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-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi18
-rw-r--r--guix/scripts/package.scm15
-rw-r--r--tests/guix-package.sh7
3 files changed, 30 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 2e6bdc595e..29928c5af4 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -711,18 +711,24 @@ second one.
@item @emph{Durations}. You can also get the last @emph{N}@tie{}days, weeks,
or months by passing an integer along with the first letter of the
-duration, e.g., @code{--list-generations=20d}.
+duration. For example, @code{--list-generations=20d} lists generations
+that are up to 20 days old.
@end itemize
@item --delete-generations[=@var{pattern}]
@itemx -d [@var{pattern}]
-Delete all generations except the current one. Note that the zeroth
-generation is never deleted.
+When @var{pattern} is omitted, delete all generations except the current
+one.
This command accepts the same patterns as @option{--list-generations}.
-When @var{pattern} is specified, delete the matching generations. If
-the current generation matches, it is deleted atomically, i.e., by
-switching to the previous available generation.
+When @var{pattern} is specified, delete the matching generations. When
+@var{pattern} specifies a duration, generations @emph{older} than the
+specified duration match. For instance, @code{--delete-generations=1m}
+deletes generations that are more than one month old.
+
+If the current generation matches, it is deleted atomically---i.e., by
+switching to the previous available generation. Note that the zeroth
+generation is never deleted.
@end table
diff --git a/guix/scripts/package.scm b/guix/scripts/package.scm
index 35a5129d25..5c7c165cbb 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/package.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/package.scm
@@ -258,9 +258,12 @@ all of PACKAGES, a list of name/version/output/path/deps tuples."
(make-time time-utc 0
(stat:ctime (stat (format #f "~a-~a-link" profile number)))))
-(define* (matching-generations str #:optional (profile %current-profile))
+(define* (matching-generations str #:optional (profile %current-profile)
+ #:key (duration-relation <=))
"Return the list of available generations matching a pattern in STR. See
-'string->generations' and 'string->duration' for the list of valid patterns."
+'string->generations' and 'string->duration' for the list of valid patterns.
+When STR is a duration pattern, return all the generations whose ctime has
+DURATION-RELATION with the current time."
(define (valid-generations lst)
(define (valid-generation? n)
(any (cut = n <>) (generation-numbers profile)))
@@ -309,7 +312,7 @@ all of PACKAGES, a list of name/version/output/path/deps tuples."
(subtract-duration (time-at-midnight (current-time))
duration))))
(delete #f (map (lambda (x)
- (and (<= s (cdr x))
+ (and (duration-relation s (cdr x))
(first x)))
generation-ctime-alist))))))
@@ -887,7 +890,11 @@ more information.~%"))
;; Do not delete the zeroth generation.
((equal? 0 (string->number pattern))
(exit 0))
- ((matching-generations pattern profile)
+
+ ;; If PATTERN is a duration, match generations that are
+ ;; older than the specified duration.
+ ((matching-generations pattern profile
+ #:duration-relation >)
=>
(lambda (numbers)
(if (null-list? numbers)
diff --git a/tests/guix-package.sh b/tests/guix-package.sh
index 80301f63cc..9116f352c9 100644
--- a/tests/guix-package.sh
+++ b/tests/guix-package.sh
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ then false; else true; fi
# Check whether `--list-available' returns something sensible.
guix package -p "$profile" -A 'gui.*e' | grep guile
+# There's no generation older than 12 months, so the following command should
+# have no effect.
+generation="`readlink_base "$profile"`"
+if guix package -p "$profile" --delete-generations=12m;
+then false; else true; fi
+test "`readlink_base "$profile"`" = "$generation"
+
#
# Try with the default profile.
#