* gnu/services/avahi.scm (configuration-file): Use 'plain-file' instead
of 'text-file'.
(avahi-service): Turn into a regular procedure that returns a <service>.
* gnu/services/base.scm (root-file-system-service, file-system-service,
user-unmount-service, user-processes-service, host-name-service,
console-keymap-service, console-font-service, mingetty-service,
nscd.conf-file, nscd-service): Likewise.
(%default-syslog.conf): New variable.
(syslog-service): Use it. Turn into a regular procedure.
(guix-service, udev-rules-union, kvm-udev-rule, udev-service,
device-mapping-service, swap-service): Likewise.
* gnu/services/databases.scm (%default-postgres-hba,
%default-postgres-ident): Use 'plain-file' instead of 'text-file'.
(%default-postgres-config): Use 'mixed-text-file' instead of
'text-file*'.
(postgresql-service): Use 'program-file' instead of 'gexp->script'.
Turn into a regular procedure.
* gnu/services/desktop.scm (dbus-configuration-directory): Use
'computed-file' instead of 'gexp->derivation'.
(upower-configuration-file, geoclue-configuration-file,
elogind-configuration-file): Use 'plain-file' instead of 'text-file'.
(dbus-service, upower-service, colord-service, geoclue-service,
polkit-service, elogind-service): Turn into regular procedures.
(%desktop-services): Remove use of 'mlet' when iterating on
%BASE-SERVICES.
* gnu/services/lirc.scm (lirc-service): Turn into a regular procedure.
* gnu/services/networking.scm (static-networking-service,
dhcp-client-service, ntp-service, tor-service, bitlbee-service,
wicd-service): Likewise.
* gnu/services/ssh.scm (lsh-service): Likewise.
* gnu/services/web.scm (nginx-service): Likewise.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (xorg-configuration-file): Use 'mixed-text-file'
instead of 'text-file*'.
(xorg-start-command, slim-service): Turn into regular procedures.
(xinitrc): Use 'program-file' instead of 'gexp->script'.
* gnu/system/install.scm (cow-store-service,
configuration-template-service): Turn into regular procedures.
* gnu/system.scm (other-file-system-services, device-mapping-services,
swap-services, essential-services, operating-system-services,
user-shells, operating-system-accounts): Remove now unnecessary
'mlet' and turn into regular procedures.
(operating-system-etc-directory, operating-system-activation-script,
operating-system-boot-script): Adjust accordingly.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services, Networking Services, X Window, Desktop
Services, Database Services, Web Services, Various Services, Name
Service Switch): Adjust accordingly.
* gnu/services/base.scm (mingetty-service): Change default value of
#:motd from a monadic value to a <plain-file>. Assume MOTD to be a
file-like object. Assume LOGIN-PROGRAM is a gexp or #f.
(%base-services): Use 'plain-file' instead of 'text-file' for motd.
* gnu/system/linux.scm (unix-pam-service): Update docstring to mention
that MOTD is a file-like object.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Adjust 'mingetty-service' documentation
accordingly.
* gnu/system/install.scm (installation-services): Adjust accordingly.
(log-to-info): Use 'program-file' instead of 'gexp->script'.
* gnu/services/base.scm (mingetty-service): Change default value of
#:motd from a monadic value to a <plain-file>. Assume MOTD to be a
file-like object. Assume LOGIN-PROGRAM is a gexp or #f.
(%base-services): Use 'plain-file' instead of 'text-file' for motd.
* gnu/system/linux.scm (unix-pam-service): Update docstring to mention
that MOTD is a file-like object.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Adjust 'mingetty-service' documentation
accordingly.
* gnu/services/desktop.scm (%desktop-services): Replace the 'udev-service'
from %base-services.
* gnu/services/base.scm (%base-services): Add a comment to keep them in sync.
* gnu/build/file-systems.scm (MS_REMOUNT): New constant.
(mount-file-system): Add 'flags' local variable. When FLAGS has
MS_BIND & MS_RDONLY, call 'mount' with MS_REMOUNT.
* gnu/services/base.scm (file-system-service) <start>: Likewise.
* doc/guix.texi (Name Service Switch): Add link to nss-mdns. Add
example show how to pass #:name-services to 'nscd-service'.
(Base Services): Add link from 'nscd-service' to the above.
* gnu/services/base.scm (nscd-service): Update docstring accordingly.
* gnu/services/base.scm (nscd-service): Add #:name-services parameter.
In 'start' field, set LD_LIBRARY_PATH based on #:name-services.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Document it.
(Name Service Switch): Link to 'nscd-service'.
Before that, as it was given an empty configuration file, nscd would
actually have all its caches disabled.
* gnu/services/base.scm (<nscd-configuration>, <nscd-cache>): New record
types.
(%nscd-default-caches, %nscd-default-configuration): New variables.
(nscd.conf-file): New procedure.
(nscd-service): Add 'config' parameter. Use 'nscd.conf-file', and
pass its result as the '-f' parameter of nscd.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Update 'nscd-service' documentation
accordingly. Document 'nscd-configuration', 'nscd-cache',
'%nscd-default-configuration', and '%nscd-default-caches'.
* gnu/services/base.scm (user-unmount-service): New procedure.
* gnu/system.scm (essential-services): Use it.
* gnu/system/install.scm (cow-store-service): Mention it in comment.
* gnu/services/base.scm (user-processes-service): Increase the default
value of 'grace-delay'. This leaves more time for processes to clean
up their PID files, /tmp/.X0-lock, etc.
* gnu/services/base.scm (kvm-udev-rule): New procedure.
(udev-service): Use it, and add it to RULES.
(guix-build-accounts): Add "kvm" to the 'supplementary-groups' field.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (%base-groups): Add "kvm".
* gnu/services/base.scm (swap-service): New procedure.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[swap-devices]: New field.
(swap-services): New procedure.
(essential-services): Use it.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<mapped-device-type>): New record type.
(<mapped-device>)[command]: Remove field.
[type]: New field.
* gnu/services/base.scm (device-mapping-service): Rename 'command'
parameter to 'open'. Add 'close' parameter and honor it.
* gnu/system.scm (luks-device-mapping): Rename to...
(open-luks-device): ... this.
(close-luks-device): New procedure.
(luks-device-mapping): New variable.
(device-mapping-services): Get the type of MD, and pass its 'open' and
'close' fields to 'device-mapping-service'.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (<mapped-device>): New record type.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[mapped-devices]: New field.
(luks-device-mapping): New procedure.
(other-file-system-services)[device-mappings, requirements]: New
procedures. Pass #:requirements to 'file-system-service'.
(device-mapping-services): New procedure.
(essential-services): Use it. Append its result to the return value.
(operating-system-initrd-file): Add comment.
* gnu/services/base.scm (file-system-service): Add #:requirements
parameter and honor it.
(device-mapping-service): New procedure.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (base-initrd): Add comment.
* gnu/services/base.scm (udev-rules-union): New procedure.
(udev-service): Add #:rules parameter. Call 'udev-rules-union' and
create udev.conf. Set $UDEV_CONFIG_FILE before spawning udevd.
* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (MS_NOSUID, MS_NODEV, MS_NOEXEC): New
variables.
(mount-flags->bit-mask): New procedure.
(mount-file-system)[flags->bit-mask]: Remove.
Use 'mount-flags->bit-mask' instead.
In /etc/mtab, use the empty string when OPTIONS is false.
* gnu/services/base.scm (file-system-service): Add #:flags parameter and
honor it.
* gnu/system.scm (other-file-system-services): Pass FLAGS to
'file-system-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.