix qemu-system-x86_64 example.
Reported by Fox <firefox@firemail.cc>.
Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/27052>.

* doc/guix.texi (Running GuixSD in a VM): Fix qemu-system-x86_64 example.
2017-05-31 19:48:21 +02:00
Christopher Baines a88d41d11c
doc: Move the NGinx service configuration documentation together.
* doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Add documentation for
  nginx-upstream-configuration and nginx-location-configuration.
  (VPN Services): Remove documentation for nginx-upstream-configuration and
  nginx-location-configuration.

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2017-05-30 18:08:37 +02:00
Alex Kost f753c28299
doc: htmlxref: Fix link to Emacs-Guix manual.
Reported-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>

This fixes a regression introduced by commit
8ca0c88a89.

* doc/htmlxref.cnf (EMACS_GUIX): Fix the link to 'html_node'.
2017-05-30 18:30:39 +03:00
Leo Famulari 4fed93a1a3
doc: Fix typo.
* doc/guix.texi (USB Stick Installation): Fix typo.
2017-05-28 20:34:10 -04:00
Arun Isaac 3d90fa982b
build-system: Add 'font-build-system'.
* Makefile.am (MODULES): Add 'guix/build-system/font.scm' and
  'guix/build/font-build-system.scm'.
* guix/build-system/font.scm: New file.
* guix/build/font-build-system.scm: New file.
* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Add 'font-build-system'.
2017-05-28 19:30:05 +05:30
Julien Lepiller ba69e8f7ce
gnu: Add knot-service-type.
* gnu/services/dns.scm: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
* doc/guix.texi (DNS Services): New subsubsection.
2017-05-27 10:40:24 +02:00
Marius Bakke fd3782d13b
Merge branch 'version-0.13.0' 2017-05-22 18:25:01 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès df671177f8
doc: Replace fingerprint of OpenPGP signing key.
* doc/guix.texi (OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-ID): Change to Ludo's key.
2017-05-21 13:46:35 +02:00
Marius Bakke f3f8938fe0
install: Enable SSH in installation image.
* gnu/system/install.scm (%installation-services): Add OPENSSH-SERVICE-TYPE.
* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation)[Networking]: Document it.
2017-05-20 10:16:37 +02:00
Leo Famulari a6c642ef63
maint: The 'release' target builds a VM image.
* gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl: New file.
* Makefile.am (GUIXSD_VM_SYSTEMS, GUIXSD_VM_IMAGE_BASE,
GUIXSD_VM_IMAGE_SIZE): New variables.
(release): Add logic to build a VM image.
(EXAMPLES): Add 'gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl'.
* doc/guix.texi (Running GuixSD in a VM, Installing GuixSD in a VM): Mention the
pre-built VM image.
2017-05-20 10:16:23 +02:00
Marius Bakke 8ea98ee10c
doc: Update for UEFI systems.
* doc/guix.texi (USB Stick Installation): Mention UEFI.
(Preparing for Installation): Add notes about EFI System Partition, and
mounting partitions before init.
(Proceeding with the Installation): Mention the GRUB-EFI package.
(Using the Configuration System): Lightweight desktop is now a UEFI system.
(GRUB Configuration): Expand on package field. Add indexes.
* gnu/system/examples/lightweight-desktop.tmpl: Adjust to native EFI configuration.
2017-05-19 13:52:49 +02:00
Marius Bakke c80cd4dfb4
install: Enable SSH in installation image.
* gnu/system/install.scm (%installation-services): Add OPENSSH-SERVICE-TYPE.
* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation)[Networking]: Document it.
2017-05-18 01:00:53 +02:00
Leo Famulari 4b236c88ea
maint: The 'release' target builds a VM image.
* gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl: New file.
* Makefile.am (GUIXSD_VM_SYSTEMS, GUIXSD_VM_IMAGE_BASE,
GUIXSD_VM_IMAGE_SIZE): New variables.
(release): Add logic to build a VM image.
(EXAMPLES): Add 'gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl'.
* doc/guix.texi (Running GuixSD in a VM, Installing GuixSD in a VM): Mention the
pre-built VM image.
2017-05-17 14:12:51 -04:00
Andy Patterson 8a3814cdc5
doc: Update the documentation for the asdf build systems.
* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Remove the no-longer relevant parts about
naming inputs.  Add documentation for the new parameters #:asd-system-name and
 #:test-asd-file.
2017-05-16 15:18:16 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 0e2bfa3ae1
doc: Mention 'sync' after 'dd'.
Suggested by librenoob on #guix.

* doc/guix.texi (USB Stick Installation): Add 'sync' invocation.
2017-05-15 23:55:10 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès b7ebcfe352
doc: Mention 'GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH' in "Defining Packages".
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Packages): Mention 'GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH'.
2017-05-15 23:55:10 +02:00
Ricardo Wurmus 6365733555
doc: Document certificate environment variable needed for R.
* doc/guix.texi (X.509 Certificates): Document R as a special case.
2017-05-15 21:22:05 +02:00
Christopher Allan Webber d7fa39ccec
services: Add 'thermald-service-type'.
* gnu/services/pm.scm (<thermald-configuration>): New record type.
(thermald-shepherd-service, thermald-service-type): New variables.
* doc/guix.texi (Thermal Management): New section documenting thermald.
2017-05-14 18:56:32 -05:00
Leo Famulari e0b2e93005
system: grub: Expose GRUB's interactive interface settings.
* gnu/system/grub.scm (<grub-configuration>): Add new fields
terminal-outputs, terminal-inputs, serial-unit, and serial-speed.
(grub-setup-io, setup-gfxterm): New procedures.
* doc/guix.texi (GRUB Configuration): Document the new fields.
2017-05-14 14:12:26 -04:00
Leo Famulari 4100698d93
doc: Suggest a network test command that will definitely be available.
* doc/guix.texi (Running GuixSD in a VM): Suggest the use of `guix
download` to test network connectivity.
2017-05-14 13:07:41 -04:00