gnu: glibc: Look for locale data in versioned sub-directories. * gnu/packages/base.scm (glibc)[native-search-paths]: Add 'lib/locale/VERSION' for 'GUIX_LOCPATH'. (glibc-locales, glibc-utf8-locales): Write to a VERSION sub-directory. * guix/profiles.scm (ca-certificate-bundle): Adjust LOCPATH value accordingly.
gnu: glibc: Honor 'GUIX_LOCPATH'. * gnu/packages/patches/glibc-guix-locpath.patch: New file. * gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it. * gnu/packages/base.scm (glibc)[source]: Use it. [native-search-paths]: Use 'GUIX_LOCPATH' instead of 'LOCPATH'. * doc/guix.texi (Application Setup): Introduce the term "foreign distro". Document 'GUIX_LOCPATH'.
gnu: texinfo: Claim 'INFOPATH'. Reported by Konrad Hinsen <konrad.hinsen@fastmail.net>. * gnu/packages/texinfo.scm (texinfo)[native-search-paths]: New field.
utils: Add 'every*'. * guix/build/gnu-build-system.scm (every*): Move to... * guix/build/utils.scm (every*): ... here. New procedure.
gnu: gettext: Upgrade to 0.19.6. * gnu/packages/gettext.scm (gnu-gettext): Update to 0.19.6.
gnu: coreutils: Use upstream's fix for 'tail'. * gnu/packages/patches/coreutils-racy-tail-test.patch: Remove. * gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Adjust accordingly. * gnu/packages/base.scm (coreutils)[source]: Replace this patch with upstream's fix for 'tail'.
gnu: glibc: Do not abort when incompatible locale data is found. * gnu/packages/patches/glibc-locale-incompatibility.patch: New file. * gnu/packages/base.scm (glibc)[source]: Use it. * gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
gnu: pixman: Update to 0.32.8. * gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm (pixman): Update to 0.32.8. * gnu/packages/patches/pixman-pointer-arithmetic.patch: Remove. * gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Adjust accordingly.
gnu: libc: Look for locale data under /run/current-system/locale/X.Y. * gnu/packages/base.scm (glibc)[arguments]: Append VERSION to 'libc_cv_localedir'. * gnu/system/locale.scm (localedef-command): Write to the sub-directory called (package-version libc) in #$output. (locale-directory): Create said directory. * doc/guix.texi (Locales): Mention the per-version sub-directory.
gnu: Add gzochi. * gnu/packages/game-development.scm (gzochi): New variable. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
gnu: Add pigz. * gnu/packages/compression.scm (pigz): New variable. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
gnu: lsh: 'lsh-authorize' uses the absolute file name of 'sexp-conv'. Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/21516>. Reported by Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>. * gnu/packages/lsh.scm (lsh)[arguments]: In 'pre-configure' phase, change 'src/lsh-authorize' to use the absolute file name of 'sexp-conv'.
guix gc: Add '--list-failures' and '--clear-failures'. Suggested by Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>. * guix/scripts/gc.scm (show-help, %options): Add --list-failures and --clear-failures. (guix-gc): Honor them. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix gc): Document them. (Invoking guix-daemon): Mention them.
store: Add 'query-failed-paths' and 'clear-failed-paths' RPCs. Suggested by Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>. * guix/store.scm (query-failed-paths, clear-failed-paths): New procedures. * tests/guix-daemon.sh: Add test with daemon started with --cache-failures.
tests: 'open-connection-for-tests' takes an optional parameter. * guix/tests.scm (open-connection-for-tests): Add optional FILE parameter; pass it to 'open-connection'.
gnu: Add bio-blastxmlparser. * gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm (bio-blastxmlparser): New variable.
gnu: Add r-data.table. * gnu/packages/statistics.scm (r-data.table): New variable.
gnu: Add r-chron. * gnu/packages/statistics.scm (r-chron): New variable.
gnu: Add r-servr. * gnu/packages/web.scm (r-servr): New variable.
gnu: Add r-jsonlite. * gnu/packages/web.scm (r-jsonlite): New variable.