linux-boot: Make more disk partition block devices. Reported by nebuli on #guix. * gnu/build/linux-boot.scm (make-disk-device-nodes): Make 16 block devices for disk partitions.
gnu: file: Add 5.20 as a replacement--fixes CVE-2014-3710. * gnu/packages/file.scm (file)[replacement]: New field. (file/fixed): New variable.
gnu: file: Fix typo in description. * gnu/packages/file.scm (file)[description]: Fix typo.
linux-initrd: Add modules for ATA controllers by default. Reported by th3kent on #guix. * gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (base-initrd)[linux-modules]: Add pata_acpi.ko and pata_atiixp.ko.
gnu: chicken: Update to 4.9.0.1. * gnu/packages/scheme.scm (chicken): Update to 4.9.0.1.
gnu: gnutls: Update to 3.2.20--this fixes CVE-2014-8564. * gnu/packages/patches/gnutls-server-name-fix.patch: Remove. * gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Adjust accordingly. * gnu/packages/gnutls.scm (gnutls): Update to 3.2.20. Remove 'patches' field.
gnu: guix: Add Emacs as an input. * gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix-0.7)[native-inputs]: Add Emacs.
gnu: windowmaker: Leave 'wmaker' unwrapped. Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/18698>. Reported by Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>. * gnu/packages/gnustep.scm (windowmaker)[arguments]: Add 'pre-configure' phase. Change 'wrap' phase to wrap 'wmaker.inst', not 'wmaker'.
services: xorg: Set argv[0] for the window manager. * gnu/services/xorg.scm (xinitrc): Set argv[0] when invoking ratpoison or wmaker.
gnu: Add GNU Typist. * gnu/packages/games.scm (gtypist): New variable. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
gnu: Introduce (gnu artwork) module. * gnu/artwork.scm: New file. * gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it. * gnu/services/xorg.scm: Use it. (%artwork-repository): Remove. * gnu/system/grub.scm: Use it. (%artwork-repository): Remove.
gnu: xorg: Add SLiM theme based on work by Felipe López. * gnu/services/xorg.scm (%artwork-repository, %default-slim-theme, %default-slim-theme-name): New variables. (slim-service): Add #:theme and #:theme-name parameters. [slim.cfg]: Honor #:theme-name. Honor #:theme by setting the "SLIM_THEMESDIR" environment variable. * doc/guix.texi (X Window): Adjust 'slim-service' documentation accordingly. Document '%default-slim-theme' and '%default-slim-theme-name'.
gnu: guix: Update Git snapshot. * gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix-devel): Update to commit 8ee0e71.
system: Shorten the default label for GRUB entries. * gnu/system.scm (kernel->grub-label): Shorten entry labels.
activation: Set the firmware search path. * gnu/build/activation.scm (activate-firmware): New procedure. * gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[firmware]: New field. (directory-union): New procedure. (%base-firmware): New variable. (operating-system-activation-script): Use 'directory-union', and call 'activate-firmware'. * doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Document 'firmware'.
gnu: cross-base: Apply Qualcomm's patches for Binutils and GCC. This fixes compilation of the ath9k-htc firmware. Before that, loading it would result in "Target is unresponsive". The patches come from the ath9k-htc firmware source. * gnu/packages/patches/ath9k-htc-firmware-binutils.patch, gnu/packages/patches/ath9k-htc-firmware-gcc.patch: New files. * gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add them. * gnu/packages/cross-base.scm (package-with-patch): New procedure. (cross-binutils): Check whether TARGET starts with "xtensa-", and call 'package-with-patch' when it does. (cross-gcc-patches): New procedure. (cross-gcc): Use it to add patches.
services: xorg: Don't pass "-ac" to X. This had pretty much no effects given "-nolisten tcp". * gnu/services/xorg.scm (xorg-start-command): Remove "-ac" option.
gnu: fonts: Fix license of 'terminus-font'. * gnu/packages/fonts.scm (terminus-font): Use 'silofl1.1' license.
gnu: libuninameslist: Include package name in file-name of source tarball. * gnu/packages/fontutils.scm (libuninameslist)[source]: Add file-name field.
gnu-maintenance: Introduce <gnu-release> data type. * guix/gnu-maintenance.scm (<gnu-release>): New record type. (release-file): Rename to... (release-file?): ... this. Return a Boolean. (tarball->version, coalesce-releases): New procedures. (releases): Call 'coalesce-releases' on RESULT. Return <gnu-release> objects instead of pairs. (latest-release): Likewise. (package-update-path): Adjust accordingly. * gnu/packages.scm (check-package-freshness): Adjust accordingly.