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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 9fb226c651..bbfdce51fa 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3224,29 +3224,26 @@ like: @lisp (define (nscd-service) - (mlet %store-monad ((nscd (package-file glibc "sbin/nscd"))) + (with-monad %store-monad (return (service (documentation "Run libc's name service cache daemon.") (provision '(nscd)) - (start `(make-forkexec-constructor ,nscd "-f" "/dev/null" - "--foreground")) - (stop `(make-kill-destructor)) - - (respawn? #f) - (inputs `(("glibc" ,glibc))))))) + (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor + (string-append #$glibc "/sbin/nscd") + "-f" "/dev/null" "--foreground")) + (stop #~(make-kill-destructor)) + (respawn? #f))))) @end lisp @noindent -The @code{inputs} field specifies that this service depends on the -@var{glibc} package---the package that contains the @command{nscd} -program. The @code{start} and @code{stop} fields are expressions that -make use of dmd's facilities to start and stop processes (@pxref{Service -De- and Constructors,,, dmd, GNU dmd Manual}). The @code{provision} -field specifies the name under which this service is known to dmd, and -@code{documentation} specifies on-line documentation. Thus, the -commands @command{deco start ncsd}, @command{deco stop nscd}, and -@command{deco doc nscd} will do what you would expect (@pxref{Invoking -deco,,, dmd, GNU dmd Manual}). +The @code{start} and @code{stop} fields are G-expressions +(@pxref{G-Expressions}). They refer to dmd's facilities to start and +stop processes (@pxref{Service De- and Constructors,,, dmd, GNU dmd +Manual}). The @code{provision} field specifies the name under which +this service is known to dmd, and @code{documentation} specifies on-line +documentation. Thus, the commands @command{deco start ncsd}, +@command{deco stop nscd}, and @command{deco doc nscd} will do what you +would expect (@pxref{Invoking deco,,, dmd, GNU dmd Manual}). @c ********************************************************************* |