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authorMark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>2019-09-06 20:46:00 -0400
committerMark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>2019-09-06 20:46:00 -0400
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@@ -5565,8 +5565,8 @@ specified in the @code{uri} field as a @code{git-reference} object; a
@example
(git-reference
- (url "git://git.debian.org/git/pkg-shadow/shadow")
- (commit "v4.1.5.1"))
+ (url "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/hello.git")
+ (commit "v2.10"))
@end example
@end table
@@ -6034,6 +6034,29 @@ Packages built with @code{guile-build-system} must provide a Guile package in
their @code{native-inputs} field.
@end defvr
+@defvr {Scheme Variable} julia-build-system
+This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system julia)}. It implements
+the build procedure used by @uref{https://julialang.org/, julia} packages,
+which essentially is similar to running @command{julia -e 'using Pkg;
+Pkg.add(package)'} in an environment where @code{JULIA_LOAD_PATH} contains the
+paths to all Julia package inputs. Tests are run not run.
+
+Julia packages require the source @code{file-name} to be the real name of the
+package, correctly capitalized.
+
+For packages requiring shared library dependencies, you may need to write the
+@file{/deps/deps.jl} file manually. It's usually a line of @code{const
+variable = /gnu/store/libary.so} for each dependency, plus a void function
+@code{check_deps() = nothing}.
+
+Some older packages that aren't using @file{Package.toml} yet, will require
+this file to be created, too. The function @code{julia-create-package-toml}
+helps creating the file. You need to pass the outputs and the source of the
+package, it's name (the same as the @code{file-name} parameter), the package
+uuid, the package version, and a list of dependencies specified by their name
+and their uuid.
+@end defvr
+
@defvr {Scheme Variable} minify-build-system
This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system minify)}. It
implements a minification procedure for simple JavaScript packages.
@@ -8509,8 +8532,13 @@ guix import @var{importer} @var{options}@dots{}
@var{importer} specifies the source from which to import package
metadata, and @var{options} specifies a package identifier and other
-options specific to @var{importer}. Currently, the available
-``importers'' are:
+options specific to @var{importer}.
+
+Some of the importers rely on the ability to run the @command{gpgv} command.
+For these, GnuPG must be installed and in @code{$PATH}; run @code{guix install
+gnupg} if needed.
+
+Currently, the available ``importers'' are:
@table @code
@item gnu
@@ -8959,7 +8987,10 @@ update the version numbers and source tarball hashes of those package
recipes (@pxref{Defining Packages}). This is achieved by downloading
each package's latest source tarball and its associated OpenPGP
signature, authenticating the downloaded tarball against its signature
-using @command{gpg}, and finally computing its hash. When the public
+using @command{gpgv}, and finally computing its hash---note that GnuPG must be
+installed and in @code{$PATH}; run @code{guix install gnupg} if needed.
+
+When the public
key used to sign the tarball is missing from the user's keyring, an
attempt is made to automatically retrieve it from a public key server;
when this is successful, the key is added to the user's keyring; otherwise,
@@ -9241,6 +9272,31 @@ Parse the @code{source} URL to determine if a tarball from GitHub is
autogenerated or if it is a release tarball. Unfortunately GitHub's
autogenerated tarballs are sometimes regenerated.
+@item archival
+@cindex Software Heritage, source code archive
+@cindex archival of source code, Software Heritage
+Checks whether the package's source code is archived at
+@uref{https://www.softwareheritage.org, Software Heritage}.
+
+When the source code that is not archived comes from a version-control system
+(VCS)---e.g., it's obtained with @code{git-fetch}, send Software Heritage a
+``save'' request so that it eventually archives it. This ensures that the
+source will remain available in the long term, and that Guix can fall back to
+Software Heritage should the source code disappear from its original host.
+The status of recent ``save'' requests can be
+@uref{https://archive.softwareheritage.org/save/#requests, viewed on-line}.
+
+When source code is a tarball obtained with @code{url-fetch}, simply print a
+message when it is not archived. As of this writing, Software Heritage does
+not allow requests to save arbitrary tarballs; we are working on ways to
+ensure that non-VCS source code is also archived.
+
+Software Heritage
+@uref{https://archive.softwareheritage.org/api/#rate-limiting, limits the
+request rate per IP address}. When the limit is reached, @command{guix lint}
+prints a message and the @code{archival} checker stops doing anything until
+that limit has been reset.
+
@item cve
@cindex security vulnerabilities
@cindex CVE, Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
@@ -12620,13 +12676,14 @@ Either @code{#f} or a gexp to execute once the rotation has completed.
@end deftp
@defvr {Scheme Variable} %default-rotations
-Specifies weekly rotation of @var{%rotated-files} and
-a couple of other files.
+Specifies weekly rotation of @var{%rotated-files} and of
+@file{/var/log/guix-daemon.log}.
@end defvr
@defvr {Scheme Variable} %rotated-files
The list of syslog-controlled files to be rotated. By default it is:
-@code{'("/var/log/messages" "/var/log/secure")}.
+@code{'("/var/log/messages" "/var/log/secure" "/var/log/debug" \
+"/var/log/maillog")}.
@end defvr
@node Networking Services
@@ -14228,6 +14285,12 @@ programs.
Defaults to @samp{"lp"}.
@end deftypevr
+
+@deftypevr {@code{files-configuration} parameter} string set-env
+Set the specified environment variable to be passed to child processes.
+
+Defaults to @samp{"variable value"}.
+@end deftypevr
@end deftypevr
@deftypevr {@code{cups-configuration} parameter} access-log-level access-log-level
@@ -14248,6 +14311,14 @@ longer required for quotas.
Defaults to @samp{#f}.
@end deftypevr
+@deftypevr {@code{cups-configuration} parameter} comma-separated-string-list browse-dns-sd-sub-types
+Specifies a list of DNS-SD sub-types to advertise for each shared printer.
+For example, @samp{"_cups" "_print"} will tell network clients that both
+CUPS sharing and IPP Everywhere are supported.
+
+Defaults to @samp{"_cups"}.
+@end deftypevr
+
@deftypevr {@code{cups-configuration} parameter} browse-local-protocols browse-local-protocols
Specifies which protocols to use for local printer sharing.
@@ -14333,7 +14404,7 @@ Defaults to @samp{30}.
Specifies what to do when an error occurs. Possible values are
@code{abort-job}, which will discard the failed print job;
@code{retry-job}, which will retry the job at a later time;
-@code{retry-this-job}, which retries the failed job immediately; and
+@code{retry-current-job}, which retries the failed job immediately; and
@code{stop-printer}, which stops the printer.
Defaults to @samp{stop-printer}.
@@ -14747,12 +14818,6 @@ the output of the @code{uname} command. @code{Full} reports @code{CUPS
Defaults to @samp{Minimal}.
@end deftypevr
-@deftypevr {@code{cups-configuration} parameter} string set-env
-Set the specified environment variable to be passed to child processes.
-
-Defaults to @samp{"variable value"}.
-@end deftypevr
-
@deftypevr {@code{cups-configuration} parameter} multiline-string-list ssl-listen
Listens on the specified interfaces for encrypted connections. Valid
values are of the form @var{address}:@var{port}, where @var{address} is
@@ -21369,12 +21434,12 @@ the @code{"custom-packages"} input, which is the equivalent of
(#:branch . "master")
(#:no-compile? . #t))
((#:name . "config")
- (#:url . "git://git.example.org/config.git")
+ (#:url . "https://git.example.org/config.git")
(#:load-path . ".")
(#:branch . "master")
(#:no-compile? . #t))
((#:name . "custom-packages")
- (#:url . "git://git.example.org/custom-packages.git")
+ (#:url . "https://git.example.org/custom-packages.git")
(#:load-path . ".")
(#:branch . "master")
(#:no-compile? . #t)))))))
@@ -25561,6 +25626,7 @@ evaluates to. As an example, @var{file} might contain a definition like this:
(environment managed-host-environment-type)
(configuration (machine-ssh-configuration
(host-name "localhost")
+ (system "x86_64-linux")
(user "alice")
(identity "./id_rsa")
(port 2222)))))