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[bug#41541] [PATCH 1/8] system: Add 'hurd' field to <operating-system>.
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Jan Nieuwenhuizen |
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[bug#41541] [PATCH 1/8] system: Add 'hurd' field to <operating-system>. |
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Sat, 06 Jun 2020 13:14:43 +0200 |
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Ludovic Courtès writes:
Hello!
> "Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen" <janneke@gnu.org> skribis:
>
>> * gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[hurd]: New field.
>> * doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Document 'hurd'.
>> ---
>> doc/guix.texi | 13 ++++++++++---
>> gnu/system.scm | 3 +++
>> 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
>> index 056bf011f6..4776eacacd 100644
>> --- a/doc/guix.texi
>> +++ b/doc/guix.texi
>> @@ -11484,9 +11484,16 @@ configuration (@pxref{Using the Configuration
>> System}).
>>
>> @table @asis
>> @item @code{kernel} (default: @code{linux-libre})
>> -The package object of the operating system kernel to use@footnote{Currently
>> -only the Linux-libre kernel is supported. In the future, it will be
>> -possible to use the GNU@tie{}Hurd.}.
>> +The package object of the operating system kernel to
>> +use@footnote{Currently only the Linux-libre kernel is fully supported.
>> +Using GNU@tie{}mach in combination with a @code{hurd} is experimental
>
> Using GNU@tie{}Mach with the GNU@tie{}Hurd is experimental
Ok! (I think i tried to refer to the field "hurd", but I like your suggestion
better)
>> +and only available when building a vm-image.}.
>> +
>> +@cindex hurd
>> +@item @code{hurd} (default: @code{#f})
>> +The hurd to be started by the kernel. This is required to build an
>> +experimental vm-image for the Hurd and requires using @code{kernel}
>> +GNU@tie{}mach as well as other specific operating system overrides.
>
> To show that this field is not specific to disk/VM images, how about
> something along these lines:
>
> When this field is set, produce a GNU/Hurd operating system. In that
> case, @code{kernel} must also be set to the @code{gnumach}
> package---the microkernel the Hurd runs on.
>
> @quotation Warning
> This feature is experimental and only supported for disk images.
> @end quotation
Nice, thanks! Changed to
@item @code{hurd} (default: @code{#f})
The package object of the hurd to be started by the kernel. When this
field is set, produce a GNU/Hurd operating system. In that case,
@code{kernel} must also be set to the @code{gnumach} package---the
microkernel the Hurd runs on.
@quotation Warning
This feature is experimental and only supported for disk images.
@end quotation
Janneke
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