gnu: Remove unnecessary closures around `arguments' value.
* gnu/packages/algebra.scm (pari-gp): Remove closure around the value of
`arguments'.
* gnu/packages/bdb.scm (bdb): Likewise.
* gnu/packages/mit-krb5.scm (mit-krb5): Likewise.
* gnu/packages/openssl.scm (openssl): Likewise.
* gnu/packages/perl.scm (perl): Likewise.
define-record-type*: Add the `thunked' field definition keyword.
* guix/utils.scm (define-record-type*)[make-syntactic-constructor]: Add
a `thunked' parameter.
(thunked-field?, field-bindings): New procedures. Use the latter when
generating `letrec*' bindings.
[thunked-field?, thunked-field-accessor-name, field-spec->srfi-9,
thunked-field-accessor-name]: New procedures.
Use them when generating the `define-record-type' form, and to
generated thunk field accessors, along call to
`make-syntactic-constructor' with the new argument.
* tests/utils.scm ("define-record-type* & thunked",
"define-record-type* & thunked & default",
"define-record-type* & thunked & inherited"): New tests.
doc: Clarify that `guix-build' really is for developers.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-build): Make it clear that `guix-build'
doesn't access the user's profile, and add cross-ref to `guix-package'.
Suggested by Nikita Karetnikov <nikita@karetnikov.org>.
gnu: Add fontconfig.
* gnu/packages/freetype.scm (fontconfig): New variable.
gnu: libjpeg: Correct name of libjpeg-8 package to allow installation.
* gnu/packages/libjpeg (libjpeg-8): Switch name field to "libjpeg".
doc: Improve wording and fix typos in "Features".
* doc/guix.texi (Features): Fix typos, and rephrase according to the
suggestions of Alex Sassmannshausen <alex.sassmannshausen@gmail.com>.
gnu: ghostscript: Build and install shared library and header files.
* gnu/packages/ghostscript (ghostscript): Extend build and install phases.
guix-package: Fix `--roll-back' when `--profile' is not passed.
* guix-package.in (roll-back): Fix file name of PREVIOUS-PROFILE, which
could end up containing the dirname twice.
Reported by Nikita and Andreas.
* tests/guix-package.sh: Add test.
guix-build: Allow version-qualified package names.
* guix-build.in (guix-build)[find-package]: New procedure.
Use it instead of using `find-packages-by-name' directly.
Suggested by Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>.
* tests/guix-build.sh: Add tests.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-build): Add `coreutils-8.20' as an
example. Fix guile-1.8 example.
gnu: automake: Adjust test suite to lack of /bin/sh.
* gnu/packages/autotools.scm (autoconf-wrapper): New variable.
(automake): Use AUTOCONF-WRAPPER instead of AUTOCONF.
Add `automake-skip-amhello-tests.patch' as an input.
Add #:patches and #:phases arguments.
* gnu/packages/patches/automake-skip-amhello-tests.patch: New file.
* Makefile.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
packages: Remove redundant test for inputs-as-procedures.
* guix/packages.scm (package-derivation)[expand-input]: Remove redundant
test when the input is a procedure.
doc: Add "The Perfect Setup" in 'HACKING'.
* HACKING (The Perfect Setup): New section.
gnu: Add Geiser.
* gnu/packages/emacs.scm (geiser): New variable.
gnu: gnutls: Remove unneeded import.
* gnu/packages/gnutls.scm: Remove import of (gnu packages base).
gnu: Add groff.
* gnu/packages/groff.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it.
gnu: Add psutils.
* gnu/packages/ghostscript.scm (psutils): New variable.
gnu: Add netpbm.
* gnu/packages/netpbm.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it.
gnu: Add missing libevent patch.
* gnu/packages/patches/libevent-dns-tests.patch: New file.
* Makefile.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.