* guix/gexp.scm (<local-file>): New record type.
(local-file): New procedure.
(local-file-compiler): New compiler.
(gexp->sexp) <struct? thing>: Handle the case where 'lower' returns a
file name.
(text-file*): Update docstring.local-file doc
* tests/gexp.scm ("one local file", "gexp->derivation, local-file"): New
tests.
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Mention local files early. Document
'local-file'. Update 'text-file*' documentation.
This is a followup to bcb1328.
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Move paragraph about extensibility
below. Remove assumptions that things are either packages or
derivations.
From now own, (guix packages) depends on (guix gexps); it was the other
way around now. This means that (guix packages) code can use gexps.
* guix/gexp.scm (origin-compiler, package-compiler): Remove.
(default-guile-derivation): New procedure.
(gexp->derivation): Use it instead of 'default-guile' +
'package->derivation'.
* guix/packages.scm (default-guile-derivation): New procedure.
(package-compiler, origin-compiler): New variables.
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Mention extensibility.
That makes WindowMaker the default session, by default.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (xsessions-directory)[builder]: Prepend a number
in the file name to preserve the order of SESSIONS.
(slim-service): Augment docstring.
* doc/guix.texi (X Window): Adjust accordingly.
* guix/store.scm (text-file): Add optional 'references' parameter. Pass
it to 'add-text-to-store'.
* doc/guix.texi (The Store Monad): Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/services/base.scm (nscd-service): Add #:name-services parameter.
In 'start' field, set LD_LIBRARY_PATH based on #:name-services.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document it.
(Name Service Switch): Link to 'nscd-service'.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (<session-type>): New record type.
(%windowmaker-session-type, %ratpoison-session-type): New variables.
(%default-xsessions): Use them.
(xsessions-directory): Expect SESSIONS to be a list of <session-type>
and rewrite accordingly.
(slim-service): Adjust docstring.
* doc/guix.texi (X Window): Update accordingly.
* doc/guix.texi (Introduction): Introduce "Guix System Distribution".
Add a couple of sentences about it. Remove "Guixotic".
(GNU Distribution): Likewise.
(System Installation): Ditto.
* doc/guix.texi (The Store Monad): Document '%state-monad' and related
procedures. Describe '%store-monad' as an alias for '%state-monad'.
* guix/monads.scm: Update commentary.
* doc/guix.texi (GNU Distribution): Explain what "Guixotic" is.
(System Installation): Replace "the GNU system" by "Guixotic".
(System Configuration): Likewise.
(Invoking guix system): Likewise.
* gnu/packages/bootstrap/armhf-linux/bash,
gnu/packages/bootstrap/armhf-linux/mkdir,
gnu/packages/bootstrap/armhf-linux/tar,
gnu/packages/bootstrap/armhf-linux/xz: New files.
* gnu-system.am (bootstrap_armhf_linuxdir, dist_bootstrap_armhf_linux_DATA)
(nodist_bootstrap_armhf_linux_DATA): New variables.
(DISTCLEANFILES): Add $(nodist_bootstrap_armhf_linux_DATA).
(gnu/packages/bootstrap/armhf-linux/guile-2.0.11.tar.xz): New target.
* build-aux/download.scm (file-name->uri): Use newer date in URI for
armhf-linux.
* gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm (raw-build): Use "guile-2.0.11.tar.xz" on
armhf-linux.
(glibc-dynamic-linker, %bootstrap-coreutils&co, %bootstrap-binutils)
(%bootstrap-glibc, %bootstrap-gcc): Add armhf-linux cases.
* m4/guix.m4 (GUIX_SYSTEM_TYPE): Add armhf case.
(GUIX_ASSERT_SUPPORTED_SYSTEM): Add armhf-linux to list of
supported systems.
* doc/guix.texi (GNU Distribution): Add armhf-linux to the list of
supported systems.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/19315>.
Reported by rekado <rekado@elephly.net>.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Adjust text to new guix-daemon
behavior introduced in commit 15ddeff.
Before that, as it was given an empty configuration file, nscd would
actually have all its caches disabled.
* gnu/services/base.scm (<nscd-configuration>, <nscd-cache>): New record
types.
(%nscd-default-caches, %nscd-default-configuration): New variables.
(nscd.conf-file): New procedure.
(nscd-service): Add 'config' parameter. Use 'nscd.conf-file', and
pass its result as the '-f' parameter of nscd.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Update 'nscd-service' documentation
accordingly. Document 'nscd-configuration', 'nscd-cache',
'%nscd-default-configuration', and '%nscd-default-caches'.
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/19316>.
Reported by rekado <rekado@elephly.net>.
* doc/guix.texi (Build Environment Setup): Show commands to set the
ownership and permissions of /gnu/store.
Ludovic Courtès