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| author | Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> | 2021-07-02 22:47:51 -0400 |
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| committer | Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> | 2021-07-18 02:02:34 -0400 |
| commit | aeded14b8342c1e72afd014a1bc121770f8c3a1c (patch) | |
| tree | 571cee7dff06d9f9af5e1207780dfe3634b13ce8 /doc | |
| parent | 15b4372b6019fa515c5ef01bd290145a8d507000 (diff) | |
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pack: Allow embedding custom control files in deb packs.
* guix/scripts/pack.scm (self-contained-tarball/builder)
[extra-options]: New argument.
(self-contained-tarball, squashfs-image, docker-image)
(debian-archive): Likewise. Remove two TODO comments. Document
EXTRA-OPTIONS. Use the custom control files when provided.
(%deb-format-options): New variable.
(show-deb-format-options, show-deb-format-options/detailed): New procedures.
(%options): Register new options.
(show-help): Augment with new usage.
(guix-pack): Validate and propagate new argument values.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pack)[deb]: Document how to list advanced
options. Add an example.
* tests/pack.scm (deb archive...): Provide extra-options to the debian-archive
procedure, and validate that the provided files are embedded in the pack.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guix.texi | 8 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index cca46218f2..b3c16e6507 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -6047,6 +6047,14 @@ such file or directory'' message. This produces a Debian archive (a package with the @samp{.deb} file extension) containing all the specified binaries and symbolic links, that can be installed on top of any dpkg-based GNU(/Linux) distribution. +Advanced options can be revealed via the @option{--help-deb-format} +option. They allow embedding control files for more fine-grained +control, such as activating specific triggers or providing a maintainer +configure script to run arbitrary setup code upon installation. + +@example +guix pack -f deb -C xz -S /usr/bin/hello=bin/hello hello +@end example @quotation Note Because archives produced with @command{guix pack} contain a collection |