gnu: avahi, dbus: Use /var as $localstatedir.

* gnu/packages/avahi.scm (avahi): Pass '--localstatedir'; add
  'patch/localstatedir'.
* gnu/packages/glib.scm (dbus): Pass '--localstatedir' and
  '--with-session-socket-dir'; add 'patch/localstatedir'.
* gnu/packages/patches/avahi-localstatedir.patch,
  gnu/packages/patches/dbus-localstatedir.patch: New files.
* gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add them.

gnu: Move helper code to (gnu system …) modules.

* gnu/packages/grub.scm (<menu-entry>, grub-configuration-file): Move
  to...
* gnu/system/grub.scm: ... here.  New file.
* gnu/packages/linux.scm (<pam-service>, <pam-entry>,
  pam-service->configuration, pam-service->directory,
  %pam-other-services, unix-pam-service): Move to...
* gnu/system/linux.scm: ... here.  New file.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (passwd-file): Move to...
* gnu/system/shadow.scm: ... here.  New file.
* gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add
  gnu/system/{grub,linux,shadow}.scm.

gnu: vm: Remove potluck hacks.

* gnu/system/vm.scm (example1): Remove.
  (example2): Rename to...
  (system-qemu-image): ... this.  Add 'store' parameter, and remove call
  to 'open-connection'.

gnu: vm: Setup PAM.

* gnu/system/vm.scm (example2): Use 'pam-services->directory'.  Change
  POPULATE to create /etc/pam.d, /etc/login.defs, and /var/run.  Change
  BOOT to spawn syslogd; boot to Bash.  Add inputs.

gnu: vm: Create shadow files with the right format.

* gnu/system/vm.scm (passwd-file): When SHADOW? is true, use the right
  shadow(5) format.  Always add a trailing newline.

gnu: linux-initrd: Fix typo.

* gnu/packages/linux-initrd.scm (gnu-system-initrd): Add missing
  argument to 'format' call.

gnu: linux-pam: Add declarative PAM service interface.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (<pam-service>, <pam-entry>): New record
  types.
  (pam-service->configuration, pam-services->directory,
  unix-pam-service): New procedures.
  (%pam-other-services): New variable.

gnu: isl: Update urls.

* gnu/packages/gcc.scm (isl): Update source and home page url.

gnu: vm: Copy /etc/shadow to the guest.

* gnu/system/vm.scm (example2): Add SHADOW to #:inputs-to-copy.

gnu: vm: Create valid /etc/shadow and /etc/passwd.

* gnu/system/vm.scm (/etc/passwd): Rename to...
  (passwd-file): ... this. Add 'shadow?' keyword parameter.  Change
  format of ACCOUNTS, and fix CONTENTS.
  (example2): Adjust accordingly.  Create both /etc/shadow and
  /etc/passwd, the latter being used by getpwnam(3) & co. when nscd is
  not running.

gnu: vm: Clear timestamps on the imported files, like in the store.

* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Clear timestamps on the copied files.

gnu: linux-libre: Upgrade to 3.11.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (linux-libre): Upgrade to 3.11.  Add bc as an
  input.

gnu: grub: Add support for building configuration files.

* gnu/packages/grub.scm (<menu-entry>): New record type.
  (grub-configuration-file): New procedure.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Remove parameters 'linux',
  'linux-arguments', and 'initrd'.  Add 'grub-configuration' parameter.
  Honor them, and remove grub.cfg generation code accordingly.
  (example2): Use `grub-configuration-file', and adjust accordingly.

gnu: Add the 'license:' prefix.

* gnu/packages/glib.scm (itstool): Change 'gpl3+' to 'license:gpl3+'.

gnu: Add itstool.

* gnu/packages/glib.scm (itstool): New variable.

gnu: vm: Add /etc/shadow in the QEMU image.

* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Add 'populate' keyword parameter and
  honor it; make it an input.
  (/etc/shadow): New procedure.
  (example2): Call it; build 'populate' script, and pass it to
  'qemu-image'.

gnu: vm: Remove unused 'qemu-image' argument.

* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Remove 'boot-expression' parameter,
  superseded by 'linux-arguments'.

gnu: vm: First stab at building a populated QEMU image.

* gnu/packages/linux-initrd.scm (gnu-system-initrd): New variable.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Add #:linux-arguments parameter.
  [input->name+derivation]: Add case for 'store-path?' items.
  Remove LOADER from `inputs'.

gnu: vm: 'qemu-image' populates /dev on the target root file system.

* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Use (guix build linux-initrd).  Remove
  'mknod' calls; use 'make-essential-device-nodes' to populate /dev on
  the target image.
* gnu/packages/linux-initrd.scm (qemu-initrd): When /root/dev exists,
  don't call 'make-essential-device-nodes'.

gnu: xorg: Update comment for mesa.

* gnu/packages/xorg.scm (mesa): New compilation trial with 9.2.