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From: Sergiu Ivanov <sivanov@colimite.fr>
To: help-guix <help-guix@gnu.org>
Subject: Defining custom services in /etc/config.scm
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 20:09:07 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <874kj6duek.fsf@colimite.fr> (raw)

Hello,

I'm trying to start redshift [0] as a shepherd service, and this is how
I defined the redshift service in my /etc/config.scm:

(define evry-geolocation "48.63681:2.42777")
(define redshift-service
  (shepherd-service
   (provision '(redshift))
   (requirement '(xorg-server))
   (documentation "Start Redshift as a service")
   (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
	     `("redshift" "-l" ,evry-geolocation)))
   (stop #~(make-kill-destructor))))

However, I can't find a way to add this to the services field of the
operating-system declaration.

When I try:

 (services (append
	    (list redshift-service
		  (service xfce-desktop-service-type)
		  (set-xorg-configuration
		   (xorg-configuration (keyboard-layout keyboard-layout))))
	    %desktop-services))

I get the message "Wrong type argument #<<shepherd-service> ...".

I understand that I should somehow construct a <service> (?) from my
<shepherd-service>, but I don't see a way to do it.

I've also seen a couple mailing list discussions [1,2] and a blog post
[3] about doing what I want in "pure shepherd", i.e. independently of
Guix, but these solutions seem to be doing more than what I need.

How can I add a custom shepherd service to the operating-system
definition in /etc/config.scm?

-
Sergiu

[0] http://jonls.dk/redshift/
[1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2018-02/msg00047.html
[2] https://www.mail-archive.com/guix-devel@gnu.org/msg46278.html
[3] https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2020/gnu-shepherd-user-services/


             reply	other threads:[~2021-01-24 19:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-01-24 19:09 Sergiu Ivanov [this message]
2021-01-24 19:19 ` Defining custom services in /etc/config.scm Ekaitz Zarraga
2021-01-24 19:59   ` Sergiu Ivanov
2021-01-24 22:25 ` Carlo Zancanaro
2021-01-25 20:50   ` Sergiu Ivanov

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