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 * gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Remove 'boot-expression' parameter, superseded by 'linux-arguments'.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.
gnu: libdrm: Update to 2.4.46. * gnu/packages/xorg.scm (libdrm): Update to 2.4.46.
gnu: lzo: Build the shared library. * gnu/packages/compression.scm (lzo): Build the shared library.
gnu: Add dfc. * gnu/packages/system.scm (dfc): New variable.
gnu: Add htop. * gnu/packages/system.scm (htop): New variable.
gnu: Add mingetty. * gnu/packages/system.scm (mingetty): New variable.
gnu: linux-initrd: Factorize device node creation. * guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (make-essential-device-nodes): New procedure. * gnu/packages/linux-initrd.scm (qemu-initrd): Use it.
gnu: Add git. * gnu/packages/version-control.scm (git): New variable.
gnu: cairo: Update to 1.12.16. * gnu/packages/gtk.scm (cairo): Update to 1.12.16.
gnu: Update harfbuzz to 0.9.20. * gnu/packages/gtk.scm (harfbuzz): Update to 0.9.20.