gexp: Add 'with-parameters'.

* guix/gexp.scm (<parameterized>): New record type.
(with-parameters): New macro.
(compile-parameterized): New gexp compiler.
* tests/gexp.scm ("with-parameters for %current-system")
("with-parameters for %current-target-system")
("with-parameters + file-append"): New tests.
* doc/guix.texi (G-Expressions): Document it.

.dir-locals.el

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
    (eval . (put 'wrap-program 'scheme-indent-function 1))
    (eval . (put 'with-imported-modules 'scheme-indent-function 1))
    (eval . (put 'with-extensions 'scheme-indent-function 1))
+   (eval . (put 'with-parameters 'scheme-indent-function 1))
 
    (eval . (put 'with-database 'scheme-indent-function 2))
    (eval . (put 'call-with-transaction 'scheme-indent-function 2))

doc/guix.texi

@@ -8022,6 +8022,25 @@ the second case, the resulting script contains a @code{(string-append
 @dots{})} expression to construct the file name @emph{at run time}.
 @end deffn
 
+@deffn {Scheme Syntax} with-parameters ((@var{parameter} @var{value}) @dots{}) @var{exp}
+This macro is similar to the @code{parameterize} form for
+dynamically-bound @dfn{parameters} (@pxref{Parameters,,, guile, GNU
+Guile Reference Manual}).  The key difference is that it takes effect
+when the file-like object returned by @var{exp} is lowered to a
+derivation or store item.
+
+A typical use of @code{with-parameters} is to force the system in effect
+for a given object:
+
+@lisp
+(with-parameters ((%current-system "i686-linux"))
+  coreutils)
+@end lisp
+
+The example above returns an object that corresponds to the i686 build
+of Coreutils, regardless of the current value of @code{%current-system}.
+@end deffn
+
 
 Of course, in addition to gexps embedded in ``host'' code, there are
 also modules containing build tools.  To make it clear that they are

guix/gexp.scm

@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ (define-module (guix gexp)
             raw-derivation-file
             raw-derivation-file?
 
+            with-parameters
+            parameterized?
+
             load-path-expression
             gexp-modules
 
@@ -523,6 +526,62 @@ (define-gexp-compiler file-append-compiler <file-append>
                           (base   (expand base lowered output)))
                      (string-append base (string-concatenate suffix)))))))
 
+;; Representation of SRFI-39 parameter settings in the dynamic scope of an
+;; object lowering.
+(define-record-type <parameterized>
+  (parameterized bindings thunk)
+  parameterized?
+  (bindings parameterized-bindings)             ;list of parameter/value pairs
+  (thunk    parameterized-thunk))               ;thunk
+
+(define-syntax-rule (with-parameters ((param value) ...) body ...)
+  "Bind each PARAM to the corresponding VALUE for the extent during which BODY
+is lowered.  Consider this example:
+
+  (with-parameters ((%current-system \"x86_64-linux\"))
+    coreutils)
+
+It returns a <parameterized> object that ensures %CURRENT-SYSTEM is set to
+x86_64-linux when COREUTILS is lowered."
+  (parameterized (list (list param (lambda () value)) ...)
+                 (lambda ()
+                   body ...)))
+
+(define-gexp-compiler compile-parameterized <parameterized>
+  compiler =>
+  (lambda (parameterized system target)
+    (match (parameterized-bindings parameterized)
+      (((parameters values) ...)
+       (let ((fluids (map parameter-fluid parameters))
+             (thunk  (parameterized-thunk parameterized)))
+         ;; Install the PARAMETERS for the dynamic extent of THUNK.
+         (with-fluids* fluids
+           (map (lambda (thunk) (thunk)) values)
+           (lambda ()
+             ;; Special-case '%current-system' and '%current-target-system' to
+             ;; make sure we get the desired effect.
+             (let ((system (if (memq %current-system parameters)
+                               (%current-system)
+                               system))
+                   (target (if (memq %current-target-system parameters)
+                               (%current-target-system)
+                               target)))
+               (lower-object (thunk) system #:target target))))))))
+
+  expander => (lambda (parameterized lowered output)
+                (match (parameterized-bindings parameterized)
+                  (((parameters values) ...)
+                   (let ((fluids (map parameter-fluid parameters))
+                         (thunk  (parameterized-thunk parameterized)))
+                     ;; Install the PARAMETERS for the dynamic extent of THUNK.
+                     (with-fluids* fluids
+                       (map (lambda (thunk) (thunk)) values)
+                       (lambda ()
+                         ;; Delegate to the expander of the wrapped object.
+                         (let* ((base   (thunk))
+                                (expand (lookup-expander base)))
+                           (expand base lowered output)))))))))
+
 
 ;;;
 ;;; Inputs & outputs.

tests/gexp.scm

@@ -284,6 +284,44 @@ (define (match-input thing)
            (((thing "out"))
             (eq? thing file))))))
 
+(test-assertm "with-parameters for %current-system"
+  (mlet* %store-monad ((system -> (match (%current-system)
+                                    ("aarch64-linux" "x86_64-linux")
+                                    (_               "aarch64-linux")))
+                       (drv    (package->derivation coreutils system))
+                       (obj -> (with-parameters ((%current-system system))
+                                 coreutils))
+                       (result (lower-object obj)))
+    (return (string=? (derivation-file-name drv)
+                      (derivation-file-name result)))))
+
+(test-assertm "with-parameters for %current-target-system"
+  (mlet* %store-monad ((target -> "riscv64-linux-gnu")
+                       (drv    (package->cross-derivation coreutils target))
+                       (obj -> (with-parameters
+                                   ((%current-target-system target))
+                                 coreutils))
+                       (result (lower-object obj)))
+    (return (string=? (derivation-file-name drv)
+                      (derivation-file-name result)))))
+
+(test-assert "with-parameters + file-append"
+  (let* ((system (match (%current-system)
+                   ("aarch64-linux" "x86_64-linux")
+                   (_               "aarch64-linux")))
+         (drv    (package-derivation %store coreutils system))
+         (param  (make-parameter 7))
+         (exp    #~(here we go #$(with-parameters ((%current-system system)
+                                                   (param 42))
+                                   (if (= (param) 42)
+                                       (file-append coreutils "/bin/touch")
+                                       %bootstrap-guile)))))
+    (match (gexp->sexp* exp)
+      (('here 'we 'go (? string? result))
+       (string=? result
+                 (string-append (derivation->output-path drv)
+                                "/bin/touch"))))))
+
 (test-assert "ungexp + ungexp-native"
   (let* ((exp    (gexp (list (ungexp-native %bootstrap-guile)
                              (ungexp coreutils)