services: Use system groups where applicable. * gnu/services/avahi.scm (avahi-service): Add 'system?' field to 'user-group' form. * gnu/services/base.scm (guix-service): Likewise. * gnu/services/dbus.scm (dbus-service): Likewise. * gnu/services/networking.scm (tor-service): Likewise.
system: Recognize more file system flags. * guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (MS_NOSUID, MS_NODEV, MS_NOEXEC): New variables. (mount-flags->bit-mask): New procedure. (mount-file-system)[flags->bit-mask]: Remove. Use 'mount-flags->bit-mask' instead. In /etc/mtab, use the empty string when OPTIONS is false. * gnu/services/base.scm (file-system-service): Add #:flags parameter and honor it. * gnu/system.scm (other-file-system-services): Pass FLAGS to 'file-system-service'.
system: Add 'file-system' decl. for /dev/pts, and use the right options. Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/18081>. * gnu/system/file-systems.scm (%devtmpfs-file-system): Add 'needed-for-boot?' field. (%tty-gid, %pseudo-terminal-file-system): New variables. (%base-file-systems): Add %PSEUDO-TERMINAL-FILE-SYSTEM. * gnu/services/base.scm (udev-service): Remove dependency on 'file-system-/dev'. * gnu/system/shadow.scm (%base-groups): Add 'id' field for group 'tty'. * guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (boot-system): Remove 'mount' call for /dev/pts. * doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Add %pseudo-terminal-file-system.
system: Add 'create-mount-point?' file system option. * gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<file-system>)[create-mount-point?]: New field. * gnu/services/base.scm (file-system-service): Add #:create-mount-point? parameter and honor it. * gnu/system.scm (other-file-system-services): Update 'file-system-service' call accordingly. * doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Document it.
system: Add '%devtmpfs-file-system' for udev, and '%base-file-systems'. Suggested by Adam Pribyl <pribyl@lowlevel.cz>. * gnu/services/base.scm (udev-service)[requirement]: Add 'file-system-/dev'. * gnu/system/file-systems.scm (%devtmpfs-file-system, %base-file-systems): New variables. * gnu/system/install.scm (installation-services)[file-systems]: Use %base-file-systems. * build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm (file-systems): Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (System Installation): Show %BASE-FILE-SYSTEMS in the example. (Using the Configuration System): Likewise. (File Systems): Document %base-file-systems, %devtmpfs-file-system, %binary-format-file-system, and %fuse-control-file-system.
services: Allow 'check-file-system' to work for non-boot-time file systems. * gnu/services/base.scm (file-system-service)[start]: Set $PATH so that fsck.* can be found. Reported by "DusXMT".
services: Add 'console-font-service'. * gnu/services/base.scm (unicode-start, console-font-service): New procedures. (%base-services): Call 'console-font-service' for TTY1 to TTY6. * gnu/system/install.scm (installation-services): Add comment about the console font. Call 'console-font-service' for TTY1 to TTY6.
services: syslog: Don't write trivial error messages to /dev/console. * gnu/services/base.scm (syslog-service): Change "*.err" to "*.alert".
services: Add options to 'guix-service'. * gnu/services/base.scm (guix-service): Add #:use-substitutes? and #:extra-options parameters, and honor them. * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Adjust accordingly.
services: Provide a 'loopback' service by default. * gnu/services/networking.scm (static-networking-service): Add #:provision parameter; use it. * gnu/services/base.scm (%base-services): Call 'static-networking-service' for "lo".
services: Use more Texinfo markup in docstrings. * gnu/services/base.scm (host-name-service): Use Texinfo markup. (mingetty-service): Comment on #:allow-empty-passwords?. Improve markup. (syslog-service, guix-service): Use Texinfo markup. * gnu/services/networking.scm (static-networking-service): Likewise. * gnu/services/xorg.scm (slim-service): Likewise.
services: udev: Improve synchronization when starting. * gnu/services/base.scm (udev-service)[start]: Add 'wait-for-udevd', and call it before running 'udevadm trigger'. Pass --action=add to 'udevadm trigger'. Call 'udevadm settle' after 'udevadm trigger'.
services: Update to use the dmd 0.2 API. * gnu/services/avahi.scm (avahi-service)[start]: Wrap command in a list. * gnu/services/dbus.scm (dbus-service)[start]: Likewise. * gnu/services/ssh.scm (lsh-service): Likewise. * gnu/services/base.scm (mingetty-service)[start]: Likewise. (nscd-service)[start]: Likewise. (syslog-service)[start]: Likewise. (guix-service)[start]: Likewise. (udev-service)[start]: Use 'exec-command' instead of 'execl'. * gnu/services/xorg.scm (slim-service)[start]: Likewise, and use #:environment-variables.
services: udev: Make sure modules are found, and use "udevadm settle". * gnu/services/base.scm (udev-service): Set $LINUX_MODULE_DIRECTORY. In the parent, invoke "udevadm settle" before "udevadm trigger".
system: Add a 'system?' field to user accounts. * gnu/system/shadow.scm (<user-account>)[system?]: New field. * gnu/system.scm (user-account->gexp): Add it. * guix/build/activation.scm (add-user): Add #:system? parameter and honor it. (activate-users+groups): Handle the 'system?' part of user tuples. Pass it to 'add-user'. Don't create PROFILE-DIR when SYSTEM? is true. * gnu/services/dbus.scm (dbus-service): Add 'system?' field for "messagebus" account. * gnu/services/base.scm (guix-build-accounts): Likewise. * gnu/services/avahi.scm (avahi-service): Likewise.
services: Add udev service, and add it to '%base-services'. * gnu/services/base.scm (udev-service): New procedure. (%base-services): Use it. * gnu/system.scm (%base-packages): Add UDEV.
system: Remove useless 'members' field of 'user-group'. * gnu/system/shadow.scm (<user-group>)[members]: Remove field. * gnu/system/install.scm (installation-os)[users]: Remove 'members' fields. Use 'supplementary-groups' for 'guest'. * build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm (users): Likewise. * gnu/services/base.scm (guix-service): Remove 'members' field.
Merge branch 'master' into core-updates
services: Use a fixed GID for the build group and use that for the store. This partly reverts commit 185f669 ("services: Make sure the store's group is the build group.") * gnu/services/base.scm (guix-service)[activate]: Remove 'chown' call. Add 'id' field to 'user-group' form. * guix/build/install.scm (directives): Set the store's GID to 30000.
services: Make sure the store's group is the build group. * gnu/services/base.scm (guix-service)[activate]: New variable. Add 'chown' call for (%store-prefix). Set the 'activate' field to ACTIVATE. * guix/build/install.scm (directives): Add comment about STORE's group.