gnu: guix: Use /etc as sysconfdir.

* gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix)[arguments]: Pass
  --sysconfdir=/etc.

system: Define '%base-packages' and use it.

* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[packages]: Change default value to
  %BASE-PACKAGES.
  (%base-packages): New variable.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-os): Use it when defining the
  'packages' field.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Use %BASE-PACKAGES in
  example.  Remove now unneeded module imports.  Explain this.

gnu: gnutls: Upgrade to 3.2.15.

* gnu/packages/gnutls.scm (gnutls): Upgrade to 3.2.15.

install: Add more useful packages.

* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-os)[packages]: Add isc-dhcp,
  net-tools, ddrescue, kbd, and texinfo-4.

Update 'eo.po'.

gnu: linux-libre: Build the e1000e driver (Intel ethernet NIC driver.)

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (linux-libre): Add CONFIG_E1000E=m.

gnu: Merge Parted, fdisk, and ddrescue in (gnu packages disk).

* gnu/packages/parted.scm: Rename to...
* gnu/packages/disk.scm: ... this.  New file.  Merge with...
* gnu/packages/fdisk.scm: ... this; remove file;
* gnu/packages/ddrescue.scm: ... and this; remove file.
* gnu/system/install.scm, gnu/system/vm.scm: Adjust accordingly.
* gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Remove
  gnu/packages/{parted,fdisk,ddrescue}.scm and add
  gnu/packages/disk.scm.

hydra: Add Avahi to the demo OS.

* build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm: Use 'avahi-service' and 'dbus-service'.
  Add AVAHI to 'packages'.

system: Make sure /run/setuid-programs comes first in $PATH.

* gnu/system.scm (etc-directory) <bashrc>: Move /run/setuid-programs
  first in $PATH.

gnu: elfutils: Add synopsis and description.

* gnu/packages/elf.scm (elfutils): Add synopsis and description.

list-packages: Add links to Hydra for mips64el-linux.

* build-aux/list-packages.scm (package->sxml): Add 'url' call for
  mips64el-linux.

system: File system sources can be marked as labels or devices.

* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<file-system>)[title]: New field.
* gnu/services/base.scm (file-system-service): Add #:title parameter.
  In 'start' gexp, use 'canonicalize-device-spec' and honor TITLE.
* gnu/system.scm (other-file-system-services,
  operating-system-root-file-system, operating-system-initrd-file):
  Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (file-system->spec): Likewise.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-disk-image): Add 'title' field for the root
  file system.
* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (mount-file-system): Expect the second
  element of SPEC to be the title.
  (boot-system)[root-mount-point?, root-fs-type]: Likewise.
* gnu/services/dmd.scm (dmd-configuration-file): Select
  'canonicalize-device-spec'.

linux-initrd: Wait for devices to appear when resolving a label.

* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (canonicalize-device-spec): Add #:title
  parameter.  When resolving a label, wait a little and try several
  times before bailing out.

Revert "gnu: hurd: Add Hurd Minimal."

This reverts commit bc046a94dec2afadbc1ee3957f13098a8d8b393c,
which referred to uncommitted things ('glibc/hurd-headers'.)

gnu: hurd: Add Hurd Minimal.

* gnu/packages/hurd.scm (hurd-minimal): New variable.
* gnu/packages/patches/hurd-minimal.patch: New patch.
* gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>

services: syslogd: Write fewer messages to /dev/console.

* gnu/services/base.scm (syslog-service)[contents]: Remove "kern.*" from
  /dev/console.

linux-initrd: Actually create /dev/console.

* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (make-essential-device-nodes): Add
  "dev/console".

hydra: Make USB installation image smaller.

* build-aux/hydra/gnu-system.scm (qemu-jobs): Reduce size of 'usb-image'
  to 630 MiB.

derivations: Add #:allowed-references 'derivation' parameter.

* guix/derivations.scm (derivation): Add #:allowed-references
  parameter.
  [user+system-env-vars]: Honor it.
* tests/derivations.scm ("derivation #:allowed-references, ok",
  "derivation #:allowed-references, not allowed",
  "derivation #:allowed-references, self allowed",
  "derivation #:allowed-references, self not allowed"): New tests.
* doc/guix.texi (Derivations): Document #:allowed-references.

gnu: util-linux: Remove dependency on Perl.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (util-linux)[source](patches): New field.
* gnu/packages/patches/util-linux-perl.patch: New file.
* gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.