M doc/guix.texi => doc/guix.texi +17 -9
@@ 7964,9 7964,13 @@ in particular:
@itemize
@item
-Make sure the @code{grub-configuration} form refers to the device you
-want to install GRUB on. You also need to specify the @code{grub-efi}
-package if you wish to use native UEFI boot.
+Make sure the @code{grub-configuration} form refers to the target you
+want to install GRUB on. It should mention @code{grub-bootloader} if
+you are installing GRUB in the legacy way, or @code{grub-efi-bootloader}
+for newer UEFI systems. For legacy systems, the @code{target} field
+names a device, like @code{/dev/sda}; for UEFI systems it names a path
+to a mounted EFI partition, like @code{/boot/efi}, and do make sure the
+path is actually mounted.
@item
Be sure that your partition labels match the value of their respective
@@ 17192,11 17196,15 @@ The bootloader to use, as a @code{bootloader} object. For now
Available bootloaders are described in @code{(gnu bootloader @dots{})}
modules.
-@item @code{device}
-This is a string denoting the boot device. It must be a device name
-understood by the bootloader @command{installer} command, such as
-@code{/dev/sda} or @code{(hd0)} (for GRUB, @pxref{Invoking grub-install,,, grub,
-GNU GRUB Manual}).
+@item @code{target}
+This is a string denoting the target onto which to install the
+bootloader. The exact interpretation depends on the bootloader in
+question; for @code{grub-bootloader}, for example, it should be a device
+name understood by the bootloader @command{installer} command, such as
+@code{/dev/sda} or @code{(hd0)} (for GRUB, @pxref{Invoking
+grub-install,,, grub, GNU GRUB Manual}). For
+@code{grub-efi-bootloader}, it should be the path to a mounted EFI file
+system.
@item @code{menu-entries} (default: @code{()})
A possibly empty list of @code{menu-entry} objects (see below), denoting
@@ 17448,7 17456,7 @@ files, packages, and so on. It also creates other essential files
needed for the system to operate correctly---e.g., the @file{/etc},
@file{/var}, and @file{/run} directories, and the @file{/bin/sh} file.
-This command also installs bootloader on the device specified in
+This command also installs bootloader on the target specified in
@file{my-os-config}, unless the @option{--no-bootloader} option was
passed.
M gnu/bootloader.scm => gnu/bootloader.scm +12 -1
@@ 43,7 43,7 @@
bootloader-configuration
bootloader-configuration?
bootloader-configuration-bootloader
- bootloader-configuration-device
+ bootloader-configuration-target
bootloader-configuration-menu-entries
bootloader-configuration-default-entry
bootloader-configuration-timeout
@@ 107,6 107,8 @@
(bootloader bootloader-configuration-bootloader) ; <bootloader>
(device bootloader-configuration-device ; string
(default #f))
+ (target %bootloader-configuration-target ; string
+ (default #f))
(menu-entries bootloader-configuration-menu-entries ; list of <boot-parameters>
(default '()))
(default-entry bootloader-configuration-default-entry ; integer
@@ 126,6 128,15 @@
(additional-configuration bootloader-configuration-additional-configuration ; record
(default #f)))
+(define (bootloader-configuration-target config)
+ (or (%bootloader-configuration-target config)
+ (let ((device (bootloader-configuration-device config)))
+ (when device
+ (issue-deprecation-warning
+ "The 'device' field of bootloader configurations is deprecated."
+ "Use 'target' instead."))
+ device)))
+
;;;
;;; Bootloaders.
M gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl => gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl +1 -1
@@ 14,7 14,7 @@
;; the label of the target root file system.
(bootloader (bootloader-configuration
(bootloader grub-bootloader)
- (device "/dev/sdX")))
+ (target "/dev/sdX")))
(file-systems (cons (file-system
(device "my-root")
(title 'label)
M gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl => gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl +1 -1
@@ 15,7 15,7 @@
;; is the label of the target root file system.
(bootloader (bootloader-configuration
(bootloader grub-bootloader)
- (device "/dev/sdX")))
+ (target "/dev/sdX")))
;; Specify a mapped device for the encrypted root partition.
;; The UUID is that returned by 'cryptsetup luksUUID'.
M gnu/system/examples/lightweight-desktop.tmpl => gnu/system/examples/lightweight-desktop.tmpl +1 -1
@@ 15,7 15,7 @@
;; Partition mounted on /boot/efi.
(bootloader (bootloader-configuration
(bootloader grub-efi-bootloader)
- (device "/boot/efi")))
+ (target "/boot/efi")))
;; Assume the target root file system is labelled "my-root".
(file-systems (cons* (file-system
M gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl => gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl +1 -1
@@ 26,7 26,7 @@ partprobe, and then 2) resizing the filesystem with resize2fs.\n"))
;; Assuming /dev/sdX is the target hard disk, and "my-root" is
;; the label of the target root file system.
- (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/sda")
+ (bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/sda")
(terminal-outputs '(console))))
(file-systems (cons (file-system
(device "my-root")
M gnu/system/install.scm => gnu/system/install.scm +1 -2
@@ 299,8 299,7 @@ Use Alt-F2 for documentation.
(host-name "gnu")
(timezone "Europe/Paris")
(locale "en_US.utf8")
- (bootloader (grub-configuration
- (device "/dev/sda")))
+ (bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/sda")))
(file-systems
;; Note: the disk image build code overrides this root file system with
;; the appropriate one.
M gnu/tests.scm => gnu/tests.scm +1 -1
@@ 206,7 206,7 @@ the system under test."
(timezone "Europe/Berlin")
(locale "en_US.UTF-8")
- (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/sdX")))
+ (bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/sdX")))
(file-systems (cons (file-system
(device "my-root")
(title 'label)
M gnu/tests/install.scm => gnu/tests/install.scm +7 -7
@@ 59,7 59,7 @@
(timezone "Europe/Paris")
(locale "en_US.UTF-8")
- (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/vdb")))
+ (bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/vdb")))
(kernel-arguments '("console=ttyS0"))
(file-systems (cons (file-system
(device "my-root")
@@ 98,7 98,7 @@
(bootloader (bootloader-configuration
(bootloader extlinux-bootloader-gpt)
- (device "/dev/vdb")))
+ (target "/dev/vdb")))
(kernel-arguments '("console=ttyS0"))
(file-systems (cons (file-system
(device "my-root")
@@ 326,7 326,7 @@ per %test-installed-os, this test is expensive in terms of CPU and storage.")
(timezone "Europe/Paris")
(locale "en_US.utf8")
- (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/vdb")))
+ (bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/vdb")))
(kernel-arguments '("console=ttyS0"))
(file-systems (cons* (file-system
(device "my-root")
@@ 384,7 384,7 @@ partition. In particular, home directories must be correctly created (see
(timezone "Europe/Paris")
(locale "en_US.UTF-8")
- (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/vdb")))
+ (bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/vdb")))
(kernel-arguments '("console=ttyS0"))
(file-systems (cons* (file-system
(device "root-fs")
@@ 460,7 460,7 @@ where /gnu lives on a separate partition.")
(timezone "Europe/Paris")
(locale "en_US.utf8")
- (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/vdb")))
+ (bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/vdb")))
(kernel-arguments '("console=ttyS0"))
(initrd (lambda (file-systems . rest)
;; Add a kernel module for RAID-0 (aka. "stripe").
@@ 543,7 543,7 @@ by 'mdadm'.")
(timezone "Europe/Paris")
(locale "en_US.UTF-8")
- (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/vdb")))
+ (bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/vdb")))
;; Note: Do not pass "console=ttyS0" so we can use our passphrase prompt
;; detection logic in 'enter-luks-passphrase'.
@@ 670,7 670,7 @@ build (current-guix) and then store a couple of full system images.")
(timezone "Europe/Paris")
(locale "en_US.UTF-8")
- (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/vdb")))
+ (bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/vdb")))
(kernel-arguments '("console=ttyS0"))
(file-systems (cons (file-system
(device "my-root")
M gnu/tests/nfs.scm => gnu/tests/nfs.scm +1 -1
@@ 41,7 41,7 @@
(timezone "Europe/Berlin")
(locale "en_US.UTF-8")
- (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/sdX")))
+ (bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/sdX")))
(file-systems %base-file-systems)
(users %base-user-accounts)
(packages (cons*
M guix/scripts/system.scm => guix/scripts/system.scm +12 -11
@@ 612,17 612,16 @@ and TARGET arguments."
(define* (perform-action action os
#:key install-bootloader?
dry-run? derivations-only?
- use-substitutes? device target
+ use-substitutes? bootloader-target target
image-size file-system-type full-boot?
(mappings '())
(gc-root #f))
"Perform ACTION for OS. INSTALL-BOOTLOADER? specifies whether to install
-bootloader; DEVICE is the target devices for bootloader; TARGET is the target
-root directory; IMAGE-SIZE is the size of the image to be built, for the
-'vm-image' and 'disk-image' actions.
-The root filesystem is created as a FILE-SYSTEM-TYPE filesystem.
-FULL-BOOT? is used for the 'vm' action;
-it determines whether to boot directly to the kernel or to the bootloader.
+bootloader; BOOTLOADER-TAGET is the target for the bootloader; TARGET is the
+target root directory; IMAGE-SIZE is the size of the image to be built, for
+the 'vm-image' and 'disk-image' actions. The root filesystem is created as a
+FILE-SYSTEM-TYPE filesystem. FULL-BOOT? is used for the 'vm' action; it
+determines whether to boot directly to the kernel or to the bootloader.
When DERIVATIONS-ONLY? is true, print the derivation file name(s) without
building anything.
@@ 662,7 661,7 @@ output when building a system derivation, such as a disk image."
(target (or target "/")))
(bootloader-installer-derivation installer
bootloader-package
- device target)))
+ bootloader-target target)))
;; For 'init' and 'reconfigure', always build BOOTCFG, even if
;; --no-bootloader is passed, because we then use it as a GC root.
@@ 895,8 894,9 @@ resulting from command-line parsing."
(target (match args
((first second) second)
(_ #f)))
- (device (and bootloader?
- (bootloader-configuration-device
+ (bootloader-target
+ (and bootloader?
+ (bootloader-configuration-target
(operating-system-bootloader os)))))
(with-store store
@@ 929,7 929,8 @@ resulting from command-line parsing."
(_ #f))
opts)
#:install-bootloader? bootloader?
- #:target target #:device device
+ #:target target
+ #:bootloader-target bootloader-target
#:gc-root (assoc-ref opts 'gc-root)))))
#:system system))))
M tests/system.scm => tests/system.scm +2 -2
@@ 36,7 36,7 @@
(host-name "komputilo")
(timezone "Europe/Berlin")
(locale "en_US.utf8")
- (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/sdX")))
+ (bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/sdX")))
(file-systems (cons %root-fs %base-file-systems))
(users %base-user-accounts)))
@@ 51,7 51,7 @@
(host-name "komputilo")
(timezone "Europe/Berlin")
(locale "en_US.utf8")
- (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/sdX")))
+ (bootloader (grub-configuration (target "/dev/sdX")))
(mapped-devices (list %luks-device))
(file-systems (cons (file-system
(inherit %root-fs)