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2016-12-09offload: Allow testing machines that match a regexp.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/offload.scm (check-machine-availability): Add 'pred' parameter and honor it. (guix-offload): for the "test" sub-command, accept an extra 'regexp' parameter. Pass a second argument to 'check-machine-availability'.
2016-12-07doc: Correct example for 'wpa-supplicant-service-type'.Alex ter Weele
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Change example to use 'wpa-supplicant-service-type'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-12-05offload: Make the compression methods configurable.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/offload.scm (<build-machine>)[compression] [compression-level]: New fields. (open-ssh-session): Honor them. * doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup): Document them.
2016-12-05guix system: If the new system generation already exists, overwrite it.Chris Marusich
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/25100>. Before that, 'guix system reconfigure' would fail if the next generation already existed. * guix/scripts/system.scm (switch-to-system): Use 'switch-symlink' instead of 'symlink'. * doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System, Invoking guix system): Document the behavior. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-12-05offload: Add "test" sub-command.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/offload.scm (assert-node-repl, assert-node-has-guix) (nonce, assert-node-can-import, assert-node-can-export) (check-machine-availability): New procedures. (%random-state): New variable. (guix-offload): Add case for "test". * doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup): Document it. Remove obsolete bit about remote invocation of 'guix build'.
2016-12-03doc: Use @file to mark file names.John Darrington
* doc/guix.texi: Use @file where appropriate.
2016-12-03gnu: Add Kerberos client service.John Darrington
* doc/guix.texi (Kerberos Services)[Krb5 Service]: New subsubheading. * gnu/services/kerberos.scm (krb5-service-type): New variable. * gnu/services/configuration.scm (configuration-field-serializer, configuration-field-getter): Export variables.
2016-12-03doc: Remove obsolete bit about networking in VMs.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Running GuixSD in a VM): Remove "the boot will fail" wording since that is no longer true since commit 6129dd8b5989f77b2976c68ecdf1f7dbfa63ec46.
2016-11-30refresh: '--list-updaters' shows updater coverage.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/refresh.scm (list-updaters-and-exit): Compute the coverage ratio of each updater and print it. Print the coverage ratio for all the updaters. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Document it.
2016-11-30gnu-maintenance: Add kernel.org updater.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/gnu-maintenance.scm (latest-kernel.org-release): New procedure. (%kernel.org-updater): New variable. * guix/scripts/refresh.scm (%updaters): Add it.
2016-11-29services: Add 'cuirass-service'.Mathieu Lirzin
* gnu/services/cuirass.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Continuous integration): New node.
2016-11-29Merge branch 'master' into python-build-systemHartmut Goebel
2016-11-29refresh: Warn about packages that lack an updater.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/upstream.scm (package-update-path): Rename to... (package-latest-release): ... this. Remove 'version>?' check. (package-latest-release*): New procedure. (package-update): Use it. * guix/scripts/refresh.scm (lookup-updater): Rename to... (lookup-updater-by-name): ... this. (warn-no-updater): New procedure. (update-package): Add #:warn? parameter and honor it. (check-for-package-update): New procedure. (guix-refresh)[warn?]: New variable. Replace inline code when UPDATE? is false with a call to 'check-for-package-update'. Pass WARN? to 'check-for-package-update' and 'update-package'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Document it. Fix a couple of typos.
2016-11-28doc: Document NSS incompatibility issues on foreign distros.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Application Setup)[Name Service Switch]: New subsection.
2016-11-26doc: mysql-configuration: Fix typo.宋文武
* doc/guix.texi (Database Services): Fix typo of 'mysql-configuration'.
2016-11-26services: Add opensmtpd service.宋文武
* gnu/services/mail.scm (<opensmtpd-configuration>): New record type. (%default-opensmtpd-config-file, %opensmtpd-accounts): New variables. (opensmtpd-shepherd-service, opensmtpd-activation): New procedures. (opensmtpd-service-type): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Mail Services): Document it.
2016-11-25offload: Rewrite to make direct RPCs to the remote daemon.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/offload.scm (<build-machine>)[daemon-socket]: New field. (connect-to-remote-daemon): New procedure. (%gc-root-file, register-gc-root, remove-gc-roots, offload): Remove. (transfer-and-offload): Rewrite using 'connect-to-remote-daemon' and RPCs over SSH. (store-import-channel, store-export-channel): New procedures. (send-files, retrieve-files): Rewrite using these.
2016-11-25offload: Use Guile-SSH instead of GNU lsh.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/offload.scm (<build-machine>)[ssh-options]: Remove. [host-key, host-key-type]: New fields. (%lsh-command, %lshg-command, user-lsh-private-key): Remove. (user-openssh-private-key, private-key-from-file*): New procedures. (host-key->type+key, open-ssh-session): New procedures. (remote-pipe): Remove 'mode' parameter. Rewrite in terms of 'open-ssh-session' etc. Update users. (send-files)[missing-files]: Rewrite using the bidirectional channel port. Remove call to 'call-with-compressed-output-port'. (retrieve-files): Remove call to 'call-with-decompressed-port'. (machine-load): Remove exit status logic. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Mention Guile-SSH. (Daemon Offload Setup): Document 'host-key' and 'private-key'. Show the default value on each @item line. * m4/guix.m4 (GUIX_CHECK_GUILE_SSH): New macro. * config-daemon.ac: Use 'GUIX_CHECK_GUILE_SSH'. Set 'HAVE_DAEMON_OFFLOAD_HOOK' as a function of that.
2016-11-25Merge branch 'master' into python-build-systemLeo Famulari
2016-11-24doc: Fix typos in "Kerberos Services".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Kerberos Services): Fix typos.
2016-11-24doc: Document encrypted root partitions.Ludovic Courtès
This is a followup to f7f292d359e0eb77617f4ecf6b3164f868ec1784. * doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Give commands for encrypted root installation. (Proceeding with the Installation): Add item about mapped devices. (File Systems): Mention that 'dependencies' can list <mapped-device> objects. * gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl (mapped-devices): New field. (file-systems): Add 'dependencies' field.
2016-11-24doc: Document 'wpa-supplicant-service-type'.Ludovic Courtès
Reported by Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Remove 'wpa-supplicant-service' procedure, which doesn't exist, and document 'wpa-supplicant-service-type'.
2016-11-24Add system start-up files for "guix publish".Hartmut Goebel
* .gitignore: add etc/guix-publish.conf and /etc/guix-publish.service. * etc/guix-publish.conf.in: New file. * etc/guix-publish.service.in: New file. * nix/local.mk (etc/guix-%.service, etc/guix-%.conf): Generalized former build-rules for by using patterns. (nodist_systemdservice_DATA): Add etc/guix-publish.service, update comment. (nodist_upstartjob_DATA): Add etc/guix-publish.conf, update comment. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix publish): Add description for enabling "guix publish" on host distros using the new files.
2016-11-24doc: Symlink daemon start-up files.Hartmut Goebel
This patch ensures that always the current profile's daemon will be used. The .service file contains the path to the guix-daemon within the store. Thus when copying the file, it will point to the very version of guix-daemon used at the time of copying – even after system upgrade or when this version has been garbage collected from the store. * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Change example code for installing the systemd and Upstart files to use symbolic links instead of copying the files.
2016-11-22gnu: system: Add openfwwf-firmware to %base-firmware.Eric Bavier
* gnu/system.scm (%base-firmware): Add openfwwf-firmware. * doc/guix.texi (Hardware Considerations): Mention b43-open support. (operating-system Reference)[firmware]: Likewise.
2016-11-21gnu: services: Add git-service.ng0
* gnu/services/version-control.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Misellaneous Services)[Version Control]: New section. Co-authored-by: 宋文武 <iyzsong@member.fsf.org>
2016-11-19lint: Add 'mirror-url' checker.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/lint.scm (origin-uris): New procedure. (check-source): Use it. (check-mirror-url): New procedure. (%checkers): Add 'mirror-url' checker. * tests/lint.scm ("mirror-url") ("mirror-url: one suggestion"): New tests. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix lint): Document it.
2016-11-17services: static-networking: Add netmask.Ludovic Courtès
Reported by Mathieu Lirzin and Andreas Enge. * gnu/services/networking.scm (<static-networking>)[netmask]: New field. (static-networking-service-type): Honor it. * gnu/services/networking.scm (static-networking-service): Add #:netmask and honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Adjust accordingly.
2016-11-16guix download: Add '-o' option.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/download.scm (download-to-file, download-to-store*): New procedures. (%default-options): Add 'download-proc'. (show-help): Adjust description and document '-o'. (%options): Add '-o'. (guix-download): Remove 'store' variable. Add 'fetch' and define 'path' to as its result. * tests/guix-download.sh: Add test.
2016-11-15guix: Add lint-checker for packages which should be no inputs at all.Hartmut Goebel
Also refactor some common code into a new function. Examples for these pacakges are python(2)-setuptools and python(2)-pip, which are installed together with python itself. * guix/scripts/lint.scm (warn-if-package-has-input): New procedure. (check-inputs-should-be-native package): Use it; rename and clean-up variables. (check-inputs-should-not-be-an-input-at-all): New procedure. (%checkers) Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Python Modules): Document it. * tests/lint.scm: ("inputs: python-setuptools should not be an input at all (input)", "inputs: python-setuptools should not be an input at all (native-input)" "inputs: python-setuptools should not be an input at all (propagated-input)"): Add tests.
2016-11-15guix: python-build-system: Add option "#:use-setuptools?" (default true).Hartmut Goebel
* guix/build-system/python.scm (python-build): New keyword argument "#:use-setuptools?", defaulting to #t. * guix/build/python-build-system.scm (call-setup-py): New positional parameter "use-setuptools?". If false, do not use the shim-wrapper for addin setuptools. (build, check): accept keyword- parameter, and pass to call-setuppy. (install): same; if "use-setuptools?" is false, do not use options "--root" and "--single-version-externally-managed" for setup.py. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document it.
2016-11-15gnu: ensure pip and setuptools are installed even for Python 2.Hartmut Goebel
* gnu/packages/python.scm (python-2.7): Add "--with-ensurepip=install" to configure-flags. * doc/guix.texi (Python Modules): Document it.
2016-11-15services: Add wpa-supplicant-service.Tomáš Čech
* gnu/services/networking.scm (wpa-supplicant-service): New procedure. (wpa-supplicant-service-type): New variable. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.
2016-11-13Merge branch 'core-updates'Ludovic Courtès
2016-11-12doc: Added some index entries.John Darrington
* doc/guix.texi: Added various @cindex tags to assist readers.
2016-11-09doc: Mention elpa.gnu.org package signatures.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document elpa.gnu.org signatures.
2016-11-08gnu: Add pam-krb5 service.John Darrington
* doc/guix.texi (Kerberos Services): New node. * gnu/services/kerberos.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk: Add it.
2016-11-07guix download: Add '--no-check-certificate' option.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/download.scm (download-to-store): Add #:verify-certificate? parameter and honor it. * guix/scripts/download.scm (%default-options): Add 'verify-certificate?' key. (show-help, %options): Add '--no-check-certificate'. (guix-download): Pass #:verify-certificate to 'download-to-store'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix download): Document it.
2016-11-07download: Verify TLS certificates unless asked not to.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/24466>. Reported by Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>. * guix/build/download.scm (%x509-certificate-directory): New variable. (make-credendials-with-ca-trust-files, peer-certificate) (assert-valid-server-certificate, print-tls-certificate-error): New procedures. Add 'print-tls-certificate-error' as an exception printer for 'tls-certificate-error'. (tls-wrap): Add #:verify-certificate? parameter and honor it. (open-connection-for-uri): Likewise. (http-fetch): Likewise. (url-fetch): Likewise. * guix/download.scm (url-fetch)[builder]: Pass #:verify-certificate? #f. * guix/scripts/lint.scm (probe-uri): Add case for 'tls-certificate-error'. (validate-uri): Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix download): Mention 'SSL_CERT_DIR'.
2016-11-07Merge branch 'master' into core-updatesMark H Weaver
2016-11-06system: Add 'guix system' actions: switch-generation and roll-back.Chris Marusich
* guix/scripts/system.scm (roll-back-system, switch-to-system-generation): new actions. (reinstall-grub): New procedure, used by switch-to-system-generation. (show-help, process-command, guix-system): Honor the new actions. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system) <switch-generation, roll-back>: Add the new actions. <reconfigure>: In the footnote, mention that the new actions also only work on GuixSD. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-11-03doc: State that the 'patches' field is unconditional.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/guix.texi (origin Reference): State that 'patches' is unconditional.
2016-11-02Merge branch 'master' into core-updatesLeo Famulari
2016-11-01doc: Fix typo.Ludovic Courtès
Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/24851>. Reported by saffronsnail@hushmail.com. * doc/guix.texi (Initial RAM Disk): Move parenthesis to after "of QEMU".
2016-10-30Merge branch 'master' into core-updatesLeo Famulari
2016-10-30system: Record store file system info in each generation.Chris Marusich
* gnu/system.scm (<boot-parameters>)[store-device, store-mount-point]: New fields. (read-boot-parameters): Initialize them. (operating-system-grub.cfg): Likewise. Remove STORE-FS argument from call to 'grub-configuration-file'. (operating-system-parameters-file): Add 'store' element in 'boot-parameters'. * gnu/system/grub.scm (strip-mount-point): Replace 'store-fs' parameter by 'mount-point'; adjust accordingly. Adjust callers. (<menu-entry>)[device, device-mount-point]: New fields. (eye-candy): Replace 'root-fs' parameter by 'store-device'; add 'store-mount-point'. Use keyword arguments for 'system' and 'port'. (grub-root-search): Remove 'root-fs' by 'device' and adjust accordingly. (grub-configuration-file): Remove 'store-fs' parameter. Adjust accordingly. * guix/scripts/system.scm (previous-grub-entries): Initialize 'device' and 'device-mount-point' fields from PARAMS. * doc/guix.texi (GRUB Configuration): Document 'device' and 'device-mount-point'. Explain that 'linux' can be prefixed by a GRUB device name. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-10-29Merge branch 'master' into core-updatesLeo Famulari
2016-10-30doc: Add information related to network connectivity with qemu.David Craven
* doc/guix.text: Add it.
2016-10-28guix hash: Interpret '-' as standard input.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/hash.scm (guix-hash)[file-hash]: Special-case "-". * tests/guix-hash.sh: Add test. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix hash): Document it.
2016-10-26Merge branch 'master' into core-updatesLeo Famulari