system: grub: Make sure the font and background image are always found. * gnu/system/grub.scm (eye-candy): Add 'search --file --set'.
system: Adjust 'grub.cfg' to work on systems with a separate /boot. Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/19220>. Reported by Nikita Karetnikov <nikita@karetnikov.org>. * gnu/system/grub.scm (grub-configuration-file)[entry->gexp]: Add 'search --file --set'. (grub-configuration-file)[builder]: Remove 'search.file'.
vm: Use QEMU's standard VGA emulation by default. * gnu/system/vm.scm (common-qemu-options): Add "-vga std".
services: xorg: Run the window manager from a login shell. This is a followup to 1d18d87, which fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/19119>. * gnu/services/xorg.scm (xinitrc)[builder]: Add 'exec-from-login-shell' procedure. Use it instead of 'execl' when launching XSESSION, WMAKER, or RATPOISON.
system: Add sudo to '%base-packages'. * gnu/system.scm (%base-packages): Add SUDO.
gnu: python-numpy-bootstrap: Make tests verbose. * gnu/packages/python.scm (python-numpy-bootstrap): Make tests verbose to allow test failure debugging on hydra.
gnu: xfconf: Disable parallel tests. * gnu/packages/xfce.scm (xfconf): Add 'arguments' field.
gnu: Add samtools * gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm: New file * gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
system: /etc/profile defines 'MANPATH', which includes the global profile. * gnu/system.scm (etc-directory)[profile]: Set 'MANPATH'.
gnu: Add nginx. * gnu/packages/web.scm (nginx): New variable.
gnu: pcre: Update to 8.36 and enable JIT support. * gnu/packages/pcre.scm (pcre): Update to 8.36. Enable JIT support.
gnu: Add xfdesktop. * gnu/packages/xfce.scm (xfdesktop): New variable.
gnu: Add xfwm4. * gnu/packages/xfce.scm (xfwm4): New variable.
gnu: Add thunar-volman. * gnu/packages/xfce.scm (thunar-volman): New variable.
gnu: Add thunar. * gnu/packages/xfce.scm (thunar): New variable.
gnu: Add xfce4-settings. * gnu/packages/xfce.scm (xfce4-settings): New variable.
gnu: Add xfce4-session. * gnu/packages/xfce.scm (xfce4-session): New variable.
gnu: Add xfce4-appfinder. * gnu/packages/xfce.scm (xfce4-appfinder): New variable.
gnu: Add xfce4-panel. * gnu/packages/xfce.scm (xfce4-panel): New variable.
gnu: Add tumbler. * gnu/packages/xfce.scm (tumbler): New variable.