gnu: pius: Use Python 2. * gnu/packages/gnupg.scm (pius): Use Python 2.
gnu: make-bootstrap: Add missing export. * gnu/packages/make-bootstrap.scm: Export '%guile-static-stripped'. The problem was hidden because of <http://bugs.gnu.org/17418>.
gnu: e2fsprogs: Install the libext2fs Info manual. * gnu/packages/linux.scm (e2fsprogs)[native-inputs]: Add TEXINFO.
gnu: e2fsprogs: Use 'static-package' for the statically-linked variant. * gnu/packages/linux.scm (e2fsprogs/static): Remove. (e2fsck/static): Use (static-package e2fsprogs) instead.
gnu: gdb: Upgrade to 7.7.1. * gnu/packages/gdb.scm (gdb): Upgrade to 7.7.1.
gnu: gdb: Add dependency on libxml2. * gnu/packages/gdb.scm (gdb)[inputs]: Add LIBXML2.
gnu: Add libgsf. * gnu/packages/gnome.scm (libgsf): New variable.
gnu: Add libcroco. * gnu/packages/gnome.scm (libcroco): New variable.
gnu: pybugz: Add fixlet patches. * gnu/packages/python.scm (python2-pybugz)[source]: Add 'patches' field. * gnu/packages/patches/pybugz-encode-error.patch, gnu/packages/patches/pybugz-stty.patch: New files. * gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add them.
gnu-maintenance: Add missing type check. * guix/gnu-maintenance.scm (gnu-package?): Only call 'mirror-type' when URL is a string.
linux-initrd: Improve root file system switching. * guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (move-essential-file-systems, switch-root): New procedures. (MS_MOVE): New variable. (boot-system): Remove 'mount-essential-file-systems' call for ROOT. Use 'switch-root' instead of chdir + chroot.
services: networking: Fix typo in static networking service. * gnu/services/networking.scm (static-networking-service): Use $inetutils/bin/ifconfig, not $inetutils/sbin/ifconfig.
gnu: Add missing import in (gnu packages maths). * gnu/packages/maths.scm: Use (guix utils), which was needed since b9100e2f.
linux-initrd: Check the root and other early file systems. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-derivation)[boot-file-systems]: Keep "/". * gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (file-system->spec): Keep the 'check?' flag. (qemu-initrd)[helper-packages]: New variable. Pass it as #:to-copy. <gexp>: Add 'set-path-environment-variable' call. Remove #:unionfs argument for 'boot-system'. * gnu/system/vm.scm (%linux-vm-file-systems): Add 'check?' field/ (virtualized-operating-system): Likewise for the "9p" file system. * guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (mount-root-file-system): Change #:unionfs default. Call 'check-file-system' before mounting ROOT, when VOLATILE-ROOT? is false. (check-file-system): New procedure. (mount-file-system): Honor 'check?' element in list; add 'check-file-system' call. (boot-system): Remove #:root-fs-type and #:unionfs parameters. [root-mount-point?, root-fs-type]: New variables. Call 'mount-file-system' on all MOUNTS but "/".
activation: Fix deletion of setuid programs. * guix/build/activation.scm (activate-setuid-programs): When %SETUID-DIRECTORY exists, pass the right file names to 'delete-file'.
gnu: Add statically-linked versions of e2fsprogs and the fsck.* commands. * gnu/packages/linux.scm (e2fsprogs/static, e2fsck/static): New variables.
vm: Provide a root partition for the freestanding VM image. Fixes a regression introduced in 83bcd0b. * gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image): Override the 'file-systems' field of OS. Add #:file-system-type parameter and honor it.
vm: Make root file system type a parameter, and default to ext4. * gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Add #:file-system-type parameter. Pass it to 'initialize-hard-disk'. * guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (mount-root-file-system): Always honor TYPE. (boot-system): Change #:root-fs-type to default to "ext4". Update docstring. * guix/build/vm.scm (initialize-hard-disk): Remove #:mkfs parameter; add #:file-system-type. Adjust 'mkfs' invocation and 'mount' call to honor #:file-system-type.
doc: Minor improvements in "G-Expressions". * doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Show coreutils version number in store file name. Add xref to "Derivations", in documentation of 'gexp->derivation'. Fix typo.
gnu: Add diffstat. * gnu/packages/version-control.scm (diffstat): New variable.