[PATCH] fluxbox window manager

[PATCH] fluxbox window manager

[Danny Milosavljevic]

Hi,

first a few questions: 
- How do I specify MIT license?
- Is it safe to do 
     $ ./pre-inst-env guix environment guix
     $ guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm 
  in GuixSD in a git guix checkout? As a regular user or as root? If as root, how exactly?
- It is possible to install git guix as normal guix so I don't need pre-inst-env anymore?
  For every user?

Then a new file "gnu/packages/fluxbox.scm":
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
;;; Copyright © 2014 Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu>
;;; Copyright © 2016 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
;;;
;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
;;; your option) any later version.
;;;
;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
;;;
;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

(define-module (gnu packages fluxbox)
  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:select (gpl2+))
  #:use-module (guix packages)
  #:use-module (guix download)
  #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
  #:use-module (gnu packages image)
  #:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)
  #:use-module (gnu packages fribidi)
  #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
  #:use-module (gnu packages xorg))

(define fluxbox.desktop
  (origin
    (method url-fetch)
    (uri (string-append "http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/fluxbox.git/plain/fluxbox-xsessions.desktop?id=5f2e758b9eb0223d1baff07a339bcb6e0fbf765d"))
    (file-name "fluxbox.desktop")
    (sha256
      (base32
       "116kf72w3p8jr9l1mxd5qvxwh2rl8c2szyy6cgka667y693m89cy"))))

(define-public fluxbox
  (package
    (name "fluxbox")
    (version "1.3.7")
    (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append
                    "mirror://sourceforge/fluxbox/" 
                    version 
                    "/fluxbox-" 
                    version 
                    ".tar.xz"))
              (sha256
               (base32
                "1h1f70y40qd225dqx937vzb4k2cz219agm1zvnjxakn5jkz7b37w"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
    (arguments 
     '(#:phases
       (modify-phases %standard-phases
         (add-after 'install 'install-xsession
                    (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
                      (let ((fbd "fluxbox.desktop")
                            (dst (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out")
                                                "/share/xsessions/")))
                        (mkdir-p dst) 
                        (copy-file (assoc-ref inputs fbd)
                                   (string-append dst fbd))))))))
    (native-inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
                     ("fluxbox.desktop" ,fluxbox.desktop)))
    (inputs `(("imlib2" ,imlib2)
              ("libx11" ,libx11)
              ("libxinerama" ,libxinerama)
              ("libxrandr" ,libxrandr)
              ("libxext" ,libxext)
              ("libxrender" ,libxrender)
              ("libxft" ,libxft)
              ("freetype" ,freetype)
              ("fribidi" ,fribidi)
              ("libxpm"  ,libxpm)))
    (synopsis "Window manager with tabs")
    (description "Fluxbox is a window manager. 
The *box visual style is well known for its minimalistic appearance.")
    (home-page "http://fluxbox.org/")
    (license gpl2+))) ; FIXME

;;; fluxbox.scm ends here

Re: [PATCH] fluxbox window manager

[Leo Famulari]

On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 11:17:12PM +0100, Danny Milosavljevic wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> first a few questions: 
> - How do I specify MIT license?

"MIT" is ambiguous. The x11 and expat licenses are commonly called "MIT"
so you must see which it is.

> - Is it safe to do 
>      $ ./pre-inst-env guix environment guix
>      $ guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm 
>   in GuixSD in a git guix checkout? As a regular user or as root? If as root, how exactly?

What are you trying to achieve here? I don't see the reason to enter a
build environment for Guix before reconfiguring.

In any case, only root can reconfigure. If you want to reconfigure
against a local source tree, you need to prefix the command with the
path to the relevant 'pre-inst-env' file.

> - It is possible to install git guix as normal guix so I don't need pre-inst-env anymore?

It's not necessary to install it. You can just symlink
~/.config/guix/latest to your source tree. For example:

$ ln -s ~/src/guix ~/.config/guix/latest

That will be undone if you run `guix pull`.

>   For every user?

Yes, just apply the symlink for each user. But think about the
implications of doing it for root if the Guix source tree is owned by
your unprivileged user. You will be giving any software that runs as
your user a potential root privilege escalation.

I'll let somebody else review the patch, since I'm not familiar with
fluxbox.

> 
> Then a new file "gnu/packages/fluxbox.scm":
> ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
> ;;; Copyright © 2014 Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu>
> ;;; Copyright © 2016 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
> ;;;
> ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
> ;;;
> ;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
> ;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
> ;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
> ;;; your option) any later version.
> ;;;
> ;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
> ;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> ;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> ;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
> ;;;
> ;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> ;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
> 
> (define-module (gnu packages fluxbox)
>   #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:select (gpl2+))
>   #:use-module (guix packages)
>   #:use-module (guix download)
>   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
>   #:use-module (gnu packages image)
>   #:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)
>   #:use-module (gnu packages fribidi)
>   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
>   #:use-module (gnu packages xorg))
> 
> (define fluxbox.desktop
>   (origin
>     (method url-fetch)
>     (uri (string-append "http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/fluxbox.git/plain/fluxbox-xsessions.desktop?id=5f2e758b9eb0223d1baff07a339bcb6e0fbf765d"))
>     (file-name "fluxbox.desktop")
>     (sha256
>       (base32
>        "116kf72w3p8jr9l1mxd5qvxwh2rl8c2szyy6cgka667y693m89cy"))))
> 
> (define-public fluxbox
>   (package
>     (name "fluxbox")
>     (version "1.3.7")
>     (source (origin
>               (method url-fetch)
>               (uri (string-append
>                     "mirror://sourceforge/fluxbox/" 
>                     version 
>                     "/fluxbox-" 
>                     version 
>                     ".tar.xz"))
>               (sha256
>                (base32
>                 "1h1f70y40qd225dqx937vzb4k2cz219agm1zvnjxakn5jkz7b37w"))))
>     (build-system gnu-build-system)
>     (arguments 
>      '(#:phases
>        (modify-phases %standard-phases
>          (add-after 'install 'install-xsession
>                     (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
>                       (let ((fbd "fluxbox.desktop")
>                             (dst (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out")
>                                                 "/share/xsessions/")))
>                         (mkdir-p dst) 
>                         (copy-file (assoc-ref inputs fbd)
>                                    (string-append dst fbd))))))))
>     (native-inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
>                      ("fluxbox.desktop" ,fluxbox.desktop)))
>     (inputs `(("imlib2" ,imlib2)
>               ("libx11" ,libx11)
>               ("libxinerama" ,libxinerama)
>               ("libxrandr" ,libxrandr)
>               ("libxext" ,libxext)
>               ("libxrender" ,libxrender)
>               ("libxft" ,libxft)
>               ("freetype" ,freetype)
>               ("fribidi" ,fribidi)
>               ("libxpm"  ,libxpm)))
>     (synopsis "Window manager with tabs")
>     (description "Fluxbox is a window manager. 
> The *box visual style is well known for its minimalistic appearance.")
>     (home-page "http://fluxbox.org/")
>     (license gpl2+))) ; FIXME
> 
> ;;; fluxbox.scm ends here
> 

Re: [PATCH] fluxbox window manager

[Danny Milosavljevic]

Hi,

On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 18:22:41 -0500
Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> wrote:

> What are you trying to achieve here? 

I'm trying to get fluxbox to show up in the session manager. Therefore, I added fluxbox to the operating-system packages. If I guix system reconfigure outside the pre-inst-env, it will complain about unknown fluxbox. If I guix system reconfigure inside, I am not root.

Regards,
   Danny

Re: [PATCH] fluxbox window manager

[Leo Famulari]

On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 12:31:50AM +0100, Danny Milosavljevic wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 18:22:41 -0500
> Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> wrote:
> 
> > What are you trying to achieve here? 
> 
> I'm trying to get fluxbox to show up in the session manager. Therefore, I added fluxbox to the operating-system packages. If I guix system reconfigure outside the pre-inst-env, it will complain about unknown fluxbox. If I guix system reconfigure inside, I am not root.

You can do `$path-to-src/pre-inst-env guix system reconfigure ...`. That
should work.

`guix environment guix` is only required when you are building Guix
itself from source.

> 
> Regards,
>    Danny

Re: [PATCH] fluxbox window manager

[Eric Bavier]

On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 23:17:12 +0100
Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org> wrote:

> Then a new file "gnu/packages/fluxbox.scm":

This new package should rather go in gnu/packages/wm.scm.

> ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
> ;;; Copyright © 2014 Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu>
> ;;; Copyright © 2016 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
> ;;;
> ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
> ;;;
> ;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
> ;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
> ;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
> ;;; your option) any later version.
> ;;;
> ;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
> ;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> ;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> ;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
> ;;;
> ;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> ;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
> 
> (define-module (gnu packages fluxbox)
>   #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:select (gpl2+))
>   #:use-module (guix packages)
>   #:use-module (guix download)
>   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
>   #:use-module (gnu packages image)
>   #:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)
>   #:use-module (gnu packages fribidi)
>   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
>   #:use-module (gnu packages xorg))
> 
> (define fluxbox.desktop
>   (origin
>     (method url-fetch)
>     (uri (string-append "http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/fluxbox.git/plain/fluxbox-xsessions.desktop?id=5f2e758b9eb0223d1baff07a339bcb6e0fbf765d"))
>     (file-name "fluxbox.desktop")
>     (sha256
>       (base32
>        "116kf72w3p8jr9l1mxd5qvxwh2rl8c2szyy6cgka667y693m89cy"))))

This file download is trivial.  I think we should do something like
what's done for xmonad currently.  Namely, generating our own .desktop
file.  Please see that package.

> 
> (define-public fluxbox
>   (package
>     (name "fluxbox")
>     (version "1.3.7")
>     (source (origin
>               (method url-fetch)
>               (uri (string-append
>                     "mirror://sourceforge/fluxbox/" 
>                     version 
>                     "/fluxbox-" 
>                     version 
>                     ".tar.xz"))

Many of these lines could be merged together for better vertical
unity.  See examples in gnu/packages/wm.scm.

>               (sha256
>                (base32
>                 "1h1f70y40qd225dqx937vzb4k2cz219agm1zvnjxakn5jkz7b37w"))))
>     (build-system gnu-build-system)
>     (arguments 
>      '(#:phases
>        (modify-phases %standard-phases
>          (add-after 'install 'install-xsession
>                     (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
>                       (let ((fbd "fluxbox.desktop")
>                             (dst (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out")
>                                                 "/share/xsessions/")))
>                         (mkdir-p dst) 
>                         (copy-file (assoc-ref inputs fbd)
>                                    (string-append dst fbd))))))))
>     (native-inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
>                      ("fluxbox.desktop" ,fluxbox.desktop)))
>     (inputs `(("imlib2" ,imlib2)
>               ("libx11" ,libx11)
>               ("libxinerama" ,libxinerama)
>               ("libxrandr" ,libxrandr)
>               ("libxext" ,libxext)
>               ("libxrender" ,libxrender)
>               ("libxft" ,libxft)
>               ("freetype" ,freetype)
>               ("fribidi" ,fribidi)
>               ("libxpm"  ,libxpm)))
>     (synopsis "Window manager with tabs")
>     (description "Fluxbox is a window manager. 
> The *box visual style is well known for its minimalistic appearance.")
      ^
Is the '*' necessary here?

Could you send an updated patch?

Thanks,
`~Eric

>     (home-page "http://fluxbox.org/")
>     (license gpl2+))) ; FIXME
> 
> ;;; fluxbox.scm ends here
> 

Re: [PATCH] fluxbox window manager

[Danny Milosavljevic]

Hi,

On Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:20:21 -0600
Eric Bavier <ericbavier@openmailbox.org> wrote:

> This new package should rather go in gnu/packages/wm.scm.

I'd like to do that but it doesn't work. If I put the package name "fluxbox" into /etc/config.scm and import "wm" there, it will complain that it doesn't know "fluxbox". Works fine when I put it in gnu/packages/fluxbox.scm and import "fluxbox", though.

> This file download is trivial.  I think we should do something like
> what's done for xmonad currently.  Namely, generating our own .desktop
> file.  Please see that package.

I'll check that out after I got it to work inside "wm".

> Is the '*' necessary here?

It's the same as in openbox, but not really necessary.

> Could you send an updated patch?

I'd like to but it really doesn't work in wm right now.

diff --git a/gnu/packages/wm.scm b/gnu/packages/wm.scm
index 1765c3a..a1df857 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/wm.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/wm.scm
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 (define-module (gnu packages wm)
-  #:use-module (guix licenses)
+  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages xml)
   #:use-module (gnu packages m4)
   #:use-module (gnu packages docbook)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages image)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pcre)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gtk)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libevent)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages fribidi)
   #:use-module (gnu packages maths)
   #:use-module (gnu packages web)
   #:use-module (guix download)
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ supports sections and (lists of) values (strings, integers, floats, booleans
 or other sections), as well as some other features (such as
 single/double-quoted strings, environment variable expansion, functions and
 nested include statements).")
-    (license isc)))
+    (license license:isc)))
 
 (define-public bspwm
   (package
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ nested include statements).")
     (synopsis "Tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning")
     (description "bspwm is a tiling window manager that represents windows as
 the leaves of a full binary tree.")
-    (license bsd-2)))
+    (license license:bsd-2)))
 
 (define-public i3status
   (package
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ update such a status line every second.  This ensures that even under high
 load, your status bar is updated correctly.  Also, it saves a bit of energy by
 not hogging your CPU as much as spawning the corresponding amount of shell
 commands would.")
-    (license bsd-3)))
+    (license license:bsd-3)))
 
 (define-public i3-wm
   (package
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ commands would.")
     (description "A tiling window manager, completely written
 from scratch.  i3 is primarily targeted at advanced users and
 developers.")
-    (license bsd-3)))
+    (license license:bsd-3)))
 
 (define-public xmonad
   (package
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ Custom layout algorithms, and other extensions, may be written by the user in
 config files.  Layouts are applied dynamically, and different layouts may be
 used on each workspace.  Xinerama is fully supported, allowing windows to be
 tiled on several screens.")
-    (license bsd-3)))
+    (license license:bsd-3)))
 
 (define-public ghc-xmonad-contrib
   (package
@@ -267,7 +269,7 @@ tiled on several screens.")
     (description
      "Third party tiling algorithms, configurations, and scripts to Xmonad, a
 tiling window manager for X.")
-    (license bsd-3)))
+    (license license:bsd-3)))
 
 (define-public evilwm
   (package
@@ -311,3 +313,63 @@ tiling window manager for X.")
 many keyboard controls with repositioning and maximize toggles, solid window
 drags, snap-to-border support, and virtual desktops.")
     (license (x11-style "file:///README"))))
+
+(define fluxbox.desktop
+  (origin
+    (method url-fetch)
+    (uri (string-append "http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/fluxbox.git/plain/fluxbox-xsessions.desktop?id=5f2e758b9eb0223d1baff07a339bcb6e0fbf765d"))
+    (file-name "fluxbox.desktop")
+    (sha256
+      (base32
+       "116kf72w3p8jr9l1mxd5qvxwh2rl8c2szyy6cgka667y693m89cy"))))
+
+(define-public fluxbox
+  (package
+    (name "fluxbox")
+    (version "1.3.7")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append
+                    "mirror://sourceforge/fluxbox/"
+                    version
+                    "/fluxbox-"
+                    version
+                    ".tar.xz"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1h1f70y40qd225dqx937vzb4k2cz219agm1zvnjxakn5jkz7b37w"))))
+    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     '(#:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (add-after 'install 'install-xsession
+                    (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                      (let ((fbd "fluxbox.desktop")
+                            (dst (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out")
+                                                "/share/xsessions/")))
+                        (mkdir-p dst)
+                        (copy-file (assoc-ref inputs fbd)
+                                   (string-append dst fbd))))))))
+    (native-inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+                     ("fluxbox.desktop" ,fluxbox.desktop)))
+    (inputs `(("imlib2" ,imlib2)
+              ("libx11" ,libx11)
+              ;("libxml2" ,libxml2)
+              ;("librsvg" ,librsvg)
+              ;("libsm" ,libsm)
+              ;("libxcursor" ,libxcursor)
+              ("libxinerama" ,libxinerama)
+              ;("libxml2" ,libxml2)
+              ("libxrandr" ,libxrandr)
+              ("libxext" ,libxext)
+              ("libxrender" ,libxrender)
+              ("libxft" ,libxft)
+              ("freetype" ,freetype)
+              ("fribidi" ,fribidi)
+              ("libxpm"  ,libxpm)))
+    (synopsis "Window manager with tabs")
+    (description "Fluxbox is a window manager. 
+The 'box' visual style is well known for its minimalistic appearance.")
+    (home-page "http://fluxbox.org/")
+    (license license:expat)))
+

Re: [PATCH] fluxbox window manager

[Eric Bavier]

On Fri, 19 Feb 2016 20:54:22 +0100
Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:20:21 -0600
> Eric Bavier <ericbavier@openmailbox.org> wrote:
> 
> > This new package should rather go in gnu/packages/wm.scm.  
> 
> I'd like to do that but it doesn't work. If I put the package name "fluxbox" into /etc/config.scm and import "wm" there, it will complain that it doesn't know "fluxbox". Works fine when I put it in gnu/packages/fluxbox.scm and import "fluxbox", though.
> 
> > This file download is trivial.  I think we should do something like
> > what's done for xmonad currently.  Namely, generating our own .desktop
> > file.  Please see that package.  
> 
> I'll check that out after I got it to work inside "wm".

Thanks.

> > Could you send an updated patch?  
> 
> I'd like to but it really doesn't work in wm right now.

See below.

> 
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/wm.scm b/gnu/packages/wm.scm
> index 1765c3a..a1df857 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/wm.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/wm.scm
> @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
>  ;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
>  
>  (define-module (gnu packages wm)
> -  #:use-module (guix licenses)
> +  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)

Fluxbox might have been reported missing since there is an instance of
"x11-style" that didn't get a license: prefix, so compilation would
fail.

[...]
> +    (inputs `(("imlib2" ,imlib2)
> +              ("libx11" ,libx11)
> +              ;("libxml2" ,libxml2)
> +              ;("librsvg" ,librsvg)
> +              ;("libsm" ,libsm)
> +              ;("libxcursor" ,libxcursor)
> +              ("libxinerama" ,libxinerama)
> +              ;("libxml2" ,libxml2)
> +              ("libxrandr" ,libxrandr)
> +              ("libxext" ,libxext)
> +              ("libxrender" ,libxrender)
> +              ("libxft" ,libxft)
> +              ("freetype" ,freetype)

This will require a "#:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)"

> +              ("fribidi" ,fribidi)
> +              ("libxpm"  ,libxpm)))
> +    (synopsis "Window manager with tabs")
> +    (description "Fluxbox is a window manager. 
> +The 'box' visual style is well known for its minimalistic appearance.")
> +    (home-page "http://fluxbox.org/")
> +    (license license:expat)))
> +

With those changes, you should be able to build and load up fluxbox
from gnu/packages/wm.scm (I was able to with `guix system vm').

`~Eric

Re: [PATCH] fluxbox window manager

[Eric Bavier]

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On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 16:29:44 -0600
Eric Bavier <ericbavier@openmailbox.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Feb 2016 20:54:22 +0100
> Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:20:21 -0600
> > Eric Bavier <ericbavier@openmailbox.org> wrote:
> >   
> > > This new package should rather go in gnu/packages/wm.scm.    
> > 
> > I'd like to do that but it doesn't work. If I put the package name "fluxbox" into /etc/config.scm and import "wm" there, it will complain that it doesn't know "fluxbox". Works fine when I put it in gnu/packages/fluxbox.scm and import "fluxbox", though.
> >   
> > > This file download is trivial.  I think we should do something like
> > > what's done for xmonad currently.  Namely, generating our own .desktop
> > > file.  Please see that package.    
> > 
> > I'll check that out after I got it to work inside "wm".  
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> > > Could you send an updated patch?    
> > 
> > I'd like to but it really doesn't work in wm right now.  
> 
> See below.
> 
> > 
> > diff --git a/gnu/packages/wm.scm b/gnu/packages/wm.scm
> > index 1765c3a..a1df857 100644
> > --- a/gnu/packages/wm.scm
> > +++ b/gnu/packages/wm.scm
> > @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
> >  ;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
> >  
> >  (define-module (gnu packages wm)
> > -  #:use-module (guix licenses)
> > +  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)  
> 
> Fluxbox might have been reported missing since there is an instance of
> "x11-style" that didn't get a license: prefix, so compilation would
> fail.
> 
> [...]
> > +    (inputs `(("imlib2" ,imlib2)
> > +              ("libx11" ,libx11)
> > +              ;("libxml2" ,libxml2)
> > +              ;("librsvg" ,librsvg)
> > +              ;("libsm" ,libsm)
> > +              ;("libxcursor" ,libxcursor)
> > +              ("libxinerama" ,libxinerama)
> > +              ;("libxml2" ,libxml2)
> > +              ("libxrandr" ,libxrandr)
> > +              ("libxext" ,libxext)
> > +              ("libxrender" ,libxrender)
> > +              ("libxft" ,libxft)
> > +              ("freetype" ,freetype)  
> 
> This will require a "#:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)"
> 
> > +              ("fribidi" ,fribidi)
> > +              ("libxpm"  ,libxpm)))
> > +    (synopsis "Window manager with tabs")
> > +    (description "Fluxbox is a window manager. 
> > +The 'box' visual style is well known for its minimalistic appearance.")
> > +    (home-page "http://fluxbox.org/")
> > +    (license license:expat)))
> > +  
> 
> With those changes, you should be able to build and load up fluxbox
> from gnu/packages/wm.scm (I was able to with `guix system vm').

I went ahead and made the above changes in the attached patch.  Please
let me know if the copyright line and git author are appropriate.

Thanks,
`~Eric

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From 6d591e258fa5c50911bdde23c3a041920305ff50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 00:37:22 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add fluxbox.

* gnu/packages/wm.scm (fluxbox): New variable.

Co-authored-by: Eric Bavier <bavier@member.fsf.org>
---
 gnu/packages/wm.scm | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/wm.scm b/gnu/packages/wm.scm
index 1765c3a..cad4a30 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/wm.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/wm.scm
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2015 Eric Dvorsak <eric@dvorsak.fr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015 Siniša Biđin <sinisa@bidin.eu>
-;;; Copyright © 2015 Eric Bavier <bavier@member.fsf.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016 Eric Bavier <bavier@member.fsf.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015 xd1le <elisp.vim@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015 Paul van der Walt <paul@denknerd.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2016 Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 ;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 (define-module (gnu packages wm)
-  #:use-module (guix licenses)
+  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
@@ -38,11 +39,14 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages xml)
   #:use-module (gnu packages m4)
   #:use-module (gnu packages docbook)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages image)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pcre)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gtk)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libevent)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages fribidi)
   #:use-module (gnu packages maths)
   #:use-module (gnu packages web)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)
   #:use-module (guix download)
   #:use-module (guix git-download))
 
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ supports sections and (lists of) values (strings, integers, floats, booleans
 or other sections), as well as some other features (such as
 single/double-quoted strings, environment variable expansion, functions and
 nested include statements).")
-    (license isc)))
+    (license license:isc)))
 
 (define-public bspwm
   (package
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ nested include statements).")
     (synopsis "Tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning")
     (description "bspwm is a tiling window manager that represents windows as
 the leaves of a full binary tree.")
-    (license bsd-2)))
+    (license license:bsd-2)))
 
 (define-public i3status
   (package
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ update such a status line every second.  This ensures that even under high
 load, your status bar is updated correctly.  Also, it saves a bit of energy by
 not hogging your CPU as much as spawning the corresponding amount of shell
 commands would.")
-    (license bsd-3)))
+    (license license:bsd-3)))
 
 (define-public i3-wm
   (package
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ commands would.")
     (description "A tiling window manager, completely written
 from scratch.  i3 is primarily targeted at advanced users and
 developers.")
-    (license bsd-3)))
+    (license license:bsd-3)))
 
 (define-public xmonad
   (package
@@ -238,7 +242,7 @@ Custom layout algorithms, and other extensions, may be written by the user in
 config files.  Layouts are applied dynamically, and different layouts may be
 used on each workspace.  Xinerama is fully supported, allowing windows to be
 tiled on several screens.")
-    (license bsd-3)))
+    (license license:bsd-3)))
 
 (define-public ghc-xmonad-contrib
   (package
@@ -267,7 +271,7 @@ tiled on several screens.")
     (description
      "Third party tiling algorithms, configurations, and scripts to Xmonad, a
 tiling window manager for X.")
-    (license bsd-3)))
+    (license license:bsd-3)))
 
 (define-public evilwm
   (package
@@ -310,4 +314,55 @@ tiling window manager for X.")
      "evilwm is a minimalist window manager based on aewm, extended to feature
 many keyboard controls with repositioning and maximize toggles, solid window
 drags, snap-to-border support, and virtual desktops.")
-    (license (x11-style "file:///README"))))
+    (license (license:x11-style "file:///README"))))
+
+(define-public fluxbox
+  (package
+    (name "fluxbox")
+    (version "1.3.7")
+    (synopsis "Small and fast window manager")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append "mirror://sourceforge/fluxbox/"
+                                  version "/fluxbox-" version ".tar.xz"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1h1f70y40qd225dqx937vzb4k2cz219agm1zvnjxakn5jkz7b37w"))))
+    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:make-flags '("CPPFLAGS=-U__TIME__") ;ugly, but for reproducibility
+       #:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (add-after
+          'install 'install-xsession
+          (lambda _
+            (let ((xsessions (string-append %output "/share/xsessions")))
+              (mkdir-p xsessions)
+              (call-with-output-file
+                  (string-append xsessions "/fluxbox.desktop")
+                (lambda (port)
+                  (format port "~
+                    [Desktop Entry]~@
+                    Name=~a~@
+                    Comment=~a~@
+                    Exec=~a/bin/startfluxbox~@
+                    Type=Application~%" ,name ,synopsis %output)))))))))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
+    (inputs
+     `(("freetype" ,freetype)
+       ("fribidi" ,fribidi)
+       ("imlib2" ,imlib2)
+       ("libx11" ,libx11)
+       ("libxext" ,libxext)
+       ("libxft" ,libxft)
+       ("libxinerama" ,libxinerama)
+       ("libxpm"  ,libxpm)
+       ("libxrandr" ,libxrandr)
+       ("libxrender" ,libxrender)))
+    (description "Fluxbox is a window manager.  It is light on resources
+and easy to handle yet full of features to make an easy and fast desktop
+experience.")
+    (home-page "http://fluxbox.org/")
+    (license license:expat)))
+
-- 
2.6.3

Re: [PATCH] fluxbox window manager

[Danny Milosavljevic]

> I went ahead and made the above changes in the attached patch.  Please let me know if the copyright line and git author are appropriate.

Yes.

Re: [PATCH] fluxbox window manager

[Eric Bavier]

On 2016-03-11 03:19, Danny Milosavljevic wrote:
>> I went ahead and made the above changes in the attached patch.  Please 
>> let me know if the copyright line and git author are appropriate.
> 
> Yes.

This was pushed as 0ede252b6672f8df65754a0859dddde295797660

Thanks!
-- 
`~Eric