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@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2020 Leo Prikler@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2019, 2020 Simon Tournier@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2020 Wiktor Żelazny@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2020 Damien Cassou@*
+Copyright @copyright{} 2020 Jakub Kądziołka@*
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
@@ -771,11 +772,11 @@ The following dependencies are optional:
@itemize
@item
-@c Note: We need at least 0.10.2 for 'channel-send-eof'.
+@c Note: We need at least 0.12.0 for 'userauth-gssapi!'.
Support for build offloading (@pxref{Daemon Offload Setup}) and
@command{guix copy} (@pxref{Invoking guix copy}) depends on
@uref{https://github.com/artyom-poptsov/guile-ssh, Guile-SSH},
-version 0.10.2 or later.
+version 0.12.0 or later.
@item
When @url{https://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzlib.html, lzlib} is available, lzlib
@@ -2440,6 +2441,11 @@ your system includes the latest security updates (@pxref{Security Updates}).
Note that @command{sudo guix} runs your user's @command{guix} command and
@emph{not} root's, because @command{sudo} leaves @code{PATH} unchanged. To
explicitly run root's @command{guix}, type @command{sudo -i guix @dots{}}.
+
+The difference matters here, because @command{guix pull} updates
+the @command{guix} command and package definitions only for the user it is ran
+as. This means that if you choose to use @command{guix system reconfigure} in
+root's login shell, you'll need to @command{guix pull} separately.
@end quotation
Join us on @code{#guix} on the Freenode IRC network or on
@@ -4958,8 +4964,10 @@ shared and will change to the user's home directory within the container
instead. See also @code{--user}.
@item --expose=@var{source}[=@var{target}]
-For containers, expose the file system @var{source} from the host system
-as the read-only file system @var{target} within the container. If
+@itemx --share=@var{source}[=@var{target}]
+For containers, @code{--expose} (resp. @code{--share}) exposes the file
+system @var{source} from the host system as the read-only
+(resp. writable) file system @var{target} within the container. If
@var{target} is not specified, @var{source} is used as the target mount
point in the container.
@@ -4971,19 +4979,6 @@ directory:
guix environment --container --expose=$HOME=/exchange --ad-hoc guile -- guile
@end example
-@item --share=@var{source}[=@var{target}]
-For containers, share the file system @var{source} from the host system
-as the writable file system @var{target} within the container. If
-@var{target} is not specified, @var{source} is used as the target mount
-point in the container.
-
-The example below spawns a Guile REPL in a container in which the user's
-home directory is accessible for both reading and writing via the
-@file{/exchange} directory:
-
-@example
-guix environment --container --share=$HOME=/exchange --ad-hoc guile -- guile
-@end example
@end table
@command{guix environment}
@@ -6159,6 +6154,70 @@ parameters available to cargo. It will also remove an included
if they are defined by the crate.
@end defvr
+
+@defvr {Scheme Variable} copy-build-system
+@cindex (copy build system)
+This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system copy)}. It
+supports builds of simple packages that don't require much compiling,
+mostly just moving files around.
+
+It adds much of the @code{gnu-build-system} packages to the set of
+inputs. Because of this, the @code{copy-build-system} does not require
+all the boilerplate code often needed for the
+@code{trivial-build-system}.
+
+To further simplify the file installation process, an
+@code{#:install-plan} argument is exposed to let the packager specify
+which files go where. The install plan is a list of @code{(@var{source}
+@var{target} [@var{filters}])}. @var{filters} are optional.
+
+@itemize
+@item When @var{source} matches a file or directory without trailing slash, install it to @var{target}.
+@itemize
+@item If @var{target} has a trailing slash, install @var{source} basename beneath @var{target}.
+@item Otherwise install @var{source} as @var{target}.
+@end itemize
+
+@item When @var{source} is a directory with a trailing slash, or when @var{filters} are used,
+the trailing slash of @var{target} is implied with the same meaning
+as above.
+@itemize
+@item Without @var{filters}, install the full @var{source} @emph{content} to @var{target}.
+@item With @var{filters} among @code{#:include}, @code{#:include-regexp}, @code{#:exclude},
+@code{#:exclude-regexp}, only select files are installed depending on
+the filters. Each filters is specified by a list of strings.
+@itemize
+@item With @code{#:include}, install all the files which the path suffix matches
+at least one of the elements in the given list.
+@item With @code{#:include-regexp}, install all the files which the
+subpaths match at least one of the regular expressions in the given
+list.
+@item The @code{#:exclude} and @code{#:exclude-regexp} filters
+are the complement of their inclusion counterpart. Without @code{#:include} flags,
+install all files but those matching the exclusion filters.
+If both inclusions and exclusions are specified, the exclusions are done
+on top of the inclusions.
+@end itemize
+@end itemize
+In all cases, the paths relative to @var{source} are preserved within
+@var{target}.
+@end itemize
+
+Examples:
+
+@itemize
+@item @code{("foo/bar" "share/my-app/")}: Install @file{bar} to @file{share/my-app/bar}.
+@item @code{("foo/bar" "share/my-app/baz")}: Install @file{bar} to @file{share/my-app/baz}.
+@item @code{("foo/" "share/my-app")}: Install the content of @file{foo} inside @file{share/my-app},
+e.g., install @file{foo/sub/file} to @file{share/my-app/sub/file}.
+@item @code{("foo/" "share/my-app" #:include ("sub/file"))}: Install only @file{foo/sub/file} to
+@file{share/my-app/sub/file}.
+@item @code{("foo/sub" "share/my-app" #:include ("file"))}: Install @file{foo/sub/file} to
+@file{share/my-app/file}.
+@end itemize
+@end defvr
+
+
@cindex Clojure (programming language)
@cindex simple Clojure build system
@defvr {Scheme Variable} clojure-build-system
@@ -6815,9 +6874,11 @@ instruct it to listen for TCP connections (@pxref{Invoking guix-daemon,
@item ssh
@cindex SSH access to build daemons
-These URIs allow you to connect to a remote daemon over
-SSH@footnote{This feature requires Guile-SSH (@pxref{Requirements}).}.
-A typical URL might look like this:
+These URIs allow you to connect to a remote daemon over SSH. This
+feature requires Guile-SSH (@pxref{Requirements}) and a working
+@code{guile} binary in @code{PATH} on the destination machine. It
+supports public key and GSSAPI authentication. A typical URL might look
+like this:
@example
ssh://charlie@@guix.example.org:22
@@ -14463,7 +14524,7 @@ Command to run when halting.
Command to run when rebooting.
@item @code{theme} (default "maldives")
-Theme to use. Default themes provided by SDDM are "elarun" or "maldives".
+Theme to use. Default themes provided by SDDM are "elarun", "maldives" or "maya".
@item @code{themes-directory} (default "/run/current-system/profile/share/sddm/themes")
Directory to look for themes.
@@ -14538,7 +14599,7 @@ Relogin after logout.
@cindex X11 login
@defvr {Scheme Variable} sddm-service-type
This is the type of the service to run the
-@uref{https://github.com/sddm/sddm,SSDM display manager}. Its value
+@uref{https://github.com/sddm/sddm,SDDM display manager}. Its value
must be a @code{sddm-configuration} record (see below).
Here's an example use:
@@ -21799,6 +21860,13 @@ Defaults to @samp{#t}.
@end deftypevr
+@deftypevr {@code{openvpn-client-configuration} parameter} boolean fast-io?
+(Experimental) Optimize TUN/TAP/UDP I/O writes by avoiding a call to
+poll/epoll/select prior to the write operation.
+
+Defaults to @samp{#f}.
+@end deftypevr
+
@deftypevr {@code{openvpn-client-configuration} parameter} number verbosity
Verbosity level.
@@ -21814,6 +21882,14 @@ Defaults to @samp{#f}.
@end deftypevr
+@deftypevr {@code{openvpn-client-configuration} parameter} maybe-string auth-user-pass
+Authenticate with server using username/password. The option is a file
+containing username/password on 2 lines. Do not use a file-like object as it
+would be added to the store and readable by any user.
+
+Defaults to @samp{'disabled}.
+@end deftypevr
+
@deftypevr {@code{openvpn-client-configuration} parameter} key-usage verify-key-usage?
Whether to check the server certificate has server usage extension.
@@ -21935,6 +22011,13 @@ Defaults to @samp{#t}.
@end deftypevr
+@deftypevr {@code{openvpn-server-configuration} parameter} boolean fast-io?
+(Experimental) Optimize TUN/TAP/UDP I/O writes by avoiding a call to
+poll/epoll/select prior to the write operation.
+
+Defaults to @samp{#f}.
+@end deftypevr
+
@deftypevr {@code{openvpn-server-configuration} parameter} number verbosity
Verbosity level.