services: Rewrite using gexps.

* gnu/services.scm (<service>)[inputs]: Remove.
* gnu/system.scm (links): Remove.
  (etc-directory): Add PASSWD and SHADOW to #:inputs.
  (operating-system-boot-script): Pass ETC to 'dmd-configuration-file'.
  (operating-system-derivation): Remove EXTRAS from the union.
* gnu/system/linux.scm (pam-service->configuration): Rewrite in terms of
  'gexp->derivation'.  Compute the contents on the build side.  Expect
  'arguments' to contain a list of gexps.
  (pam-services->directory): Rewrite in terms of 'gexp->derivation'.
  (unix-pam-service): Change 'arguments' to a list of one gexp.
* gnu/system/shadow.scm (<user-account>)[inputs]: Remove.
  [shell]: Change default value to a gexp.
  (passwd-file): Rewrite in terms of 'gexp->derivation'.  Compute
  contents on the build side.
* gnu/services/base.scm (host-name-service, mingetty-service,
  nscd-service, syslog-service, guix-service): Change 'start' and 'stop'
  to gexps; remove 'inputs' field.
  (guix-build-accounts): Change 'shell' field to a gexp.
* gnu/services/networking.scm (static-networking-service): Change
  'start' and 'stop' to gexps; remove 'inputs' field.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (slim-service): Likewise.
* gnu/services/dmd.scm (dmd-configuration-file): Expect ETC to be a
  derivation.  Change 'config' to a gexp.  Use 'gexp->file' instead of
  'text-file'.
* doc/guix.texi (Defining Services): Update nscd example with gexps, and
  without 'inputs'.  Add xref to "G-Expressions".

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 9fb226c651..bbfdce51fa 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -3224,29 +3224,26 @@ like:
 
 @lisp
 (define (nscd-service)
-  (mlet %store-monad ((nscd (package-file glibc "sbin/nscd")))
+  (with-monad %store-monad
     (return (service
              (documentation "Run libc's name service cache daemon.")
              (provision '(nscd))
-             (start `(make-forkexec-constructor ,nscd "-f" "/dev/null"
-                                                "--foreground"))
-             (stop  `(make-kill-destructor))
-
-             (respawn? #f)
-             (inputs `(("glibc" ,glibc)))))))
+             (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
+                       (string-append #$glibc "/sbin/nscd")
+                       "-f" "/dev/null" "--foreground"))
+             (stop #~(make-kill-destructor))
+             (respawn? #f)))))
 @end lisp
 
 @noindent
-The @code{inputs} field specifies that this service depends on the
-@var{glibc} package---the package that contains the @command{nscd}
-program.  The @code{start} and @code{stop} fields are expressions that
-make use of dmd's facilities to start and stop processes (@pxref{Service
-De- and Constructors,,, dmd, GNU dmd Manual}).  The @code{provision}
-field specifies the name under which this service is known to dmd, and
-@code{documentation} specifies on-line documentation.  Thus, the
-commands @command{deco start ncsd}, @command{deco stop nscd}, and
-@command{deco doc nscd} will do what you would expect (@pxref{Invoking
-deco,,, dmd, GNU dmd Manual}).
+The @code{start} and @code{stop} fields are G-expressions
+(@pxref{G-Expressions}).  They refer to dmd's facilities to start and
+stop processes (@pxref{Service De- and Constructors,,, dmd, GNU dmd
+Manual}).  The @code{provision} field specifies the name under which
+this service is known to dmd, and @code{documentation} specifies on-line
+documentation.  Thus, the commands @command{deco start ncsd},
+@command{deco stop nscd}, and @command{deco doc nscd} will do what you
+would expect (@pxref{Invoking deco,,, dmd, GNU dmd Manual}).
 
 
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