[bug#62969] [PATCH v3] home: Add msmtp service.

[Tanguy LE CARROUR <tanguy@bioneland.org>]

Hi,


Quoting Ludovic Courtès (2023-05-03 22:27:03)
> Tanguy LE CARROUR <tanguy@bioneland.org> skribis:
> 
> > Quoting Ludovic Courtès (2023-04-30 23:30:10)
> >> Tanguy Le Carrour <tanguy@bioneland.org> skribis:
> >> 
> >> > * gnu/home/services/mail.scm: New file.
> >> > * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
> >> > * doc/guix.texi (Mailing): New node.
> >> 
> >> I get:
> >> 
> >> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> >> [ 94%] GUILEC   gnu/home/services/mail.go
> >> gnu/home/services/mail.scm:52:0: warning: possibly unbound variable `serialize-string'
> >> gnu/home/services/mail.scm:53:0: warning: possibly unbound variable `serialize-boolean'
> >> gnu/home/services/mail.scm:54:0: warning: possibly unbound variable `serialize-integer'
> >> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> >>
> >> I guess these procedures should be provided as well?
> >
> > I also get them when making `gnu/home/services/mail.go`. But aren't
> > those "just" warnings.
> 
> It means that there’s code referring to these procedures, and that they
> don’t exist.  It’s worth investigating anyway.

I have noooo clue where to start! #noob’ 😅


> A couple of minor things:
> […]
> > +The @code{(gnu home services mail)} modules provides services that help
> 
> “module” (singular)

Done!


> > +@uref{https://marlam.de/msmtp, MSMTP} is a @acronym{SMTP, Simple Mail
> > +Transfer Protocol} client.  It sends mails to a predefined SMTP server
> 
> “mail” (singular)

Done!


> > +@code{~/.config/msmtp/config} file.
> 
> “@file”

Done!


> This new intro + example look nice to me!
> 
> > +@item @code{logfile} (type: maybe-string)
> 
> [...]
> 
> > +@item @code{passwordeval} (type: maybe-string)
> > +Set the password for authentication to the output (stdout) of the
> > +command cmd.
> 
> Sorry for not noticing earlier but I’d suggest ‘log-file’ and
> ‘password-evaluation’ (?) to stick with the established naming
> convention.

Done!


> So I think beyond this the main issue is figuring out the missing
> serialization procedures, and then we’re done!

I'm sending a v4!

Cheers,


-- 
Tanguy