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-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi8
-rw-r--r--gnu/services/base.scm32
2 files changed, 36 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index a4386adf42..a21c4d614e 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -1606,6 +1606,14 @@ Servers may serve substitute over HTTP, unencrypted, so anyone on the
LAN can see what software you’re installing.
@end enumerate
+It is also possible to enable or disable substitute server discovery at
+run-time by running:
+
+@example
+herd discover guix-daemon on
+herd discover guix-daemon off
+@end example
+
@item --disable-deduplication
@cindex deduplication
Disable automatic file ``deduplication'' in the store.
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index d0d88e18a6..709d011f53 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -1568,6 +1568,27 @@ proxy of 'guix-daemon'...~%")
(environ environment)
#t)))))
+(define shepherd-discover-action
+ ;; Shepherd action to enable or disable substitute servers discovery.
+ (shepherd-action
+ (name 'discover)
+ (documentation
+ "Enable or disable substitute servers discovery and restart the
+'guix-daemon'.")
+ (procedure #~(lambda* (_ status)
+ (let ((environment (environ)))
+ (if (and status
+ (string=? status "on"))
+ (begin
+ (format #t "enable substitute servers discovery~%")
+ (setenv "discover" "on"))
+ (begin
+ (format #t "disable substitute servers discovery~%")
+ (unsetenv "discover")))
+ (action 'guix-daemon 'restart)
+ (environ environment)
+ #t)))))
+
(define (guix-shepherd-service config)
"Return a <shepherd-service> for the Guix daemon service with CONFIG."
(match-record config <guix-configuration>
@@ -1579,7 +1600,8 @@ proxy of 'guix-daemon'...~%")
(documentation "Run the Guix daemon.")
(provision '(guix-daemon))
(requirement '(user-processes))
- (actions (list shepherd-set-http-proxy-action))
+ (actions (list shepherd-set-http-proxy-action
+ shepherd-discover-action))
(modules '((srfi srfi-1)
(ice-9 match)
(gnu build shepherd)))
@@ -1594,6 +1616,9 @@ proxy of 'guix-daemon'...~%")
;; the 'set-http-proxy' action.
(or (getenv "http_proxy") #$http-proxy))
+ (define discover?
+ (or (getenv "discover") #$discover?))
+
;; Start the guix-daemon from a container, when supported,
;; to solve an installation issue. See the comment below for
;; more details.
@@ -1608,9 +1633,8 @@ proxy of 'guix-daemon'...~%")
#$@(if use-substitutes?
'()
'("--no-substitutes"))
- #$@(if discover?
- '("--discover=yes")
- '())
+ (string-append "--discover="
+ (if discover? "yes" "no"))
"--substitute-urls" #$(string-join substitute-urls)
#$@extra-options