Re: GNU Guix 0.8.3 released

[Markus Gothe]

You should make some buzz outside the mailing-list (actually I think it is 
gnu-system-disc) about Guix. How big is the user base today? It is not bad to 
have 25 commuters… Kudos to all of you! :-) Makes a "GNU-heart” happy.

Now to the cons (the prior was the pros):
I donnu about Guile Scheme, heard from former Cygnus ppl (including Ian Taylor 
IIRC) it was a mistake.

Is this why it doesn’t make any buzz or is it because you don’t try hard enough 
to contact the papers???
Would be nice if someone signed up to advocate Guix for distress etc…

I am obviously not a marketing person ;-) Maybe someone else around is???

//M - The Panama-hat hacker


On 22 Jul 2015, at 11:07 , Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden> wrote:

> We are pleased to announce the release of GNU Guix version 0.8.3,
> representing 828 commits by 25 people over 2 months.
> 
> 
> • About
> 
>  GNU Guix is a functional package manager for the GNU system.
>  The Guix System Distribution is (GuixSD) an advanced distribution
>  of the GNU system.
> 
>  In addition to standard package management features, Guix supports
>  transactional upgrades and roll-backs, unprivileged package
>  management, and per-user profiles.  GuixSD offers a declarative
>  approach to operating system configuration management and is highly
>  hackable.  Guix uses low-level mechanisms from the Nix package
>  manager, except that packages are defined as native Guile modules,
>  using extensions to the Scheme language.
> 
>  The operating system uses the Linux-Libre kernel and the GNU dmd init
>  system.  At this stage it can be used on an i686 or x86_64 machine.
> 
>  It is also possible to use Guix on top of an already installed
>  GNU/Linux system, including on mips64el and armv7.
> 
>  http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/
> 
> 
> • Download
> 
>  Here are the compressed sources and a GPG detached signature[*]:
>    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-0.8.3.tar.gz
>    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-0.8.3.tar.gz.sig
> 
>  Here are the bootable USB installation images and their signatures[*]:
>    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guixsd-usb-install-0.8.3.i686-linux.xz
>    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guixsd-usb-install-0.8.3.i686-linux.xz.sig
>    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guixsd-usb-install-0.8.3.x86_64-linux.xz
>    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guixsd-usb-install-0.8.3.x86_64-linux.xz.sig
> 
>  Here are the binary tarballs and their signatures[*]:
>    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-binary-0.8.3.i686-linux.xz
>    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-binary-0.8.3.i686-linux.xz.sig
>    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-binary-0.8.3.x86_64-linux.xz
>    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-binary-0.8.3.x86_64-linux.xz.sig
>    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-binary-0.8.3.mips64el-linux.xz
>    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-binary-0.8.3.mips64el-linux.xz.sig
>    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-binary-0.8.3.armhf-linux.xz
>    ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-binary-0.8.3.armhf-linux.xz.sig
> 
> 
>  Use a mirror for higher download bandwidth:
>    http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html
> 
>  Here are the SHA1 checksums:
> 
>  212c50a651867baa483d645284c7676e1b073a70  guix-0.8.3.tar.gz
>  519a3e016101a482e405c7686cfc195e3014707a  
> guix-binary-0.8.3.armhf-linux.tar.xz
>  730a6e3b43f923788814c04c7ab0023d469b598c  guix-binary-0.8.3.i686-linux.tar.xz
>  bb4337f92cf6f08108d554ace95eb37197d9aa32  
> guix-binary-0.8.3.mips64el-linux.tar.xz
>  cc6df13b226c6d8ef10ff1f70ec08000da92a171  
> guix-binary-0.8.3.x86_64-linux.tar.xz
>  767cfe4b7d667cdf697e215b53dd4b44e9f3caff  
> guixsd-usb-install-0.8.3.i686-linux.xz
>  c2964cdae745ae2dff08eee9f973a763e1596694  
> guixsd-usb-install-0.8.3.x86_64-linux.xz
> 
>  [*] Use a .sig file to verify that the corresponding file (without the
>  .sig suffix) is intact.  First, be sure to download both the .sig file
>  and the corresponding tarball.  Then, run a command like this:
> 
>    gpg --verify guix-0.8.3.tar.gz.sig
> 
>  If that command fails because you don't have the required public key,
>  then run this command to import it:
> 
>    gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys 3D9AEBB5
> 
>  and rerun the 'gpg --verify' command.
> 
>  This release was bootstrapped with the following tools:
>    Autoconf 2.69
>    Automake 1.15
>    Makeinfo 6.0
>    Help2man 1.47.1
> 
> 
>  To install the Guix System Distribution, please see “System
>  Installation” in the manual.  To install Guix on a running
>  system, see “Installation” in the manual.
> 
> 
> • Changes since version 0.8.2 (excerpt from the NEWS file)
> 
>  ** Package management
> 
>  *** New ‘guix edit’ and ‘guix size’ commands
>  *** New ‘--manifest’ option for ‘guix package’, for declarative profiles
>  *** Similarly, new ‘M-x guix-apply-manifest’ for the Emacs UI
>  *** Emacs support now includes completion for ‘guix’ commands in shell-mode
>  *** ‘guix package --search-paths’ now takes an optional argument
>  *** ‘guix environment --ad-hoc’ creates a custom development environment
>  *** New ‘--system’ option for ‘guix environment’
>  *** ‘guix environment’ defines $GUIX_ENVIRONMENT, useful to adjust ‘PS1’
>  *** New ‘--optimize’ and ‘--verify’ options to ‘guix gc’
>  *** ‘guix build --with-source’ can now be passed a directory
>  *** New ‘elpa’ importer for ‘guix import’
>  *** ‘guix import pypi’ determines the list of dependencies
>  *** New ‘--substitute-urls’ option for ‘guix build’ and other commands
>  *** ‘guix substitute’ can now alternate between different substitute URLs
>  *** New “Running Guix Before It Is Installed” section in the manual
>  *** Basic manual pages for the ‘guix’ commands are now shipped
>  *** Building the daemon now necessitates a C++11 compiler
> 
>  ** Distribution
> 
>  *** New ‘%base-user-accounts’ variable, for common system accounts
>  *** New ‘--on-error’ option for ‘guix system’
>  *** New ‘plain-file’ construct, for use in ‘operating-system’ declarations
>  *** ‘sudoers’ field of ‘operating-system’ renamed to ‘sudoers-file’
>  *** ‘sudoers-file’ and ‘hosts-file’ fields now take file-like objects
>  *** File systems under /sys/fs/cgroup are now mounted by default
>  *** Default compiler is now GCC 4.9.3 (was 4.8.4)
>  *** ARMv7 port now requires NEON
>  *** The disk footprint of a dozen key packages has been reduced
> 
>  *** 179 new packages
> 
>  adwaita-icon-theme, amule, aragorn, arpack-ng-openmpi, blast+, bundler,
>  camlp4, camlp5, clutter, clutter-gst, clutter-gtk, cogl, coq, couger, crda,
>  dealii, dealii-openmpi, devhelp, diamond, dunst, edirect, emacs-auctex,
>  emacs-mmm-mode, emacs-pdf-tools, eog, execline, exempi, fasttree, faust,
>  fizmo, gcr, git-modes, gnome-common, gnome-keyring, gnome-klotski,
>  gnu-c-manual, gnujump, gom, grilo, grilo-plugins, gst-plugins-ugly,
>  guile-emacs, guile-for-guile-emacs, guile-gdbm-ffi, guitarix, haskell-mode,
>  hevea, hmmer, hoedown, htslib, hydra, hydrogen, idr, libcmis, libiberty,
>  libmng, libmpeg2, libreoffice, libressl, librest, libstdc++, libstdc++-doc,
>  libstdc++-doc, libsvm, libtar, libx264, libxdg-basedir, lpsolve, 
> lxappearance,
>  magit-svn, metabat, metis, mumps, mumps-metis, mumps-metis-openmpi,
>  mumps-openmpi, orfm, p4est, p4est-openmpi, perl-authen-sasl,
>  perl-catalyst-authentication-store-dbix-class,
>  perl-catalyst-plugin-authorization-roles, perl-data-stag, perl-gssapi,
>  perl-io-string, perl-net-smtp-ssl, perl-set-object, plink, powertabeditor,
>  preseq, prodigal, proof-general, pugixml, pv, python-click,
>  python-feedgenerator, python-flake8, python-gridmap, python-libsvm,
>  python-libxml2, python-mccabe, python-pandas, python-pep8, python-pep8,
>  python-psutil, python-pyflakes, python-pyflakes, python-pyzmq, python-redis,
>  python-rpy2, python-rq, python-scikit-image, python-seaborn, python2-click,
>  python2-fastlmm, python2-feedgenerator, python2-flake8, python2-gridmap,
>  python2-libxml2, python2-mccabe, python2-pandas, python2-pep8, python2-pep8,
>  python2-psutil, python2-pyflakes, python2-pysnptools, python2-pyzmq,
>  python2-redis, python2-rpy2, python2-rq, python2-scikit-image,
>  python2-seaborn, python2-warpedlmm, qsynth, randomjungle, rapidjson, raul, 
> rc,
>  rhythmbox, rsem, rtmidi, ruby-arel, ruby-bacon, ruby-connection-pool,
>  ruby-daemons, ruby-git, ruby-minitest, ruby-minitest-bacon,
>  ruby-minitest-sprint, ruby-multipart-post, ruby-net-http-persistent,
>  ruby-rake-compiler, ruby-rspec, ruby-rspec-core, ruby-rspec-expectations,
>  ruby-rspec-mocks, ruby-slop, ruby-useragent, scalapack, seahorse, setbfree,
>  sfarklib, sfarkxtc, sfxr, skalibs, slepc, slepc-complex,
>  slepc-complex-openmpi, slepc-openmpi, sox, st, totem, wayland, 
> wireless-regdb,
>  withershins, wxmaxima, xfce4-clipman-plugin, xmlsec, zita-resampler
> 
>  *** 181 package updates
> 
>  ardour-4.1-5aa834e, bash-4.3.39, bash-light-4.3.39, bedops-2.4.14,
>  bind-utils-9.10.2-P2, bison-3.0.4, bitlbee-3.4, boost-1.58.0, brasero-3.12.1,
>  calibre-2.29.0, catch-1.1.3, ccache-3.2.2, chibi-scheme-0.7.3, clang-3.6.0,
>  coreutils-8.24, cups-2.0.3, cups-filters-1.0.71, cups-minimal-2.0.3,
>  curl-7.43.0, datamash-1.0.7, dfu-programmer-0.7.2, duplicity-0.6.26, ed-1.12,
>  efl-1.14.2, eigen-3.2.5, elementary-1.14.2, emotion-generic-players-1.14.0,
>  enlightenment-0.19.5, evas-generic-loaders-1.14.0, evince-3.16.1, feh-2.13,
>  ffmpeg-2.7.1, freeipmi-1.4.9, freetype-2.6, gawk-4.1.3, gcal-4, gcc-5.2.0,
>  gcc-cross-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.9.3, gcc-cross-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64-4.9.3,
>  gcc-cross-sans-libc-avr-4.9.3, gcc-cross-sans-libc-xtensa-elf-4.9.3,
>  gcc-objc++-4.8.5, gcc-objc-4.8.5, gcc-stripped-tarball-4.9.3,
>  gcc-toolchain-4.9.3, gcc-toolchain-4.9.3, gcc-toolchain-5.2.0, gccgo-4.8.5,
>  gcj-4.8.5, gdb-7.9.1, geoclue-2.2.0, gettext-0.19.5, gfortran-4.8.5,
>  gfortran-4.9.3, gfortran-4.9.3, girara-0.2.4, git-2.4.3, git-manpages-2.4.3,
>  global-6.5, gnu-pw-mgr-1.4, gnupg-2.1.6, gnutls-3.4.1, goffice-0.10.14,
>  gpgme-1.5.5, gtk+-3.16.3, gtkmm-3.16.0, guile-2.0.11, guile-2.0.11,
>  guile-reader-0.6.1, guile-sdl-0.5.2, guix-0.8.2, guix-0.8.2.72cd8ec,
>  gxmessage-3.4.3, harfbuzz-0.9.40, help2man-1.47.1, httpd-2.4.16, 
> hwloc-1.10.1,
>  icecat-31.8.0-gnu1, imagemagick-6.9.1-3, inetutils-1.9.4, julia-0.3.10,
>  libassuan-2.2.1, libdvdnav-5.0.3, libdvdread-5.0.3, libetonyek-0.1.3,
>  libgpg-error-1.19, libidn-1.31, libksba-1.3.3, libmicrohttpd-0.9.42,
>  libmpdclient-2.10, libmwaw-0.3.5, libpipeline-1.4.0, libpsl-0.7.1,
>  librsvg-2.40.9, libunistring-0.9.6, libusb-1.0.19, libvpx-1.4.0, 
> libwps-0.4.0,
>  libxml2-2.9.2, linux-libre-4.0.8, linux-libre-4.1.2, livestreamer-1.12.2,
>  lv2-1.12.0, magit-1.4.1, man-db-2.7.1, mariadb-10.0.20, maxima-5.36.1,
>  mdds-0.12.1, mpd-0.19.10, mpd-mpc-0.27, mpfr-3.1.3, mysql-5.6.25, nano-2.4.2,
>  ncmpc-0.24, ncmpcpp-0.6.5, nettle-3.1.1, ngs-java-1.1.1, ngs-sdk-1.1.1,
>  npth-1.2, nss-3.19.2, nss-certs-3.19.2, ntp-4.2.8p3, ocaml-4.02.1,
>  openblas-0.2.14, openjpeg-2.0.1, openjpeg-2.1.0, openmpi-1.8.5, 
> openssh-6.9p1,
>  openssl-1.0.2d, parallel-20150622, pari-gp-2.7.4, pcre-8.37, perf-4.1.2,
>  petsc-3.6.0, petsc-complex-3.6.0, petsc-complex-openmpi-3.6.0,
>  petsc-openmpi-3.6.0, pinentry-0.9.5, pius-2.1.1, polkit-0.113,
>  postgresql-9.3.8, pspp-0.8.5, pt-scotch-6.0.4, pumpa-0.9.1, python-3.4.3,
>  python-dateutil-2.2, python-pillow-2.8.1, python-scikit-learn-0.16.1,
>  python2-dateutil-2.2, python2-pillow-2.8.1, python2-pygobject-3.16.1,
>  python2-pyqt-5.4, python2-scikit-learn-0.16.1, qemu-2.3.0,
>  qemu-headless-2.3.0, qt-5.4.2, r-3.2.1, readline-6.3, ruby-2.1.6, ruby-2.2.2,
>  samtools-1.2, scotch-6.0.4, screen-4.3.1, sharutils-4.15.2, sipwitch-1.9.8,
>  sqlite-3.8.10.2, star-2.4.2a, swig-3.0.5, synergy-1.7.3, sysfsutils-2.1.0,
>  talloc-2.1.2, texinfo-6.0, tor-0.2.6.8, ucommon-6.3.4, unrtf-0.21.9, 
> vamp-2.6,
>  webkitgtk-2.8.3, which-2.21, xorriso-1.4.0, youtube-dl-2015.06.25,
>  zathura-0.3.3
> 
>  ** Programming interfaces
> 
>  *** New “package Reference” and “origin Reference” sections in the manual
>  *** New ‘emacs-build-system’, which mimics what package.el does
>  *** New (guix cpio) module, used to produce Linux initrds deterministically
>  *** New ‘clone’, ‘setns’, and ‘pivot_root’ bindings in (guix build syscalls)
>  *** New ‘dependencies’ field in <file-system>
>  *** New #:gem-flags parameter for ‘ruby-build-system’
>  *** monads: ‘foldm’, ‘mapm’, and ‘anym’ now take a list of regular values
>  *** monads: Allow n-ary ‘>>=’ expressions
> 
>  ** Noteworthy bug fixes
> 
>  *** Binary installation tarball now has files root-owned, with zeroed mtime
>      (<http://bugs.gnu.org/21101>)
>  *** GRUB background image is always available (<http://bugs.gnu.org/20591>)
>  *** ‘guix system’ catches references to non-existent user groups
>      (<http://bugs.gnu.org/20646>)
>  *** Ignore trailing components for ‘guix gc -d’ (<http://bugs.gnu.org/19757>)
>  *** ‘guix lint’ warns only when all the URIs are unreachable
>  *** ‘guix system init’ overwrites the items in the target store
>      (<http://bugs.gnu.org/20722>)
>  *** ‘guix-register’ performs deduplication even when --prefix is passed
>      (<http://bugs.gnu.org/19044>)
>  *** The ‘location’ of packages is no longer preserved by ‘inherit’
>  *** GuixSD installation image has udev rules for device-mapper
>      (<http://bugs.gnu.org/20791>)
>  *** Daemon distinguishes between “substitutable” and “offloadable” 
> derivations
>      (<http://bugs.gnu.org/18747>)
>  *** Avoid infinite loop in ‘guix substitute’
>  *** ‘guix environment’ now returns the exit code of its command
>  *** ‘file-system’ declarations can now really use UUIDs
>      (<http://bugs.gnu.org/19778>)
>  *** Daemon preserves build user groups (<http://bugs.gnu.org/18994>)
>  *** Fix quadratic behavior when building packages with many propagated inputs
>  *** Tarballs for origins with patches/snippet are now built deterministically
>  *** Scalability issues in ‘guix publish’ have been fixed
> 
>  ** Native language support
> 
>  *** Updated translations: da, eo
> 
> 
> Please report bugs to address@hidden
> Join address@hidden and #guix on Freenode for discussions.
> 
> Thanks to everyone who contributed to this release:
> 
>    33 Alex Kost
>     1 Alexander Shendi
>     2 Amirouche Boubekki
>    48 Andreas Enge
>     1 Andy Patterson
>     7 Ben Woodcroft
>     4 Christopher Allan Webber
>     4 Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)
>     7 Cyril Roelandt
>     1 Cyrill Schenkel
>     4 David Hashe
>    45 David Thompson
>     6 Efraim Flashner
>    33 Eric Bavier
>     8 Federico Beffa
>     1 Jeff Mickey
>   283 Ludovic Courtès
>     7 Manolis Ragkousis
>   175 Mark H Weaver
>     7 Mathieu Lirzin
>    15 Paul van der Walt
>     4 Pjotr Prins
>    91 Ricardo Wurmus
>    37 Sou Bunnbu (宋文武)
>     4 Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer
> 
> Ludovic, on behalf of the Guix team.

//Markus - The panama-hat hacker

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