gnu: qemu: Add dependency on Samba. * gnu/packages/qemu.scm (qemu-kvm): Add dependency on Samba; pass `--smbd' to ./configure.
gnu: samba: Augment the RUNPATH of executables to point to $out/lib. * gnu/packages/samba.scm (samba): Add `add-lib-to-runpath' phase, and PatchELF as an input.
gnu: Add GNU Parted. * gnu/packages/parted.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it.
gnu: guile-static: Add bindings for low-level Linux syscalls. * gnu/packages/make-bootstrap.scm (%guile-static): Add `guile-linux-syscalls.patch' as an input, and use it. * gnu/packages/patches/guile-linux-syscalls.patch: New file. * Makefile.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
gnu: linux-libre: Choose a config without debugging features. * gnu/packages/linux.scm (linux-libre): Choose "defconfig" instead of "allmodconfig" since the latter enables all debugging features. Add `CONFIG_CIFS=m'.
gnu: Add vim. * gnu/packages/vim.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it.
Build newest versions unless specified, and implement upgrades. * gnu/packages.scm (find-newest-available-packages): New exported procedure. * guix-build.in (newest-available-packages, find-best-packages-by-name): New procedures. (find-package): Use find-best-packages-by-name, to guarantee that if a version number is not specified, only the newest versions will be considered. * guix-package.in (%options): Add --upgrade/-u option. (newest-available-packages, find-best-packages-by-name, upgradeable?): New procedures. (find-package): Use find-best-packages-by-name, to guarantee that if a version number is not specified, only the newest versions will be considered. (process-actions): Implement upgrade option. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-package): In the description of --install, mention that if no version number is specified, the newest available version will be selected.
Inhibit duplicates in fold-packages. * gnu/packages.scm (fold2): New procedure. (fold-packages): Rework to suppress duplicates.
build-system/gnu: Make the strip behavior of `static-package' configurable. * guix/build-system/gnu.scm (static-package): Add #:strip-all? keyword parameter.
gnu: guile-static: Use libgc build with `USE_LIBC_PRIVATES'. * gnu/packages/make-bootstrap.scm (%guile-static): Use libgc build with CPPFLAGS=-DUSE_LIBC_PRIVATES. * gnu/packages/bdw-gc.scm (libgc): Add TODO to always do it.
gnu: Add missing patch for mcron. * gnu/packages/patches/mcron-install.patch: New file. * Makefile.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
gnu: Add GNU Wdiff. * gnu/packages/wdiff.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it.
Add version-compare and version>? to utils.scm. * guix/utils.scm (version-compare, version>?): New exported procedures, based on version-string>?, which was formerly in gnu-maintenance.scm. * guix/gnu-maintenance.scm (version-string>?): Removed procedure. (latest-release): Use 'version>?' instead of 'version-string>?'.
gnu: Add signing-party. * gnu/packages/gnupg.scm (signing-party): New variable.
gnu: wget: Drop manual handling of /usr/bin/env. * gnu/packages/wget.scm (wget): Drop patch-/usr/bin/env phase.
gnu: curl: Let patch-shebang handle /usr/bin/env. * gnu/packages/curl.scm (curl): Drop manual rewriting of #!/usr/bin/env.
gnu: openldap: Disable tests, they fail too randomly probably due to timeouts in the server. * gnu/packages/openldap.scm (openldap): Drop all tests.
Patch-shebang: Do not add space after interpreter without argument. * guix/build/utils.scm (patch-shebang): Do not add a space after a command interpreter not followed by an argument; this made two tests of coreutils fail.
Patch-shebang: Handle "#!/usr/bin/env command" * guix/build/utils.scm (patch-shebang): Handle replacement of "#!.*/env CMD ARGS" by "#!/nix/store/path/.../to/CMD ARGS".
gnu: gmp: Update to version 5.1.1. * gnu/packages/multiprecision.scm (gmp): Update to version 5.1.1.