Merge branch 'version-1.3.0'

2 files changed, 27 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl b/gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl
index bcb2ba614c..697019e877 100644
--- a/gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl
+++ b/gnu/system/examples/vm-image.tmpl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;;
 
 (use-modules (gnu) (guix) (srfi srfi-1))
-(use-service-modules desktop networking ssh xorg)
+(use-service-modules desktop mcron networking spice ssh xorg)
 (use-package-modules bootloaders certs fonts nvi
                      package-management wget xorg)
 
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ Run '\x1b[1;37minfo guix\x1b[0m' to browse documentation.
 accounts.\x1b[0m
 "))
 
+;;; XXX: Xfce does not implement what is needed for the SPICE dynamic
+;;; resolution to work (see:
+;;; https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/-/issues/142).  Workaround it
+;;; by manually invoking xrandr every second.
+(define auto-update-resolution-crutch
+  #~(job '(next-second)
+         (lambda ()
+           (setenv "DISPLAY" ":0.0")
+           (setenv "XAUTHORITY" "/home/guest/.Xauthority")
+           (execl (string-append #$xrandr "/bin/xrandr") "xrandr" "-s" "0"))
+         #:user "guest"))
+
 (operating-system
   (host-name "gnu")
   (timezone "Etc/UTC")
@@ -75,11 +87,23 @@ root ALL=(ALL) ALL
                            (default-user "guest")
                            (xorg-configuration
                             (xorg-configuration
+                             ;; The QXL virtual GPU driver is added to provide
+                             ;; a better SPICE experience.
+                             (modules (cons xf86-video-qxl
+                                            %default-xorg-modules))
                              (keyboard-layout keyboard-layout)))))
 
                  ;; Uncomment the line below to add an SSH server.
                  ;;(service openssh-service-type)
 
+                 ;; Add support for the SPICE protocol, which enables dynamic
+                 ;; resizing of the guest screen resolution, clipboard
+                 ;; integration with the host, etc.
+                 (service spice-vdagent-service-type)
+
+                 (simple-service 'cron-jobs mcron-service-type
+                                 (list auto-update-resolution-crutch))
+
                  ;; Use the DHCP client service rather than NetworkManager.
                  (service dhcp-client-service-type))
 
diff --git a/gnu/system/locale.scm b/gnu/system/locale.scm
index 689d238d1a..18bbe5ba32 100644
--- a/gnu/system/locale.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/locale.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ data format changes between libc versions."
 (define %default-locale-libcs
   ;; The libcs for which we build locales by default.
   ;; List the previous and current libc to ease transition.
-  (list glibc-2.29 glibc))
+  (list glibc))
 
 (define %default-locale-definitions
   ;; Arbitrary set of locales that are built by default.  They are here mostly