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guix package: Inform about new upstream versions of GNU packages.

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* guix/gnu-maintenance.scm (gnu-package?): New procedure.
* guix/scripts/package.scm (waiting): New macro.
  (check-package-freshness): New procedure.
  (guix-package)[process-actions]: Use it.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Mention the feature.
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Ludovic Courtès
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@@ -514,6 +514,12 @@ Thus, when installing MPC, the MPFR and GMP libraries also get installed
in the profile; removing MPC also removes MPFR and GMP---unless they had
also been explicitly installed independently.
@c XXX: keep me up-to-date
Besides, when installing a GNU package, the tool reports the
availability of a newer upstream version. In the future, it may provide
the option of installing directly from the upstream version, even if
that version is not yet in the distribution.
@item --install-from-expression=@var{exp}
@itemx -e @var{exp}
Install the package @var{exp} evaluates to.