* configure.ac: Require that guile-newt is available.
* gnu/installer.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/aux-files/logo.txt: New file.
* gnu/installer/build-installer.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/connman.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/keymap.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/locale.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/newt.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/newt/ethernet.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/newt/hostname.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/newt/keymap.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/newt/locale.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/newt/menu.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/newt/network.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/newt/page.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/newt/timezone.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/newt/user.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/newt/utils.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/newt/welcome.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/newt/wifi.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/steps.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/timezone.scm: New file.
* gnu/installer/utils.scm: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add previous files.
* gnu/system.scm: Export %root-account.
* gnu/system/install.scm (%installation-services): Use kmscon instead of linux
VT for all tty.
(installation-os)[users]: Add the graphical installer as shell of the root
account.
[packages]: Add font related packages.
* po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add installer files.
* guix/channels.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it.
* guix/scripts/pull.scm: Use it.
(%default-options): Remove 'repository-url' and 'ref'.
(show-help, %options): Add '--channels'.
(%self-build-file, %pull-version, build-from-source)
(whole-package-for-legacy, derivation->manifest-entry): Remove. These
now exist in a similar form in (guix channels).
(build-and-install): Change 'source' to 'instances'. Remove #:url,
#:branch, and #:commit. Rewrite using 'channel-instances->manifest'.
(channel-list): New procedure.
(guix-pull): Parameterize %REPOSITORY-CACHE-DIRECTORY. Call
'honor-lets-encrypt-certificates!' unconditionally. Load
~/.config/guix/channels.scm. Rewrite to use (guix channels).
[use-le-certs?]: Remove.
* po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add (guix channels).
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Group the description of '--url',
'--commit', and '--branch'. Remove mention of 'GUIX_PULL_URL'. Add
references to "Channels". Document '--channels'.
(Channels): New node.
(Defining Packages): Link to "Channels" instead of "Package Modules".
(Invoking guix edit): Link to "Package Modules" instead of "Defining
Packages".
(Package Modules): Document both GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH and channels.
* po/doc/contributing.pot: New file.
* po/doc/guix.pot: New file.
* po/doc/local.mk: New file.
* Makefile.am: Include it. Add gettext command. Add silent rules for po4a.
* configure.ac: Look for po4a-translate and po4a-updatepo.
* doc/local.mk: Add rules to generate translated texi files.
(TRANSLATED_INFO): New variable.
(BUILT_SOURCES, EXTRA_DIST, MAINTAINERCLEANFILES): Add it.
* .gitignore: Add generated files.
This mostly reverts ca23693d28, which
introduced a circular dependency between (gnu system linux-initrd)
and (gnu system mapped-devices).
Reported by Eric Bavier.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (check-device-initrd-modules): Move to...
* gnu/system/mapped-devices.scm (check-device-initrd-modules): ... here.
* po/guix/POTFILES.in: Adjust accordingly.
Suggested by Julien Lepiller and myglc2
at <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-11/msg00106.html>.
* gnu.scm (%try-use-modules): New procedure.
(package-module-hint, service-module-hint): New procedures.
(try-use-modules): New macro.
(use-package-modules, use-service-modules, use-system-modules): Use it.
* tests/guix-system.sh: Test it.