* 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.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/26976>.
Reported by Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>.
* gnu/packages/patches/guile-ssh-double-free.patch: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
* gnu/packages/ssh.scm (guile-ssh)[source](patches): Add it.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/26975>.
Reported by Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>.
* guix/scripts/publish.scm (bake-narinfo+nar): Pass #f as the 2nd
argument to 'stat' and properly handle #f.
* tests/publish.scm (wait-for-file): New procedure.
("with cache"): Remove 'wait-for-file' procedure.
("with cache, uncompressed"): New test.
* build-aux/update-NEWS.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add it.
(GUIX_MAINTENANCE_DIRECTORY): New variable.
(update-NEWS): New target.
(.PHONY): Add it.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/26949>.
Reported by Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl>.
* guix/build/union.scm (file-is-directory?): Return #f when FILE does
not exist or is a dangling symlink.
(file=?): Pass #f as a second argument to 'stat'; return #f when both
ST1 or ST2 is #f.
* tests/profiles.scm (test-equalm): New macro.
("union vs. dangling symlink"): New test.
Fixes a bug whereby GuixSD would create the /nonexistent directory, from
user 'nobody', even though it has 'create-home-directory?' set to #f.
* gnu/build/activation.scm (activate-users+groups): Add comment for
\#:create-home?.
(activate-user-home)[ensure-user-home]: Skip when CREATE-HOME? is #f or
SYSTEM? is #t.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test)["no extra home directories"]: New
tests.
* gnu/packages/qt.scm (qtbase)[arguments]: Change the configure flags to
not use the precompiled headers. Enable x86_64 special hardware
instructions which have runtime detection.
* gnu/packages/patches/qtscript-disable-tests.patch: New file.
* gnu/packages/qt.scm (qtscript)[source]: Use it.
* gnu/local.am (dist_patch_DATA): Register it.
This fixes a regression introduced by the fix for CVE-2017-2616.
See <https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/pull/72> for more information.
* gnu/packages/admin.scm (shadow): Update to 4.5.
[source]: Remove patches.
* gnu/packages/patches/shadow-4.4-su-snprintf-fix.patch,
gnu/packages/patches/shadow-CVE-2017-2616.patch: Delete files.
* gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Remove them.
* 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.
* gnu/packages/logging.scm (tailon)[arguments]: Patch commands.py to reference
grep, awk, sed and tail by absolute paths.
Signed-off-by: Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>
Brendan Tildesley