GNU Guix 0.8.3 released

[Ludovic Courtès]

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
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    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


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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.

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