gnu: iproute2: Upgrade to 3.12.0.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (iproute): Upgrade to 3.12.0.

Merge branch 'core-updates'

Conflicts:
	gnu/packages/gnunet.scm

gnu: net-tools: Adjust to removal of the 'patch' phase.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (net-tools): Adjust to removal of the 'patch'
  phase.  Reported by Mark H. Weaver <mhw@netris.org>.

gnu: Add PowerTOP.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (powertop): New variable.

gnu: Add libnl.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (libnl): New variable.

Merge branch 'master' into core-updates

Conflicts:
	guix/packages.scm

gnu: gettext: Rename binding to 'gnu-gettext'.

* gnu/packages/gettext.scm (gettext): Rename to...
  (gnu-gettext): ... this.  This is used to work around the circular
  dependency introduced in commit c42a4b7, which users with a #:renamer
  cannot cope with.
* gnu/packages/acl.scm, gnu/packages/attr.scm, gnu/packages/cdrom.scm,
  gnu/packages/fdisk.scm, gnu/packages/gkrellm.scm, gnu/packages/glib.scm,
  gnu/packages/gnunet.scm, gnu/packages/grub.scm, gnu/packages/linux.scm,
  gnu/packages/maths.scm, gnu/packages/nano.scm, gnu/packages/parted.scm,
  gnu/packages/system.scm, gnu/packages/version-control.scm,
  gnu/packages/vpn.scm, gnu/packages/w3m.scm, gnu/packages/wget.scm:
  Adjust accordingly.

gnu: linux-libre: Upgrade to 3.12.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (linux-libre): Upgrade to 3.12.

gnu: alsa-lib: fix atomic op declarations for MIPS.

* gnu/packages/patches/alsa-lib-mips-atomic-fix.patch: New file.
* gnu/packages/linux.scm (alsa-lib): Add patch.
* gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add patch.

Merge branch 'master' into core-updates

gnu: Add bridge-utils.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (bridge-utils): New variable.

Remove weirdnesses caused by 'letrec*' behavior of record field initializers.

* gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm (package-from-tarball): Remove '*' from
  parameter names.  Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/packages/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd): Use 'name'
  directly, removing the 'name*' alias.
* gnu/packages/linux.scm (linux-libre-headers, linux-libre): Rename
  'version*' to 'version'.

gnu: linux-libre-headers: Support cross-compilation.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (linux-libre-headers):
  When (%current-target-system) is true, pass it as the argument to
  'build-phase'.  This fixes cross-compilation.
  Reported by Mark H. Weaver <mhw@netris.org>.

Synchronize package descriptions with the Womb.

* gnu/packages/algebra.scm,
  gnu/packages/aspell.scm,
  gnu/packages/autotools.scm,
  gnu/packages/base.scm,
  gnu/packages/bash.scm,
  gnu/packages/bison.scm,
  gnu/packages/cdrom.scm,
  gnu/packages/cflow.scm,
  gnu/packages/compression.scm,
  gnu/packages/cpio.scm,
  gnu/packages/cppi.scm,
  gnu/packages/ddrescue.scm,
  gnu/packages/dejagnu.scm,
  gnu/packages/ed.scm,
  gnu/packages/emacs.scm,
  gnu/packages/fdisk.scm,
  gnu/packages/freeipmi.scm,
  gnu/packages/gawk.scm,
  gnu/packages/gcal.scm,
  gnu/packages/gcc.scm,
  gnu/packages/gdb.scm,
  gnu/packages/gdbm.scm,
  gnu/packages/gettext.scm,
  gnu/packages/ghostscript.scm,
  gnu/packages/global.scm,
  gnu/packages/gnunet.scm,
  gnu/packages/gnupg.scm,
  gnu/packages/gnutls.scm,
  gnu/packages/gperf.scm,
  gnu/packages/gprolog.scm,
  gnu/packages/groff.scm,
  gnu/packages/grub.scm,
  gnu/packages/gsasl.scm,
  gnu/packages/guile.scm,
  gnu/packages/gv.scm,
  gnu/packages/help2man.scm,
  gnu/packages/idutils.scm,
  gnu/packages/indent.scm,
  gnu/packages/less.scm,
  gnu/packages/libidn.scm,
  gnu/packages/libsigsegv.scm,
  gnu/packages/libunistring.scm,
  gnu/packages/lightning.scm,
  gnu/packages/linux.scm,
  gnu/packages/lsh.scm,
  gnu/packages/m4.scm,
  gnu/packages/mail.scm,
  gnu/packages/maths.scm,
  gnu/packages/multiprecision.scm,
  gnu/packages/nano.scm,
  gnu/packages/ncurses.scm,
  gnu/packages/nettle.scm,
  gnu/packages/ocrad.scm,
  gnu/packages/oggvorbis.scm,
  gnu/packages/parted.scm,
  gnu/packages/plotutils.scm,
  gnu/packages/pth.scm,
  gnu/packages/readline.scm,
  gnu/packages/recutils.scm,
  gnu/packages/rush.scm,
  gnu/packages/scheme.scm,
  gnu/packages/screen.scm,
  gnu/packages/shishi.scm,
  gnu/packages/smalltalk.scm,
  gnu/packages/system.scm,
  gnu/packages/texinfo.scm,
  gnu/packages/time.scm,
  gnu/packages/unrtf.scm,
  gnu/packages/version-control.scm,
  gnu/packages/wdiff.scm,
  gnu/packages/wget.scm,
  gnu/packages/which.scm,
  gnu/packages/xnee.scm,
  gnu/packages/zile.scm: Change value of the 'description' field to that
  of the Womb.

gnu: Use the 'patches' field of <origin>.

* gnu/packages/apr.scm,
  gnu/packages/autotools.scm,
  gnu/packages/avahi.scm,
  gnu/packages/cdrom.scm,
  gnu/packages/cmake.scm,
  gnu/packages/cpio.scm,
  gnu/packages/cross-base.scm,
  gnu/packages/emacs.scm,
  gnu/packages/flex.scm,
  gnu/packages/fontutils.scm,
  gnu/packages/glib.scm,
  gnu/packages/grub.scm,
  gnu/packages/guile.scm,
  gnu/packages/idutils.scm,
  gnu/packages/libevent.scm,
  gnu/packages/linux.scm,
  gnu/packages/mail.scm,
  gnu/packages/make-bootstrap.scm,
  gnu/packages/mp3.scm,
  gnu/packages/oggvorbis.scm,
  gnu/packages/pdf.scm,
  gnu/packages/plotutils.scm,
  gnu/packages/qemu.scm,
  gnu/packages/recutils.scm,
  gnu/packages/rush.scm,
  gnu/packages/scheme.scm,
  gnu/packages/system.scm,
  gnu/packages/tcsh.scm,
  gnu/packages/valgrind.scm,
  gnu/packages/vpn.scm,
  gnu/packages/w3m: Use the 'patches' field of <origin> instead of
  adding a patch as input plus using #:patches.

gnu: Add alsa-utils.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (alsa-utils): New variable.

gnu: Add libcap.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (libcap): New variable.

gnu: module-init-tools: Remove reference to unavailable man page tarball.

Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/15187>.
Reported by Mark H. Weaver <mhw@netris.org>.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (module-init-tools): Remove reference to
  Gentoo's pre-built man pages and 'unpack-man-pages' phase.  Add
  'fake-docbook' phases.

gnu: Add net-tools.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (net-tools): New variable.

Merge branch 'master' into core-updates