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From: "Tomáš Čech" <sleep_walker@gnu.org>
To: guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] doc: Document extra-packages argument of base-initrd.
Date: Tue,  2 Aug 2016 09:43:18 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160802074318.2572-3-sleep_walker@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160802074318.2572-1-sleep_walker@gnu.org>

* doc/guix.texi(Initial RAM Disk): Describe extra-modules parameter in
  definition of base-initrd. Mention it under example of use of
  extra-packges.
---
 doc/guix.texi | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 786fe55..27a4cea 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -10183,6 +10183,9 @@ system declaration like this:
                  rest)))
 @end example
 
+In a similar way you can add programs to packed into initrd using
+@code{#:extra-packages}.
+
 The @code{base-initrd} procedure also handles common use cases that
 involves using the system as a QEMU guest, or as a ``live'' system with
 volatile root file system.
@@ -10233,7 +10236,7 @@ further.
 
 @deffn {Monadic Procedure} base-initrd @var{file-systems} @
        [#:qemu-networking? #f] [#:virtio? #t] [#:volatile-root? #f] @
-       [#:extra-modules '()] [#:mapped-devices '()]
+       [#:extra-packages '()] [#:extra-modules '()] [#:mapped-devices '()]
 Return a monadic derivation that builds a generic initrd.  @var{file-systems} is
 a list of file systems to be mounted by the initrd, possibly in addition to
 the root file system specified on the kernel command line via @code{--root}.
@@ -10251,6 +10254,11 @@ The initrd is automatically populated with all the kernel modules necessary
 for @var{file-systems} and for the given options.  However, additional kernel
 modules can be listed in @var{extra-modules}.  They will be added to the initrd, and
 loaded at boot time in the order in which they appear.
+
+Additional packages can be added through @var{extra-packages}. This is
+useful mostly for development and debugging purposes but it can also be
+used to extend set of commands available in case of interactive
+recovery.
 @end deffn
 
 Needless to say, the initrds we produce and use embed a
-- 
2.9.2

  parent reply	other threads:[~2016-08-02  7:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-07-25  7:46 extending initrd Tomáš Čech
2016-07-25 20:10 ` [PATCH] linux-initrd: Introduce way to add more packages to initrd Tomáš Čech
2016-08-01 10:39   ` Tomáš Čech
2016-08-01 15:44     ` Andy Wingo
2016-08-02  7:43       ` extra-packages - second wave Tomáš Čech
2016-08-02  7:43         ` [PATCH 1/2] linux-initrd: Introduce way to add more packages to initrd Tomáš Čech
2016-08-02  7:43         ` Tomáš Čech [this message]
2016-08-02  8:19           ` [PATCH 2/2] doc: Document extra-packages argument of base-initrd Vincent Legoll
2016-08-01 16:09     ` [PATCH] linux-initrd: Introduce way to add more packages to initrd Ludovic Courtès
2016-08-01 18:26       ` Tomáš Čech
2016-08-02 12:53         ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-08-02 18:03           ` Tomáš Čech
2016-07-25 21:48 ` extending initrd Ludovic Courtès

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