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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2023-08-06 21:50:01 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2023-08-20 22:48:47 +0200
commit1ce3424e22bc89e01f9cc3a2eb01232715495bd3 (patch)
tree0db2f5f91e4e872a88f25853fc1f4b8a0b6318c3 /doc
parent1c30d5a6bfc5d48137f4bdcc271189a06fdc6ed3 (diff)
home: services: Add dicod.
* gnu/home/services/dict.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * gnu/services/dict.scm (<dicod-configuration>)[home-service?]: New field. (dicod-shepherd-service): Do not map /dev/log when 'home-service?' is true. Remove 'user-processes' requirement when 'home-service?' is true. (dicod-shepherd-service): Set #:user and #:group to #f when 'home-service?' is true. * doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Home Services): New node. (Miscellaneous Services): Add cross-reference.
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@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ Home Services
* Mail: Mail Home Services. Services for managing mail.
* Messaging: Messaging Home Services. Services for managing messaging.
* Media: Media Home Services. Services for managing media.
+* Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous Home Services. More services.
Platforms
@@ -39082,6 +39083,12 @@ implementation of DICT server (@pxref{Dicod,,, dico, GNU Dico Manual}).
You can add @command{open localhost} to your @file{~/.dico} file to make
@code{localhost} the default server for @command{dico} client
(@pxref{Initialization File,,, dico, GNU Dico Manual}).
+
+@quotation Note
+This service is also available for Guix Home, where it runs directly
+with your user privileges (@pxref{Miscellaneous Home Services,
+@code{home-dicod-service-type}}).
+@end quotation
@end defvar
@deftp {Data Type} dicod-configuration
@@ -42972,6 +42979,7 @@ services)}.
* Mail: Mail Home Services. Services for managing mail.
* Messaging: Messaging Home Services. Services for managing messaging.
* Media: Media Home Services. Services for managing media.
+* Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous Home Services. More services.
@end menu
@c In addition to that Home Services can provide
@@ -44561,6 +44569,43 @@ kodi} for more information.
@end table
@end deftp
+@node Miscellaneous Home Services
+@subsection Miscellaneous Home Services
+
+This section lists Home services that lack a better place.
+
+@subsubheading Dictionary Service
+
+@cindex dictionary service, for Home
+The @code{(gnu home services dict)} module provides the following service:
+
+@defvar home-dicod-service-type
+This is the type of the service that runs the @command{dicod} daemon, an
+implementation of DICT server (@pxref{Dicod,,, dico, GNU Dico Manual}).
+
+You can add @command{open localhost} to your @file{~/.dico} file to make
+@code{localhost} the default server for @command{dico} client
+(@pxref{Initialization File,,, dico, GNU Dico Manual}).
+@end defvar
+
+This service is a direct mapping of the @code{dicod-service-type} system
+service (@pxref{Miscellaneous Services, Dictionary Service}). You can
+use it like this:
+
+@lisp
+(service home-dicod-service-type)
+@end lisp
+
+You may specify a custom configuration by providing a
+@code{dicod-configuration} record, exactly like for
+@code{dicod-service-type}, but wrapping it in @code{for-home}:
+
+@lisp
+(service home-dicod-service-type
+ (for-home
+ (dicod-configuration @dots{})))
+@end lisp
+
@node Invoking guix home
@section Invoking @command{guix home}