services: syslog: Use syslog-configuration.
* gnu/services/base.scm (<syslog-configuration>): New variable.
(syslog-service-type): Use <syslog-configuration>.
(syslog-service): Use <syslog-configuration>.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (%avahi-os): Use <syslog-configuration>.
* doc/guix.texi (syslog-configuration-type): Add @deftp.
(syslog-service): Update @deffn.
services: herd: Provide <live-service> objects.
* gnu/services/herd.scm (<live-service>): New record type.
(current-services): Change to return a single value: #f or a list of
<live-service>.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (call-with-service-upgrade-info): Adjust
accordingly.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test)["shepherd services"]: Adjust
accordingly.
tests: Make sure /run/current-system is a GC root.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test)["/run/current-system is a GC
root"]: New test.
system: Define 'GUIX_LOCPATH' to work around 'glibc' package defect.
Our 'glibc' package currently ignores /run/current-system/locale,
although the intent is to look for locales in that directory.
* gnu/packages/base.scm (glibc/linux): Add comment about
/run/current-system/locale being ignored.
* gnu/system.scm (operating-system-environment-variables): Add
'GUIX_LOCPATH'.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test): Add "locale" test.
tests: base: Correct invalid merge.
Fixes a regression introduced by merge commit
7575655212ecfbcd1f04e429c8a7a41f8720d027.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test)[test]: Fix list of 'use-modules'
and 'test-begin' call.
Merge branch 'master' into core-updates
gnu: Switch to 'with-imported-modules'.
* gnu/services.scm (directory-union): Use 'with-imported-modules'
instead of the '#:modules' argument of 'computed-file'.
* gnu/services/base.scm (udev-rules-union): Likewise.
* gnu/services/dbus.scm (system-service-directory): Likewise.
* gnu/services/desktop.scm (wrapped-dbus-service):
(polkit-directory): Likewise.
* gnu/services/networking.scm (tor-configuration->torrc): Likewise.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (xorg-configuration-directory): Likewise.
* gnu/system/install.scm (self-contained-tarball): Likewise.
* gnu/system/linux-container.scm (container-script): Likewise.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (expression->initrd): Likewise, and
remove #:modules parameter.
(flat-linux-module-directory): Use 'with-imported-modules'.
(base-initrd): Likewise.
* gnu/system/locale.scm (locale-directory): Likewise.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (default-skeletons): Likewise.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Likewise.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test): Likewise.
* gnu/tests/install.scm (run-install): Likewise.
* doc/guix.texi (Initial RAM Disk): Update 'expression->initrd'
documentation.
tests: Add Avahi and NSS-mDNS test.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (%avahi-os): New variable.
(run-nss-mdns-test): New procedure.
(%test-nss-mdns): New variable.
tests: base: Add host name resolution tests.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test)["host name resolution",
"host not found"]: New tests.
Merge branch 'master' into core-updates
tests: basic: Don't hard-code the expected architecture name.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test)["uname"]: Don't hard-code the
architecture.
services: Add 'mcron-service'.
* gnu/services/mcron.scm: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (%mcron-os, %test-mcron): New variables.
(run-mcron-test): New procedure.
* doc/guix.texi (Scheduled Job Execution): New node.
tests: Add a mechanism to describe and discover system tests.
* gnu/tests.scm (<system-test>): New record type.
(write-system-test, test-modules, fold-system-tests)
(all-system-tests): New procedures.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (%test-basic-os): Turn into a <system-test>.
* gnu/tests/install.scm (%test-installed-os): Likewise.
* build-aux/run-system-tests.scm (%system-tests): Remove.
(run-system-tests): Use 'all-system-tests'.
tests: base: Fully honor the OS passed to 'run-basic-test'.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test)["uname"]: Use the host name of OS.
["shepherd services"]: Use service names from OS.
(%test-basic-os): Add call to 'virtualized-operating-system'.
tests: Export 'run-basic-test'.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test): New procedure, extracted from ...
(%test-basic-os): ... here. Use it.
Merge branch 'master' into core-updates
Merge branch 'master' into gnome-updates
system: tests: Use 'start-service' to wait for service.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (%test-basic-os): Use 'start-service' instead of a
busy loop to wait for 'term-tty1'.
Merge branch 'master' into gnome-updates