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GNU Guix Beyond 1.0—A Road Map

• ‘guix pull’
  • 'guix pull' & commit authentication <https://bugs.gnu.org/22883>
  • build-self.scm trampoline runs faster
  • Guix pull shows which channel new/updated packages come from
  • Guix pull caches the repository at the same location for all users
• UI/UX
  • grafts and profile hooks run as “build continuations” <https://bugs.gnu.org/28310>
  • ‘package-derivation’ made faster
  • (gnu installer) UI can be used to edit config.scm
  • ‘guix system status’ shows info about the current status
  • packages can be parameterized
  • web application to [re]configure a Guix System
  • Colorful error messages with in-context source indicating exactly where the error occurred and why
  • ‘guix environment’ uses sane defaults and conventions
  • GNOME Software backend written (or some other GUI implemented)
  • packages made more lightweight (only necessary files are included)
  • guix pack docker images use multiple layers
  • guix search uses a cache to improve performance
  • netboot with nfs root or store works
  • guix pack supports parabola's package format
  • guix shell containers have simple flags to enable graphics and audio, similar to the network flag
• core
  • substitutes can be published and fetched over IPFS <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/33899>
  • ‘wip-build-systems-gexp’ branch updated & merged
  • labels removed from the inputs fields of packages
  • Gash used instead of Bash during bootstrap
  • shepherd uses Fibers, logs correctly, can do “socket activation”
  • (guix record) provides optional static type checking
  • `wip-full-source-bootstrap` branch merged
  • `wip-arm-bootstrap` branch merged
  • the bootstrap does not use a Guile binary anymore
  • the bootstrap does not use old versions of GNU Utilities
  • bootstrap OCaml
  • bootstrap GHC
  • bootstrap Crystal
  • bootstrap Idris2
  • bootstrap Kotlin
  • bootstrap rust on i686, arm, etc.
  • Guix falls back to SWH for SVN/HG origins
  • sources.json is generated by the build farm
  • ‘propagated-build-inputs’ supports multiple outputs
  • guix is able to store secrets
• architectures
  • Guix System can run GNU/Hurd
  • Desktop support on GNU/Hurd
  • system/installer images available for armhf
  • system/installer images available for aarch64
  • riscv64 supported
  • ppc64el(le?)/power9 supported
  • Riscv substitutes available
  • Support cross-compiling to Android
  • Installation script supports installing to Android
• build daemon
  • daemon rewritten in Scheme
  • daemon supports “recursive derivations”
  • daemon supports more hash algorithms
  • daemon stores zero or more narinfo signatures per store item
• devops
  • ‘guix deploy’ is a thing
• miscellaneous
  • ‘static-networking-service’ supports IPv6
  • Debian package for Guix is available
  • ‘–with-least-authority’ package transformation + ‘guix run’ added
  • GTK+ can use Guix “powerbox” instead of Flatpak’s
  • unprivileged user services, managed declaratively by the user
  • guix shell uses guile-netlink for network
• infrastructure
  • web site officially available at https://guix.gnu.org
  • web site includes an interactive package and service browser
  • Guix Data Service deployed
  • package sources are always archived on Software Heritage
  • web site translated in other languages
  • official channel registry service available
  • Guix Build Coordinator exposes status (running builds, queued builds,
  • Have a dedicated space to post meetups and events, whether a web page or mailing list
  • Tag first contributions for special handling
  • web site mentions infrastructure (mumi, debbugs, …)
  • automate patch submission and review (guix review, guix send-email, …)
  • have multiple mirrors or CDN for official build farms
  • can search packages by the files they contain

This is a roadmap of high-level, medium- to long-term tasks that we’d like to tackle for Guix in the comings months or years. You’re welcome to discuss it on guix-devel@gnu.org!

‘guix pull’

DONE 'guix pull' & commit authentication <https://bugs.gnu.org/22883>

TODO build-self.scm trampoline runs faster

TODO Guix pull shows which channel new/updated packages come from

TODO Guix pull caches the repository at the same location for all users

UI/UX

DONE grafts and profile hooks run as “build continuations” <https://bugs.gnu.org/28310>

TODO ‘package-derivation’ made faster

DONE (gnu installer) UI can be used to edit config.scm

Maybe leave the possibility to specify a file, or even a URL?

TODO ‘guix system status’ shows info about the current status

TODO packages can be parameterized

TODO web application to [re]configure a Guix System

TODO Colorful error messages with in-context source indicating exactly where the error occurred and why

See LuCI, YuNoHost, and Rudder.

DONE ‘guix environment’ uses sane defaults and conventions

TODO GNOME Software backend written (or some other GUI implemented)

TODO packages made more lightweight (only necessary files are included)

TODO guix pack docker images use multiple layers

TODO guix search uses a cache to improve performance

TODO netboot with nfs root or store works

TODO guix pack supports parabola's package format

TODO guix shell containers have simple flags to enable graphics and audio, similar to the network flag

core

TODO substitutes can be published and fetched over IPFS <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/33899>

DONE ‘wip-build-systems-gexp’ branch updated & merged

TODO labels removed from the inputs fields of packages

DONE Gash used instead of Bash during bootstrap

TODO shepherd uses Fibers, logs correctly, can do “socket activation”

TODO (guix record) provides optional static type checking

TODO `wip-full-source-bootstrap` branch merged

TODO `wip-arm-bootstrap` branch merged

TODO the bootstrap does not use a Guile binary anymore

TODO the bootstrap does not use old versions of GNU Utilities

TODO bootstrap OCaml

TODO bootstrap GHC

TODO bootstrap Crystal

TODO bootstrap Idris2

TODO bootstrap Kotlin

TODO bootstrap rust on i686, arm, etc.

TODO Guix falls back to SWH for SVN/HG origins

TODO sources.json is generated by the build farm

TODO ‘propagated-build-inputs’ supports multiple outputs

TODO guix is able to store secrets

architectures

DONE Guix System can run GNU/Hurd

TODO Desktop support on GNU/Hurd

TODO system/installer images available for armhf

TODO system/installer images available for aarch64

DONE riscv64 supported

DONE ppc64el(le?)/power9 supported

TODO Riscv substitutes available

TODO Support cross-compiling to Android

TODO Installation script supports installing to Android

build daemon

TODO daemon rewritten in Scheme

TODO daemon supports “recursive derivations”

TODO daemon supports more hash algorithms

TODO daemon stores zero or more narinfo signatures per store item

devops

DONE ‘guix deploy’ is a thing

miscellaneous

DONE ‘static-networking-service’ supports IPv6

DONE Debian package for Guix is available

TODO ‘–with-least-authority’ package transformation + ‘guix run’ added

TODO GTK+ can use Guix “powerbox” instead of Flatpak’s

DONE unprivileged user services, managed declaratively by the user

TODO guix shell uses guile-netlink for network

infrastructure

DONE web site officially available at https://guix.gnu.org

TODO web site includes an interactive package and service browser

DONE Guix Data Service deployed

TODO package sources are always archived on Software Heritage

DONE web site translated in other languages

TODO official channel registry service available

TODO Guix Build Coordinator exposes status (running builds, queued builds,

setup failures) through a web interface (bordeaux.guix.gnu.org)

TODO Have a dedicated space to post meetups and events, whether a web page or mailing list

TODO Tag first contributions for special handling

TODO web site mentions infrastructure (mumi, debbugs, …)

TODO automate patch submission and review (guix review, guix send-email, …)

TODO have multiple mirrors or CDN for official build farms

TODO can search packages by the files they contain