From 15a01c72209b2d43239fe7516a22e531b7fcb85f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2015 22:44:26 +0200
Subject: gexp: Add 'program-file'.

* guix/gexp.scm (<program-file>): New record type.
  (program-file, program-file-compiler): New procedures.
* tests/gexp.scm ("program-file"): New test.
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Document it.
---
 doc/guix.texi | 17 +++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

(limited to 'doc')

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 9c63230a4f..e0a6f2bddf 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -3345,10 +3345,10 @@ The other arguments are as for @code{derivation} (@pxref{Derivations}).
 @end deffn
 
 @cindex file-like objects
-The @code{local-file}, @code{plain-file}, and @code{computed-file}
-procedures below return @dfn{file-like objects}.  That is, when unquoted
-in a G-expression, these objects lead to a file in the store.  Consider
-this G-expression:
+The @code{local-file}, @code{plain-file}, @code{computed-file}, and
+@code{program-file} procedures below return @dfn{file-like objects}.
+That is, when unquoted in a G-expression, these objects lead to a file
+in the store.  Consider this G-expression:
 
 @example
 #~(system* (string-append #$glibc "/sbin/nscd") "-f"
@@ -3421,6 +3421,15 @@ executable file @file{/gnu/store/@dots{}-list-files} along these lines:
 @end example
 @end deffn
 
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} program-file @var{name} @var{exp} @
+          [#:modules '()] [#:guile #f]
+Return an object representing the executable store item @var{name} that
+runs @var{gexp}.  @var{guile} is the Guile package used to execute that
+script, and @var{modules} is the list of modules visible to that script.
+
+This is the declarative counterpart of @code{gexp->script}.
+@end deffn
+
 @deffn {Monadic Procedure} gexp->file @var{name} @var{exp}
 Return a derivation that builds a file @var{name} containing @var{exp}.
 
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