services: Add 'linux-bare-metal-service-type'. * gnu/services.scm (modprobe-wrapper): Remove. (activation-script): Do not use it. Remove calls to 'activate-modprobe' and 'activate-ptrace-attach' in gexp. (%modprobe-wrapper, %linux-kernel-activation, linux-bare-metal-service-type, %linux-bare-metal-service): New variables. * gnu/system.scm (essential-services): Add %LINUX-BARE-METAL-SERVICE to the list, unless CONTAINER? is true.
gnu: ffmpeg: Move flags into their own argument. * gnu/packages/video.scm (ffmpeg)[arguments]: Move the configurable configure flag literals into the configure-flags argument. Call configure with these flags from the configure phase. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
services: Add screen-locker service. * gnu/system/linux.scm (base-pam-services): Remove "xlock" and "xscreensaver". * gnu/services/xorg.scm (<screen-locker>): New record type. (screen-locker-pam-services, screen-locker-setuid-programs, screen-locker-service): New procedures. (screen-locker-service-type): New variable. * gnu/services/desktop.scm (%desktop-services): Use them. * doc/guix.texi (X Window): Document 'screen-locker-service'. (Desktop Services): Mention it.
system: File systems depend on their corresponding device mappings. Fixes a regression introduced in commit 0adfe95. * gnu/system.scm (other-file-system-services)[requirements]: Remove. [add-dependencies]: New procedure. Use it. * gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<file-system>)[dependencies]: Update comment. * gnu/services/base.scm (mapped-device->dmd-service-name, dependency->dmd-service-name): New procedures. (file-system-service-type): Use it.
gnu: Add libchop. * gnu/packages/backup.scm (libchop): New variable.
gnu: Move gdbm to (gnu packages databases). * gnu/packages/gdbm.scm: Remove. * gnu/packages/databases.scm (gdbm): New variable, from gdbm.scm. * gnu/packages/avahi.scm, gnu/packages/cyrus-sasl.scm, gnu/packages/guile.scm, gnu/packages/mail.scm, gnu/packages/man.scm, gnu/packages/pulseaudio.scm, gnu/packages/python.scm, gnu/packages/ruby.scm, gnu/packages/sawfish.scm: Adjust accordingly. * gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Remove gdbm.scm.
system: grub: Let GRUB choose the best graphics mode. On PCs, it means that it will typically choose resolutions higher than 640x480, which is nicer. * gnu/system/grub.scm (eye-candy)[setup-gfxterm-body]: Leave 'gfxmode' unset.
gnu: openblas: Update to 0.2.15. * gnu/packages/maths.scm (openblas): Update to 0.2.15.
gnu: icedtea7: Update to 2.6.2. * gnu/packages/java.scm (icedtea7): Update to 2.6.2.
gnu: ghc-glut: Propagate freeglut input. * gnu/packages/haskell.scm (ghc-glut): Move freeglut to propagated-inputs.
gnu: bluez: Update to 5.35. * gnu/packages/linux.scm (bluez): Update to 5.35.
gnu: magit-svn: Update to 2.1.1. * gnu/packages/emacs.scm (magit-svn): Update to 2.1.1.
gnu: magit: Update to 2.3.0. * gnu/packages/emacs.scm (magit): Update to 2.3.0.
services: Add 'modify-services'. * gnu/services.scm (%modify-service, modify-services): New macros. * gnu/services/base.scm (mingetty-service-type, guix-service-type): Export. * emacs/guix-devel.el (guix-devel-keywords): Add 'modify-services'. Ditto in 'guix-devel-scheme-indent' call. * doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Give an example of 'modify-services'. (Service Reference): Document it.
services: 'guix-configuration' has a 'substitute-urls' field. * gnu/services/base.scm (<guix-configuration>)[substitute-urls]: New field. (guix-dmd-service): Honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document it.
gnu: pbtranscript-tofu: Update to 2.2.3. * gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm (pbtranscript-tofu): Update to 2.2.3. [source]: Remove bundled Cython sources in a snippet. Replace ".tar.gz" extension in file-name field with "-checkout". [arguments]: Replace "enter-directory-and-clean-up" phase with "enter-directory" phase, and add "patch-setuppy" phase. [inputs]: Add python2-h5py. Move python2-cython ... [native-inputs]: ... to this field.
gnu: pari-gp: Add X11 input. * gnu/packages/algebra.scm (pari-gp)[inputs]: Add libx11, which enables plotting functions.
container: Remove unnecessary CLONE_CHILD_* flags. * gnu/build/linux-container.scm (namespaces->bit-mask): Remove CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID and CLONE_CHILD_SETTID, which are unneeded. Discussed at <http://bugs.gnu.org/21694>.
gnu: python-debian: Avoid @itemize in description. * gnu/packages/python.scm (python-debian): Use @enumerate instead of @itemize.
gnu: grub: Install documentation. * gnu/packages/grub.scm (grub)[native-inputs]: Add help2man and texinfo.