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* services: Update the Tailon service for Tailon 1.3.0.Christopher Baines2017-08-09
| | | | | | | | | | | | Tailon 1.3.0 (upgraded from 1.1.1) adds support for HTTP authentication. * gnu/services/admin.scm (<tailon-configuration-file>): Add http-auth and users configuration values. (tailon-configuration-file-http-auth, tailon-configuration-file-users): New procedures. (tailon-configuration-file-compiler): Add support for the http-auth and users configuration options. * doc/guix.texi (Monitoring Services): Document authentication for Tailon.
* services: Add missing wrap-lines option to tailon.Christopher Baines2017-08-09
| | | | | | | | * gnu/services/admin.scm (<tailon-configuration-file>): Add wrap-lines. (tailon-configuration-wrap-lines): New procedure. (tailon-configuration-file-compiler): Add support for wrap-lines. * doc/guix.texi (Monitoring Services): Document the wrap-lines Tailon configuration option.
* build: Add minify build system.Ricardo Wurmus2017-08-04
| | | | | | | * guix/build-system/minify.scm: New file. * guix/build/minify-build-system: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add new files. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document minify-build-system.
* doc: 'patches' field of <origin> can list file-like objects.Ludovic Courtès2017-08-03
| | | | | | | | Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/27165>. Reported by sirgazil <sirgazil@zoho.com>. * doc/guix.texi (origin Reference): 'patches' can contain file-like objects.
* pull: Fetch source code from Git.Ludovic Courtès2017-08-02
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * guix/scripts/pull.scm (%snapshot-url, with-environment-variable) (with-PATH): Remove. (ensure-guile-git!): New procedure. (%repository-url): New variable. (%default-options): Add 'repository-url' and 'ref'. (show-help, %options): Add '--commit' and '--url'. (temporary-directory, first-directory, interned-then-deleted) (unpack): Remove. (build-from-source): Rename 'tarball' to 'source'. Remove call to 'unpack'. (build-and-install): Rename 'tarball' to 'source'. (honor-lets-encrypt-certificates!, report-git-error): New procedures. (with-git-error-handling): New macro. (guix-pull)[fetch-tarball]: Remove. Wrap body in 'with-git-error-handling'. Rewrite to use 'latest-repository-commit'. * build-aux/build-self.scm (build): Print an error message and exit when GUILE-GIT is #f. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Mention Git. Document '--commit' and '--branch'.
* build: Make Guile-Git a hard requirement.Ludovic Courtès2017-08-02
| | | | | | * configure.ac: Error out when (git) is missing. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Mention Guile-Git. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add guix/git.scm unconditionally.
* services: openssh: Extensions provide extra authorized keys.Ludovic Courtès2017-07-30
| | | | | | * gnu/services/ssh.scm (extend-openssh-authorized-keys): New procedure. (openssh-service-type)[compose, extend]: New fields. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document the extension.
* services: openssh: Add 'authorized-keys' field.Ludovic Courtès2017-07-30
| | | | | | | | | | * gnu/services/ssh.scm (<openssh-configuration>)[authorized-keys]: New field. (authorized-key-directory): New procedure. (openssh-config-file): Honor 'authorized-keys'. (openssh-activation): Use 'with-imported-modules'. Make /etc/ssh 755. Create /etc/ssh/authorized_keys.d. * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.
* doc: Give an example of arguments for the 'run-vm.sh' script.Ludovic Courtès2017-07-30
| | | | | | | Suggested by Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Give an example of passing arguments to the 'run-vm.sh' script.
* services: Add memcached.Christopher Baines2017-07-30
| | | | | | | | | | * gnu/services/databases.scm (memcached-service-type, %memcached-accounts): New variables. (<memcached-configuration>): New record type. (memcached-service-type): New procedures. * gnu/tests/databases.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi (Database Services): Document the new memcached service. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add entry for tests/databases.scm.
* gnu: services: admin: Add tailon.Christopher Baines2017-07-29
| | | | | | | | | | | * gnu/services/admin.scm (<tailon-configuration>, <tailon-configuration-file>): New record types. (tailon-configuration-files-string, tailon-shepherd-service): New procedures. (%tailon-accounts, tailon-service-type: New variables. * doc/guix.texi (Monitoring Services: Document the Tailon service. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add gnu/tests/admin.scm. * gnu/tests/admin.scm: New file.
* gnu: Add fcgiwrap service.Andy Wingo2017-07-26
| | | | | | | | | * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Add documentation. * gnu/services/web.scm (<fcgiwrap-configuration>): New record type. (fcgiwrap-accounts, fcgiwrap-shepherd-service): New service extensions. (fcgiwrap-service-type): New service type. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
* Add 'guix weather'.Ludovic Courtès2017-07-25
| | | | | | | | | | * guix/scripts/weather.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Substitutes, Invoking guix publish): Mention "guix weather". (Invoking guix weather): New node. Co-authored-by: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
* services: cuirass: Add fallback parameter.Mathieu Othacehe2017-07-21
| | | | | | * gnu/services/cuirass.scm (<cuirass-configuration>)[fallback?]: New field. (cuirass-shepherd-service): Take it into account. * doc/guix.texi (Continuous Integration): Document it.
* publish: Make the cache eviction policy less aggressive.Ludovic Courtès2017-07-21
| | | | | | | | Suggested by Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>. * guix/scripts/publish.scm (nar-expiration-time): New procedure. (render-narinfo/cached): Use it as the #:entry-expiration passed to 'maybe-remove-expired-cache-entries'.
* doc: Discuss when to run a GC.Ludovic Courtès2017-07-20
| | | | * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix gc): Add a paragraph on when to run a GC.
* bootloader: Add u-boot.Danny Milosavljevic2017-07-15
| | | | | | * gnu/bootloader/u-boot.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi: Document it.
* size: Add '--sort=KEY'.Ludovic Courtès2017-07-12
| | | | | | | | | | * guix/scripts/size.scm (profile-closure<?, profile-self<?): New procedures. (display-profile): Add #:profile<? parameter and honor it. (show-help, %options): Add '--sort'. (%default-options): Add 'profile<?'. (guix-size): Pass PROFILE<? to 'display-profile*'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix size): Document '--sort'.
* doc: Recommend rebuilding the font cache.Ricardo Wurmus2017-07-09
| | | | | * doc/guix.texi (X11 Fonts): Recommend rebuilding the font cache with fc-cache when fonts are not found.
* doc: Add note about private-key during offload.Oleg Pykhalov2017-07-08
| | | | | | * doc/guix.texi (Using the Offload Facility): Add note about private-key. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
* services: Add 'sysctl-service-type'.宋文武2017-07-04
| | | | | | * gnu/services/sysctl.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services): Document it. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
* doc: Update formatting.Danny Milosavljevic2017-07-03
| | | | | | * doc/guix.texi (disk-image): Update formatting of "ext4". Follow-up to 3f4d8a7f66060e93a247797a9bbd2fcbee6922a3.
* guix system: Add "--file-system-type" option.Danny Milosavljevic2017-07-03
| | | | | | | | * guix/scripts/system.scm (process-action): Pass file-system-type to ... (perform-action): ... here. Add new keyword argument. Pass new value to ... (system-derivation-for-action): ... here. Add new keyword argument. Pass new value to system-disk-image. * doc/guix.texi (disk-image): Document new option.
* vm: Estimate the disk size by default.Ludovic Courtès2017-06-30
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * gnu/build/vm.scm (estimated-partition-size): New procedure. * gnu/system/vm.scm (expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Change #:disk-image-size default to 'guess. [builder]: When DISK-IMAGE-SIZE is 'guess, use 'estimated-partition-size' and compute and estimate of the image size. (qemu-image): Likewise. * guix/build/store-copy.scm (file-size, closure-size): New procedures. * guix/scripts/system.scm (%default-options): Change 'image-size' to 'guess. * doc/guix.texi (Building the Installation Image): Remove '--image-size' flag from example. (Invoking guix system): Document the image size estimate.
* daemon: '--listen' can be passed several times, can specify TCP endpoints.Ludovic Courtès2017-06-22
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * nix/nix-daemon/guix-daemon.cc (DEFAULT_GUIX_PORT): New macro. (listen_options): New variable. (parse_opt): Push back '--listen' options to LISTEN_OPTIONS. (open_unix_domain_socket, open_inet_socket) (listening_sockets): New functions. (main): Use it. Pass SOCKETS to 'run'. * nix/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc (matchUser): Remove. (SD_LISTEN_FDS_START): Remove. (acceptConnection): New function. (daemonLoop): Rewrite to take a vector of file descriptors, to select(2) on them, and to call 'acceptConnection'. (run): Change to take a vector of file descriptors. * tests/guix-daemon.sh: Add test.
* store: Define a default port for TCP connections.Ludovic Courtès2017-06-22
| | | | | | * guix/store.scm (%default-guix-port): New variable. (connect-to-daemon)[connect]: Use it when (uri-port uri) is #f. * doc/guix.texi (The Store): Mention the default port number.
* gnu: services: use seconds instead of duration strings.Julien Lepiller2017-06-21
| | | | | | | * gnu/services/dns.scm (zone-file, knot-policy-configuration): Use numbers instead of duration strings. (verify-knot-policy-configuration): Fix typo. * doc/guix.texi (DNS Services): Update documentation.
* doc: Suggest a QEMU image size large enough for the system examples.Leo Famulari2017-06-17
| | | | | * doc/guix.texi (Installing GuixSD in a Virtual Machine): Increase suggested image size from 5 GB to 50 GB.
* doc: Clarify comment about QEMU qcow2 file sizes.Leo Famulari2017-06-17
| | | | | * doc/guix.texi (Installing GuixSD in a Virtual Machine): Clarify comment about QEMU's qcow2 virtualized block device file format.
* doc: Explain how to use the GCC toolchain.Ricardo Wurmus2017-06-16
| | | | * doc/guix.texi (Application Setup): Add subsection "The GCC toolchain".
* guix: Add texlive importer.Ricardo Wurmus2017-06-15
| | | | | | | | | | * guix/import/texlive.scm: New file. * guix/scripts/import/texlive.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add them. * tests/texlive.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (SCM_TESTS): Add it. * guix/scripts/import.scm (importers): Add texlive importer. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document it.
* build-system: Add 'texlive-build-system'.Ricardo Wurmus2017-06-15
| | | | | | | | | * guix/build-system/texlive.scm: New file. * guix/build/texlive-build-system.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add them. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document it. * gnu/packages/tex.scm (%texlive-tag, %texlive-revision): Remove variables. (texlife-ref): Remove procedure.
* guix package: '--search' sorts by relevance.Ludovic Courtès2017-06-13
| | | | | | | | | | | | * guix/scripts/package.scm (find-packages-by-description): Rewrite to compute a score based on the number of regexps matched and the number of matches for each regexp. Sort according to this score and return it as a second value. (process-query) <'search>: Capture the two return values of 'find-packages-by-description'. Pass #:extra-fields to 'package->recutils'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Mention relevance, give an example.
* services: rottlog: Make extensible.Ludovic Courtès2017-06-12
| | | | | | * gnu/services/admin.scm (rottlog-service-type)[compose, extend]: New fields. * doc/guix.texi (Log Rotation): Mention extension.
* services: rottlog: Define <log-rotation> objects.Ludovic Courtès2017-06-12
| | | | | | | | | | | * gnu/services/admin.scm (<log-rotation>): New record type. (syslog-rotation-config, simple-rotation-config): Remove. (%default-rotations): Define as a list of <log-rotation> objects. (log-rotation->config, log-rotations->/etc-entries): New procedures. (<rottlog-configuration>)[periodic-rotations]: Remove. [rotations]: New field. (rottlog-etc): Use 'log-rotations->/etc-entries'. * doc/guix.texi (Log Rotation): Update accordingly.
* packages: Add 'specifications->manifest'.Ludovic Courtès2017-06-11
| | | | | | | * gnu/packages.scm (specifications->manifest): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Change example from using '(compose list specification->package+output)' to using 'specifications->manifest'.
* doc: Add Hartmut to the @copying section.Ludovic Courtès2017-06-08
| | | | * doc/guix.texi: Add a copyright line for Hartmut.
* doc: Add missing node in master menu.Ludovic Courtès2017-06-08
| | | | * doc/guix.texi (Top): Add missing ref to "Debugging Build Failures".
* doc: Adapt to multiple bootloader support.Mathieu Othacehe2017-06-08
| | | | | | | * doc/guix.texi (GRUB configuration): Rename to "Bootloader configuration". Remove device-mount-point field from menu-entry description. Adapt occurences of "GRUB" in other sections.
* doc: Use 'guix environment --no-grafts' to debug build failures.Ludovic Courtès2017-06-07
| | | | | * doc/guix.texi (Debugging Build Failures): Pass --no-grafts to 'guix environment' and explain.
* services: guix: Add 'max-silent-time' and 'timeout'.Ludovic Courtès2017-06-05
| | | | | | | * gnu/services/base.scm (<guix-configuration>)[max-silent-time] [timeout]: New fields. (guix-shepherd-service): Honor them. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document them.
* scripts: refresh: Add -m manifest option.Mathieu Othacehe2017-06-04
| | | | | | | | | * guix/scripts/refresh.scm (%options): Add -m option, (show-help): document it, (packages-from-manifest): new procedure, (guix-refresh): use packages from manifest if specified, otherwise keep the previous behaviour. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): document new option.
* daemon: Add '--timeout' and '--max-silent-time'.Ludovic Courtès2017-06-04
| | | | | | | | | | | | | * nix/nix-daemon/guix-daemon.cc (GUIX_OPT_TIMEOUT) (GUIX_OPT_MAX_SILENT_TIME): New macros. * nix/nix-daemon/guix-daemon.cc (options): Add '--timeout' and '--max-silent-time'. (parse_opt): Honor them. * tests/guix-daemon.sh: Add test. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon): Document the options. (Common Build Options): Properly describe default timeout/max-silent-time value. Add cross-ref to "Invoking guix-daemon".
* doc: Fix qemu-system-x86_64 example.Danny Milosavljevic2017-05-31
| | | | | | | Reported by Fox <firefox@firemail.cc>. Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/27052>. * doc/guix.texi (Running GuixSD in a VM): Fix qemu-system-x86_64 example.
* doc: Move the NGinx service configuration documentation together.Christopher Baines2017-05-30
| | | | | | | | | * doc/guix.texi (Web Services): Add documentation for nginx-upstream-configuration and nginx-location-configuration. (VPN Services): Remove documentation for nginx-upstream-configuration and nginx-location-configuration. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
* doc: Fix typo.Leo Famulari2017-05-28
| | | | * doc/guix.texi (USB Stick Installation): Fix typo.
* build-system: Add 'font-build-system'.Arun Isaac2017-05-28
| | | | | | | | * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add 'guix/build-system/font.scm' and 'guix/build/font-build-system.scm'. * guix/build-system/font.scm: New file. * guix/build/font-build-system.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Add 'font-build-system'.
* gnu: Add knot-service-type.Julien Lepiller2017-05-27
| | | | | | * gnu/services/dns.scm: New file. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * doc/guix.texi (DNS Services): New subsubsection.
* Merge branch 'version-0.13.0'Marius Bakke2017-05-22
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| * doc: Replace fingerprint of OpenPGP signing key.Ludovic Courtès2017-05-21
| | | | | | | | * doc/guix.texi (OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-ID): Change to Ludo's key.