Re: [PATCH 2/2] gnu: Add nyx.

[ng0 <contact.ng0@cryptolab.net>]

Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> writes:

> Ludo',
>
> On 30/01/17 15:31, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>> Yeah if you can make sure to integrate any missing bits of ng0’s
>> original patch and to address what was previously raised during review,
>> I think you can go ahead and push.
>
> Great. Thanks!
>
> Are you referring to any specific missing bits, or raised issues? I
> thought I'd addressed them all in my reply.
>
> I have kept my ‘1.9-’ version base, to highlight that Nyx 2.0 is
> supposedly its own thing; a complete re-write since Arm 1.4.5.

I think 1.9 is okay, we can verify if 2.0 works once it's out or
tagged, or whatever. I just packaged the HEAD (so 2.0) as I had
no clue about their versions.

> Kind regards,
>
> T G-R
>
> ---
>
> The current package:
>
> (define-public nyx
>   ;; The last ‘arm’ relase was 5 years ago.  Meanwhile, python3 support
>   ;; has been added and the software was renamed to ‘nyx’.
>   (let ((commit "fea209127484d9b304b908a4711c9528b1d065bc")
>         (revision "1"))                 ; Guix package revision
>     (package
>       (name "nyx")
>       (version (string-append "1.9-"
>                               revision "." (string-take commit 7)))
>       (source
>        (origin
>          (method git-fetch)
>          (file-name (string-append name "-" version "-checkout"))
>          (uri (git-reference
>                (url "https://git.torproject.org/nyx.git")
>                (commit commit)))
>          (sha256
>           (base32
>            "1g0l4988076xg5gs0x0nxzlg58rfx5g5agmklvyh4yp03vxncdb9"))))
>       (build-system python-build-system)
>       (native-inputs
>        `(("python-mock" ,python-mock)
>          ("python-pep8" ,python-pep8)
>          ("python-pyflakes" ,python-pyflakes)))
>       (inputs
>        `(("python-stem" ,python-stem)))
>       (arguments
>        `(#:configure-flags
>          (list (string-append "--man-page="
>                               (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
>                               "/share/man/man1/nyx.1")
>                (string-append "--sample-path="
>                               (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
>                               "/share/doc/nyx/nyxrc.sample"))
>          #:use-setuptools? #f           ; setup.py still uses distutils
>          #:phases
>          (modify-phases %standard-phases
>            (replace 'check
>              (lambda _
>                (zero? (system* "./run_tests.py" "--unit")))))))
>       ;; There's no home page yet.  This should change before the 2.0
> release.
>       (home-page "https://gitweb.torproject.org/nyx.git")
>       (synopsis "Tor relay status monitor")
>       (description "Nyx (formerly Anonymizing Relay Monitor or \"arm\")
> monitors the performance of relays participating in the
> @uref{https://www.torproject.org/, Tor anonymity network}.  It displays this
> information visually and in real time, using a curses-based terminal
> interface.
> This makes Nyx well-suited for remote shell connections and servers
> without a
> graphical display.  It's like @command{top} for Tor, providing detailed
> statistics and status reports on:
>
> @enumerate
> @item connections (with IP address, hostname, fingerprint, and consensus
> data),
> @item bandwidth, processor, and memory usage,
> @item the relay's current configuration,
> @item logged events,
> @item and much more.
> @end enumerate
>
> Potential client and exit connections are scrubbed of sensitive
> information.")
>       (license license:gpl3))))
>

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