gnu: libbdplus: Use HTTPS URL. * gnu/packages/video.scm (libbdplus)[source]: Use HTTPS URL.
gnu: xclip: Use a descriptive source file name. * gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm (xclip)[source]: Set the file-name.
gnu: guix: Update snapshot. * gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix): Update to b547349.
gnu: Add simplescreenrecorder. * gnu/packages/video.scm (simplescreenrecorder): New variable. Signed-off-by: Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>
gnu: spice: Fix CVE-2017-7506. * gnu/packages/patches/spice-CVE-2017-7506.patch: New file. * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it. * gnu/packages/spice.scm (spice)[source]: Use it.
gnu: usbredir: Use HTTPS home-page URL. * gnu/packages/spice.scm (usbredir)[home-page]: Use HTTPS URL.
gnu: virt-viewer: Update to 5.0. * gnu/packages/spice.scm (virt-viewer): Update to 5.0.
substitute: Work around Guile 2.2 'time-monotonic' bug. Prior to this change, half of the cached narinfos would expire immediately since they contained the number of nanoseconds instead of the number of seconds as their date. * guix/scripts/substitute.scm (time-monotonic) <guile-2.2>: Define, as a workaround.
size: Add '--sort=KEY'. * guix/scripts/size.scm (profile-closure<?, profile-self<?): New procedures. (display-profile): Add #:profile<? parameter and honor it. (show-help, %options): Add '--sort'. (%default-options): Add 'profile<?'. (guix-size): Pass PROFILE<? to 'display-profile*'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix size): Document '--sort'.
environment: Rationalize calls to 'set-build-options'. Before this change '--substitute-urls' would be ignored. * guix/scripts/environment.scm (build-environment): Remove redundant call to 'set-build-options-from-command-line*'. (guix-environment): Move 'set-build-options-from-command-line' right after 'with-store'.
gnu: hyperrogue: Update to 9.4n. * gnu/packages/games.scm (hyperrogue): Update to 9.4n.
build: Make ISO-9660 image bootable from USB flash drive. * gnu/build/vm.scm (make-iso9660-image): Make image bootable from USB flash drive.
syscalls: Add network-interface-running? * guix/build/syscalls.scm (network-interface-running?): New variable. Export it. * tests/syscalls.scm: Add test. Co-authored-by: John Darrington <jmd@gnu.org>
gnu: et: Fix typo in description. * gnu/packages/ssh.scm (et)[description]: Fix typo.
gnu: man-db: Update to 2.7.6.1 [fixes CVE-2015-1336]. * gnu/packages/man.scm (man-db): Update to 2.7.6.1. [arguments]: Add '--disable-cache-owner' to #:configure-flags.
gnu: nginx: Update to 1.12.1 [fixes CVE-2017-7529]. * gnu/packages/web.scm (nginx): Update to 1.12.1.
system: Refer to native packages when appropriate. * gnu/system/locale.scm (localedef-command): Use the native LIBC. * gnu/system/shadow.scm (default-skeletons): Use the native GUILE-WM.
gnu: shadow: Fix cross-compilation. * gnu/packages/admin.scm (shadow)[arguments] <set-nscd-file-name>: Refer to "cross-libc" when cross-compiling.
gnu: inetutils: Allow for cross-compilation. * gnu/packages/admin.scm (inetutils)[arguments]: Pass "--with-path-procnet-dev".
gnu: linux-pam: Disable NIS when cross-compiling. * gnu/packages/linux.scm (linux-pam)[arguments]: Pass "--disable-nis" when cross-compiling.