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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index f692872c04..3a402c13a9 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ choice. * Packaging Guidelines:: Growing the distribution. * Coding Style:: Hygiene of the contributor. * Submitting Patches:: Share your work. -* Tracking Bugs and Patches:: Keeping it all organized. +* Tracking Bugs and Changes:: Keeping it all organized. * Commit Access:: Pushing to the official repository. * Updating the Guix Package:: Updating the Guix package definition. * Writing Documentation:: Improving documentation in GNU Guix. @@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ A typical package definition may look like this: ))) @end lisp -@deffn {Scheme Procedure} git-version @var{VERSION} @var{REVISION} @var{COMMIT} +@deffn {Procedure} git-version @var{VERSION} @var{REVISION} @var{COMMIT} Return the version string for packages using @code{git-fetch}. @lisp @@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ Return the version string for packages using @code{git-fetch}. @end lisp @end deffn -@deffn {Scheme Procedure} hg-version @var{VERSION} @var{REVISION} @var{CHANGESET} +@deffn {Procedure} hg-version @var{VERSION} @var{REVISION} @var{CHANGESET} Return the version string for packages using @code{hg-fetch}. It works in the same way as @code{git-version}. @end deffn @@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ When the @var{author} contains hyphens or uppercase letters, as with The module @code{(guix build-system elm)} provides the following utilities for working with names and related conventions: -@deffn {Scheme procedure} elm-package-origin @var{elm-name} @var{version} @ +@deffn {Procedure} elm-package-origin @var{elm-name} @var{version} @ @var{hash} Returns a Git origin using the repository naming and tagging regime required for a published Elm package with the upstream name @var{elm-name} at version @@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ For example: @end lisp @end deffn -@deffn {Scheme procedure} elm->package-name @var{elm-name} +@deffn {Procedure} elm->package-name @var{elm-name} Returns the Guix-style package name for an Elm package with upstream name @var{elm-name}. @@ -998,13 +998,13 @@ Note that there is more than one possible @var{elm-name} for which @code{elm->package-name} will produce a given result. @end deffn -@deffn {Scheme procedure} guix-package->elm-name @var{package} +@deffn {Procedure} guix-package->elm-name @var{package} Given an Elm @var{package}, returns the possibly-inferred upstream name, or @code{#f} the upstream name is not specified via the @code{'upstream-name} property and can not be inferred by @code{infer-elm-package-name}. @end deffn -@deffn {Scheme procedure} infer-elm-package-name @var{guix-name} +@deffn {Procedure} infer-elm-package-name @var{guix-name} Given the @var{guix-name} of an Elm package, returns the inferred upstream name, or @code{#f} if the upstream name can't be inferred. If the result is not @code{#f}, supplying it to @code{elm->package-name} would produce @@ -1161,11 +1161,11 @@ readability of patches. Seasoned Guix developers may also want to look at the section on commit access (@pxref{Commit Access}). This mailing list is backed by a Debbugs instance, which allows us to -keep track of submissions (@pxref{Tracking Bugs and Patches}). Each -message sent to that mailing list gets a new tracking number assigned; -people can then follow up on the submission by sending email to -@code{@var{ISSUE_NUMBER}@@debbugs.gnu.org}, where @var{ISSUE_NUMBER} is -the tracking number (@pxref{Sending a Patch Series}). +keep track of submissions (@pxref{Tracking Bugs and Changes}). +Each message sent to that mailing list gets a new tracking number +assigned; people can then follow up on the submission by sending email +to @code{@var{ISSUE_NUMBER}@@debbugs.gnu.org}, where @var{ISSUE_NUMBER} +is the tracking number (@pxref{Sending a Patch Series}). Please write commit logs in the ChangeLog format (@pxref{Change Logs,,, standards, GNU Coding Standards}); you can check the commit history for @@ -1257,48 +1257,9 @@ and which optional dependencies should be used. In particular, avoid adding the @code{texlive-tiny} package or @code{texlive-union} procedure instead. @item -For important changes, check that dependent packages (if applicable) are -not affected by the change; @code{guix refresh --list-dependent -@var{package}} will help you do that (@pxref{Invoking guix refresh}). - -@c See <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2016-10/msg00933.html>. -@cindex branching strategy -@cindex rebuild scheduling strategy -Depending on the number of dependent packages and thus the amount of -rebuilding induced, commits go to different branches, along these lines: - -@table @asis -@item 300 dependent packages or less -@code{master} branch (non-disruptive changes). - -@item between 300 and 1,800 dependent packages -@code{staging} branch (non-disruptive changes). This branch is intended -to be merged in @code{master} every 6 weeks or so. Topical changes -(e.g., an update of the GNOME stack) can instead go to a specific branch -(say, @code{gnome-updates}). This branch is not expected to be -buildable or usable until late in its development process. - -@item more than 1,800 dependent packages -@code{core-updates} branch (may include major and potentially disruptive -changes). This branch is intended to be merged in @code{master} every -6 months or so. This branch is not expected to be buildable or usable -until late in its development process. -@end table - -All these branches are @uref{https://@value{SUBSTITUTE-SERVER-1}, -tracked by our build farm} and merged into @code{master} once -everything has been successfully built. This allows us to fix issues -before they hit users, and to reduce the window during which pre-built -binaries are not available. - -When we decide to start building the @code{staging} or -@code{core-updates} branches, they will be forked and renamed with the -suffix @code{-frozen}, at which time only bug fixes may be pushed to the -frozen branches. The @code{core-updates} and @code{staging} branches -will remain open to accept patches for the next cycle. Please ask on -the mailing list or IRC if unsure where to place a patch. -@c TODO: It would be good with badges on the website that tracks these -@c branches. Or maybe even a status page. +Check that dependent packages (if applicable) are not affected by the +change; @code{guix refresh --list-dependent @var{package}} will help you +do that (@pxref{Invoking guix refresh}). @item @cindex determinism, of build processes @@ -1574,16 +1535,17 @@ $ guix shell -D guix [env]$ git send-email --to=@var{ISSUE_NUMBER}@@debbugs.gnu.org -2 @end example -@node Tracking Bugs and Patches -@section Tracking Bugs and Patches +@node Tracking Bugs and Changes +@section Tracking Bugs and Changes -This section describes how the Guix project tracks its bug reports and -patch submissions. +This section describes how the Guix project tracks its bug reports, +patch submissions and topic branches. @menu -* The Issue Tracker:: The official bug and patch tracker. -* Debbugs User Interfaces:: Ways to interact with Debbugs. -* Debbugs Usertags:: Tag reports with custom labels. +* The Issue Tracker:: The official bug and patch tracker. +* Managing Patches and Branches:: How changes to Guix are managed. +* Debbugs User Interfaces:: Ways to interact with Debbugs. +* Debbugs Usertags:: Tag reports with custom labels. @end menu @node The Issue Tracker @@ -1600,6 +1562,55 @@ email to @email{bug-guix@@gnu.org}, while patch submissions are filed against the @code{guix-patches} package by sending email to @email{guix-patches@@gnu.org} (@pxref{Submitting Patches}). +@node Managing Patches and Branches +@subsection Managing Patches and Branches +@cindex branching strategy +@cindex rebuild scheduling strategy + +Changes should be posted to @email{guix-patches@@gnu.org}. This mailing +list fills the patch-tracking database (@pxref{The Issue Tracker}). It +also allows patches to be picked up and tested by the quality assurance +tooling; the result of that testing eventually shows up on the dashboard +at @indicateurl{https://qa.guix.gnu.org/issue/@var{ISSUE_NUMBER}}, where +@var{ISSUE_NUMBER} is the number assigned by the issue tracker. Leave +time for a review, without committing anything. + +As an exception, some changes considered ``trivial'' or ``obvious'' may +be pushed directly to the @code{master} branch. This includes changes +to fix typos and reverting commits that caused immediate problems. This +is subject to being adjusted, allowing individuals to commit directly on +non-controversial changes on parts they’re familiar with. + +Changes which affect more than 300 dependent packages (@pxref{Invoking +guix refresh}) should first be pushed to a topic branch other than +@code{master}; the set of changes should be consistent---e.g., ``GNOME +update'', ``NumPy update'', etc. This allows for testing: the branch +will automatically show up at +@indicateurl{https://qa.guix.gnu.org/branch/@var{branch}}, with an +indication of its build status on various platforms. + +To help coordinate the merging of branches, you must create a new +guix-patches issue each time you wish to merge a branch (@pxref{The +Issue Tracker}). Normally branches will be merged in a ``first come, +first merged'' manner, tracked through the guix-patches issues. + +If you agree on a different order with those involved, you can track +this by updating which issues block@footnote{You can mark an issue as +blocked by another by emailing @email{control@@debbugs.gnu.org} with the +following line in the body of the email: @code{block XXXXX by YYYYY}. +Where @code{XXXXX} is the number for the blocked issue, and @code{YYYYY} +is the number for the issue blocking it.} which other issues. +Therefore, to know which branch is at the front of the queue, look for +the oldest issue, or the issue that isn't @dfn{blocked} by any other +branch merges. An ordered list of branches with the open issues is +available at @url{https://qa.guix.gnu.org}. + +Once a branch is at the front of the queue, wait until sufficient time +has passed for the build farms to have processed the changes, and for +the necessary testing to have happened. For example, you can check +@indicateurl{https://qa.guix.gnu.org/branch/@var{branch}} to see +information on some builds and substitute availability. + @node Debbugs User Interfaces @subsection Debbugs User Interfaces @@ -1816,23 +1827,14 @@ If you get commit access, please make sure to follow the policy below (discussions of the policy can take place on @email{guix-devel@@gnu.org}). -Changes should be posted to @email{guix-patches@@gnu.org}. This mailing -list fills the patch-tracking database (@pxref{Tracking Bugs and -Patches}). It also allows patches to be picked up and tested by the -quality assurance tooling; the result of that testing eventually shows -up on the dashboard at -@indicateurl{https://qa.guix.gnu.org/issue/@var{ISSUE_NUMBER}}, where -@var{ISSUE_NUMBER} is the number assigned by the issue tracker. Leave -time for a review, without committing anything (@pxref{Submitting -Patches}). If you didn’t receive any reply after one week (two weeks -for more significant changes), and if you're confident, it's OK to -commit. +Ensure you're aware of how the changes should be handled +(@pxref{Managing Patches and Branches}) prior to being pushed to the +repository, especially for the @code{master} branch. -As an exception, some changes considered ``trivial'' or ``obvious'' may -be pushed directly. This includes changes to fix typos and reverting -commits that caused immediate problems. This is subject to being -adjusted, allowing individuals to commit directly on non-controversial -changes on parts they’re familiar with. +If you're committing and pushing your own changes, try and wait at least +one week (two weeks for more significant changes) after you send them +for review. After this, if no one else is available to review them and +if you're confident about the changes, it's OK to commit. When pushing a commit on behalf of somebody else, please add a @code{Signed-off-by} line at the end of the commit log message---e.g., diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 01f4e0105f..c961f706ec 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 Leo Famulari@* Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Ricardo Wurmus@* Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Ben Woodcroft@* Copyright @copyright{} 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 Chris Marusich@* -Copyright @copyright{} 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Efraim Flashner@* +Copyright @copyright{} 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Efraim Flashner@* Copyright @copyright{} 2016 John Darrington@* Copyright @copyright{} 2016, 2017 Nikita Gillmann@* Copyright @copyright{} 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Jan Nieuwenhuizen@* @@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ Package Management * Invoking guix package:: Package installation, removal, etc. * Substitutes:: Downloading pre-built binaries. * Packages with Multiple Outputs:: Single source package, multiple outputs. +* Invoking guix locate:: Locating packages that provide a file. * Invoking guix gc:: Running the garbage collector. * Invoking guix pull:: Fetching the latest Guix and distribution. * Invoking guix time-machine:: Running an older revision of Guix. @@ -637,18 +638,18 @@ includes POWER9 systems such as the RYF Talos II mainboard}. This platform is available as a "technology preview": although it is supported, substitutes are not yet available from the build farm (@pxref{Substitutes}), and some packages may fail to -build (@pxref{Tracking Bugs and Patches}). That said, the Guix +build (@pxref{Tracking Bugs and Changes}). That said, the Guix community is actively working on improving this support, and now is a great time to try it and get involved! @item riscv64-linux little-endian 64-bit RISC-V processors, specifically RV64GC, and -Linux-Libre kernel. This platform is available as a "technology preview": -although it is supported, substitutes are not yet available from the -build farm (@pxref{Substitutes}), and some packages may fail to build -(@pxref{Tracking Bugs and Patches}). That said, the Guix community is -actively working on improving this support, and now is a great time to -try it and get involved! +Linux-Libre kernel. This platform is available as a "technology +preview": although it is supported, substitutes are not yet available +from the build farm (@pxref{Substitutes}), and some packages may fail to +build (@pxref{Tracking Bugs and Changes}). That said, the Guix +community is actively working on improving this support, and now is a +great time to try it and get involved! @end table @@ -3297,6 +3298,7 @@ guix install emacs-guix * Invoking guix package:: Package installation, removal, etc. * Substitutes:: Downloading pre-built binaries. * Packages with Multiple Outputs:: Single source package, multiple outputs. +* Invoking guix locate:: Locating packages that provide a file. * Invoking guix gc:: Running the garbage collector. * Invoking guix pull:: Fetching the latest Guix and distribution. * Invoking guix time-machine:: Running an older revision of Guix. @@ -4417,6 +4419,134 @@ the output of @command{guix package --list-available} (@pxref{Invoking guix package}). +@node Invoking guix locate +@section Invoking @command{guix locate} + +@cindex file, searching in packages +@cindex file search +@cindex searching for packages +There's so much free software out there that sooner or later, you will +need to search for packages. The @command{guix search} command that +we've seen before (@pxref{Invoking guix package}) lets you search by +keywords: + +@example +guix search video editor +@end example + +@cindex searching for packages, by file name +Sometimes, you instead want to find which package provides a given file, +and this is where @command{guix locate} comes in. Here is how you can +find which package provides the @command{ls} command: + +@example +$ guix locate ls +coreutils@@9.1 /gnu/store/@dots{}-coreutils-9.1/bin/ls +@end example + +Of course the command works for any file, not just commands: + +@example +$ guix locate unistr.h +icu4c@@71.1 /gnu/store/@dots{}/include/unicode/unistr.h +libunistring@@1.0 /gnu/store/@dots{}/include/unistr.h +@end example + +You may also specify @dfn{glob patterns} with wildcards. For example, +here is how you would search for packages providing @file{.service} +files: + +@example +$ guix locate -g '*.service' +man-db@@2.11.1 @dots{}/lib/systemd/system/man-db.service +wpa-supplicant@@2.10 @dots{}/system-services/fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1.service +@end example + +The @command{guix locate} command relies on a database that maps file +names to package names. By default, it automatically creates that +database if it does not exist yet by traversing packages available +@emph{locally}, which can take a few minutes (depending on the size of +your store and the speed of your storage device). + +@quotation Note +For now, @command{guix locate} builds its database based on purely local +knowledge---meaning that you will not find packages that never reached +your store. Eventually it will support downloading a pre-built database +so you can potentially find more packages. +@end quotation + +By default, @command{guix locate} first tries to look for a system-wide +database, usually under @file{/var/cache/guix/locate}; if it does not +exist or is too old, it falls back to the per-user database, by default +under @file{~/.cache/guix/locate}. On a multi-user system, +administrators may want to periodically update the system-wide database +so that all users can benefit from it. + +The general syntax is: + +@example +guix locate [@var{options}@dots{}] @var{file}@dots{} +@end example + +@noindent +... where @var{file} is the name of a file to search for (specifically, +the ``base name'' of the file: files whose parent directories are called +@var{file} are not matched). + +The available options are as follows: + +@table @code +@item --glob +@item -g +Interpret @var{file}@dots{} as @dfn{glob patterns}---patterns that may +include wildcards, such as @samp{*.scm} to denote all files ending in +@samp{.scm}. + +@item --stats +Display database statistics. + +@item --update +@itemx -u +Update the file database. + +By default, the database is automatically updated when it is too old. + +@item --clear +Clear the database and re-populate it. + +This option lets you start anew, ensuring old data is removed from the +database, which also avoids having an endlessly growing database. By +default @command{guix locate} automatically does that periodically, +though infrequently. + +@item --database=@var{file} +Use @var{file} as the database, creating it if necessary. + +By default, @command{guix locate} picks the database under +@file{~/.cache/guix} or @file{/var/cache/guix}, whichever is the most +recent one. + +@item --method=@var{method} +@itemx -m @var{method} +Use @var{method} to select the set of packages to index. Possible +values are: + +@table @code +@item manifests +This is the default method: it works by traversing profiles on the +machine and recording packages it encounters---packages you or other +users of the machine installed, directly or indirectly. It is fast but +it can miss other packages available in the store but not referred to by +any profile. + +@item store +This is a slower but more exhaustive method: it checks among all the +existing packages those that are available in the store and records +them. +@end table +@end table + + @node Invoking guix gc @section Invoking @command{guix gc} @@ -5039,57 +5169,57 @@ be much faster because the Guix revision will be cached. The @code{(guix inferior)} module provides the following procedures to open an inferior: -@defun inferior-for-channels channels [#:cache-directory] [#:ttl] +@deffn {Procedure} inferior-for-channels channels [#:cache-directory] [#:ttl] Return an inferior for @var{channels}, a list of channels. Use the cache at @var{cache-directory}, where entries can be reclaimed after @var{ttl} seconds. This procedure opens a new connection to the build daemon. As a side effect, this procedure may build or substitute binaries for @var{channels}, which can take time. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun open-inferior directory [#:command "bin/guix"] +@deffn {Procedure} open-inferior directory [#:command "bin/guix"] Open the inferior Guix in @var{directory}, running @code{@var{directory}/@var{command} repl} or equivalent. Return @code{#f} if the inferior could not be launched. -@end defun +@end deffn @cindex inferior packages The procedures listed below allow you to obtain and manipulate inferior packages. -@defun inferior-packages inferior +@deffn {Procedure} inferior-packages inferior Return the list of packages known to @var{inferior}. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun lookup-inferior-packages inferior name [version] +@deffn {Procedure} lookup-inferior-packages inferior name [version] Return the sorted list of inferior packages matching @var{name} in @var{inferior}, with highest version numbers first. If @var{version} is true, return only packages with a version number prefixed by @var{version}. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun inferior-package? obj +@deffn {Procedure} inferior-package? obj Return true if @var{obj} is an inferior package. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun inferior-package-name package -@defunx inferior-package-version package -@defunx inferior-package-synopsis package -@defunx inferior-package-description package -@defunx inferior-package-home-page package -@defunx inferior-package-location package -@defunx inferior-package-inputs package -@defunx inferior-package-native-inputs package -@defunx inferior-package-propagated-inputs package -@defunx inferior-package-transitive-propagated-inputs package -@defunx inferior-package-native-search-paths package -@defunx inferior-package-transitive-native-search-paths package -@defunx inferior-package-search-paths package +@deffn {Procedure} inferior-package-name package +@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-version package +@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-synopsis package +@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-description package +@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-home-page package +@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-location package +@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-inputs package +@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-native-inputs package +@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-propagated-inputs package +@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-transitive-propagated-inputs package +@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-native-search-paths package +@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-transitive-native-search-paths package +@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-search-paths package These procedures are the counterpart of package record accessors (@pxref{package Reference}). Most of them work by querying the inferior @var{package} comes from, so the inferior must still be live when you call these procedures. -@end defun +@end deffn Inferior packages can be used transparently like any other package or file-like object in G-expressions (@pxref{G-Expressions}). They are also @@ -6995,7 +7125,7 @@ docker run -ti guile-guile-readline /bin/guile @end example @noindent -where @var{file} is the image returned by @var{guix pack}, and +where @var{file} is the image returned by @command{guix pack}, and @code{guile-guile-readline} is its ``image tag''. See the @uref{https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/load/, Docker documentation} for more information. @@ -7720,7 +7850,7 @@ That derivation is stored in a @file{.drv} file under @file{/gnu/store}. The build actions it prescribes may then be realized by using the @code{build-derivations} procedure (@pxref{The Store}). -@defun package-derivation store package [system] +@deffn {Procedure} package-derivation store package [system] Return the @code{<derivation>} object of @var{package} for @var{system} (@pxref{Derivations}). @@ -7729,21 +7859,21 @@ must be a string denoting the target system type---e.g., @code{"x86_64-linux"} for an x86_64 Linux-based GNU system. @var{store} must be a connection to the daemon, which operates on the store (@pxref{The Store}). -@end defun +@end deffn @noindent @cindex cross-compilation Similarly, it is possible to compute a derivation that cross-builds a package for some other system: -@defun package-cross-derivation store package target [system] +@deffn {Procedure} package-cross-derivation store package target [system] Return the @code{<derivation>} object of @var{package} cross-built from @var{system} to @var{target}. @var{target} must be a valid GNU triplet denoting the target hardware and operating system, such as @code{"aarch64-linux-gnu"} (@pxref{Specifying Target Triplets,,, autoconf, Autoconf}). -@end defun +@end deffn Once you have package definitions, you can easily define @emph{variants} of those packages. @xref{Defining Package Variants}, for more on that. @@ -7972,10 +8102,10 @@ It is an error to refer to @code{this-package} outside a package definition. The following helper procedures are provided to help deal with package inputs. -@defun lookup-package-input package name -@defunx lookup-package-native-input package name -@defunx lookup-package-propagated-input package name -@defunx lookup-package-direct-input package name +@deffn {Procedure} lookup-package-input package name +@deffnx {Procedure} lookup-package-native-input package name +@deffnx {Procedure} lookup-package-propagated-input package name +@deffnx {Procedure} lookup-package-direct-input package name Look up @var{name} among @var{package}'s inputs (or native, propagated, or direct inputs). Return it if found, @code{#f} otherwise. @@ -7991,7 +8121,7 @@ use it: In this example we obtain the @code{gmp} package that is among the direct inputs of @code{coreutils}. -@end defun +@end deffn @cindex development inputs, of a package @cindex implicit inputs, of a package @@ -8000,7 +8130,7 @@ Sometimes you will want to obtain the list of inputs needed to package is compiled. This is what the @code{package-development-inputs} procedure returns. -@defun package-development-inputs package [system] [#:target #f] +@deffn {Procedure} package-development-inputs package [system] [#:target #f] Return the list of inputs required by @var{package} for development purposes on @var{system}. When @var{target} is true, return the inputs needed to cross-compile @var{package} from @var{system} to @@ -8031,7 +8161,7 @@ because @code{hello} has zero explicit dependencies. Conversely, gzip, GCC, libc, Bash, and more. To visualize it, @command{guix graph hello} would show you explicit inputs, whereas @command{guix graph -t bag hello} would include implicit inputs (@pxref{Invoking guix graph}). -@end defun +@end deffn Because packages are regular Scheme objects that capture a complete dependency graph and associated build procedures, it is often useful to @@ -8039,7 +8169,7 @@ write procedures that take a package and return a modified version thereof according to some parameters. Below are a few examples. @cindex tool chain, choosing a package's tool chain -@defun package-with-c-toolchain package toolchain +@deffn {Procedure} package-with-c-toolchain package toolchain Return a variant of @var{package} that uses @var{toolchain} instead of the default GNU C/C++ toolchain. @var{toolchain} must be a list of inputs (label/package tuples) providing equivalent functionality, such @@ -8060,7 +8190,7 @@ fields and is instead pulled in by the build system. Consequently, this procedure works by changing the build system of @var{package} so that it pulls in @var{toolchain} instead of the defaults. @ref{Build Systems}, for more on build systems. -@end defun +@end deffn @node origin Reference @subsection @code{origin} Reference @@ -8177,7 +8307,7 @@ retrieved is determined by its @code{method} field. The @code{(guix download)} module provides the most common method, @code{url-fetch}, described below. -@defun url-fetch url hash-algo hash [name] [#:executable? #f] +@deffn {Procedure} url-fetch url hash-algo hash [name] [#:executable? #f] Return a fixed-output derivation that fetches data from @var{url} (a string, or a list of strings denoting alternate URLs), which is expected to have hash @var{hash} of type @var{hash-algo} (a symbol). By default, @@ -8190,19 +8320,19 @@ interpreted as the name of a mirror scheme, taken from @file{%mirror-file}. Alternatively, when URL starts with @code{file://}, return the corresponding file name in the store. -@end defun +@end deffn Likewise, the @code{(guix git-download)} module defines the @code{git-fetch} origin method, which fetches data from a Git version control repository, and the @code{git-reference} data type to describe the repository and revision to fetch. -@defun git-fetch ref hash-algo hash +@deffn {Procedure} git-fetch ref hash-algo hash Return a fixed-output derivation that fetches @var{ref}, a @code{<git-reference>} object. The output is expected to have recursive hash @var{hash} of type @var{hash-algo} (a symbol). Use @var{name} as the file name, or a generic name if @code{#f}. -@end defun +@end deffn @deftp {Data Type} git-reference This data type represents a Git reference for @code{git-fetch} to @@ -8245,12 +8375,12 @@ For Mercurial repositories, the module @code{(guix hg-download)} defines the @code{hg-fetch} origin method and @code{hg-reference} data type for support of the Mercurial version control system. -@defun hg-fetch ref hash-algo hash [name] +@deffn {Procedure} hg-fetch ref hash-algo hash [name] Return a fixed-output derivation that fetches @var{ref}, a @code{<hg-reference>} object. The output is expected to have recursive hash @var{hash} of type @var{hash-algo} (a symbol). Use @var{name} as the file name, or a generic name if @code{#false}. -@end defun +@end deffn @node Defining Package Variants @section Defining Package Variants @@ -8404,7 +8534,7 @@ These are pretty simple package variants. As a convenience, the that directly maps to the more sophisticated package transformation options (@pxref{Package Transformation Options}): -@defun options->transformation opts +@deffn {Procedure} options->transformation opts Return a procedure that, when passed an object to build (package, derivation, etc.), applies the transformations specified by @var{opts} and returns the resulting objects. @var{opts} must be a list of symbol/string pairs such as: @@ -8416,7 +8546,7 @@ the resulting objects. @var{opts} must be a list of symbol/string pairs such as Each symbol names a transformation and the corresponding string is an argument to that transformation. -@end defun +@end deffn For instance, a manifest equivalent to this command: @@ -8455,7 +8585,7 @@ Dependency graph rewriting, for the purposes of swapping packages in the graph, is what the @code{package-input-rewriting} procedure in @code{(guix packages)} implements. -@defun package-input-rewriting replacements [rewrite-name] [#:deep? #t] +@deffn {Procedure} package-input-rewriting replacements [rewrite-name] [#:deep? #t] Return a procedure that, when passed a package, replaces its direct and indirect dependencies, including implicit inputs when @var{deep?} is true, according to @var{replacements}. @var{replacements} is a list of @@ -8464,7 +8594,7 @@ and the second one is the replacement. Optionally, @var{rewrite-name} is a one-argument procedure that takes the name of a package and returns its new name after rewrite. -@end defun +@end deffn @noindent Consider this example: @@ -8489,7 +8619,7 @@ This is exactly what the @option{--with-input} command-line option does The following variant of @code{package-input-rewriting} can match packages to be replaced by name rather than by identity. -@deffn {Scheme Procedure} package-input-rewriting/spec @var{replacements} [#:deep? #t] +@deffn {Procedure} package-input-rewriting/spec @var{replacements} [#:deep? #t] Return a procedure that, given a package, applies the given @var{replacements} to all the package graph, including implicit inputs unless @var{deep?} is false. @@ -8517,12 +8647,12 @@ A more generic procedure to rewrite a package dependency graph is @code{package-mapping}: it supports arbitrary changes to nodes in the graph. -@defun package-mapping proc [cut?] [#:deep? #f] +@deffn {Procedure} package-mapping proc [cut?] [#:deep? #f] Return a procedure that, given a package, applies @var{proc} to all the packages depended on and returns the resulting package. The procedure stops recursion when @var{cut?} returns true for a given package. When @var{deep?} is true, @var{proc} is applied to implicit inputs as well. -@end defun +@end deffn @node Writing Manifests @section Writing Manifests @@ -8727,14 +8857,14 @@ related to a manifest entry coming from a @code{dependencies} field. @end table @end deftp -@defun concatenate-manifests lst +@deffn {Procedure} concatenate-manifests lst Concatenate the manifests listed in @var{lst} and return the resulting manifest. -@end defun +@end deffn @c TODO: <manifest-pattern>, manifest-lookup, manifest-remove, etc. -@defun package->manifest-entry package [output] [#:properties] +@deffn {Procedure} package->manifest-entry package [output] [#:properties] Return a manifest entry for the @var{output} of package @var{package}, where @var{output} defaults to @code{"out"}, and with the given @var{properties}. By default @var{properties} is the empty list or, if @@ -8752,9 +8882,9 @@ output and the @code{send-email} output of the @code{git} package: (manifest (list (package->manifest-entry git) (package->manifest-entry git "send-email"))) @end lisp -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun packages->manifest packages +@deffn {Procedure} packages->manifest packages Return a list of manifest entries, one for each item listed in @var{packages}. Elements of @var{packages} can be either package objects or package/string tuples denoting a specific output of a @@ -8768,10 +8898,10 @@ concisely: (packages->manifest (list git `(,git "send-email"))) @end lisp -@end defun +@end deffn @anchor{package-development-manifest} -@defun package->development-manifest package [system] [#:target] +@deffn {Procedure} package->development-manifest package [system] [#:target] Return a manifest for the @dfn{development inputs} of @var{package} for @var{system}, optionally when cross-compiling to @var{target}. Development inputs include both explicit and implicit inputs of @@ -8799,7 +8929,7 @@ In this example, the development manifest that (GCC), the many supporting libraries (Boost, GLib, GTK, etc.), and a couple of additional development tools---these are the dependencies @command{guix show inkscape} lists. -@end defun +@end deffn @c TODO: Move (gnu packages) interface to a section of its own. @@ -8807,7 +8937,7 @@ Last, the @code{(gnu packages)} module provides higher-level facilities to build manifests. In particular, it lets you look up packages by name---see below. -@defun specifications->manifest specs +@deffn {Procedure} specifications->manifest specs Given @var{specs}, a list of specifications such as @code{"emacs@@25.2"} or @code{"guile:debug"}, return a manifest. Specs have the format that command-line tools such as @command{guix install} and @command{guix @@ -8824,7 +8954,7 @@ Notice that we do not need to worry about @code{use-modules}, importing the right set of modules, and referring to the right variables. Instead, we directly refer to packages in the same way as on the command line, which can often be more convenient. -@end defun +@end deffn @c TODO: specifications->package, etc. @@ -10314,54 +10444,54 @@ procedures provided by @code{(guix build utils)}. This section documents procedures that deal with store file names. -@defun %store-directory +@deffn {Procedure} %store-directory Return the directory name of the store. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun store-file-name? file +@deffn {Procedure} store-file-name? file Return true if @var{file} is in the store. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun strip-store-file-name file +@deffn {Procedure} strip-store-file-name file Strip the @file{/gnu/store} and hash from @var{file}, a store file name. The result is typically a @code{"@var{package}-@var{version}"} string. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun package-name->name+version name +@deffn {Procedure} package-name->name+version name Given @var{name}, a package name like @code{"foo-0.9.1b"}, return two values: @code{"foo"} and @code{"0.9.1b"}. When the version part is unavailable, @var{name} and @code{#f} are returned. The first hyphen followed by a digit is considered to introduce the version part. -@end defun +@end deffn @subsection File Types The procedures below deal with files and file types. -@defun directory-exists? dir +@deffn {Procedure} directory-exists? dir Return @code{#t} if @var{dir} exists and is a directory. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun executable-file? file +@deffn {Procedure} executable-file? file Return @code{#t} if @var{file} exists and is executable. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun symbolic-link? file +@deffn {Procedure} symbolic-link? file Return @code{#t} if @var{file} is a symbolic link (aka. a ``symlink''). -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun elf-file? file -@defunx ar-file? file -@defunx gzip-file? file +@deffn {Procedure} elf-file? file +@deffnx {Procedure} ar-file? file +@deffnx {Procedure} gzip-file? file Return @code{#t} if @var{file} is, respectively, an ELF file, an @code{ar} archive (such as a @file{.a} static library), or a gzip file. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun reset-gzip-timestamp file [#:keep-mtime? #t] +@deffn {Procedure} reset-gzip-timestamp file [#:keep-mtime? #t] If @var{file} is a gzip file, reset its embedded timestamp (as with @command{gzip --no-name}) and return true. Otherwise return @code{#f}. When @var{keep-mtime?} is true, preserve @var{file}'s modification time. -@end defun +@end deffn @subsection File Manipulation @@ -10382,20 +10512,20 @@ normal procedure return or @i{via} a non-local exit such as an exception. @end defmac -@defun mkdir-p dir +@deffn {Procedure} mkdir-p dir Create directory @var{dir} and all its ancestors. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun install-file file directory +@deffn {Procedure} install-file file directory Create @var{directory} if it does not exist and copy @var{file} in there under the same name. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun make-file-writable file +@deffn {Procedure} make-file-writable file Make @var{file} writable for its owner. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun copy-recursively source destination @ +@deffn {Procedure} copy-recursively source destination @ [#:log (current-output-port)] [#:follow-symlinks? #f] @ [#:copy-file copy-file] [#:keep-mtime? #f] [#:keep-permissions? #t] Copy @var{source} directory to @var{destination}. Follow symlinks if @@ -10404,13 +10534,13 @@ Copy @var{source} directory to @var{destination}. Follow symlinks if keep the modification time of the files in @var{source} on those of @var{destination}. When @var{keep-permissions?} is true, preserve file permissions. Write verbose output to the @var{log} port. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun delete-file-recursively dir [#:follow-mounts? #f] +@deffn {Procedure} delete-file-recursively dir [#:follow-mounts? #f] Delete @var{dir} recursively, like @command{rm -rf}, without following symlinks. Don't follow mount points either, unless @var{follow-mounts?} is true. Report but ignore errors. -@end defun +@end deffn @defmac substitute* file @ ((regexp match-var@dots{}) body@dots{}) @dots{} @@ -10448,12 +10578,12 @@ whole line ending with a backslash, one needs a regex like @cindex file, searching This section documents procedures to search and filter files. -@defun file-name-predicate regexp +@deffn {Procedure} file-name-predicate regexp Return a predicate that returns true when passed a file name whose base name matches @var{regexp}. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun find-files dir [pred] @ +@deffn {Procedure} find-files dir [pred] @ [#:stat lstat] [#:directories? #f] [#:fail-on-error? #f] Return the lexicographically sorted list of files under @var{dir} for which @var{pred} returns true. @var{pred} is passed two arguments: the @@ -10464,7 +10594,7 @@ case it is equivalent to @code{(file-name-predicate @var{pred})}. that symlinks are not followed. If @var{directories?} is true, then directories will also be included. If @var{fail-on-error?} is true, raise an exception upon error. -@end defun +@end deffn Here are a few examples where we assume that the current directory is the root of the Guix source tree: @@ -10483,13 +10613,13 @@ the root of the Guix source tree: @result{} ("./libformat.a" "./libstore.a" @dots{}) @end lisp -@defun which program +@deffn {Procedure} which program Return the complete file name for @var{program} as found in @code{$PATH}, or @code{#f} if @var{program} could not be found. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun search-input-file inputs name -@defunx search-input-directory inputs name +@deffn {Procedure} search-input-file inputs name +@deffnx {Procedure} search-input-directory inputs name Return the complete file name for @var{name} as found in @var{inputs}; @code{search-input-file} searches for a regular file and @code{search-input-directory} searches for a directory. If @var{name} @@ -10498,7 +10628,7 @@ could not be found, an exception is raised. Here, @var{inputs} must be an association list like @code{inputs} and @code{native-inputs} as available to build phases (@pxref{Build Phases}). -@end defun +@end deffn Here is a (simplified) example of how @code{search-input-file} is used in a build phase of the @code{wireguard-tools} package: @@ -10521,7 +10651,7 @@ You'll find handy procedures to spawn processes in this module, essentially convenient wrappers around Guile's @code{system*} (@pxref{Processes, @code{system*},, guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}). -@defun invoke program args@dots{} +@deffn {Procedure} invoke program args@dots{} Invoke @var{program} with the given @var{args}. Raise an @code{&invoke-error} exception if the exit code is non-zero; otherwise return @code{#t}. @@ -10529,21 +10659,21 @@ return @code{#t}. The advantage compared to @code{system*} is that you do not need to check the return value. This reduces boilerplate in shell-script-like snippets for instance in package build phases. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun invoke-error? c +@deffn {Procedure} invoke-error? c Return true if @var{c} is an @code{&invoke-error} condition. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun invoke-error-program c -@defunx invoke-error-arguments c -@defunx invoke-error-exit-status c -@defunx invoke-error-term-signal c -@defunx invoke-error-stop-signal c +@deffn {Procedure} invoke-error-program c +@deffnx {Procedure} invoke-error-arguments c +@deffnx {Procedure} invoke-error-exit-status c +@deffnx {Procedure} invoke-error-term-signal c +@deffnx {Procedure} invoke-error-stop-signal c Access specific fields of @var{c}, an @code{&invoke-error} condition. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun report-invoke-error c [port] +@deffn {Procedure} report-invoke-error c [port] Report to @var{port} (by default the current error port) about @var{c}, an @code{&invoke-error} condition, in a human-friendly way. @@ -10559,9 +10689,9 @@ Typical usage would look like this: @print{} command "date" "--imaginary-option" failed with status 1 @end lisp -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun invoke/quiet program args@dots{} +@deffn {Procedure} invoke/quiet program args@dots{} Invoke @var{program} with @var{args} and capture @var{program}'s standard output and standard error. If @var{program} succeeds, print nothing and return the unspecified value; otherwise, raise a @@ -10585,7 +10715,7 @@ Here's an example: date: unrecognized option '--imaginary-option' Try 'date --help' for more information. @end lisp -@end defun +@end deffn @subsection Build Phases @@ -10695,7 +10825,7 @@ are always found. The wrapper would be used to set @env{PATH}, To ease that task, the @code{(guix build utils)} module provides a couple of helpers to wrap commands. -@defun wrap-program program [#:sh sh] [#:rest variables] +@deffn {Procedure} wrap-program program [#:sh sh] [#:rest variables] Make a wrapper for @var{program}. @var{variables} should look like this: @lisp @@ -10727,9 +10857,9 @@ exec -a $0 location/of/.foo-real "$@@" If @var{program} has previously been wrapped by @code{wrap-program}, the wrapper is extended with definitions for @var{variables}. If it is not, @var{sh} will be used as the interpreter. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun wrap-script program [#:guile guile] [#:rest variables] +@deffn {Procedure} wrap-script program [#:guile guile] [#:rest variables] Wrap the script @var{program} such that @var{variables} are set first. The format of @var{variables} is the same as in the @code{wrap-program} procedure. This procedure differs from @code{wrap-program} in that it @@ -10742,7 +10872,7 @@ second line. Note that this procedure can only be used once per file as Guile scripts are not supported. -@end defun +@end deffn @node Search Paths @section Search Paths @@ -10931,12 +11061,12 @@ How do you turn search path specifications on one hand and a bunch of directories on the other hand in a set of environment variable definitions? That's the job of @code{evaluate-search-paths}. -@defun evaluate-search-paths search-paths directories [getenv] +@deffn {Procedure} evaluate-search-paths search-paths directories [getenv] Evaluate @var{search-paths}, a list of search-path specifications, for @var{directories}, a list of directory names, and return a list of specification/value pairs. Use @var{getenv} to determine the current settings and report only settings not already effective. -@end defun +@end deffn The @code{(guix profiles)} provides a higher-level helper procedure, @code{load-profile}, that sets the environment variables of a profile. @@ -11040,7 +11170,7 @@ share any problems or suggestions you may have (@pxref{Contributing}). @end quotation @end defvr -@defun open-connection [uri] [#:reserve-space? #t] +@deffn {Procedure} open-connection [uri] [#:reserve-space? #t] Connect to the daemon over the Unix-domain socket at @var{uri} (a string). When @var{reserve-space?} is true, instruct it to reserve a little bit of extra space on the file system so that the garbage collector can still @@ -11048,11 +11178,11 @@ operate should the disk become full. Return a server object. @var{file} defaults to @code{%default-socket-path}, which is the normal location given the options that were passed to @command{configure}. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun close-connection server +@deffn {Procedure} close-connection server Close the connection to @var{server}. -@end defun +@end deffn @defvar current-build-output-port This variable is bound to a SRFI-39 parameter, which refers to the port @@ -11063,7 +11193,7 @@ Procedures that make RPCs all take a server object as their first argument. @cindex invalid store items -@defun valid-path? server path +@deffn {Procedure} valid-path? server path Return @code{#t} when @var{path} designates a valid store item and @code{#f} otherwise (an invalid item may exist on disk but still be invalid, for instance because it is the result of an aborted or failed @@ -11071,19 +11201,19 @@ build). A @code{&store-protocol-error} condition is raised if @var{path} is not prefixed by the store directory (@file{/gnu/store}). -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun add-text-to-store server name text [references] +@deffn {Procedure} add-text-to-store server name text [references] Add @var{text} under file @var{name} in the store, and return its store path. @var{references} is the list of store paths referred to by the resulting store path. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun build-derivations store derivations [mode] +@deffn {Procedure} build-derivations store derivations [mode] Build @var{derivations}, a list of @code{<derivation>} objects, @file{.drv} file names, or derivation/output pairs, using the specified @var{mode}---@code{(build-mode normal)} by default. -@end defun +@end deffn Note that the @code{(guix monads)} module provides a monad as well as monadic versions of the above procedures, with the goal of making it @@ -11157,7 +11287,7 @@ derivations as Scheme objects, along with procedures to create and otherwise manipulate derivations. The lowest-level primitive to create a derivation is the @code{derivation} procedure: -@defun derivation store name builder args @ +@deffn {Procedure} derivation store name builder args @ [#:outputs '("out")] [#:hash #f] [#:hash-algo #f] @ [#:recursive? #f] [#:inputs '()] [#:env-vars '()] @ [#:system (%current-system)] [#:references-graphs #f] @ @@ -11203,7 +11333,7 @@ host CPU instruction set. @var{properties} must be an association list describing ``properties'' of the derivation. It is kept as-is, uninterpreted, in the derivation. -@end defun +@end deffn @noindent Here's an example with a shell script as its builder, assuming @@ -11236,7 +11366,7 @@ derivations with build code written in Scheme was achieved with @code{build-expression->derivation}, documented below. This procedure is now deprecated in favor of the much nicer @code{gexp->derivation}. -@defun build-expression->derivation store name exp @ +@deffn {Procedure} build-expression->derivation store name exp @ [#:system (%current-system)] [#:inputs '()] @ [#:outputs '("out")] [#:hash #f] [#:hash-algo #f] @ [#:recursive? #f] [#:env-vars '()] [#:modules '()] @ @@ -11268,7 +11398,7 @@ See the @code{derivation} procedure for the meaning of @var{references-graphs}, @var{allowed-references}, @var{disallowed-references}, @var{local-build?}, and @var{substitutable?}. -@end defun +@end deffn @noindent Here's an example of a single-output derivation that creates a directory @@ -11521,10 +11651,10 @@ Pop a value from the current state and return it as a monadic value. The state is assumed to be a list. @end deffn -@defun run-with-state mval [state] +@deffn {Procedure} run-with-state mval [state] Run monadic value @var{mval} starting with @var{state} as the initial state. Return two values: the resulting value, and the resulting state. -@end defun +@end deffn The main interface to the store monad, provided by the @code{(guix store)} module, is as follows. @@ -11537,11 +11667,11 @@ effect is needed, a value of the store monad must be ``evaluated'' by passing it to the @code{run-with-store} procedure (see below). @end defvar -@defun run-with-store store mval @ +@deffn {Procedure} run-with-store store mval @ [#:guile-for-build] [#:system (%current-system)] Run @var{mval}, a monadic value in the store monad, in @var{store}, an open store connection. -@end defun +@end deffn @deffn {Monadic Procedure} text-file @var{name} @var{text} [@var{references}] Return as a monadic value the absolute file name in the store of the file @@ -11885,9 +12015,9 @@ are also added to the load path of the gexp returned by @var{body}@dots{}. @end defmac -@defun gexp? obj +@deffn {Procedure} gexp? obj Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a G-expression. -@end defun +@end deffn G-expressions are meant to be written to disk, either as code building some derivation, or as plain files in the store. The monadic procedures @@ -11974,7 +12104,7 @@ does not have any effect on what the G-expression does. @code{plain-file} can be used similarly; it differs in that the file content is directly passed as a string. -@defun local-file file [name] [#:recursive? #f] [#:select? (const #t)] +@deffn {Procedure} local-file file [name] [#:recursive? #f] [#:select? (const #t)] Return an object representing local file @var{file} to add to the store; this object can be used in a gexp. If @var{file} is a literal string denoting a relative file name, it is looked up relative to the source @@ -11994,23 +12124,23 @@ entries for which @var{select?} does not return true. This is the declarative counterpart of the @code{interned-file} monadic procedure (@pxref{The Store Monad, @code{interned-file}}). -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun plain-file name content +@deffn {Procedure} plain-file name content Return an object representing a text file called @var{name} with the given @var{content} (a string or a bytevector) to be added to the store. This is the declarative counterpart of @code{text-file}. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun computed-file name gexp [#:local-build? #t] [#:options '()] +@deffn {Procedure} computed-file name gexp [#:local-build? #t] [#:options '()] Return an object representing the store item @var{name}, a file or directory computed by @var{gexp}. When @var{local-build?} is true (the default), the derivation is built locally. @var{options} is a list of additional arguments to pass to @code{gexp->derivation}. This is the declarative counterpart of @code{gexp->derivation}. -@end defun +@end deffn @deffn {Monadic Procedure} gexp->script @var{name} @var{exp} @ [#:guile (default-guile)] [#:module-path %load-path] @ @@ -12041,13 +12171,13 @@ executable file @file{/gnu/store/@dots{}-list-files} along these lines: @end example @end deffn -@defun program-file name exp [#:guile #f] [#:module-path %load-path] +@deffn {Procedure} program-file name exp [#:guile #f] [#:module-path %load-path] 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. Imported modules of @var{gexp} are looked up in @var{module-path}. This is the declarative counterpart of @code{gexp->script}. -@end defun +@end deffn @deffn {Monadic Procedure} gexp->file @var{name} @var{exp} @ [#:set-load-path? #t] [#:module-path %load-path] @ @@ -12066,12 +12196,12 @@ The resulting file holds references to all the dependencies of @var{exp} or a subset thereof. @end deffn -@defun scheme-file name exp [#:splice? #f] [#:set-load-path? #t] +@deffn {Procedure} scheme-file name exp [#:splice? #f] [#:set-load-path? #t] Return an object representing the Scheme file @var{name} that contains @var{exp}. This is the declarative counterpart of @code{gexp->file}. -@end defun +@end deffn @deffn {Monadic Procedure} text-file* @var{name} @var{text} @dots{} Return as a monadic value a derivation that builds a text file @@ -12099,7 +12229,7 @@ will reference @var{coreutils}, @var{grep}, and @var{sed}, thereby preventing them from being garbage-collected during its lifetime. @end deffn -@defun mixed-text-file name text @dots{} +@deffn {Procedure} mixed-text-file name text @dots{} Return an object representing store file @var{name} containing @var{text}. @var{text} is a sequence of strings and file-like objects, as in: @@ -12110,9 +12240,9 @@ as in: @end lisp This is the declarative counterpart of @code{text-file*}. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun file-union name files +@deffn {Procedure} file-union name files Return a @code{<computed-file>} that builds a directory containing all of @var{files}. Each item in @var{files} must be a two-element list where the first element is the file name to use in the new directory, and the second element is a gexp @@ -12127,9 +12257,9 @@ denoting the target file. Here's an example: @end lisp This yields an @code{etc} directory containing these two files. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun directory-union name things +@deffn {Procedure} directory-union name things Return a directory that is the union of @var{things}, where @var{things} is a list of file-like objects denoting directories. For example: @@ -12138,9 +12268,9 @@ file-like objects denoting directories. For example: @end lisp yields a directory that is the union of the @code{guile} and @code{emacs} packages. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun file-append obj suffix @dots{} +@deffn {Procedure} file-append obj suffix @dots{} Return a file-like object that expands to the concatenation of @var{obj} and @var{suffix}, where @var{obj} is a lowerable object and each @var{suffix} is a string. @@ -12165,7 +12295,7 @@ There is one difference though: in the @code{file-append} case, the resulting script contains the absolute file name as a string, whereas in the second case, the resulting script contains a @code{(string-append @dots{})} expression to construct the file name @emph{at run time}. -@end defun +@end deffn @defmac let-system system body@dots{} @defmacx let-system (system target) body@dots{} @@ -12232,7 +12362,7 @@ corresponding to @var{obj} for @var{system}, cross-compiling for has an associated gexp compiler, such as a @code{<package>}. @end deffn -@defun gexp->approximate-sexp gexp +@deffn {Procedure} gexp->approximate-sexp gexp Sometimes, it may be useful to convert a G-exp into a S-exp. For example, some linters (@pxref{Invoking guix lint}) peek into the build phases of a package to detect potential problems. This conversion can @@ -12240,7 +12370,7 @@ be achieved with this procedure. However, some information can be lost in the process. More specifically, lowerable objects will be silently replaced with some arbitrary object -- currently the list @code{(*approximate*)}, but this may change. -@end defun +@end deffn @node Invoking guix repl @section Invoking @command{guix repl} @@ -17162,7 +17292,7 @@ example for an encrypted partition (@pxref{Mapped Devices}). @end table @end deftp -@defun file-system-label str +@deffn {Procedure} file-system-label str This procedure returns an opaque file system label from @var{str}, a string: @@ -17173,7 +17303,7 @@ string: File system labels are used to refer to file systems by label rather than by device name. See above for examples. -@end defun +@end deffn The @code{(gnu system file-systems)} exports the following useful variables. @@ -17224,7 +17354,7 @@ and unmount user-space FUSE file systems. This requires the The @code{(gnu system uuid)} module provides tools to deal with file system ``unique identifiers'' (UUIDs). -@defun uuid str [type] +@deffn {Procedure} uuid str [type] Return an opaque UUID (unique identifier) object of the given @var{type} (a symbol) by parsing @var{str} (a string): @@ -17241,7 +17371,7 @@ Return an opaque UUID (unique identifier) object of the given @var{type} UUIDs are another way to unambiguously refer to file systems in operating system configuration. See the examples above. -@end defun +@end deffn @menu @@ -17909,13 +18039,13 @@ optional variant name, an optional keyboard model name, and a possibly empty list of additional options. In most cases the layout name is all you care about. -@defun keyboard-layout name [variant] [#:model] [#:options '()] +@deffn {Procedure} keyboard-layout name [variant] [#:model] [#:options '()] Return a new keyboard layout with the given @var{name} and @var{variant}. @var{name} must be a string such as @code{"fr"}; @var{variant} must be a string such as @code{"bepo"} or @code{"nodeadkeys"}. See the @code{xkeyboard-config} package for valid options. -@end defun +@end deffn Here are a few examples: @@ -18307,7 +18437,7 @@ to add a special file is @i{via} the @code{extra-special-file} procedure (see below). @end defvar -@defun extra-special-file file target +@deffn {Procedure} extra-special-file file target Use @var{target} as the ``special file'' @var{file}. For example, adding the following lines to the @code{services} field of @@ -18318,7 +18448,7 @@ symlink: (extra-special-file "/usr/bin/env" (file-append coreutils "/bin/env")) @end lisp -@end defun +@end deffn @defvar host-name-service-type Type of the service that sets the system host name, whose value @@ -18392,14 +18522,14 @@ alias of @code{localhost}. @end defvar -@defun host @var{address} @var{canonical-name} [@var{aliases}] +@deffn {Procedure} host @var{address} @var{canonical-name} [@var{aliases}] Return a new record for the host at @var{address} with the given @var{canonical-name} and possibly @var{aliases}. @var{address} must be a string denoting a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address, and @var{canonical-name} and the strings listed in @var{aliases} must be valid host names. -@end defun +@end deffn @defvar login-service-type Type of the service that provides a console login service, whose value @@ -19011,7 +19141,7 @@ List of file-like objects denoting udev-rule files. @end table @end deftp -@defun udev-rule @var{file-name} @var{contents} +@deffn {Procedure} udev-rule @var{file-name} @var{contents} Return a udev-rule file named @var{file-name} containing the rules defined by the @var{contents} literal. @@ -19027,9 +19157,9 @@ upon detecting a USB device with a given product identifier. "ATTR@{product@}==\"Example\", " "RUN+=\"/path/to/script\""))) @end lisp -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun udev-rules-service @var{name} @var{rules} [#:groups '()] +@deffn {Procedure} udev-rules-service @var{name} @var{rules} [#:groups '()] Return a service that extends @code{udev-service-type} with @var{rules} and @code{account-service-type} with @var{groups} as system groups. This works by creating a singleton service type @@ -19046,9 +19176,9 @@ with the previously defined rule @code{%example-udev-rule}. (cons (udev-rules-service 'usb-thing %example-udev-rule) %desktop-services))) @end lisp -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun file->udev-rule @var{file-name} @var{file} +@deffn {Procedure} file->udev-rule @var{file-name} @var{file} Return a udev-rule file named @var{file-name} containing the rules defined within @var{file}, a file-like object. @@ -19070,7 +19200,7 @@ The following example showcases how we can use an existing rule file. (sha256 (base32 "0lmmagpyb6xsq6zcr2w1cyx9qmjqmajkvrdbhjx32gqf1d9is003")))))) @end lisp -@end defun +@end deffn Additionally, Guix package definitions can be included in @var{rules} in order to extend the udev rules with the definitions found under their @@ -22532,22 +22662,22 @@ default is @code{-nolisten tcp}. @end table @end deftp -@defun set-xorg-configuration config [login-manager-service-type] +@deffn {Procedure} set-xorg-configuration config [login-manager-service-type] Tell the log-in manager (of type @var{login-manager-service-type}) to use @var{config}, an @code{<xorg-configuration>} record. Since the Xorg configuration is embedded in the log-in manager's configuration---e.g., @code{gdm-configuration}---this procedure provides a shorthand to set the Xorg configuration. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun xorg-start-command [config] +@deffn {Procedure} xorg-start-command [config] Return a @code{startx} script in which the modules, fonts, etc. specified in @var{config}, are available. The result should be used in place of @code{startx}. Usually the X server is started by a login manager. -@end defun +@end deffn @defvar screen-locker-service-type @@ -23981,7 +24111,7 @@ a system which relies on @code{%desktop-services}, you may use @end lisp @end defvar -@defun geoclue-application name [#:allowed? #t] [#:system? #f] [#:users '()] +@deffn {Procedure} geoclue-application name [#:allowed? #t] [#:system? #f] [#:users '()] Return a configuration allowing an application to access GeoClue location data. @var{name} is the Desktop ID of the application, without the @code{.desktop} part. If @var{allowed?} is true, the application @@ -23990,7 +24120,7 @@ will have access to location information by default. The boolean or not. Finally @var{users} is a list of UIDs of all users for which this application is allowed location info access. An empty users list means that all users are allowed. -@end defun +@end deffn @defvar %standard-geoclue-applications The standard list of well-known GeoClue application configurations, @@ -27952,7 +28082,7 @@ client is already being used. Otherwise, the procedures provided by this module can be used to obtain a suitable hash value. -@defun transmission-password-hash password salt +@deffn {Procedure} transmission-password-hash password salt Returns a string containing the result of hashing @var{password} together with @var{salt}, in the format recognized by Transmission clients for their @code{rpc-password} configuration setting. @@ -27960,13 +28090,13 @@ clients for their @code{rpc-password} configuration setting. @var{salt} must be an eight-character string. The @code{transmission-random-salt} procedure can be used to generate a suitable salt value at random. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun transmission-random-salt +@deffn {Procedure} transmission-random-salt Returns a string containing a random, eight-character salt value of the type generated and used by Transmission clients, suitable for passing to the @code{transmission-password-hash} procedure. -@end defun +@end deffn These procedures are accessible from within a Guile REPL started with the @command{guix repl} command (@pxref{Invoking guix repl}). This is @@ -31105,11 +31235,11 @@ The time in seconds after which a process with no requests is killed. @end deftp -@defun nginx-php-location [#:nginx-package nginx] @ +@deffn {Procedure} nginx-php-location [#:nginx-package nginx] @ [socket (string-append "/var/run/php" @ (version-major (package-version php)) "-fpm.sock")] A helper function to quickly add php to an @code{nginx-server-configuration}. -@end defun +@end deffn A simple services setup for nginx with php can look like this: @lisp @@ -31132,7 +31262,7 @@ The cat avatar generator is a simple service to demonstrate the use of php-fpm in @code{Nginx}. It is used to generate cat avatar from a seed, for instance the hash of a user's email address. -@defun cat-avatar-generator-service @ +@deffn {Procedure} cat-avatar-generator-service @ [#:cache-dir "/var/cache/cat-avatar-generator"] @ [#:package cat-avatar-generator] @ [#:configuration (nginx-server-configuration)] @@ -31140,7 +31270,7 @@ Returns an nginx-server-configuration that inherits @code{configuration}. It extends the nginx configuration to add a server block that serves @code{package}, a version of cat-avatar-generator. During execution, cat-avatar-generator will be able to use @code{cache-dir} as its cache directory. -@end defun +@end deffn A simple setup for cat-avatar-generator can look like this: @lisp @@ -33165,7 +33295,7 @@ providing substitutes to others (@pxref{Substitutes}). The @code{(gnu services cuirass)} module provides the following service. -@defvr {Scheme Procedure} cuirass-service-type +@defvr {Procedure} cuirass-service-type The type of the Cuirass service. Its value must be a @code{cuirass-configuration} object, as described below. @end defvr @@ -33392,7 +33522,7 @@ instead uses version-controllable configuration files and scripts. Laminar encourages the use of existing tools such as bash and cron instead of reinventing them. -@defvr {Scheme Procedure} laminar-service-type +@defvar laminar-service-type The type of the Laminar service. Its value must be a @code{laminar-configuration} object, as described below. @@ -33403,7 +33533,7 @@ available on port 8080. @lisp (service laminar-service-type) @end lisp -@end defvr +@end defvar @deftp {Data Type} laminar-configuration Data type representing the configuration of Laminar. @@ -35153,20 +35283,20 @@ The QEMU package to use. @end table @end deftp -@defun lookup-qemu-platforms platforms@dots{} +@deffn {Procedure} lookup-qemu-platforms platforms@dots{} Return the list of QEMU platform objects corresponding to @var{platforms}@dots{}. @var{platforms} must be a list of strings corresponding to platform names, such as @code{"arm"}, @code{"sparc"}, @code{"mips64el"}, and so on. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun qemu-platform? obj +@deffn {Procedure} qemu-platform? obj Return true if @var{obj} is a platform object. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun qemu-platform-name platform +@deffn {Procedure} qemu-platform-name platform Return the name of @var{platform}---a string such as @code{"arm"}. -@end defun +@end deffn @subsubheading QEMU Guest Agent @@ -35662,27 +35792,27 @@ Alignment of the partition in sectors. @end table @end deftp -@defun debootstrap-variant name configuration +@deffn {Procedure} debootstrap-variant name configuration This is a helper procedure that creates a @code{ganeti-os-variant} record. It takes two parameters: a name and a @code{debootstrap-configuration} object. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun debootstrap-os variants@dots{} +@deffn {Procedure} debootstrap-os variants@dots{} This is a helper procedure that creates a @code{ganeti-os} record. It takes a list of variants created with @code{debootstrap-variant}. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun guix-variant name configuration +@deffn {Procedure} guix-variant name configuration This is a helper procedure that creates a @code{ganeti-os-variant} record for use with the Guix OS provider. It takes a name and a G-expression that returns a ``file-like'' (@pxref{G-Expressions, file-like objects}) object containing a Guix System configuration. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun guix-os variants@dots{} +@deffn {Procedure} guix-os variants@dots{} This is a helper procedure that creates a @code{ganeti-os} record. It takes a list of variants produced by @code{guix-variant}. -@end defun +@end deffn @defvar %default-debootstrap-variants This is a convenience variable to make the debootstrap provider work @@ -36180,7 +36310,7 @@ create an @code{nginx-location-configuration} from a @code{git-http-configuration} and then add that location to a web server. -@defun git-http-nginx-location-configuration @ +@deffn {Procedure} git-http-nginx-location-configuration @ [config=(git-http-configuration)] Compute an @code{nginx-location-configuration} that corresponds to the given Git http configuration. An example nginx service definition to @@ -36209,7 +36339,7 @@ certificate. @xref{Certificate Services}. The default @code{certbot} service will redirect all HTTP traffic on @code{git.my-host.org} to HTTPS@. You will also need to add an @code{fcgiwrap} proxy to your system services. @xref{Web Services}. -@end defun +@end deffn @subsubheading Cgit Service @@ -38890,7 +39020,7 @@ is an example of a basic, explicit configuration: @end lisp @end defvar -@defun fail2ban-jail-service svc-type jail +@deffn {Procedure} fail2ban-jail-service svc-type jail Extend @var{svc-type}, a @code{<service-type>} object with @var{jail}, a @code{fail2ban-jail-configuration} object. @@ -38910,7 +39040,7 @@ For example: (enabled? #t))) (openssh-configuration ...)))) @end lisp -@end defun +@end deffn Below is the reference for the different @code{jail-service-type} configuration records. @@ -39518,7 +39648,7 @@ here is how to use it and customize it further. @cindex initrd @cindex initial RAM disk -@defun raw-initrd file-systems @ +@deffn {Procedure} raw-initrd file-systems @ [#:linux-modules '()] [#:pre-mount #t] [#:mapped-devices '()] @ [#:keyboard-layout #f] [#:helper-packages '()] @ [#:qemu-networking? #f] [#:volatile-root? #f] @@ -39547,9 +39677,9 @@ initrd can be used as a QEMU guest with para-virtualized I/O drivers. When @var{volatile-root?} is true, the root file system is writable but any changes to it are lost. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun base-initrd file-systems @ +@deffn {Procedure} base-initrd file-systems @ [#:mapped-devices '()] [#:keyboard-layout #f] @ [#:qemu-networking? #f] [#:volatile-root? #f] @ [#:linux-modules '()] @@ -39571,7 +39701,7 @@ The initrd is automatically populated with all the kernel modules necessary for @var{file-systems} and for the given options. Additional kernel modules can be listed in @var{linux-modules}. They will be added to the initrd, and loaded at boot time in the order in which they appear. -@end defun +@end deffn Needless to say, the initrds we produce and use embed a statically-linked Guile, and the initialization program is a Guile @@ -39579,13 +39709,13 @@ program. That gives a lot of flexibility. The @code{expression->initrd} procedure builds such an initrd, given the program to run in that initrd. -@defun expression->initrd exp @ +@deffn {Procedure} expression->initrd exp @ [#:guile %guile-static-stripped] [#:name "guile-initrd"] Return as a file-like object a Linux initrd (a gzipped cpio archive) containing @var{guile} and that evaluates @var{exp}, a G-expression, upon booting. All the derivations referenced by @var{exp} are automatically copied to the initrd. -@end defun +@end deffn @node Bootloader Configuration @section Bootloader Configuration @@ -39931,14 +40061,14 @@ The GRUB @code{gfxmode} to set (a list of screen resolution strings, @end table @end deftp -@defun grub-theme +@deffn {Procedure} grub-theme Return the default GRUB theme used by the operating system if no @code{theme} field is specified in @code{bootloader-configuration} record. It comes with a fancy background image displaying the GNU and Guix logos. -@end defun +@end deffn For example, to override the default resolution, you may use something like @@ -41147,7 +41277,7 @@ The service type for an @emph{extensible} service looks like this: @end lisp This is the service type for the -@uref{https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Eudev, eudev device +@uref{https://github.com/eudev-project/eudev, eudev device management daemon}. Compared to the previous example, in addition to an extension of @code{shepherd-root-service-type}, we see two new fields: @@ -41190,7 +41320,7 @@ Services}). This section provides a reference on how to manipulate services and service types. This interface is provided by the @code{(gnu services)} module. -@defun service type [value] +@deffn {Procedure} service type [value] Return a new service of @var{type}, a @code{<service-type>} object (see below). @var{value} can be any object; it represents the parameters of this particular service instance. @@ -41215,20 +41345,20 @@ is equivalent to this: In both cases the result is an instance of @code{openssh-service-type} with the default configuration. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun service? obj +@deffn {Procedure} service? obj Return true if @var{obj} is a service. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun service-kind service +@deffn {Procedure} service-kind service Return the type of @var{service}---i.e., a @code{<service-type>} object. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun service-value service +@deffn {Procedure} service-value service Return the value associated with @var{service}. It represents its parameters. -@end defun +@end deffn Here is an example of how a service is created and manipulated: @@ -41349,23 +41479,23 @@ The returned service in this case has the default value specified by @xref{Service Types and Services}, for examples. @end deftp -@defun service-extension target-type compute +@deffn {Procedure} service-extension target-type compute Return a new extension for services of type @var{target-type}. @var{compute} must be a one-argument procedure: @code{fold-services} calls it, passing it the value associated with the service that provides the extension; it must return a valid value for the target service. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun service-extension? obj +@deffn {Procedure} service-extension? obj Return true if @var{obj} is a service extension. -@end defun +@end deffn Occasionally, you might want to simply extend an existing service. This involves creating a new service type and specifying the extension of interest, which can be verbose; the @code{simple-service} procedure provides a shorthand for this. -@defun simple-service name target value +@deffn {Procedure} simple-service name target value Return a service that extends @var{target} with @var{value}. This works by creating a singleton service type @var{name}, of which the returned service is an instance. @@ -41377,7 +41507,7 @@ an additional job: (simple-service 'my-mcron-job mcron-service-type #~(job '(next-hour (3)) "guix gc -F 2G")) @end lisp -@end defun +@end deffn At the core of the service abstraction lies the @code{fold-services} procedure, which is responsible for ``compiling'' a list of services @@ -41387,10 +41517,10 @@ command (@pxref{Invoking guix system}). In essence, it propagates service extensions down the service graph, updating each node parameters on the way, until it reaches the root node. -@defun fold-services services [#:target-type system-service-type] +@deffn {Procedure} fold-services services [#:target-type system-service-type] Fold @var{services} by propagating their extensions down to the root of type @var{target-type}; return the root service adjusted accordingly. -@end defun +@end deffn Lastly, the @code{(gnu services)} module also defines several essential service types, some of which are listed below. @@ -41673,7 +41803,7 @@ info on actions. @end deftp @cindex configuration file, of Shepherd services -@defun shepherd-configuration-action +@deffn {Procedure} shepherd-configuration-action Return a @code{configuration} action to display @var{file}, which should be the name of the service's configuration file. @@ -41703,7 +41833,7 @@ cat $(herd configuration tor) @end example This can come in as a handy debugging tool! -@end defun +@end deffn @defvar shepherd-root-service-type The service type for the Shepherd ``root service''---i.e., PID@tie{}1. @@ -41958,28 +42088,28 @@ whether its value is set or not. @end lisp @end defmac -@defun maybe-value-set? value +@deffn {Procedure} maybe-value-set? value Predicate to check whether a user explicitly specified the value of a maybe field. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun serialize-configuration configuration fields +@deffn {Procedure} serialize-configuration configuration fields Return a G-expression that contains the values corresponding to the @var{fields} of @var{configuration}, a record that has been generated by @code{define-configuration}. The G-expression can then be serialized to disk by using something like @code{mixed-text-file}. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun empty-serializer field-name value +@deffn {Procedure} empty-serializer field-name value A serializer that just returns an empty string. The @code{serialize-package} procedure is an alias for this. -@end defun +@end deffn Once you have defined a configuration record, you will most likely also want to document it so that other people know to use it. To help with that, there are two procedures, both of which are documented below. -@defun generate-documentation documentation documentation-name +@deffn {Procedure} generate-documentation documentation documentation-name Generate a Texinfo fragment from the docstrings in @var{documentation}, a list of @code{(@var{label} @var{fields} @var{sub-documentation} ...)}. @var{label} should be a symbol and should be the name of the @@ -42009,15 +42139,15 @@ record in one of its @code{rcfile} field, therefore documentation for @var{documentation-name} should be a symbol and should be the name of the configuration record. -@end defun +@end deffn -@defun configuration->documentation configuration-symbol +@deffn {Procedure} configuration->documentation configuration-symbol Take @var{configuration-symbol}, the symbol corresponding to the name used when defining a configuration record with @code{define-configuration}, and print the Texinfo documentation of its fields. This is useful if there aren’t any nested configuration records since it only prints the documentation for the top-level fields. -@end defun +@end deffn As of right now, there is no automated way to generate documentation for configuration records and put them in the manual. Instead, every @@ -43076,6 +43206,20 @@ Concretely, these files are concatenated and made available as running on this machine, then it @emph{may} take this file into account: this is what @command{sshd} does by default, but be aware that it can also be configured to ignore it. + +@item @code{add-keys-to-agent} (default: @code{``no''}) +This string specifies whether keys should be automatically added to a +running ssh-agent. If this option is set to @code{``yes''} and a key is +loaded from a file, the key and its passphrase are added to the agent +with the default lifetime, as if by @code{ssh-add}. If this option is +set to @code{``ask''}, @code{ssh} will require confirmation. If this +option is set to @code{``confirm''}, each use of the key must be +confirmed. If this option is set to @code{``no''}, no keys are added to +the agent. Alternately, this option may be specified as a time interval +to specify the key's lifetime in @code{ssh-agent}, after which it will +automatically be removed. The argument must be @code{``no''}, +@code{``yes''}, @code{``confirm''} (optionally followed by a time +interval), @code{``ask''} or a time interval. @end table @end deftp @@ -43086,11 +43230,21 @@ Available @code{openssh-host} fields are: @table @asis @item @code{name} (type: string) -Name of this host declaration. +Name of this host declaration. A @code{openssh-host} must define only +@code{name} or @code{match-criteria}. Use host-name @code{\"*\"} for +top-level options. @item @code{host-name} (type: maybe-string) Host name---e.g., @code{"foo.example.org"} or @code{"192.168.1.2"}. +@item @code{match-criteria} (type: maybe-match-criteria) +When specified, this string denotes the set of hosts to which the entry +applies, superseding the @code{host-name} field. Its first element must be +all or one of @code{ssh-match-keywords}. The rest of the elements are +arguments for the keyword, or other criteria. A @code{openssh-host} must +define only @code{name} or @code{match-criteria}. Other host configuration +options will apply to all hosts matching @code{match-criteria}. + @item @code{address-family} (type: maybe-address-family) Address family to use when connecting to this host: one of @code{AF_INET} (for IPv4 only), @code{AF_INET6} (for IPv6 only). @@ -43105,19 +43259,19 @@ TCP port number to connect to. @item @code{user} (type: maybe-string) User name on the remote host. -@item @code{forward-x11?} (default: @code{#f}) (type: boolean) +@item @code{forward-x11?} (type: maybe-boolean) Whether to forward remote client connections to the local X11 graphical display. -@item @code{forward-x11-trusted?} (default: @code{#f}) (type: boolean) +@item @code{forward-x11-trusted?} (type: maybe-boolean) Whether remote X11 clients have full access to the original X11 graphical display. -@item @code{forward-agent?} (default: @code{#f}) (type: boolean) +@item @code{forward-agent?} (type: maybe-boolean) Whether the authentication agent (if any) is forwarded to the remote machine. -@item @code{compression?} (default: @code{#f}) (type: boolean) +@item @code{compression?} (type: maybe-boolean) Whether to compress data in transit. @item @code{proxy} (type: maybe-proxy-command-or-jump-list) @@ -43168,7 +43322,7 @@ Extra content appended as-is to this @code{Host} block in The @uref{https://www.openssh.com, OpenSSH package} includes a daemon, the @command{ssh-agent} command, that manages keys to connect to remote machines using the @acronym{SSH, secure shell} protocol. With the -@code{(gnu home services ssh-agent)} service, you can configure the +@code{(gnu home services ssh)} service, you can configure the OpenSSH ssh-agent to run upon login. @xref{GNU Privacy Guard, @code{home-gpg-agent-service-type}}, for an alternative to OpenSSH's @command{ssh-agent}. |