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| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/services/base.scm | 56 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/system/install.scm | 12 |
2 files changed, 65 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm index a3944dbdfa..55ee5c4b08 100644 --- a/gnu/services/base.scm +++ b/gnu/services/base.scm @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ #:use-module (gnu system linux) ; 'pam-service', etc. #:use-module (gnu packages admin) #:use-module ((gnu packages linux) - #:select (udev)) + #:select (udev kbd)) #:use-module ((gnu packages base) #:select (glibc-final)) #:use-module (gnu packages package-management) @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ file-system-service user-processes-service host-name-service + console-font-service udev-service mingetty-service nscd-service @@ -199,6 +200,50 @@ stopped before 'kill' is called." (sethostname #$name))) (respawn? #f))))) +(define (unicode-start tty) + "Return a gexp to start Unicode support on @var{tty}." + + ;; We have to run 'unicode_start' in a pipe so that when it invokes the + ;; 'tty' command, that command returns TTY. + #~(begin + (let ((pid (primitive-fork))) + (case pid + ((0) + (close-fdes 0) + (dup2 (open-fdes #$tty O_RDONLY) 0) + (close-fdes 1) + (dup2 (open-fdes #$tty O_WRONLY) 1) + (execl (string-append #$kbd "/bin/unicode_start") + "unicode_start")) + (else + (zero? (cdr (waitpid pid)))))))) + +(define* (console-font-service tty #:optional (font "LatGrkCyr-8x16")) + "Return a service that sets up Unicode support in @var{tty} and loads +@var{font} for that tty (fonts are per virtual console in Linux.)" + ;; Note: 'LatGrkCyr-8x16' has the advantage of providing three common + ;; scripts as well as glyphs for em dash, quotation marks, and other Unicode + ;; codepoints notably found in the UTF-8 manual. + (let ((device (string-append "/dev/" tty))) + (with-monad %store-monad + (return (service + (documentation "Load a Unicode console font.") + (provision (list (symbol-append 'console-font- + (string->symbol tty)))) + + ;; Start after mingetty has been started on TTY, otherwise the + ;; settings are ignored. + (requirement (list (symbol-append 'term- + (string->symbol tty)))) + + (start #~(lambda _ + (and #$(unicode-start device) + (zero? + (system* (string-append #$kbd "/bin/setfont") + "-C" #$device #$font))))) + (stop #~(const #t)) + (respawn? #f)))))) + (define* (mingetty-service tty #:key (motd (text-file "motd" "Welcome.\n")) @@ -469,7 +514,14 @@ passed to @command{guix-daemon}." ;; Convenience variable holding the basic services. (let ((motd (text-file "motd" " This is the GNU operating system, welcome!\n\n"))) - (list (mingetty-service "tty1" #:motd motd) + (list (console-font-service "tty1") + (console-font-service "tty2") + (console-font-service "tty3") + (console-font-service "tty4") + (console-font-service "tty5") + (console-font-service "tty6") + + (mingetty-service "tty1" #:motd motd) (mingetty-service "tty2" #:motd motd) (mingetty-service "tty3" #:motd motd) (mingetty-service "tty4" #:motd motd) diff --git a/gnu/system/install.scm b/gnu/system/install.scm index b30c5577e4..3fbfaf6d77 100644 --- a/gnu/system/install.scm +++ b/gnu/system/install.scm @@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ You have been warned. Thanks for being so brave. #:motd motd #:auto-login "root") - ;; Documentation. + ;; Documentation. The manual is in UTF-8, but + ;; 'console-font-service' sets up Unicode support and loads a font + ;; with all the useful glyphs like em dash and quotation marks. (mingetty-service "tty2" #:motd motd #:auto-login "guest" @@ -86,6 +88,14 @@ You have been warned. Thanks for being so brave. ;; Start udev so that useful device nodes are available. (udev-service) + ;; Install Unicode support and a suitable font. + (console-font-service "tty1") + (console-font-service "tty2") + (console-font-service "tty3") + (console-font-service "tty4") + (console-font-service "tty5") + (console-font-service "tty6") + (nscd-service)))) (define %issue |