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2021-07-29services: setuid: More configurable setuid support.Chris Lemmer-Webber
New record <setuid-program> with fields for setting the specific user and group, as well as specifically selecting the setuid and setgid bits, for a program within the setuid-program-service. * gnu/services.scm (setuid-program-file-like-deprecated): New function. (setuid-program-service-type): Make use of setuid-program->activation-gexp. Adjust the extend property to handle <setuid-program>. * gnu/build/activation.scm (activate-setuid-programs): Update to expect a <setuid-record> list for each program entry. * gnu/system.scm: (operating-system-setuid-programs): Renamed to %operating-system-setuid-programs and replace it with new procedure. (operating-system-default-essential-services, hurd-default-essential-services): Replace operating-system-setuid-programs with %operating-system-setuid-programs. * gnu/system/setuid.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi (Setuid Programs): Document <setuid-program>. Co-authored-by: Brice Waegeneire <brice@waegenei.re>
2021-07-18pack: Allow embedding custom control files in deb packs.Maxim Cournoyer
* guix/scripts/pack.scm (self-contained-tarball/builder) [extra-options]: New argument. (self-contained-tarball, squashfs-image, docker-image) (debian-archive): Likewise. Remove two TODO comments. Document EXTRA-OPTIONS. Use the custom control files when provided. (%deb-format-options): New variable. (show-deb-format-options, show-deb-format-options/detailed): New procedures. (%options): Register new options. (show-help): Augment with new usage. (guix-pack): Validate and propagate new argument values. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack)[deb]: Document how to list advanced options. Add an example. * tests/pack.scm (deb archive...): Provide extra-options to the debian-archive procedure, and validate that the provided files are embedded in the pack.
2021-07-17doc: Fix docker-configuration field names.Brice Waegeneire
* doc/guix.texi (Docker): Correct filed names "docker" and "docker-cli".
2021-07-15doc: Use Awk in one of the examples.Maxim Cournoyer
The output of the listing of available packages now contains a mix of tab and space characters, so that its output is more pleasing to read. This preserves most simple uses of 'cut', but the added extra space padding can cause a change in behavior in some scenarios. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Replace 'cut' by 'awk' in one of the examples.
2021-07-09system: Provide mg instead of zile.Mathieu Othacehe
Since the update to the 2.6.2 release, the closure size of zile has increased. Switch to mg which is lighter. * gnu/system.scm (%base-packages-interactive): Replace zile by mg. * doc/guix.texi (Proceeding with the Installation, Using the Configuration System): Adapt those sections.
2021-07-08gnu: %guile-3.0-static-stripped: Rename to %guile-static-stripped.Efraim Flashner
* gnu/packages/make-bootstrap.scm (%guile-3.0-static-stripped): Rename to %guile-static-stripped. (%guile-bootstrap-tarball): Adjust accordingly. * gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd): Use %guile-static-stripped as default guile. * doc/guix.texi (initial RAM disk)[expression->initrd]: Adjust documentation accordingly.
2021-07-07services: Add bitmask-service-type.Raghav Gururajan
* gnu/services/vpn.scm (bitmask-service-type): New variable. * doc/guix.texi: Document it. Co-authored-by: jgart <jgart@dismail.de>
2021-07-07doc: Fix broken reference in guix.texi.Leo Prikler
This is a follow-up to c2ff06e5e410e615397b9df901af8028a64b3d82, in which a link to the cookbook was added using a different name than the actual section. * doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Fix broken link to cookbook.
2021-07-07doc: Add guide showing auto-login on a specific TTY to the cookbook.Joshua Branson
This is a follow-up to the discussion in <https://bugs.gnu.org/48974>. * doc/guix-cookbook.texi (System Configuration): Add a brief guide that explains auto login a user to one TTY. * doc/guix.texi (System Services): Add an texinfo anchor, so that the cookbook entry "Auto Login a User to a Specific TTY" can refer back to the precise point that the GNU Guix Reference manual. Also add a reference to the cookbook that shows how to auto login a specific user to one TTY. Signed-off-by: Leo Prikler <leo.prikler@student.tugraz.at>
2021-07-04doc: Fix typo.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Fix typo.
2021-06-30doc: Add a note and warning regarding the usage of deb packs.Hartmut Goebel
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Move to the end of the table, and add a note and warning regarding the usage of deb packs.
2021-06-30guix: gexp: Define gexp->approximate-sexp.Maxime Devos
It will be used in the 'optional-tests' linter. * guix/gexp.scm (gexp->approximate-sexp): New procedure. * tests/gexp.scm ("no references", "unquoted gexp", "unquoted gexp (native)") ("spliced gexp", "unspliced gexp, approximated") ("unquoted gexp, approximated"): Test it. * doc/gexp.scm ("G-Expressions"): Document it. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>
2021-06-29pack: Add support for the deb format.Maxim Cournoyer
* .dir-locals.el (scheme-mode)[gexp->derivation]: Define indentation rule. * guix/scripts/pack.scm (debian-archive): New procedure. (%formats): Register the new deb format. (show-formats): Add it to the usage string. * tests/pack.scm (%ar-bootstrap): New variable. (deb archive with symlinks): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Document it. * NEWS: Add news entry.
2021-06-29services: kmscon: Add keyboard-layout fields.luhui
* gnu/services/base.scm (<kmscon-configuration>): Add keyboard-layout fields. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document them. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>
2021-06-25gnu: Add strongswan service.Domagoj Stolfa
* gnu/services/vpn.scm (<strongswan-configuration>): New record type. (charon-plugins, strongswan-configuration-file) (strongswan-shepherd-service, strongswan-service-type): New variables. * doc/guix.tex (VPN Services): Document them all.
2021-06-24services: certbot: Add option to use CSR file.Raghav Gururajan
* gnu/services/certbot.scm (<certificate-configuration>): Add csr field. (certbot-command): Modify. * doc/guix.texi (Certificate Services): Document it.
2021-06-23services: cups: Remove obsolete KeepAliveTimeout directive.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
https://github.com/apple/cups/commit/461bd4e50142b2928a0d164bd1aae274e4d34da5 * gnu/services/cups.scm (<cups-configuration>): Remove keep-alive-timeout field. * doc/guix.texi (Printing Services): Likewise.
2021-06-23services: cups: Fix ‘files-config’ typo/left-over.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* gnu/services/cups.scm (<policy-configuration>): Substitute <files-configuration> for <files-config> in documentation. * doc/guix.texi (Printing Services): Likewise.
2021-06-20services: openssh: Replace 'without-password' by 'prohibit-password'.Brice Waegeneire
For some time, OpenSSH's option 'PermitRootLogin' has deprecated the ambiguous argument 'without-password' with 'prohibit-password'. * doc/guix.texi (Network Services): Replace 'without-password by 'prohibit-password. * gnu/machine/digital-ocean.scm (guix-infect): Change system configuration to use 'prohibit-password. * gnu/services/ssh.scm (openssh-configuration): Change comment to use 'prohibit-password. (openssh-config-file): Add support for 'prohibit-password to 'permit-root-login'. Warn about deprecated 'without-password usage. * gnu/tests/ganeti.scm (%ganeti-os): Replace 'without-password by 'prohibit-password. Signed-off-by: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
2021-06-19doc: Fix a typo.Nicolas Goaziou
* doc/guix.texi (Substitute Server Authorization): Fix typo.
2021-06-18Start enabling substitutes from bordeaux.guix.gnu.org.Christopher Baines
In addition to substitutes from ci.guix.gnu.org. There are more changes that can be made in the future, but these changes seem like a good start. * config-daemon.ac (guix_substitute_urls): Add https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org. * guix/scripts/substitute.scm (%default-substitute-urls): Add http://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org. * guix/store.scm (%default-substitute-urls): Add bordeaux.guix.gnu.org. * doc/guix.texi: Adjust accordingly. * doc/contributing.texi: Adjust accordingly.
2021-06-17doc: Update QEMU command line.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Substitute ‘-nic’ for the obsolete ‘-net’.
2021-06-13doc: Fix reference to the bind package variable name.Luis Felipe
* doc/guix.texi (Globally-Visible Packages): Change "bind" variable name to the actual variable name, "isc-bind". Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
2021-06-13doc, gnu, guix: Fix typos.Paul A. Patience
* doc/guix.texi: Fix various typos and reword a sentence. * gnu/packages/cpp.scm (cpplint)[description]: Fix typo. * gnu/packages/dns.scm (ldns): Fix typo in comment. * gnu/packages/games.scm (yamagi-quake2): Fix typo in comment. * gnu/packages/qt.scm (python-pyqtwebengine): Fix typo in comment. * gnu/packages/rails.scm (ruby-autoprefixer-rails): Fix typo in comment. * gnu/packages/syndication.scm (quiterss)[description]: Fix typo. * gnu/packages/terminals.scm (kmscon): Fix typo in comment. * gnu/packages/xml.scm (perl-xml-sax-base)[description]: Fix typo. (python-elementpath)[description]: Fix typo. * guix/build/asdf-build-system.scm (output-translation): Fix typo in docstring. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2021-06-08doc: Update minimum Guile-Git version.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Update Guile-Git version.
2021-06-06doc: Add reference for ‘git-version’ and ‘hg-version’.Xinglu Chen
* doc/contributing.texi (Version Numbers): Document ‘git-version’ and ‘hg-version’. * doc/guix.texi (package Reference): Reference ‘Version Numbers’ section for version naming guidelines. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2021-06-04doc: Fix example iptables configuration.Eric Brown
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Allow established and related incoming connections in example iptables configuration. Signed-off-by: Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>
2021-06-03import: Add CHICKEN egg importer.Xinglu Chen
* guix/import/egg.scm: New file. * guix/scripts/import/egg.scm: New file. * tests/egg.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES, SCM_TESTS): Register them. * po/guix/POTFILES.in: Likewise. * guix/scripts/import.scm (importers): Add egg importer. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import, Invoking guix refresh): Document it. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2021-06-01maint: Require Guile 3.0.Ludovic Courtès
* configure.ac: Require Guile 3.0. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Adjust accordingly. * gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guile2.2-guix): Remove. * guix/lint.scm (exception-with-kind-and-args?): Remove 'cond-expand'. * guix/scripts/deploy.scm (deploy-machine*): Likewise. * guix/store.scm (call-with-store): Likewise. * guix/swh.scm (http-get*, http-post*): Likewise. * guix/ui.scm (without-compiler-optimizations, guard*) (call-with-error-handling): Likewise.
2021-05-31tests: Fix loadable-kernel-modules-service tests.Brice Waegeneire
* gnu/tests/linux-modules.scm (run-loadable-kernel-modules-service-test): Actually load the modules with kernel-module-loader-service-type. Use a singleton service instead of defining a custom one. * doc/guix.texi (Service Reference): To give an example of linux-loadable-module-service-type use a singleton instead of defining a new service.
2021-05-30doc: Add a note about networking requirements for SSH access to VMs.Maxim Cournoyer
Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/48739>. It may seem silly, but when not realizing this firsthand, it can be quite surprising and thus not obvious to troubleshoot. Thanks to Eric Brown for their insightful comments on the tracker. * doc/guix.texi (Running Guix in a VM): Add a note that networking support must be available in the Guix System operating system declaration used for the VM.
2021-05-29doc: lxqt-desktop-service: Update lxqt homepage url.Brendan Tildesley
* doc/guix.texi: Replace lxqt.github.io with lxqt-project.org. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2021-05-28doc: Spell out the implications of disabling substitutes.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by elb on #guix. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Add note explaining the implications of disabling substitutes.
2021-05-20The #guix channel is hosted by Libera Chat.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* README (Contact): Update network name. * ROADMAP: Likewise. * doc/contributing.texi (Contributing): Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (After System Installation): Likewise.
2021-05-19doc: Fix references to the "geiser" package.Ludovic Courtès
Reported by munksgaard on #guix. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack): Replace "geiser" with "emacs-geiser" in examples. (Invoking guix refresh): Likewise.
2021-05-17services: Add a service for opendht.Maxim Cournoyer
* gnu/services/networking.scm (maybe-number?, maybe-string?): New procedures. (<opendht-configuration>): New configuration record. (%opendht-accounts): New variable. (opendht-configuration->command-line-arguments): New procedure. (opendht-shepherd-service, opendht-service-type): New variables. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document the new service.
2021-05-16publish: Add '--negative-ttl'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/publish.scm (show-help, %options): Add '--negative-ttl'. (render-narinfo, render-narinfo/cached, make-request-handler): Add #:negative-ttl and honor it. (run-publish-server): Add #:narinfo-negative-ttl and honor it. (guix-publish): Honor '--negative-ttl'. * tests/publish.scm ("negative TTL", "no negative TTL"): New tests.
2021-05-12doc: Do not instruct to decompress the VM image.Maxim Cournoyer
Also replace the obsolete 'guix system vm-image' command mention by the 'guix system image'. * doc/guix.texi (Running Guix in a VM): Remove VM image decompression instruction. <guix system vm-image>: Replace by 'guix system image'.
2021-05-11Merge branch 'version-1.3.0'Maxim Cournoyer
2021-05-11gnu: Allow services to install kernel-loadable modules.raid5atemyhomework
* gnu/system.scm (operating-system-directory-base-entries): Remove code to handle generation of "kernel" for linux-libre kernels. (operating-system-default-essential-services): Instantiate linux-builder-service-type. (package-for-kernel): Move ... * gnu/services.scm: ... to here. (linux-builder-service-type): New variable. (linux-builder-configuration): New type. (linux-loadable-module-service-type): New variable. * gnu/tests/linux-modules.scm (run-loadable-kernel-modules-test): Move code to ... (run-loadable-kernel-modules-test-base): ... new procedure here. (run-loadable-kernel-modules-service-test): New procedure. (%test-loadable-kernel-modules-service-0): New variable. (%test-loadable-kernel-modules-service-1): New variable. (%test-loadable-kernel-modules-service-2): New variable. * doc/guix.texi: Document linux-loadable-module-service-type. Signed-off-by: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org>
2021-05-06services: dovecot: Add ‘managesieve-sieve-capability’ option.Alexey Abramov
* gnu/services/mail.scm (protocol-configuration): Add a ‘managesieve-sieve-capability’ field. * doc/guix.texi (Mail Services): Document it. Signed-off-by: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
2021-05-06services: dovecot: Add ‘managesieve-notify-capability’ option.Alexey Abramov
* gnu/services/mail.scm (protocol-configuration): Add a ‘managesieve-notify-capability’ field. * doc/guix.texi (Mail Services): Document it. Signed-off-by: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
2021-05-06services: dovecot: Add ‘imap-metadata?’ protocol configuration option.Alexey Abramov
* gnu/services/mail.scm (protocol-configuration): Add an ‘imap-metadata?’ setting to enable IMAP METADATA support in the ‘imap’ protocol. * doc/guix.texi (Mail Services): Document it. Signed-off-by: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
2021-05-06services: dovecot: Add ‘mail-attribute-dict’ configuration option.Alexey Abramov
* gnu/services/mail.scm (dovecot-configuration): Define a ‘mail-attribute-dict’ directive for IMAP METADATA storage. * doc/guix.texi (Mail Services): Document it. Signed-off-by: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
2021-05-05gnu: rasdaemon: Fix Texinfo syntax of description.Ludovic Courtès
Regression introduced in 58805da44dac6b180245edd8a6419343f64d221c. * gnu/packages/linux.scm (rasdaemon)[description]: Avoid @acronym since Guile's Texinfo module doesn't currently support @comma{}. * doc/guix.texi (Linux Services): Use @comma{} within @acronym.
2021-05-05build: Do not compress the (already compressed) VM qcow2 images.Maxim Cournoyer
The qcow2 format supports compression, and the qcow2 type supported by 'guix system image' produces compressed qcow2 images. * Makefile.am (release): Do not re-compress the qcow2 VM images with xz. * doc/guix.texi (Running Guix in a VM): Adjust VM image URL.
2021-05-05Revert "doc: Update to cover for an additional OpenPGP signing key."Maxim Cournoyer
This reverts commit b9fb13b28437a254683273094f189396a6e1421d. Per discussions simply updating OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-ID and OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-URL will be enough.
2021-05-05doc: Update the OpenPGP key used to sign the release.Maxim Cournoyer
It was discussed on guix-devel that the manual only needs to have correct instructions for the latest release. * doc/guix.texi (OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-ID): Update to my public OpenPGP key. (OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-URL): Adjust URL.
2021-05-05Revert "doc: Update to cover for an additional OpenPGP signing key."Maxim Cournoyer
This reverts commit b9fb13b28437a254683273094f189396a6e1421d. Per discussions simply updating OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-ID and OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-URL will be enough.
2021-05-04doc: Fix typo and use @acronym for RAS.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Linux Services): Fix typo and use @acronym for RAS.
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