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-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi28
-rw-r--r--gnu/installer/services.scm2
-rw-r--r--gnu/services/desktop.scm5
-rw-r--r--gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl2
4 files changed, 26 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 7d80c00530..d99b7fd933 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -14420,7 +14420,7 @@ The @var{%desktop-services} variable can be used as the @code{services}
field of an @code{operating-system} declaration (@pxref{operating-system
Reference, @code{services}}).
-Additionally, the @code{gnome-desktop-service},
+Additionally, the @code{gnome-desktop-service-type},
@code{xfce-desktop-service}, @code{mate-desktop-service-type} and
@code{enlightenment-desktop-service-type} procedures can add GNOME, XFCE, MATE
and/or Enlightenment to a system. To ``add GNOME'' means that system-level
@@ -14428,7 +14428,7 @@ services like the backlight adjustment helpers and the power management
utilities are added to the system, extending @code{polkit} and @code{dbus}
appropriately, allowing GNOME to operate with elevated privileges on a
limited number of special-purpose system interfaces. Additionally,
-adding a service made by @code{gnome-desktop-service} adds the GNOME
+adding a service made by @code{gnome-desktop-service-type} adds the GNOME
metapackage to the system profile. Likewise, adding the XFCE service
not only adds the @code{xfce} metapackage to the system profile, but it
also gives the Thunar file manager the ability to open a ``root-mode''
@@ -14452,11 +14452,23 @@ also try starting GNOME on Wayland manually from a TTY with the
command ``XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland exec dbus-run-session
gnome-session``. Currently only GNOME has support for Wayland.
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} gnome-desktop-service
-Return a service that adds the @code{gnome} package to the system
-profile, and extends polkit with the actions from
-@code{gnome-settings-daemon}.
-@end deffn
+@defvr {Scheme Variable} gnome-desktop-service-type
+This is the type of the service that adds the @uref{https://www.gnome.org,
+GNOME} desktop environment. Its value is a @code{gnome-desktop-configuration}
+object (see below.)
+
+This service adds the @code{gnome} package to the system profile, and extends
+polkit with the actions from @code{gnome-settings-daemon}.
+@end defvr
+
+@deftp {Data Type} gnome-desktop-configuration
+Configuration record for the GNOME desktop environment.
+
+@table @asis
+@item @code{gnome} (default @code{gnome})
+The GNOME package to use.
+@end table
+@end deftp
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} xfce-desktop-service
Return a service that adds the @code{xfce} package to the system profile,
@@ -14508,7 +14520,7 @@ them by default. To add GNOME, XFCE or MATE, just @code{cons} them onto
(operating-system
...
;; cons* adds items to the list given as its last argument.
- (services (cons* (gnome-desktop-service)
+ (services (cons* (service gnome-desktop-service-type)
(xfce-desktop-service)
%desktop-services))
...)
diff --git a/gnu/installer/services.scm b/gnu/installer/services.scm
index f263ecc84f..e719da083d 100644
--- a/gnu/installer/services.scm
+++ b/gnu/installer/services.scm
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
(list
(desktop-environment
(name "GNOME")
- (snippet '(gnome-desktop-service)))
+ (snippet '(service gnome-desktop-service-type)))
(desktop-environment
(name "Xfce")
(snippet '(xfce-desktop-service)))
diff --git a/gnu/services/desktop.scm b/gnu/services/desktop.scm
index b912c208cc..9c9472e1a2 100644
--- a/gnu/services/desktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/desktop.scm
@@ -884,9 +884,12 @@ rules."
(service-extension profile-service-type
(compose list
gnome-package))))
+ (default-value (gnome-desktop-configuration))
(description "Run the GNOME desktop environment.")))
-(define* (gnome-desktop-service #:key (config (gnome-desktop-configuration)))
+(define-deprecated (gnome-desktop-service #:key (config
+ (gnome-desktop-configuration)))
+ gnome-desktop-service-type
"Return a service that adds the @code{gnome} package to the system profile,
and extends polkit with the actions from @code{gnome-settings-daemon}."
(service gnome-desktop-service-type config))
diff --git a/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl b/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl
index bc5cbd6e6b..fe32bc58b5 100644
--- a/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl
+++ b/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
;; screen with F1. Use the "desktop" services, which
;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with
;; NetworkManager, and more.
- (services (append (list (gnome-desktop-service)
+ (services (append (list (service gnome-desktop-service-type)
(xfce-desktop-service))
%desktop-services))