linux-initrd: Delete files from the initrd ramfs when switching roots. * guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (switch-root): Delete file from the old root. Chdir to / after 'chroot' call. Re-open file descriptors 0, 1, and 2. (boot-system): Move 'loading' message after the 'switch-root' call. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-boot-script): Add loop that closes file descriptor before calling 'execl'.
linux-initrd: Check the root and other early file systems. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-derivation)[boot-file-systems]: Keep "/". * gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (file-system->spec): Keep the 'check?' flag. (qemu-initrd)[helper-packages]: New variable. Pass it as #:to-copy. <gexp>: Add 'set-path-environment-variable' call. Remove #:unionfs argument for 'boot-system'. * gnu/system/vm.scm (%linux-vm-file-systems): Add 'check?' field/ (virtualized-operating-system): Likewise for the "9p" file system. * guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (mount-root-file-system): Change #:unionfs default. Call 'check-file-system' before mounting ROOT, when VOLATILE-ROOT? is false. (check-file-system): New procedure. (mount-file-system): Honor 'check?' element in list; add 'check-file-system' call. (boot-system): Remove #:root-fs-type and #:unionfs parameters. [root-mount-point?, root-fs-type]: New variables. Call 'mount-file-system' on all MOUNTS but "/".
system: Add first-class file system declarations. * gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[initrd]: Default to 'qemu-initrd'. (<file-system>): New record type. (operating-system-root-file-system): New procedure. (operating-system-derivation): Take the device name for GRUB from 'operating-system-root-file-system'. Pass the 'operating-system-initrd' procedure the list of boot file systems. * gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (file-system->spec): New procedure. (qemu-initrd): Add 'file-systems' parameter, and remove #:mounts parameter. [file-system-type-predicate]: New procedure. [linux-modules]: Use it. Adjust #:mounts argument in 'boot-system' call. (gnu-system-initrd): Remove. * gnu/system/vm.scm (%linux-vm-file-systems): New variable. (expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Adjust call to 'qemu-initrd'. (virtualized-operating-system): New procedure. (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script)[initrd]: Remove. Use 'virtualized-operating-system'. Get the 'initrd' file from OS-DRV. * guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (mount-qemu-smb-share, mount-qemu-9p): Remove. (MS_RDONLY, MS_BIND): New global variables. (bind-mount): Remove local 'MS_BIND' definition. (mount-root-file-system): New procedure, with code formerly in 'boot-system'. (mount-file-system): New procedure. (boot-system): Add #:root-fs-type parameter. Remove 'MS_RDONLY' local variable. Use 'mount-root-file-system' and 'mount-file-system'. * doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Add 'file-system' declaration.
system: Add 'sudo' to the setuid programs, and handle /etc/sudoers. * gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[groups]: Change default to just the 'root' group. [sudoers]: New field. (etc-directory): Add #:sudoers parameter. Add 'sudoers' to the file union. (operating-system-etc-directory): Pass #:sudoers to 'etc-directory'. (%setuid-programs): Add 'sudo'. (%sudoers-specification): New variable. * gnu/system/linux.scm (base-pam-services): Add 'sudo'. * build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm: Add 'groups' field; add 'guest' to the 'wheel' group.
system: Add support for setuid binaries. * gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[pam-services, setuid-programs]: New fields. (etc-directory)[bashrc]: Prepend /run/setuid-programs to $PATH. (operating-system-etc-directory): Honor 'operating-system-pam-services'. (%setuid-programs): New variable. (operating-system-boot-script): Add (guix build utils) to the set of imported modules. Call 'activate-setuid-programs' in boot script. * gnu/system/linux.scm (base-pam-services): New procedure. * guix/build/activation.scm (%setuid-directory): New variable. (activate-setuid-programs): New procedure. * build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm: Add 'pam-services' field.
system: Add (guix build activation). * gnu/services/dmd.scm (dmd-configuration-file): Remove 'etc' parameter. Move /etc activation code to... * guix/build/activation.scm: ... here; new file. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-boot-script): Augment script: add (guix build activation) to the load path; call 'activate-etc'. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add guix/build/activation.scm.
system: Rewrite 'union' using gexps. * gnu/system.scm (union): Rewrite using 'gexp->derivation'.
system: grub: Rewrite using gexps. * gnu/system/grub.scm (grub-configuration-file): Rewrite using 'gexp->derivation'. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-derivation): Adjust accordingly.
system: Change 'file-union' to use gexps. * gnu/system.scm (file-union): Make 'name' the first parameter; remove 'inputs' parameter. Rewrite using 'gexp->derivation'. (etc-directory): Adjust accordingly. (operating-system-derivation): Ditto.
services: Rewrite using gexps. * gnu/services.scm (<service>)[inputs]: Remove. * gnu/system.scm (links): Remove. (etc-directory): Add PASSWD and SHADOW to #:inputs. (operating-system-boot-script): Pass ETC to 'dmd-configuration-file'. (operating-system-derivation): Remove EXTRAS from the union. * gnu/system/linux.scm (pam-service->configuration): Rewrite in terms of 'gexp->derivation'. Compute the contents on the build side. Expect 'arguments' to contain a list of gexps. (pam-services->directory): Rewrite in terms of 'gexp->derivation'. (unix-pam-service): Change 'arguments' to a list of one gexp. * gnu/system/shadow.scm (<user-account>)[inputs]: Remove. [shell]: Change default value to a gexp. (passwd-file): Rewrite in terms of 'gexp->derivation'. Compute contents on the build side. * gnu/services/base.scm (host-name-service, mingetty-service, nscd-service, syslog-service, guix-service): Change 'start' and 'stop' to gexps; remove 'inputs' field. (guix-build-accounts): Change 'shell' field to a gexp. * gnu/services/networking.scm (static-networking-service): Change 'start' and 'stop' to gexps; remove 'inputs' field. * gnu/services/xorg.scm (slim-service): Likewise. * gnu/services/dmd.scm (dmd-configuration-file): Expect ETC to be a derivation. Change 'config' to a gexp. Use 'gexp->file' instead of 'text-file'. * doc/guix.texi (Defining Services): Update nscd example with gexps, and without 'inputs'. Add xref to "G-Expressions".
vm: Rewrite support procedures to use gexps. * gnu/system/vm.scm (%imported-modules): Remove. (expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Remove 'inputs' parameter. Rename 'imported-modules' to 'modules'. Rewrite using gexps and 'gexp->derivation'. (qemu-image): Add 'qemu' parameter. Pass NAME to 'expression->derivation-in-linux-vm'. Rewrite using gexps. Remove #:inputs argument to 'expression->derivation-in-linux-vm'. (operating-system-default-contents): Rewrite using gexps. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-profile-derivation): Rename to... (operating-system-profile): ... this. Adjust callers. (operating-system-profile-directory): Remove.
gnu: Use gexps in obvious places in (gnu system ...). * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-boot-script): Use 'gexp->file' instead of 'text-file*'. * gnu/system/vm.scm (expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Likewise. (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script)[builder]: Turn into a gexp. Use 'gexp->derivation' instead of 'derivation-expression'.
system: Add 'operating-system-boot-script'. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-boot-script): New procedure. (operating-system-derivation): Use it. Remove DMD-CONF from the file union. Add BOOT-DRV to the inputs.
system: Factorize (gnu system). * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-accounts, operating-system-etc-directory): New procedures. (operating-system-derivation): Use them. * gnu/services/base.scm (%base-services): Add 'host-name-service' invocation.
Merge branch 'core-updates'
Merge branch 'master' into core-updates Conflicts: gnu-system.am
gnu: Add /etc/shells. * gnu/system.scm (etc-directory): Add /etc/shells.
gnu: Define '%base-services'. * gnu/services/base.scm (%base-services): New variable. * gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[services]: Change the default value to %BASE-SERVICES. * doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Change '%standard-services' to '%base-services'.
gnu: Introduce the (gnu services ...) modules. * gnu/system/dmd.scm: Remove file. Move contents to... * gnu/services.scm, gnu/services/base.scm, gnu/services/dmd.scm, gnu/services/networking.scm, gnu/services/xorg.scm: ... here. New files. * gnu/system.scm, gnu/system/vm.scm: Adjust accordingly. * guix/scripts/system.scm (%user-module): Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Likewise. (Defining Services): Likewise.
gnu: Move root's home directory to /root. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-derivation): Change root's 'home-directory' to "/root". * gnu/system/vm.scm (operating-system-default-contents): Add /root.