records: Factorize error-reporting macro.
* guix/records.scm (record-error): New macro.
(define-record-type*)[error*]: Remove.
Use 'record-error' instead.
records: Add tests for error cases.
* tests/records.scm (test-module): New procedure.
("define-record-type* & missing initializers",
"define-record-type* & extra initializers"): New tests.
services: Add 'console-font-service'.
* gnu/services/base.scm (unicode-start, console-font-service): New
procedures.
(%base-services): Call 'console-font-service' for TTY1 to TTY6.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-services): Add comment about the
console font. Call 'console-font-service' for TTY1 to TTY6.
gexp: Gracefully handle printing of gexps with spliced references.
* guix/gexp.scm (write-gexp): Wrap 'write' call in
'false-if-exception'.
* tests/gexp.scm ("printer", "printer vs. ungexp-splicing"): New tests.
doc: List noteworthy limitations.
* doc/guix.texi (Limitations): New subsection.
services: syslog: Don't write trivial error messages to /dev/console.
* gnu/services/base.scm (syslog-service): Change "*.err" to "*.alert".
system: Add e2fsprogs to the base packages.
* gnu/system.scm (%base-packages): Add E2FSPROGS.
system: Use kmod instead of module-init-tools.
* gnu/system.scm (%base-packages): Use kmod instead of
module-init-tools.
gexp: Build 'gexp->file' derivations locally.
* guix/gexp.scm (gexp->file): Add #:local-build? argument.
gnu: kbd: Make sure unicode_{start,stop} work as expected.
* gnu/packages/linux.scm (kbd): Patch 'src/unicode_{start,stop}' to use
'tty'.
<phases>: Add 'post-install' phase.
doc: Move "System Configuration" higher.
* doc/guix.texi (GNU Distribution): Move "System Configuration" right
after "System Installation".
Update 'THANKS'.
* THANKS: Correct the email address I use for Guix work.
gnu: Tinyproxy: Cleanup xml dependencies
* gnu/packages/web.scm (tinyproxy): Use the XML catalog from docbook instead of
generating a temporary one.
gnu: Enable gnome-doc-utils tests
* gnu/packages/gnome (gnome-doc-utils): Set the XML_CATALOG_FILES variable and
enable the tests.
gnu: docbook-xsl write absolute file:// uris in catalogs instead of ./ relative ones
* gnu/packages/docbook.scm (docbook-xsl): Replace ./ paths with file:// uris
gnu: docbook-xml: Substitute remote xml_catalog uris with local ones.
* gnu/packages/docbook.scm: substitute remote uri with local ones.
gnu: Add docbook-xml version 4.3 and 4.4
* gnu/packages/docbook.scm (docbook-xml-4.3, docbook-xml-4.4): New variables.
gnu: docbook-xsl update to 1.78.1
* gnu/packages/docbook.scm (docbook-xsl): Upgrade to version 1.78.1
nls: Update 'eo' and 'vi' translations.