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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2013-09-18 17:01:40 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2013-09-18 18:49:53 +0200
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derivations: 'derivation' and related procedures return a single value.
* guix/derivations.scm (derivation->output-path, derivation->output-paths): New procedures. (derivation-path->output-path): Use 'derivation->output-path'. (derivation-path->output-paths): Use 'derivation->output-paths'. (derivation): Accept 'derivation?' objects as inputs. Return a single value. (build-derivations): New procedure. (compiled-modules): Use 'derivation->output-paths'. (build-expression->derivation)[source-path]: Add case for when the input matches 'derivation?'. [prologue]: Accept 'derivation?' objects in INPUTS. [mod-dir, go-dir]: Use 'derivation->output-path'. * guix/download.scm (url-fetch): Adjust to the single-value return. * guix/packages.scm (package-output): Use 'derivation->output-path'. * guix/scripts/build.scm (guix-build): When the argument is 'derivation-path?', pass it through 'read-derivation'. Use 'derivation-file-name' to print out the .drv file names, and to register them. Use 'derivation->output-path' instead of 'derivation-path->output-path'. * guix/scripts/package.scm (roll-back): Adjust to the single-value return. (guix-package): Use 'derivation->output-path'. * guix/ui.scm (show-what-to-build): Adjust to deal with 'derivation?' objects instead of .drv file names. * gnu/system/grub.scm (grub-configuration-file): Use 'derivation->output-path' instead of 'derivation-path->output-path'. * gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image, system-qemu-image): Likewise. * tests/builders.scm, tests/derivations.scm, tests/packages.scm, tests/store.scm, tests/union.scm: Adjust to the new calling convention. * doc/guix.texi (Defining Packages, The Store, Derivations): Adjust accordingly.
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 5d1b780144..92c163c608 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -987,8 +987,8 @@ The build actions it prescribes may then be realized by using the
@code{build-derivations} procedure (@pxref{The Store}).
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} package-derivation @var{store} @var{package} [@var{system}]
-Return the derivation path and corresponding @code{<derivation>} object
-of @var{package} for @var{system} (@pxref{Derivations}).
+Return the @code{<derivation>} object of @var{package} for @var{system}
+(@pxref{Derivations}).
@var{package} must be a valid @code{<package>} object, and @var{system}
must be a string denoting the target system type---e.g.,
@@ -1004,8 +1004,8 @@ package for some other system:
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} package-cross-derivation @var{store} @
@var{package} @var{target} [@var{system}]
-Return the derivation path and corresponding @code{<derivation>} object
-of @var{package} cross-built from @var{system} to @var{target}.
+Return the @code{<derivation>} object of @var{package} cross-built from
+@var{system} to @var{target}.
@var{target} must be a valid GNU triplet denoting the target hardware
and operating system, such as @code{"mips64el-linux-gnu"}
@@ -1068,8 +1068,9 @@ resulting store path.
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} build-derivations @var{server} @var{derivations}
-Build @var{derivations} (a list of derivation paths), and return when
-the worker is done building them. Return @code{#t} on success.
+Build @var{derivations} (a list of @code{<derivation>} objects or
+derivation paths), and return when the worker is done building them.
+Return @code{#t} on success.
@end deffn
@c FIXME
@@ -1119,8 +1120,8 @@ otherwise manipulate derivations. The lowest-level primitive to create
a derivation is the @code{derivation} procedure:
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} derivation @var{store} @var{name} @var{builder} @var{args} [#:outputs '("out")] [#:hash #f] [#:hash-algo #f] [#:hash-mode #f] [#:inputs '()] [#:env-vars '()] [#:system (%current-system)] [#:references-graphs #f]
-Build a derivation with the given arguments. Return the resulting store
-path and @code{<derivation>} object.
+Build a derivation with the given arguments, and return the resulting
+@code{<derivation>} object.
When @var{hash}, @var{hash-algo}, and @var{hash-mode} are given, a
@dfn{fixed-output derivation} is created---i.e., one whose result is
@@ -1142,16 +1143,13 @@ to a Bash executable in the store:
(guix store)
(guix derivations))
-(call-with-values
- (lambda ()
- (let ((builder ; add the Bash script to the store
- (add-text-to-store store "my-builder.sh"
- "echo hello world > $out\n" '())))
- (derivation store "foo"
- bash `("-e" ,builder)
- #:env-vars '(("HOME" . "/homeless")))))
- list)
-@result{} ("/nix/store/@dots{}-foo.drv" #<<derivation> @dots{}>)
+(let ((builder ; add the Bash script to the store
+ (add-text-to-store store "my-builder.sh"
+ "echo hello world > $out\n" '())))
+ (derivation store "foo"
+ bash `("-e" ,builder)
+ #:env-vars '(("HOME" . "/homeless"))))
+@result{} #<derivation /nix/store/@dots{}-foo.drv => /nix/store/@dots{}-foo>
@end lisp
As can be guessed, this primitive is cumbersome to use directly. An
@@ -1196,8 +1194,7 @@ containing one file:
(build-expression->derivation store "goo" (%current-system)
builder '()))
-@result{} "/nix/store/@dots{}-goo.drv"
-@result{} #<<derivation> @dots{}>
+@result{} #<derivation /nix/store/@dots{}-goo.drv => @dots{}>
@end lisp
@cindex strata of code