linux-initrd: Actually create /dev/console.

* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (make-essential-device-nodes): Add
  "dev/console".

hydra: Make USB installation image smaller.

* build-aux/hydra/gnu-system.scm (qemu-jobs): Reduce size of 'usb-image'
  to 630 MiB.

derivations: Add #:allowed-references 'derivation' parameter.

* guix/derivations.scm (derivation): Add #:allowed-references
  parameter.
  [user+system-env-vars]: Honor it.
* tests/derivations.scm ("derivation #:allowed-references, ok",
  "derivation #:allowed-references, not allowed",
  "derivation #:allowed-references, self allowed",
  "derivation #:allowed-references, self not allowed"): New tests.
* doc/guix.texi (Derivations): Document #:allowed-references.

gnu: util-linux: Remove dependency on Perl.

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (util-linux)[source](patches): New field.
* gnu/packages/patches/util-linux-perl.patch: New file.
* gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.

linux-initrd: Make more device nodes for SCSI disks and CD-ROM devices.

* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (make-disk-device-nodes): New procedure.
  (make-essential-device-nodes): Use it.  Make more devices nodes for
  SCSI disks and CD-ROM devices.

linux-initrd: Gracefully handle missing /dev nodes.

* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (partition-label-predicate): Catch
  'system-error' around 'read-ext2-superblock'; return #f upon ENOENT.

hydra: Build the installation image.

* build-aux/hydra/gnu-system.scm (demo-os): New procedure.
  (qemu-jobs): Build for both x86_64-linux and i686-linux.  Add
  'usb-image' job that builds INSTALLATION-OS.

Add (gnu system install).

* gnu/system/install.scm: New file.
* gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.

system: Add 'issue' field.

* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[issue]: New field.
  (%default-issue): New variable.
  (etc-directory): Add #:issue parameter and honor it.
  (operating-system-etc-directory): Adjust call accordingly.
* build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm: Add 'issue' field.

system: Add more options for 'mingetty-service'.

* gnu/services/base.scm (mingetty-service): Add #:auto-login,
  #:login-program, and #:login-pause? parameters and honor them.

linux-initrd: Gracefully deal with partitions with no label.

* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (partition-label-predicate): Check whether
  'ext2-superblock-volume-name' returns #f, and return #f if it does.

gnu: Move libarchive to (gnu packages backup).

* gnu/packages/compression.scm (libarchive): Move to...
* gnu/packages/backup.scm (libarchive): ... here.
  Import (guix licenses) with #:renamer to avoid conflicting 'zlib'
  bindings.

vm: disk-image: Specify the root file system using a label.

* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-disk-image)[root-label]: New variable.
  Use it for the root file system, and pass it as #:file-system-label to
  'qemu-image'.

linux-initrd: Allow use of volume labels in 'file-system' declarations.

* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (%ext2-endianness, %ext2-sblock-magic,
  %ext2-sblock-creator-os, %ext2-sblock-uuid, %ext2-sblock-volume-name):
  New macros.
  (read-ext2-superblock, ext2-superblock-uuid,
  ext2-superblock-volume-name, disk-partitions,
  partition-label-predicate, find-partition-by-label,
  canonicalize-device-spec): New procedures.
  (mount-file-system): Use 'canonicalize-device-spec' on SOURCE.
  (boot-system): Likewise for ROOT.
* doc/guix.texi (Using the Configuration System): Adjust 'file-system'
  declaration accordingly.

gnu: Add rdiff-backup.

* gnu/packages/backup.scm (rdiff-backup): New variable.

gnu: Add btar.

* gnu/packages/backup.scm (btar): New variable.

gnu: Add rdup.

* gnu/packages/backup.scm (rdup): New variable.

gnu: Add libarchive.

* gnu/packages/compression.scm (libarchive): New variable.

gnu: Add hdup.

* gnu/packages/backup.scm (hdup): New variable.

hydra: Don't cross-build from MIPS to MIPS.

* build-aux/hydra/gnu-system.scm (hydra-jobs)[same?, either]: New
  procedure.  Use it in 'remove' call.