Reported by Pierre Neidhardt <ambrevar@gmail.com>.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-daemon): Fix an incorrect statement
regarding --gc-keep-outputs. Add a little to the description of this
option and --gc-keep-derivations.
* gnu/packages/cups.scm (hplip-minimal): New variable.
* gnu/packages/scanner.scm (sane-backends)[inputs]: Replace hplip with
hplip-minimal.
* doc/guix.texi (Printing Services): Change example code to use
hplip-minimal in place of hplip. Add note explaining when use hplip.
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation)
(USB Stick and DVD Installation, Running GuixSD in a VM): Use
"https://alpha.gnu.org" instead of the now deprecated FTP URLs.
This is a follow-up to commit a33652ee33.
* doc/guix.texi (Prometheus Node Exporter Service): Remove trailing whitespace
and change "defvr" to "defvar".
* gnu/services/monitoring.scm (prometheus-node-exporter-service-type):
New variable.
(<prometheus-node-exporter-configuration>): New record type.
(prometheus-node-exporter-shepherd-service): New procedure.
* gnu/doc/guix.texi (Monitoring Services): Document it.
* gnu/tests/monitoring.scm: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add test module.
Partly fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/30312>.
* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation): Add note on how to choose
between UEFI and BIOS.
(Using the Configuration System)[Bootloader]: New subsubsection.
(Bootloader Configuration): Expound on the bootloader type and target.
* gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl: Switch to UEFI.
* gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl: Explicitly mention "legacy" and
"BIOS" in the comments.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (default-skeletons): Substitute ‘--color=auto’
for ‘--color’ (which implies ‘=always’) in aliases.
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Also adjust examples as that makes
more sense.
Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/31591>.
* gnu/services/sound.scm (<alsa-configuration>)[alsa-plugins]: New field.
(alsa-config-file): Use 'pcm_type.pulse' and 'ctl_type.pulse' to specify file
paths to the 'pulse' plugin.
* doc/guix.texi (Sound Services): Document this.
Co-authored-by: 宋文武 <iyzsong@member.fsf.org>
* gnu/system/install.scm (os-with-u-boot): New procedure.
* gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm (make-u-boot-package): Export.
* doc/guix.texi (Building the Installation Image for ARM Boards): New
subsection.
The next commits make (sqlite3) an indirect dependency of (gnu build
install), which is itself used by (guix scripts system), hence this new
requirement.
* configure.ac: Error out when $guix_cv_have_recent_guile_sqlite3 is
false. Remove HAVE_GUILE_SQLITE3 Automake conditional.
* Makefile.am (MODULES, SCM_TESTS): Remove HAVE_GUILE_SQLITE3 conditions.
* doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Add Guile-SQLite3.
* README: Ditto.
* gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix)[propagated-inputs]: Add
GUILE-SQLITE3.
[arguments]: In 'wrap-program' phase, take guile-sqlite3 into account.
This helpful when adding content to the nginx configuration file, which isn't
supported by the record type used for the configuration. For example, like
adding proxy_cache_path configuration.
* gnu/packages/web.scm (<nginx-configuration>): Add new extra-content field.
(nginx-configuration-extra-content): New field accessor.
(default-nginx-config): Add support for the extra-content field.
* doc/guix.texi (NGINX): Document the new extra-content field.
* guix/scripts/pull.scm (%pull-version): New variable.
(build-from-source): Pass #:pull-version to BUILD.
(whole-package-for-legacy, derivation->manifest-entry): New procedure.
(build-and-install): Rewrite in terms of 'build-and-use-profile'.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (maybe-suggest-running-guix-pull)[latest]:
Switch to "/current".
* scripts/guix.in (augment-load-paths!): Remove use of
~/.config/guix/latest.
* build-aux/compile-as-derivation.scm: Replace "/guix/latest/" with
"/current/share/guile/site/X.Y"
* guix/scripts.scm (warn-about-old-distro)[age]: Check "/current"
instead of "/latest".
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Document it.
* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Remove
footnote about abusing ~/.config/guix/latest.
The 'no-negcache?' option is mapped to the '--no-negcache' command-line
argument directly, but we're in the scheme world, where the general guideline
is to avoid double-negations in identifiers.
* gnu/services/dns.scm <dnsmasq-configuration>: Replace the 'no-negcache?'
field with 'negative-cache?'.
* doc/guix.texi (DNS Services)[Dnsmasq Service]: Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/services/dns.scm (dnsmasq-service-type): New variable.
(<dnsmasq-configuration>): New record type.
(dnsmasq-shepherd-service): New procedure.
* doc/guix.texi (DNS Services): Document it.
