[PATCH 2/2] gnu, guix: Add a gzip package which includes tests, and use it where possible.

[John Darrington]

* gnu/packages/base.scm: Replace "gzip" with "untested-gzip".
* gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm: Replace "gzip" with "untested-gzip".
* gnu/packages/compression.scm: gzip -> untested-gzip. Add gzip.
* gnu/packages/make-bootstrap.scm: Replace "gzip" with "untested-gzip".
* guix/packages.scm: Replace "gzip" with "untested-gzip".
---
 gnu/packages/base.scm           |    2 +-
 gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm      |    2 +-
 gnu/packages/compression.scm    |   39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 gnu/packages/make-bootstrap.scm |    2 +-
 guix/packages.scm               |    4 ++--
 5 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
index 005e1c0..b0b016b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ store.")
               ((name package)
                (list name (finalize package))))
              `(("tar" ,tar)
-               ("gzip" ,gzip)
+               ("gzip" ,untested-gzip)
                ("bzip2" ,bzip2)
                ("xz" ,xz)
                ("diffutils" ,diffutils)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm b/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
index 981cde9..28bbdcd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     `(("tar"   ,%bootstrap-coreutils&co)
       ("xz"    ,%bootstrap-coreutils&co)
       ("bzip2" ,%bootstrap-coreutils&co)
-      ("gzip"  ,%bootstrap-coreutils&co)
+      ("untested-gzip"  ,%bootstrap-coreutils&co)
       ("patch" ,%bootstrap-coreutils&co)))
 
   (let ((orig-method (origin-method source)))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/compression.scm b/gnu/packages/compression.scm
index 6887ba6..665e887 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/compression.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/compression.scm
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (guix download)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages less)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages util-linux)
   #:use-module (gnu packages which))
 
 (define-public zlib
@@ -71,6 +73,31 @@ independent of the input data and can be reduced, if 
necessary, at some cost
 in compression.")
     (license license:zlib)))
 
+;; A version of gzip which doesn't get tested.  Most users should not use
+;; this.  It is here for use early in the bootstrap process where a circular
+;; dependency would otherwise arise.
+(define-public untested-gzip
+  (package
+   (name "untested-gzip")
+   (version "1.6")
+   (source (origin
+            (method url-fetch)
+            (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/gzip/gzip-"
+                                version ".tar.gz"))
+            (sha256
+             (base32
+              "0zlgdm4v3dndrbiz7b67mbbj25dpwqbmbzjiycssvrfrcfvq7swp"))))
+   (build-system gnu-build-system)
+   (synopsis "General file (de)compression (using lzw)")
+   (arguments '(#:tests? #f))
+   (description
+    "GNU Gzip provides data compression and decompression utilities; the
+typical extension is \".gz\".  Unlike the \"zip\" format, it compresses a 
single
+file; as a result, it is often used in conjunction with \"tar\", resulting in
+\".tar.gz\" or \".tgz\", etc.")
+   (license license:gpl3+)
+   (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/";)))
+
 (define-public gzip
   (package
    (name "gzip")
@@ -83,10 +110,16 @@ in compression.")
              (base32
               "0zlgdm4v3dndrbiz7b67mbbj25dpwqbmbzjiycssvrfrcfvq7swp"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
-   (synopsis "General file (de)compression (using lzw)")
    (arguments
-    ;; FIXME: The test suite wants `less', and optionally Perl.
-    '(#:tests? #f))
+    `(#:phases (alist-cons-before
+                'configure 'pref-conf
+                (lambda _
+                  (substitute* "Makefile.in"
+                    (("-e 's\\|/bin/sh\\|\\$\\(SHELL\\)\\|g'") "")))
+               %standard-phases)))
+  (synopsis "General file (de)compression (using lzw)")
+   (native-inputs `(("less" ,less)
+                    ("util-linux" ,util-linux)))
    (description
     "GNU Gzip provides data compression and decompression utilities; the
 typical extension is \".gz\".  Unlike the \"zip\" format, it compresses a 
single
diff --git a/gnu/packages/make-bootstrap.scm b/gnu/packages/make-bootstrap.scm
index 2808beb..e224362 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/make-bootstrap.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/make-bootstrap.scm
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ for `sh' in $PATH, and without nscd, and with static NSS 
modules."
               ((name package)
                (list name (finalize package))))
              `(("tar" ,tar)
-               ("gzip" ,gzip)
+               ("gzip" ,untested-gzip)
                ("bzip2" ,bzip2)
                ("xz" ,xz)
                ("patch" ,patch)
diff --git a/guix/packages.scm b/guix/packages.scm
index 985a573..0bf3cfa 100644
--- a/guix/packages.scm
+++ b/guix/packages.scm
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ corresponds to the arguments expected by 
`set-path-environment-variable'."
     `(("tar"   ,(ref '(gnu packages base) 'tar))
       ("xz"    ,(ref '(gnu packages compression) 'xz))
       ("bzip2" ,(ref '(gnu packages compression) 'bzip2))
-      ("gzip"  ,(ref '(gnu packages compression) 'gzip))
+      ("untested-gzip"  ,(ref '(gnu packages compression) 'untested-gzip))
       ("lzip"  ,(ref '(gnu packages compression) 'lzip))
       ("patch" ,(ref '(gnu packages base) 'patch)))))
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ IMPORTED-MODULES specify modules to use/import for use by 
SNIPPET."
         source))
 
   (define decompression-type
-    (cond ((string-suffix? "gz" source-file-name)  "gzip")
+    (cond ((string-suffix? "gz" source-file-name)  "untested-gzip")
           ((string-suffix? "bz2" source-file-name) "bzip2")
           ((string-suffix? "lz" source-file-name)  "lzip")
           (else "xz")))
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