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channels: Warn when pulling from a mirror.

* guix/channels.scm (<channel-metadata>)[url]: New field.
(read-channel-metadata): Initialize it.
(read-channel-metadata-from-source): Likewise.
(channel-instance-primary-url): New procedure.
(latest-channel-instances): Compare CHANNEL's URL against it.
* doc/guix.texi (Channels)[Primary URL]: New subsection.
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Ludovic Courtès 2020-06-15 16:20:14 +02:00
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@ -4153,6 +4153,28 @@ add a meta-data file @file{.guix-channel} that contains:
(directory "guix"))
@end lisp
@cindex primary URL, channels
@subsection Primary URL
Channel authors can indicate the primary URL of their channel's Git
repository in the @file{.guix-channel} file, like so:
@lisp
(channel
(version 0)
(url "https://example.org/guix.git"))
@end lisp
This allows @command{guix pull} to determine whether it is pulling code
from a mirror of the channel; when that is the case, it warns the user
that the mirror might be stale and displays the primary URL. That way,
users cannot be tricked into fetching code from a stale mirror that does
not receive security updates.
This feature only makes sense for authenticated repositories, such as
the official @code{guix} channel, for which @command{guix pull} ensures
the code it fetches is authentic.
@cindex news, for channels
@subsection Writing Channel News

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@ -182,12 +182,13 @@ introduction, add it."
(checkout channel-instance-checkout))
(define-record-type <channel-metadata>
(channel-metadata directory dependencies news-file keyring-reference)
(channel-metadata directory dependencies news-file keyring-reference url)
channel-metadata?
(directory channel-metadata-directory) ;string with leading slash
(dependencies channel-metadata-dependencies) ;list of <channel>
(news-file channel-metadata-news-file) ;string | #f
(keyring-reference channel-metadata-keyring-reference)) ;string
(keyring-reference channel-metadata-keyring-reference) ;string
(url channel-metadata-url)) ;string | #f
(define %default-keyring-reference
;; Default value of the 'keyring-reference' field.
@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ if valid metadata could not be read from PORT."
(let ((directory (and=> (assoc-ref properties 'directory) first))
(dependencies (or (assoc-ref properties 'dependencies) '()))
(news-file (and=> (assoc-ref properties 'news-file) first))
(url (and=> (assoc-ref properties 'url) first))
(keyring-reference
(or (and=> (assoc-ref properties 'keyring-reference) first)
%default-keyring-reference)))
@ -229,7 +231,8 @@ if valid metadata could not be read from PORT."
(commit (get 'commit))))))
dependencies)
news-file
keyring-reference)))
keyring-reference
url)))
((and ('channel ('version version) _ ...) sexp)
(raise (condition
(&message (message "unsupported '.guix-channel' version"))
@ -253,7 +256,7 @@ doesn't exist."
read-channel-metadata))
(lambda args
(if (= ENOENT (system-error-errno args))
(channel-metadata "/" '() #f %default-keyring-reference)
(channel-metadata "/" '() #f %default-keyring-reference #f)
(apply throw args)))))
(define (channel-instance-metadata instance)
@ -463,6 +466,11 @@ been tampered with and is trying to force a roll-back, preventing you from
getting the latest updates. If you think this is not the case, explicitly
allow non-forward updates."))))))))))
(define (channel-instance-primary-url instance)
"Return the primary URL advertised for INSTANCE, or #f if there is no such
information."
(channel-metadata-url (channel-instance-metadata instance)))
(define* (latest-channel-instances store channels
#:key
(current-channels '())
@ -518,6 +526,19 @@ depending on the policy it implements."
validate-pull
#:starting-commit
current)))
(when authenticate?
;; CHANNEL is authenticated so we can trust the
;; primary URL advertised in its metadata and warn
;; about possibly stale mirrors.
(let ((primary-url (channel-instance-primary-url
instance)))
(unless (or (not primary-url)
(channel-commit channel)
(string=? primary-url (channel-url channel)))
(warning (G_ "pulled channel '~a' from a mirror \
of ~a, which might be stale~%")
(channel-name channel)
primary-url))))
(let-values (((new-instances new-channels)
(loop (channel-instance-dependencies instance)