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Ludovic Courtès fd1b1fa296 doc: Add "Initial RAM Disk" section.
* doc/guix.texi (Initial RAM Disk): New node.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd): Adjust docstring.
2014-07-17 17:49:34 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 8aaaae38a3 doc: List noteworthy limitations.
* doc/guix.texi (Limitations): New subsection.
2014-07-17 14:36:36 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès cf4a912919 doc: Move "System Configuration" higher.
* doc/guix.texi (GNU Distribution): Move "System Configuration" right
  after "System Installation".
2014-07-16 15:54:47 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 5af6de3e67 doc: Add a "System Installation" node.
* doc/guix.texi (Installation): Add cross-ref to "System Installation".
  (System Installation): New section.
  (System Configuration): Remove disclaimer.
2014-07-15 00:43:04 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 246a8106ff doc: Remove redundant listing of services.
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Services): Remove listing of service
  procedures; add xref to "Services".
2014-07-14 16:34:24 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès c11a6eb1e5 services: Add options to 'guix-service'.
* gnu/services/base.scm (guix-service): Add #:use-substitutes? and
  #:extra-options parameters, and honor them.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Adjust accordingly.
2014-07-14 15:51:22 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 927097effd services: Add Tor service.
* gnu/services/networking.scm (tor-service): New procedure.
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.
* build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm: Use it.  Add TOR and TORSOCKS to
  'packages'.
2014-07-12 23:17:54 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès ef5dd60a3f doc: Start writing about services.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Remove details about
  '%base-services', and link to "Services".
  (Services): Add introductory text.
  (Base Services, Networking Services, X Window): New nodes.
2014-07-11 23:20:48 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès df2ce34385 guix system: Add '--system' option.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (switch-to-system): Add #:system parameter;
  pass it to 'run-with-store'.
  (%options): Add '--system'.
  (guix-system): Pass the 'system' option to 'run-with-store',
  'package-derivation', and 'switch-to-system' calls.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document '--system' and
  '--image-size'.
2014-07-08 23:42:35 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 8451a568f4 doc: Document user accounts and user groups.
* doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Fix typo.
  (User Accounts): Populate.
2014-07-03 23:36:01 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 113daf6270 doc: Write about file system configuration.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Change 'guix system
  boot' to 'guix system reconfigure'.
  (File Systems, User Accounts, Services): New nodes.
2014-07-02 23:42:06 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 0918e64a49 doc: Improve wording and example in "Using the Configuration System".
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Make the intro more
  user-oriented.  Change example to return an operating system.  Fix
  typos.  Mention mandatory/optional fields.
2014-06-27 23:38:21 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès b25937e318 guix system: Add 'reconfigure' action.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (%system-profile): New variable.
  (switch-to-system, previous-grub-entries): New procedures.
  (unless-file-not-found): New macro.
  (show-help): Add 'reconfigure'.
  (guix-system): Handle it.
* gnu/system.scm: Export 'operating-system-activation-script'.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document it.
2014-06-27 00:12:40 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 080571eeac doc: Mention KVM support for 'guix system'.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Add note about KVM support.
2014-06-19 23:35:41 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 56b8210697 guix build: Allow gexps to be passed to '-e'.
* guix/ui.scm (%guix-user-module): New variable.
  (read/eval): Pass it as the second argument to 'eval'.
* guix/scripts/build.scm (options/resolve-packages): Add case for
  'gexp?'.
* tests/guix-build.sh: Add tests.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document '-e gexp'.
guxi build: Allow gexps to be passed to '-e'.

* guix/ui.scm (%guix-user-module): New variable.
  (read/eval): Pass it as the second argument to 'eval'.
* guix/scripts/build.scm (options/resolve-packages): Add case for
  'gexp?'.
* tests/guix-build.sh: Add tests.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document '-e gexp'.
2014-06-14 22:55:59 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 49ad317ae1 doc: Add a few words on the term "derivation".
* doc/guix.texi (Programming Interface): Add a sentence on "derivation".
2014-06-09 18:55:48 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 63a4282468 derivations: 'build-expression->derivation' supports #:allowed-references.
* guix/derivations.scm (build-expression->derivation): Add
  #:allowed-references and pass it to 'derivation.
* doc/guix.texi (Derivations): Adjust accordingly.
2014-06-06 17:07:26 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 6f436c54d6 system: Define '%base-packages' and use it.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[packages]: Change default value to
  %BASE-PACKAGES.
  (%base-packages): New variable.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-os): Use it when defining the
  'packages' field.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Use %BASE-PACKAGES in
  example.  Remove now unneeded module imports.  Explain this.
2014-06-04 18:15:50 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès b53be755e4 derivations: Add #:allowed-references 'derivation' parameter.
* guix/derivations.scm (derivation): Add #:allowed-references
  parameter.
  [user+system-env-vars]: Honor it.
* tests/derivations.scm ("derivation #:allowed-references, ok",
  "derivation #:allowed-references, not allowed",
  "derivation #:allowed-references, self allowed",
  "derivation #:allowed-references, self not allowed"): New tests.
* doc/guix.texi (Derivations): Document #:allowed-references.
2014-06-01 23:32:26 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 85a83edb36 linux-initrd: Allow use of volume labels in 'file-system' declarations.
* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (%ext2-endianness, %ext2-sblock-magic,
  %ext2-sblock-creator-os, %ext2-sblock-uuid, %ext2-sblock-volume-name):
  New macros.
  (read-ext2-superblock, ext2-superblock-uuid,
  ext2-superblock-volume-name, disk-partitions,
  partition-label-predicate, find-partition-by-label,
  canonicalize-device-spec): New procedures.
  (mount-file-system): Use 'canonicalize-device-spec' on SOURCE.
  (boot-system): Likewise for ROOT.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Adjust 'file-system'
  declaration accordingly.
2014-05-30 23:46:17 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 25083588b9 doc: Augment "Package Naming".
* doc/guix.texi (Package Naming): Mention underscores, and give SDL_net
  as an example.
2014-05-25 17:00:01 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 4b2615e1ca services: nscd: Provide an 'activate' script to make /var/run/nscd.
* gnu/services/base.scm (nscd-service): Add 'activate' field.
* guix/build/install.scm (directives): Remove /var/run/nscd; add
  /var/run.
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Services): Add 'activate' field in example.
  Document it.
2014-05-24 18:10:05 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès fb729425dc guix system: Add 'disk-image' action.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (show-help): Add 'disk-image'.
  (guix-system)[parse-options]: Support 'disk-image' action.
  [option-arguments]: Likewise.
  Handle the 'disk-image' action.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document 'disk-image'.
2014-05-22 23:24:13 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès c938494598 Add (gnu) module.
* gnu.scm: New file.
* gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
* build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm: Use (gnu) and strip import list
  accordingly.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Adjust example
  accordingly.
2014-05-22 23:24:13 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès d467e640aa doc: Show the 'bootloader' field in system example.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Add 'bootloader'
  field.
2014-05-19 23:52:40 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès c79d54fe41 guix system: 'guix system init' installs GRUB by default.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (install): Add #:grub?, #:grub.cfg, and
  #:device parameters; honor them.
  (show-help): Document '--no-grub'.
  (%options): Add '--no-grub'.
  (%default-options): Add 'install-grub?'.
  (guix-system): Honor 'install-grub?' option from OPTS.  Adjust
  'install' call accordingly.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document '--no-grub'.
2014-05-19 23:52:39 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 72b9d60df4 guix system: Add 'init' sub-command.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (install): New procedure.
  (guix-system)[parse-option]: Remove check for extraneous arguments.
  [match-pair, option-arguments]: New procedures.
  Use 'option-arguments'.  Honor 'init'.
  (show-help): Document 'init'.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document 'init'.
2014-05-18 22:27:23 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 7889394e05 guix system: Add 'build' action.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (show-help): Document 'build' action.
  (guix-system): Honor 'build' action.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Add 'build' action.
2014-05-16 21:56:00 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 64d76fa6c2 doc: Improve debugging file documentation.
* doc/guix.texi (Installing Debugging Files): Add @cindex.  Remove
  unneeded '-i' in example.  Mention source code an 'directory'.  Link
  to "Build Systems" instead of "Defining Packages".
2014-05-14 01:02:46 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès a12d92f54e doc: Add example for --search.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Add LGPLv3 example.
2014-05-12 23:55:28 +02:00
Andreas Enge af8a56b8a2 doc: Add a section on perl modules in the packaging guidelines.
* doc/guix.texi (Perl modules): New section explaining the naming of perl
    modules.
2014-05-11 12:27:37 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès ef4ab0a4c5 doc: Mention Kiselyov's work on "staging".
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Mention Oleg's work on "staging" in
  footnote.
2014-05-08 23:42:15 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès e20fd1bf80 doc: Minor improvements in "G-Expressions".
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Show coreutils version number in store
  file name.  Add xref to "Derivations", in documentation of
  'gexp->derivation'.  Fix typo.
2014-05-03 12:02:43 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 83bcd0b895 system: Add first-class file system declarations.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[initrd]: Default to
  'qemu-initrd'.
  (<file-system>): New record type.
  (operating-system-root-file-system): New procedure.
  (operating-system-derivation): Take the device name for GRUB from
  'operating-system-root-file-system'.  Pass the
  'operating-system-initrd' procedure the list of boot file systems.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (file-system->spec): New procedure.
  (qemu-initrd): Add 'file-systems' parameter, and remove #:mounts
  parameter.
  [file-system-type-predicate]: New procedure.
  [linux-modules]: Use it.
  Adjust #:mounts argument in 'boot-system' call.
  (gnu-system-initrd): Remove.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (%linux-vm-file-systems): New variable.
  (expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Adjust call to 'qemu-initrd'.
  (virtualized-operating-system): New procedure.
  (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script)[initrd]: Remove.  Use
  'virtualized-operating-system'.  Get the 'initrd' file from OS-DRV.
* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (mount-qemu-smb-share, mount-qemu-9p):
  Remove.
  (MS_RDONLY, MS_BIND): New global variables.
  (bind-mount): Remove local 'MS_BIND' definition.
  (mount-root-file-system): New procedure, with code formerly in
  'boot-system'.
  (mount-file-system): New procedure.
  (boot-system): Add #:root-fs-type parameter.  Remove 'MS_RDONLY' local
  variable.  Use 'mount-root-file-system' and 'mount-file-system'.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Add 'file-system'
  declaration.
2014-05-03 00:46:51 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès ada3df03e3 monads: Hide 'derivation-expression' and 'lower-inputs'.
* guix/monads.scm: Unexport 'lower-inputs' and 'derivation-expression'.
  (text-file*): Add comment about the switch to 'gexp->derivation'.
  (lower-inputs): Add comment about its doom.
  (derivation-expression): Likewise.
* guix/gexp.scm (lower-inputs*): Rename to...
  (lower-inputs): ... this.  Update callers.
* tests/monads.scm (derivation-expression): New procedure.
* doc/guix.texi (The Store Monad): Use 'gexp->derivation' instead of
  'derivation-expression'.  Remove documentation of
  'derivation-expression'.
* guix/ui.scm (read/eval): Use THE-ROOT-MODULE so that macros are
  properly expanded.
* tests/guix-build.sh: Use 'gexp->derivation' instead of
  'derivation-expression'.monads: Hide 'derivation-expression' and 'lower-inputs'.
2014-04-28 23:41:12 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès b5f4e68635 services: Rewrite using gexps.
* gnu/services.scm (<service>)[inputs]: Remove.
* gnu/system.scm (links): Remove.
  (etc-directory): Add PASSWD and SHADOW to #:inputs.
  (operating-system-boot-script): Pass ETC to 'dmd-configuration-file'.
  (operating-system-derivation): Remove EXTRAS from the union.
* gnu/system/linux.scm (pam-service->configuration): Rewrite in terms of
  'gexp->derivation'.  Compute the contents on the build side.  Expect
  'arguments' to contain a list of gexps.
  (pam-services->directory): Rewrite in terms of 'gexp->derivation'.
  (unix-pam-service): Change 'arguments' to a list of one gexp.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (<user-account>)[inputs]: Remove.
  [shell]: Change default value to a gexp.
  (passwd-file): Rewrite in terms of 'gexp->derivation'.  Compute
  contents on the build side.
* gnu/services/base.scm (host-name-service, mingetty-service,
  nscd-service, syslog-service, guix-service): Change 'start' and 'stop'
  to gexps; remove 'inputs' field.
  (guix-build-accounts): Change 'shell' field to a gexp.
* gnu/services/networking.scm (static-networking-service): Change
  'start' and 'stop' to gexps; remove 'inputs' field.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (slim-service): Likewise.
* gnu/services/dmd.scm (dmd-configuration-file): Expect ETC to be a
  derivation.  Change 'config' to a gexp.  Use 'gexp->file' instead of
  'text-file'.
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Services): Update nscd example with gexps, and
  without 'inputs'.  Add xref to "G-Expressions".
2014-04-28 23:24:18 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 21b679f694 Add (guix gexp).
* guix/gexp.scm: New file.
* tests/gexp.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (MODULES): Add guix/gexp.scm.
  (SCM_TESTS): Add tests/gexp.scm.
* doc/guix.texi (Derivations): Add #:inputs in 'derivation' example.
  Mark 'build-expression->derivation' as deprecated, refer to
  "G-Expressions".  Remove paragraph about code strata.
  (G-Expressions): New node.
2014-04-28 23:24:17 +02:00
Alírio Eyng 9bf404e9e6 doc: Expect to fix typo.
* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): "except" it is.

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2014-04-09 22:22:19 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 2e7b5cea8c guix system: Add 'vm-image' action and '--image-size' option.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (%options): Add --image-size.
  (%default-options): Add 'image-size'.
  (guix-system)[parse-options]: Handle the 'vm-image' action.
  Honor them.
  (show-help): Update accordingly.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Add 'vm-image'.
2014-04-09 01:20:19 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 7458bd0a4a doc: Add "Build Systems" section.
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Packages): Add 'arguments' field in the
  example; update 'synopsis' and 'description'.  Remove most of the
  description of 'build-system', and instead reference to the "Build
  Systems" node.  Briefly describe 'arguments' field, and remove more
  elaborate description.  Add cross-reference to "Packaging Guidelines".
  (Build Systems): New node.
  (Packaging Guidelines): Mention '--log-file'.
2014-04-05 17:02:21 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès 4743a4da9b doc: Update description of the chroot contents.
* doc/guix.texi (Build Environment Setup): Adjust description of /dev
  and /proc; remove footnote about /dev/shm, now obsolete.
2014-04-03 23:55:51 +02:00
Alex Sassmannshausen ef27aa9c8c doc: fix typo.
* doc/guix.texi (Substitutes): add a missing 's'.

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2014-03-31 21:59:14 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès c4202d60b2 doc: Document substitutes.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon): Add cross-reference to
  "Substitutes".
  (Features): Remove footnote about unauthenticated substitutes.  Link
  to "Substitutes".
  (Substitutes): New node.
  (Invoking guix build): Link to "Substitutes".
  (Packaging Guidelines): Likewise.
2014-03-30 23:37:46 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès cecd72d55a offload: Allow build machines to specify a port number.
* guix/scripts/offload.scm (<build-machine>): Add 'port' field.
  (remote-pipe, send-files): Use lsh's '-p' option when invoking it.
2014-03-13 21:58:04 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès 7f3673f21d guix build: Add '--with-source'.
* guix/scripts/build.scm (package-with-source): New procedure.
  (show-help): Add '--with-source'.
  (%options): Likewise.
  (options->derivations): Call 'options/with-source' and
  'options/resolve-packages'.
  (options/resolve-packages, options/with-source): New procedures.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document '--with-source'.
2014-03-12 00:22:41 +01:00
Pierre-Antoine Rault 5ff3c4b820 doc: Update packaging guidelines.
* HACKING (Submitting Patches): Mention 'git send-mail'.
* doc/guix.texi (Packaging Guidelines): More details on how to prepare a
  package module.
  (Contributing): Add reference to #guix channel on Freenode.

Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2014-03-10 23:43:31 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès 002622b65b guix build: Add '--timeout' to the common build options.
* guix/scripts/build.scm (show-build-options-help): Document
  '--timeout'.
  (set-build-options-from-command-line): Pass #:timeout to
  'set-build-options'.
  (%standard-build-options): Add '--timeout'.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document it.
2014-03-09 23:09:18 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès 834129e0e2 Change the default store file name to /gnu/store.
* configure.ac: Change the default 'storedir' to /gnu/store.  Print
  $storedir.
* doc/guix.texi: Replace "/nix/store" by "/gnu/store", except where
  describing Nix compatibility.
* Makefile.am: Likewise.
2014-03-09 22:09:58 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès e7f34eb0dc doc: Explain what's special about the (gnu packages ...) name space.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Explain where packages are
  searched for and link to "Package Modules".
  (Defining Packages) <example>: Use 'define-module' clause instead of
  'use-modules'.  Explain why and link to "Package Modules".
  (Invoking guix build): Explain where packages aer searched for and
  link to "Package Modules".
  (Package Modules): Explain that (gnu packages ...) is scanned.
2014-03-08 00:18:21 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès 70ee564299 doc: Factorize documentation of common build options.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Remove documentation for
  --dry-run, --fallback, --no-substitutes, and --max-silent-time.  Add a
  cross-ref to "Invoking guix build".
  (Invoking guix archive): Add "common build options" as the cross-ref
  topic for "Invoking guix build".
  (Invoking guix build): Move common build options separately.  Add a
  paragraph to explain.
2014-03-03 00:22:46 +01:00