From 883e69cdfd226c8f40b6e3b76ce0740b59857de6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Antero Mejr Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 16:26:05 +0000 Subject: services: guix: Add ‘channels’ field. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document 'guix-configuration-channels' field. (Invoking guix pull): Add cross-reference. * gnu/services/base.scm (install-channels-file): New procedure. (guix-configuration): Add channels field. (guix-activation): Use 'install-channels-file' procedure. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès Change-Id: I4d89235bf0bc6dde69984138ccb894b48ace9d76 --- doc/guix.texi | 18 +++++++++++++++++- gnu/services/base.scm | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index b353d91bd5..e419b8d1a4 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -4727,7 +4727,9 @@ the user's @file{~/.config/guix/channels.scm} file, unless @option{-q} is passed; @item the system-wide @file{/etc/guix/channels.scm} file, unless @option{-q} -is passed; +is passed (on Guix System, this file can be declared in the operating +system configuration, @pxref{guix-configuration-channels, +@code{channels} field of @code{guix-configuration}}); @item the built-in default channels specified in the @code{%default-channels} variable. @@ -19806,6 +19808,20 @@ few seconds when enough entropy is available and is only done once; you might want to turn it off for instance in a virtual machine that does not need it and where the extra boot time is a problem. +@anchor{guix-configuration-channels} +@item @code{channels} (default: @code{%default-channels}) +List of channels to be specified in @file{/etc/guix/channels.scm}, which +is what @command{guix pull} uses by default (@pxref{Invoking guix +pull}). + +@quotation Note +When reconfiguring a system, the existing @file{/etc/guix/channels.scm} +file is backed up as @file{/etc/guix/channels.scm.bak} if it was +determined to be a manually modified file. This is to facilitate +migration from earlier versions, which allowed for in-place +modifications to @file{/etc/guix/channels.scm}. +@end quotation + @item @code{max-silent-time} (default: @code{3600}) @itemx @code{timeout} (default: @code{(* 3600 24)}) The number of seconds of silence and the number of seconds of activity, diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm index 4c3821d4e3..cd61df718e 100644 --- a/gnu/services/base.scm +++ b/gnu/services/base.scm @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ (define-module (gnu services base) #:use-module ((gnu build file-systems) #:select (mount-flags->bit-mask swap-space->flags-bit-mask)) + #:autoload (guix channels) (%default-channels channel->code) #:use-module (guix gexp) #:use-module (guix records) #:use-module (guix modules) @@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ (define-module (gnu services base) guix-configuration-use-substitutes? guix-configuration-substitute-urls guix-configuration-generate-substitute-key? + guix-configuration-channels guix-configuration-extra-options guix-configuration-log-file guix-configuration-environment @@ -1740,6 +1742,31 @@ (define acl-file #$%acl-file) ;; Installed the declared ACL. (symlink #+default-acl acl-file)))) +(define (install-channels-file channels) + "Return a gexp with code to install CHANNELS, a list of channels, in +/etc/guix/channels.scm." + (define channels-file + (scheme-file "channels.scm" + `(list ,@(map channel->code channels)))) + + (with-imported-modules '((guix build utils)) + #~(begin + (use-modules (guix build utils)) + + ;; If channels.scm already exists, move it out of the way. Create a + ;; backup if it's a regular file: it's likely that the user + ;; manually defined it. + (if (file-exists? "/etc/guix/channels.scm") + (if (and (symbolic-link? "/etc/guix/channels.scm") + (store-file-name? (readlink "/etc/guix/channels.scm"))) + (delete-file "/etc/guix/channels.scm") + (rename-file "/etc/guix/channels.scm" + "/etc/guix/channels.scm.bak")) + (mkdir-p "/etc/guix")) + + ;; Installed the declared channels. + (symlink #+channels-file "/etc/guix/channels.scm")))) + (define %default-authorized-guix-keys ;; List of authorized substitute keys. (list (file-append guix "/share/guix/berlin.guix.gnu.org.pub") @@ -1795,6 +1822,8 @@ (define-record-type* (default %default-substitute-urls)) (generate-substitute-key? guix-configuration-generate-substitute-key? (default #t)) ;Boolean + (channels guix-configuration-channels ;file-like + (default %default-channels)) (chroot-directories guix-configuration-chroot-directories ;list of file-like/strings (default '())) (max-silent-time guix-configuration-max-silent-time ;integer @@ -1988,7 +2017,7 @@ (define (guix-accounts config) (define (guix-activation config) "Return the activation gexp for CONFIG." (match-record config - (guix generate-substitute-key? authorize-key? authorized-keys) + (guix generate-substitute-key? authorize-key? authorized-keys channels) #~(begin ;; Assume that the store has BUILD-GROUP as its group. We could ;; otherwise call 'chown' here, but the problem is that on a COW overlayfs, @@ -2005,6 +2034,9 @@ (define (guix-activation config) (substitute-key-authorization authorized-keys guix) #~#f) + ;; ... and /etc/guix/channels.scm... + #$(and channels (install-channels-file channels)) + ;; ... and /etc/guix/machines.scm. #$(if (guix-build-machines config) (guix-machines-files-installation -- cgit v1.2.3