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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2018-04-30 14:07:34 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2018-04-30 14:22:43 +0200
commit5986e94118b114319feadbd2431d6efbf870a5e5 (patch)
treed5243b32f4a8a3bf0194844c507d9962398d1c72 /gnu/services
parent6ac8b7359a1ac80e558f41dd37004ffa727dd3c6 (diff)
services: gpm: Provide a default value and document 'gpm-service-type'.
* gnu/services/base.scm (%default-gpm-options): New variable. (<gpm-configuration>)[gpm, options]: Add default values. (gpm-service-type)[default-value]: New field. (gpm-service): Use %DEFAULT-GPM-OPTIONS and mark as deprecated. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document 'gpm-service-type' and 'gpm-configuration'. Remove 'gpm-service'.
Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/services')
-rw-r--r--gnu/services/base.scm15
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index 694aab882e..eb82b2ddcf 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -1962,10 +1962,16 @@ extra rules from the packages listed in @var{rules}."
"Return a service that uses @var{device} as a swap device."
(service swap-service-type device))
+(define %default-gpm-options
+ ;; Default options for GPM.
+ '("-m" "/dev/input/mice" "-t" "ps2"))
+
(define-record-type* <gpm-configuration>
gpm-configuration make-gpm-configuration gpm-configuration?
- (gpm gpm-configuration-gpm) ;package
- (options gpm-configuration-options)) ;list of strings
+ (gpm gpm-configuration-gpm ;package
+ (default gpm))
+ (options gpm-configuration-options ;list of strings
+ (default %default-gpm-options)))
(define gpm-shepherd-service
(match-lambda
@@ -2000,14 +2006,15 @@ extra rules from the packages listed in @var{rules}."
(extensions
(list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type
gpm-shepherd-service)))
+ (default-value (gpm-configuration))
(description
"Run GPM, the general-purpose mouse daemon, with the given
command-line options. GPM allows users to use the mouse in the console,
notably to select, copy, and paste text. The default options use the
@code{ps2} protocol, which works for both USB and PS/2 mice.")))
-(define* (gpm-service #:key (gpm gpm)
- (options '("-m" "/dev/input/mice" "-t" "ps2")))
+(define* (gpm-service #:key (gpm gpm) ;deprecated
+ (options %default-gpm-options))
"Run @var{gpm}, the general-purpose mouse daemon, with the given
command-line @var{options}. GPM allows users to use the mouse in the console,
notably to select, copy, and paste text. The default value of @var{options}