[bug#63851] [PATCH] doc: Use the term "Procedure" for definitions.

[bug#63851] [PATCH] doc: Use the term "Procedure" for definitions.

[Ludovic Courtès]

In an effort to homogenize things, commit
3c40dfe2851dd4ef48d2711f9f3531c06afbe1f2 replaced:

  @deffn {Scheme Procedure}

with:

  @defun

However, the latter prints "Function" when all existing material about
Scheme uses the term "procedure".

Thus, for consistency, this commit switches to:

  @deffn {Procedure}

* doc/guix.texi, doc/contributing.texi: Use "@deffn {Procedure}"
consistently rather than "@defun" or similar.
---
 doc/contributing.texi |  12 +-
 doc/guix.texi         | 492 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 2 files changed, 252 insertions(+), 252 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index f692872c04..958fc44cbd 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ Version Numbers
       )))
 @end lisp
 
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} git-version @var{VERSION} @var{REVISION} @var{COMMIT}
+@deffn {Procedure} git-version @var{VERSION} @var{REVISION} @var{COMMIT}
 Return the version string for packages using @code{git-fetch}.
 
 @lisp
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ Version Numbers
 @end lisp
 @end deffn
 
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} hg-version @var{VERSION} @var{REVISION} @var{CHANGESET}
+@deffn {Procedure} hg-version @var{VERSION} @var{REVISION} @var{CHANGESET}
 Return the version string for packages using @code{hg-fetch}.  It works
 in the same way as @code{git-version}.
 @end deffn
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ Elm Packages
 The module @code{(guix build-system elm)} provides the following utilities for
 working with names and related conventions:
 
-@deffn {Scheme procedure} elm-package-origin @var{elm-name} @var{version} @
+@deffn {Procedure} elm-package-origin @var{elm-name} @var{version} @
   @var{hash}
 Returns a Git origin using the repository naming and tagging regime required
 for a published Elm package with the upstream name @var{elm-name} at version
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ Elm Packages
 @end lisp
 @end deffn
 
-@deffn {Scheme procedure} elm->package-name @var{elm-name}
+@deffn {Procedure} elm->package-name @var{elm-name}
 Returns the Guix-style package name for an Elm package with upstream name
 @var{elm-name}.
 
@@ -998,13 +998,13 @@ Elm Packages
 @code{elm->package-name} will produce a given result.
 @end deffn
 
-@deffn {Scheme procedure} guix-package->elm-name @var{package}
+@deffn {Procedure} guix-package->elm-name @var{package}
 Given an Elm @var{package}, returns the possibly-inferred upstream name, or
 @code{#f} the upstream name is not specified via the @code{'upstream-name}
 property and can not be inferred by @code{infer-elm-package-name}.
 @end deffn
 
-@deffn {Scheme procedure} infer-elm-package-name @var{guix-name}
+@deffn {Procedure} infer-elm-package-name @var{guix-name}
 Given the @var{guix-name} of an Elm package, returns the inferred upstream
 name, or @code{#f} if the upstream name can't be inferred.  If the result is
 not @code{#f}, supplying it to @code{elm->package-name} would produce
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 7f8d8d66e9..b194d4128a 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -5038,57 +5038,57 @@ Inferiors
 The @code{(guix inferior)} module provides the following procedures to open an
 inferior:
 
-@defun inferior-for-channels channels [#:cache-directory] [#:ttl]
+@deffn {Procedure} inferior-for-channels channels [#:cache-directory] [#:ttl]
 Return an inferior for @var{channels}, a list of channels.  Use the cache at
 @var{cache-directory}, where entries can be reclaimed after @var{ttl} seconds.
 This procedure opens a new connection to the build daemon.
 
 As a side effect, this procedure may build or substitute binaries for
 @var{channels}, which can take time.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun open-inferior directory [#:command "bin/guix"]
+@deffn {Procedure} open-inferior directory [#:command "bin/guix"]
 Open the inferior Guix in @var{directory}, running
 @code{@var{directory}/@var{command} repl} or equivalent.  Return @code{#f} if
 the inferior could not be launched.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @cindex inferior packages
 The procedures listed below allow you to obtain and manipulate inferior
 packages.
 
-@defun inferior-packages inferior
+@deffn {Procedure} inferior-packages inferior
 Return the list of packages known to @var{inferior}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun lookup-inferior-packages inferior name [version]
+@deffn {Procedure} lookup-inferior-packages inferior name [version]
 Return the sorted list of inferior packages matching @var{name} in
 @var{inferior}, with highest version numbers first.  If @var{version} is true,
 return only packages with a version number prefixed by @var{version}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun inferior-package? obj
+@deffn {Procedure} inferior-package? obj
 Return true if @var{obj} is an inferior package.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun inferior-package-name package
-@defunx inferior-package-version package
-@defunx inferior-package-synopsis package
-@defunx inferior-package-description package
-@defunx inferior-package-home-page package
-@defunx inferior-package-location package
-@defunx inferior-package-inputs package
-@defunx inferior-package-native-inputs package
-@defunx inferior-package-propagated-inputs package
-@defunx inferior-package-transitive-propagated-inputs package
-@defunx inferior-package-native-search-paths package
-@defunx inferior-package-transitive-native-search-paths package
-@defunx inferior-package-search-paths package
+@deffn {Procedure} inferior-package-name package
+@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-version package
+@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-synopsis package
+@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-description package
+@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-home-page package
+@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-location package
+@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-inputs package
+@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-native-inputs package
+@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-propagated-inputs package
+@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-transitive-propagated-inputs package
+@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-native-search-paths package
+@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-transitive-native-search-paths package
+@deffnx {Procedure} inferior-package-search-paths package
 These procedures are the counterpart of package record accessors
 (@pxref{package Reference}).  Most of them work by querying the inferior
 @var{package} comes from, so the inferior must still be live when you call
 these procedures.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Inferior packages can be used transparently like any other package or
 file-like object in G-expressions (@pxref{G-Expressions}).  They are also
@@ -7719,7 +7719,7 @@ Defining Packages
 The build actions it prescribes may then be realized by using the
 @code{build-derivations} procedure (@pxref{The Store}).
 
-@defun package-derivation store package [system]
+@deffn {Procedure} package-derivation store package [system]
 Return the @code{<derivation>} object of @var{package} for @var{system}
 (@pxref{Derivations}).
 
@@ -7728,21 +7728,21 @@ Defining Packages
 @code{"x86_64-linux"} for an x86_64 Linux-based GNU system.  @var{store}
 must be a connection to the daemon, which operates on the store
 (@pxref{The Store}).
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @noindent
 @cindex cross-compilation
 Similarly, it is possible to compute a derivation that cross-builds a
 package for some other system:
 
-@defun package-cross-derivation store package target [system]
+@deffn {Procedure} package-cross-derivation store package target [system]
 Return the @code{<derivation>} object of @var{package} cross-built from
 @var{system} to @var{target}.
 
 @var{target} must be a valid GNU triplet denoting the target hardware
 and operating system, such as @code{"aarch64-linux-gnu"}
 (@pxref{Specifying Target Triplets,,, autoconf, Autoconf}).
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Once you have package definitions, you can easily define @emph{variants}
 of those packages.  @xref{Defining Package Variants}, for more on that.
@@ -7971,10 +7971,10 @@ package Reference
 The following helper procedures are provided to help deal with package
 inputs.
 
-@defun lookup-package-input package name
-@defunx lookup-package-native-input package name
-@defunx lookup-package-propagated-input package name
-@defunx lookup-package-direct-input package name
+@deffn {Procedure} lookup-package-input package name
+@deffnx {Procedure} lookup-package-native-input package name
+@deffnx {Procedure} lookup-package-propagated-input package name
+@deffnx {Procedure} lookup-package-direct-input package name
 Look up @var{name} among @var{package}'s inputs (or native, propagated,
 or direct inputs).  Return it if found, @code{#f} otherwise.
 
@@ -7990,7 +7990,7 @@ package Reference
 
 In this example we obtain the @code{gmp} package that is among the
 direct inputs of @code{coreutils}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @cindex development inputs, of a package
 @cindex implicit inputs, of a package
@@ -7999,7 +7999,7 @@ package Reference
 package is compiled.  This is what the @code{package-development-inputs}
 procedure returns.
 
-@defun package-development-inputs package [system] [#:target #f]
+@deffn {Procedure} package-development-inputs package [system] [#:target #f]
 Return the list of inputs required by @var{package} for development
 purposes on @var{system}.  When @var{target} is true, return the inputs
 needed to cross-compile @var{package} from @var{system} to
@@ -8030,7 +8030,7 @@ package Reference
 gzip, GCC, libc, Bash, and more.  To visualize it, @command{guix graph
 hello} would show you explicit inputs, whereas @command{guix graph -t
 bag hello} would include implicit inputs (@pxref{Invoking guix graph}).
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Because packages are regular Scheme objects that capture a complete
 dependency graph and associated build procedures, it is often useful to
@@ -8038,7 +8038,7 @@ package Reference
 thereof according to some parameters.  Below are a few examples.
 
 @cindex tool chain, choosing a package's tool chain
-@defun package-with-c-toolchain package toolchain
+@deffn {Procedure} package-with-c-toolchain package toolchain
 Return a variant of @var{package} that uses @var{toolchain} instead of
 the default GNU C/C++ toolchain.  @var{toolchain} must be a list of
 inputs (label/package tuples) providing equivalent functionality, such
@@ -8059,7 +8059,7 @@ package Reference
 procedure works by changing the build system of @var{package} so that it
 pulls in @var{toolchain} instead of the defaults.  @ref{Build Systems},
 for more on build systems.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @node origin Reference
 @subsection @code{origin} Reference
@@ -8176,7 +8176,7 @@ origin Reference
 download)} module provides the most common method, @code{url-fetch},
 described below.
 
-@defun url-fetch url hash-algo hash [name] [#:executable? #f]
+@deffn {Procedure} url-fetch url hash-algo hash [name] [#:executable? #f]
 Return a fixed-output derivation that fetches data from @var{url} (a
 string, or a list of strings denoting alternate URLs), which is expected
 to have hash @var{hash} of type @var{hash-algo} (a symbol).  By default,
@@ -8189,19 +8189,19 @@ origin Reference
 
 Alternatively, when URL starts with @code{file://}, return the
 corresponding file name in the store.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Likewise, the @code{(guix git-download)} module defines the
 @code{git-fetch} origin method, which fetches data from a Git version
 control repository, and the @code{git-reference} data type to describe
 the repository and revision to fetch.
 
-@defun git-fetch ref hash-algo hash
+@deffn {Procedure} git-fetch ref hash-algo hash
 Return a fixed-output derivation that fetches @var{ref}, a
 @code{<git-reference>} object.  The output is expected to have recursive
 hash @var{hash} of type @var{hash-algo} (a symbol).  Use @var{name} as
 the file name, or a generic name if @code{#f}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @deftp {Data Type} git-reference
 This data type represents a Git reference for @code{git-fetch} to
@@ -8244,12 +8244,12 @@ origin Reference
 the @code{hg-fetch} origin method and @code{hg-reference} data type for
 support of the Mercurial version control system.
 
-@defun hg-fetch ref hash-algo hash [name]
+@deffn {Procedure} hg-fetch ref hash-algo hash [name]
 Return a fixed-output derivation that fetches @var{ref}, a
 @code{<hg-reference>} object.  The output is expected to have recursive
 hash @var{hash} of type @var{hash-algo} (a symbol).  Use @var{name} as
 the file name, or a generic name if @code{#false}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @node Defining Package Variants
 @section Defining Package Variants
@@ -8403,7 +8403,7 @@ Defining Package Variants
 that directly maps to the more sophisticated package transformation
 options (@pxref{Package Transformation Options}):
 
-@defun options->transformation opts
+@deffn {Procedure} options->transformation opts
 Return a procedure that, when passed an object to build (package,
 derivation, etc.), applies the transformations specified by @var{opts} and returns
 the resulting objects.  @var{opts} must be a list of symbol/string pairs such as:
@@ -8415,7 +8415,7 @@ Defining Package Variants
 
 Each symbol names a transformation and the corresponding string is an argument
 to that transformation.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 For instance, a manifest equivalent to this command:
 
@@ -8454,7 +8454,7 @@ Defining Package Variants
 graph, is what the @code{package-input-rewriting} procedure in
 @code{(guix packages)} implements.
 
-@defun package-input-rewriting replacements [rewrite-name] [#:deep? #t]
+@deffn {Procedure} package-input-rewriting replacements [rewrite-name] [#:deep? #t]
 Return a procedure that, when passed a package, replaces its direct and
 indirect dependencies, including implicit inputs when @var{deep?} is
 true, according to @var{replacements}.  @var{replacements} is a list of
@@ -8463,7 +8463,7 @@ Defining Package Variants
 
 Optionally, @var{rewrite-name} is a one-argument procedure that takes
 the name of a package and returns its new name after rewrite.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @noindent
 Consider this example:
@@ -8488,7 +8488,7 @@ Defining Package Variants
 The following variant of @code{package-input-rewriting} can match packages to
 be replaced by name rather than by identity.
 
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} package-input-rewriting/spec @var{replacements} [#:deep? #t]
+@deffn {Procedure} package-input-rewriting/spec @var{replacements} [#:deep? #t]
 Return a procedure that, given a package, applies the given
 @var{replacements} to all the package graph, including implicit inputs
 unless @var{deep?} is false.
@@ -8516,12 +8516,12 @@ Defining Package Variants
 @code{package-mapping}: it supports arbitrary changes to nodes in the
 graph.
 
-@defun package-mapping proc [cut?] [#:deep? #f]
+@deffn {Procedure} package-mapping proc [cut?] [#:deep? #f]
 Return a procedure that, given a package, applies @var{proc} to all the packages
 depended on and returns the resulting package.  The procedure stops recursion
 when @var{cut?} returns true for a given package.  When @var{deep?} is true, @var{proc} is
 applied to implicit inputs as well.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @node Writing Manifests
 @section Writing Manifests
@@ -8726,14 +8726,14 @@ Writing Manifests
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
-@defun concatenate-manifests lst
+@deffn {Procedure} concatenate-manifests lst
 Concatenate the manifests listed in @var{lst} and return the resulting
 manifest.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @c TODO: <manifest-pattern>, manifest-lookup, manifest-remove, etc.
 
-@defun package->manifest-entry package [output] [#:properties]
+@deffn {Procedure} package->manifest-entry package [output] [#:properties]
 Return a manifest entry for the @var{output} of package @var{package},
 where @var{output} defaults to @code{"out"}, and with the given
 @var{properties}.  By default @var{properties} is the empty list or, if
@@ -8751,9 +8751,9 @@ Writing Manifests
 (manifest (list (package->manifest-entry git)
                 (package->manifest-entry git "send-email")))
 @end lisp
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun packages->manifest packages
+@deffn {Procedure} packages->manifest packages
 Return a list of manifest entries, one for each item listed in
 @var{packages}.  Elements of @var{packages} can be either package
 objects or package/string tuples denoting a specific output of a
@@ -8767,10 +8767,10 @@ Writing Manifests
 
 (packages->manifest (list git `(,git "send-email")))
 @end lisp
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @anchor{package-development-manifest}
-@defun package->development-manifest package [system] [#:target]
+@deffn {Procedure} package->development-manifest package [system] [#:target]
 Return a manifest for the @dfn{development inputs} of @var{package} for
 @var{system}, optionally when cross-compiling to @var{target}.
 Development inputs include both explicit and implicit inputs of
@@ -8798,7 +8798,7 @@ Writing Manifests
 (GCC), the many supporting libraries (Boost, GLib, GTK, etc.), and a
 couple of additional development tools---these are the dependencies
 @command{guix show inkscape} lists.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @c TODO: Move (gnu packages) interface to a section of its own.
 
@@ -8806,7 +8806,7 @@ Writing Manifests
 to build manifests.  In particular, it lets you look up packages by
 name---see below.
 
-@defun specifications->manifest specs
+@deffn {Procedure} specifications->manifest specs
 Given @var{specs}, a list of specifications such as @code{"emacs@@25.2"}
 or @code{"guile:debug"}, return a manifest.  Specs have the format that
 command-line tools such as @command{guix install} and @command{guix
@@ -8823,7 +8823,7 @@ Writing Manifests
 the right set of modules, and referring to the right variables.
 Instead, we directly refer to packages in the same way as on the command
 line, which can often be more convenient.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @c TODO: specifications->package, etc.
 
@@ -10292,54 +10292,54 @@ Build Utilities
 
 This section documents procedures that deal with store file names.
 
-@defun %store-directory
+@deffn {Procedure} %store-directory
 Return the directory name of the store.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun store-file-name? file
+@deffn {Procedure} store-file-name? file
 Return true if @var{file} is in the store.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun strip-store-file-name file
+@deffn {Procedure} strip-store-file-name file
 Strip the @file{/gnu/store} and hash from @var{file}, a store file name.
 The result is typically a @code{"@var{package}-@var{version}"} string.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun package-name->name+version name
+@deffn {Procedure} package-name->name+version name
 Given @var{name}, a package name like @code{"foo-0.9.1b"}, return two
 values: @code{"foo"} and @code{"0.9.1b"}.  When the version part is
 unavailable, @var{name} and @code{#f} are returned.  The first hyphen
 followed by a digit is considered to introduce the version part.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @subsection File Types
 
 The procedures below deal with files and file types.
 
-@defun directory-exists? dir
+@deffn {Procedure} directory-exists? dir
 Return @code{#t} if @var{dir} exists and is a directory.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun executable-file? file
+@deffn {Procedure} executable-file? file
 Return @code{#t} if @var{file} exists and is executable.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun symbolic-link? file
+@deffn {Procedure} symbolic-link? file
 Return @code{#t} if @var{file} is a symbolic link (aka. a ``symlink'').
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun elf-file? file
-@defunx ar-file? file
-@defunx gzip-file? file
+@deffn {Procedure} elf-file? file
+@deffnx {Procedure} ar-file? file
+@deffnx {Procedure} gzip-file? file
 Return @code{#t} if @var{file} is, respectively, an ELF file, an
 @code{ar} archive (such as a @file{.a} static library), or a gzip file.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun reset-gzip-timestamp file [#:keep-mtime? #t]
+@deffn {Procedure} reset-gzip-timestamp file [#:keep-mtime? #t]
 If @var{file} is a gzip file, reset its embedded timestamp (as with
 @command{gzip --no-name}) and return true.  Otherwise return @code{#f}.
 When @var{keep-mtime?} is true, preserve @var{file}'s modification time.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @subsection File Manipulation
 
@@ -10360,20 +10360,20 @@ Build Utilities
 exception.
 @end defmac
 
-@defun mkdir-p dir
+@deffn {Procedure} mkdir-p dir
 Create directory @var{dir} and all its ancestors.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun install-file file directory
+@deffn {Procedure} install-file file directory
 Create @var{directory} if it does not exist and copy @var{file} in there
 under the same name.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun make-file-writable file
+@deffn {Procedure} make-file-writable file
 Make @var{file} writable for its owner.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun copy-recursively source destination @
+@deffn {Procedure} copy-recursively source destination @
   [#:log (current-output-port)] [#:follow-symlinks? #f] @
   [#:copy-file copy-file] [#:keep-mtime? #f] [#:keep-permissions? #t]
 Copy @var{source} directory to @var{destination}.  Follow symlinks if
@@ -10382,13 +10382,13 @@ Build Utilities
 keep the modification time of the files in @var{source} on those of
 @var{destination}.  When @var{keep-permissions?} is true, preserve file
 permissions.  Write verbose output to the @var{log} port.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun delete-file-recursively dir [#:follow-mounts? #f]
+@deffn {Procedure} delete-file-recursively dir [#:follow-mounts? #f]
 Delete @var{dir} recursively, like @command{rm -rf}, without following
 symlinks.  Don't follow mount points either, unless @var{follow-mounts?}
 is true.  Report but ignore errors.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @defmac substitute* file @
   ((regexp match-var@dots{}) body@dots{}) @dots{}
@@ -10426,12 +10426,12 @@ Build Utilities
 @cindex file, searching
 This section documents procedures to search and filter files.
 
-@defun file-name-predicate regexp
+@deffn {Procedure} file-name-predicate regexp
 Return a predicate that returns true when passed a file name whose base
 name matches @var{regexp}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun find-files dir [pred] @
+@deffn {Procedure} find-files dir [pred] @
   [#:stat lstat] [#:directories? #f] [#:fail-on-error? #f]
 Return the lexicographically sorted list of files under @var{dir} for
 which @var{pred} returns true.  @var{pred} is passed two arguments: the
@@ -10442,7 +10442,7 @@ Build Utilities
 that symlinks are not followed.  If @var{directories?} is true, then
 directories will also be included.  If @var{fail-on-error?} is true,
 raise an exception upon error.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Here are a few examples where we assume that the current directory is
 the root of the Guix source tree:
@@ -10461,13 +10461,13 @@ Build Utilities
 @result{} ("./libformat.a" "./libstore.a" @dots{})
 @end lisp
 
-@defun which program
+@deffn {Procedure} which program
 Return the complete file name for @var{program} as found in
 @code{$PATH}, or @code{#f} if @var{program} could not be found.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun search-input-file inputs name
-@defunx search-input-directory inputs name
+@deffn {Procedure} search-input-file inputs name
+@deffnx {Procedure} search-input-directory inputs name
 Return the complete file name for @var{name} as found in @var{inputs};
 @code{search-input-file} searches for a regular file and
 @code{search-input-directory} searches for a directory.  If @var{name}
@@ -10476,7 +10476,7 @@ Build Utilities
 Here, @var{inputs} must be an association list like @code{inputs} and
 @code{native-inputs} as available to build phases (@pxref{Build
 Phases}).
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Here is a (simplified) example of how @code{search-input-file} is used
 in a build phase of the @code{wireguard-tools} package:
@@ -10499,7 +10499,7 @@ Build Utilities
 essentially convenient wrappers around Guile's @code{system*}
 (@pxref{Processes, @code{system*},, guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}).
 
-@defun invoke program args@dots{}
+@deffn {Procedure} invoke program args@dots{}
 Invoke @var{program} with the given @var{args}.  Raise an
 @code{&invoke-error} exception if the exit code is non-zero; otherwise
 return @code{#t}.
@@ -10507,21 +10507,21 @@ Build Utilities
 The advantage compared to @code{system*} is that you do not need to
 check the return value.  This reduces boilerplate in shell-script-like
 snippets for instance in package build phases.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun invoke-error? c
+@deffn {Procedure} invoke-error? c
 Return true if @var{c} is an @code{&invoke-error} condition.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun invoke-error-program c
-@defunx invoke-error-arguments c
-@defunx invoke-error-exit-status c
-@defunx invoke-error-term-signal c
-@defunx invoke-error-stop-signal c
+@deffn {Procedure} invoke-error-program c
+@deffnx {Procedure} invoke-error-arguments c
+@deffnx {Procedure} invoke-error-exit-status c
+@deffnx {Procedure} invoke-error-term-signal c
+@deffnx {Procedure} invoke-error-stop-signal c
 Access specific fields of @var{c}, an @code{&invoke-error} condition.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun report-invoke-error c [port]
+@deffn {Procedure} report-invoke-error c [port]
 Report to @var{port} (by default the current error port) about @var{c},
 an @code{&invoke-error} condition, in a human-friendly way.
 
@@ -10537,9 +10537,9 @@ Build Utilities
 
 @print{} command "date" "--imaginary-option" failed with status 1
 @end lisp
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun invoke/quiet program args@dots{}
+@deffn {Procedure} invoke/quiet program args@dots{}
 Invoke @var{program} with @var{args} and capture @var{program}'s
 standard output and standard error.  If @var{program} succeeds, print
 nothing and return the unspecified value; otherwise, raise a
@@ -10563,7 +10563,7 @@ Build Utilities
     date: unrecognized option '--imaginary-option'
     Try 'date --help' for more information.
 @end lisp
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @subsection Build Phases
 
@@ -10673,7 +10673,7 @@ Build Utilities
 To ease that task, the @code{(guix build utils)} module provides a
 couple of helpers to wrap commands.
 
-@defun wrap-program program [#:sh sh] [#:rest variables]
+@deffn {Procedure} wrap-program program [#:sh sh] [#:rest variables]
 Make a wrapper for @var{program}.  @var{variables} should look like this:
 
 @lisp
@@ -10705,9 +10705,9 @@ Build Utilities
 If @var{program} has previously been wrapped by @code{wrap-program}, the
 wrapper is extended with definitions for @var{variables}.  If it is not,
 @var{sh} will be used as the interpreter.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun wrap-script program [#:guile guile] [#:rest variables]
+@deffn {Procedure} wrap-script program [#:guile guile] [#:rest variables]
 Wrap the script @var{program} such that @var{variables} are set first.
 The format of @var{variables} is the same as in the @code{wrap-program}
 procedure.  This procedure differs from @code{wrap-program} in that it
@@ -10720,7 +10720,7 @@ Build Utilities
 
 Note that this procedure can only be used once per file as Guile scripts are
 not supported.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @node Search Paths
 @section Search Paths
@@ -10909,12 +10909,12 @@ Search Paths
 directories on the other hand in a set of environment variable
 definitions?  That's the job of @code{evaluate-search-paths}.
 
-@defun evaluate-search-paths search-paths directories [getenv]
+@deffn {Procedure} evaluate-search-paths search-paths directories [getenv]
 Evaluate @var{search-paths}, a list of search-path specifications, for
 @var{directories}, a list of directory names, and return a list of
 specification/value pairs.  Use @var{getenv} to determine the current
 settings and report only settings not already effective.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 The @code{(guix profiles)} provides a higher-level helper procedure,
 @code{load-profile}, that sets the environment variables of a profile.
@@ -11018,7 +11018,7 @@ The Store
 @end quotation
 @end defvr
 
-@defun open-connection [uri] [#:reserve-space? #t]
+@deffn {Procedure} open-connection [uri] [#:reserve-space? #t]
 Connect to the daemon over the Unix-domain socket at @var{uri} (a string).  When
 @var{reserve-space?} is true, instruct it to reserve a little bit of
 extra space on the file system so that the garbage collector can still
@@ -11026,11 +11026,11 @@ The Store
 
 @var{file} defaults to @code{%default-socket-path}, which is the normal
 location given the options that were passed to @command{configure}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun close-connection server
+@deffn {Procedure} close-connection server
 Close the connection to @var{server}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @defvar current-build-output-port
 This variable is bound to a SRFI-39 parameter, which refers to the port
@@ -11041,7 +11041,7 @@ The Store
 argument.
 
 @cindex invalid store items
-@defun valid-path? server path
+@deffn {Procedure} valid-path? server path
 Return @code{#t} when @var{path} designates a valid store item and
 @code{#f} otherwise (an invalid item may exist on disk but still be
 invalid, for instance because it is the result of an aborted or failed
@@ -11049,19 +11049,19 @@ The Store
 
 A @code{&store-protocol-error} condition is raised if @var{path} is not
 prefixed by the store directory (@file{/gnu/store}).
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun add-text-to-store server name text [references]
+@deffn {Procedure} add-text-to-store server name text [references]
 Add @var{text} under file @var{name} in the store, and return its store
 path.  @var{references} is the list of store paths referred to by the
 resulting store path.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun build-derivations store derivations [mode]
+@deffn {Procedure} build-derivations store derivations [mode]
 Build @var{derivations}, a list of @code{<derivation>} objects, @file{.drv}
 file names, or derivation/output pairs, using the specified
 @var{mode}---@code{(build-mode normal)} by default.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Note that the @code{(guix monads)} module provides a monad as well as
 monadic versions of the above procedures, with the goal of making it
@@ -11135,7 +11135,7 @@ Derivations
 otherwise manipulate derivations.  The lowest-level primitive to create
 a derivation is the @code{derivation} procedure:
 
-@defun derivation store name builder args @
+@deffn {Procedure} derivation store name builder args @
   [#:outputs '("out")] [#:hash #f] [#:hash-algo #f] @
   [#:recursive? #f] [#:inputs '()] [#:env-vars '()] @
   [#:system (%current-system)] [#:references-graphs #f] @
@@ -11181,7 +11181,7 @@ Derivations
 
 @var{properties} must be an association list describing ``properties'' of the
 derivation.  It is kept as-is, uninterpreted, in the derivation.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @noindent
 Here's an example with a shell script as its builder, assuming
@@ -11214,7 +11214,7 @@ Derivations
 @code{build-expression->derivation}, documented below.  This procedure
 is now deprecated in favor of the much nicer @code{gexp->derivation}.
 
-@defun build-expression->derivation store name exp @
+@deffn {Procedure} build-expression->derivation store name exp @
        [#:system (%current-system)] [#:inputs '()] @
        [#:outputs '("out")] [#:hash #f] [#:hash-algo #f] @
        [#:recursive? #f] [#:env-vars '()] [#:modules '()] @
@@ -11246,7 +11246,7 @@ Derivations
 @var{references-graphs}, @var{allowed-references},
 @var{disallowed-references}, @var{local-build?}, and
 @var{substitutable?}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @noindent
 Here's an example of a single-output derivation that creates a directory
@@ -11499,10 +11499,10 @@ The Store Monad
 The state is assumed to be a list.
 @end deffn
 
-@defun run-with-state mval [state]
+@deffn {Procedure} run-with-state mval [state]
 Run monadic value @var{mval} starting with @var{state} as the initial
 state.  Return two values: the resulting value, and the resulting state.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 The main interface to the store monad, provided by the @code{(guix
 store)} module, is as follows.
@@ -11515,11 +11515,11 @@ The Store Monad
 passing it to the @code{run-with-store} procedure (see below).
 @end defvar
 
-@defun run-with-store store mval @
+@deffn {Procedure} run-with-store store mval @
   [#:guile-for-build] [#:system (%current-system)]
 Run @var{mval}, a monadic value in the store monad, in @var{store}, an
 open store connection.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @deffn {Monadic Procedure} text-file @var{name} @var{text} [@var{references}]
 Return as a monadic value the absolute file name in the store of the file
@@ -11863,9 +11863,9 @@ G-Expressions
 @var{body}@dots{}.
 @end defmac
 
-@defun gexp? obj
+@deffn {Procedure} gexp? obj
 Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a G-expression.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 G-expressions are meant to be written to disk, either as code building
 some derivation, or as plain files in the store.  The monadic procedures
@@ -11952,7 +11952,7 @@ G-Expressions
 @code{plain-file} can be used similarly; it differs in that the file
 content is directly passed as a string.
 
-@defun local-file file [name] [#:recursive? #f] [#:select? (const #t)]
+@deffn {Procedure} local-file file [name] [#:recursive? #f] [#:select? (const #t)]
 Return an object representing local file @var{file} to add to the store;
 this object can be used in a gexp.  If @var{file} is a literal string
 denoting a relative file name, it is looked up relative to the source
@@ -11972,23 +11972,23 @@ G-Expressions
 
 This is the declarative counterpart of the @code{interned-file} monadic
 procedure (@pxref{The Store Monad, @code{interned-file}}).
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun plain-file name content
+@deffn {Procedure} plain-file name content
 Return an object representing a text file called @var{name} with the given
 @var{content} (a string or a bytevector) to be added to the store.
 
 This is the declarative counterpart of @code{text-file}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun computed-file name gexp [#:local-build? #t] [#:options '()]
+@deffn {Procedure} computed-file name gexp [#:local-build? #t] [#:options '()]
 Return an object representing the store item @var{name}, a file or
 directory computed by @var{gexp}.  When @var{local-build?} is true (the
 default), the derivation is built locally.  @var{options} is a list of
 additional arguments to pass to @code{gexp->derivation}.
 
 This is the declarative counterpart of @code{gexp->derivation}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @deffn {Monadic Procedure} gexp->script @var{name} @var{exp} @
   [#:guile (default-guile)] [#:module-path %load-path] @
@@ -12019,13 +12019,13 @@ G-Expressions
 @end example
 @end deffn
 
-@defun program-file name exp [#:guile #f] [#:module-path %load-path]
+@deffn {Procedure} program-file name exp [#:guile #f] [#:module-path %load-path]
 Return an object representing the executable store item @var{name} that
 runs @var{gexp}.  @var{guile} is the Guile package used to execute that
 script.  Imported modules of @var{gexp} are looked up in @var{module-path}.
 
 This is the declarative counterpart of @code{gexp->script}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @deffn {Monadic Procedure} gexp->file @var{name} @var{exp} @
             [#:set-load-path? #t] [#:module-path %load-path] @
@@ -12044,12 +12044,12 @@ G-Expressions
 or a subset thereof.
 @end deffn
 
-@defun scheme-file name exp [#:splice? #f] [#:set-load-path? #t]
+@deffn {Procedure} scheme-file name exp [#:splice? #f] [#:set-load-path? #t]
 Return an object representing the Scheme file @var{name} that contains
 @var{exp}.
 
 This is the declarative counterpart of @code{gexp->file}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @deffn {Monadic Procedure} text-file* @var{name} @var{text} @dots{}
 Return as a monadic value a derivation that builds a text file
@@ -12077,7 +12077,7 @@ G-Expressions
 preventing them from being garbage-collected during its lifetime.
 @end deffn
 
-@defun mixed-text-file name text @dots{}
+@deffn {Procedure} mixed-text-file name text @dots{}
 Return an object representing store file @var{name} containing
 @var{text}.  @var{text} is a sequence of strings and file-like objects,
 as in:
@@ -12088,9 +12088,9 @@ G-Expressions
 @end lisp
 
 This is the declarative counterpart of @code{text-file*}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun file-union name files
+@deffn {Procedure} file-union name files
 Return a @code{<computed-file>} that builds a directory containing all of @var{files}.
 Each item in @var{files} must be a two-element list where the first element is the
 file name to use in the new directory, and the second element is a gexp
@@ -12105,9 +12105,9 @@ G-Expressions
 @end lisp
 
 This yields an @code{etc} directory containing these two files.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun directory-union name things
+@deffn {Procedure} directory-union name things
 Return a directory that is the union of @var{things}, where @var{things} is a list of
 file-like objects denoting directories.  For example:
 
@@ -12116,9 +12116,9 @@ G-Expressions
 @end lisp
 
 yields a directory that is the union of the @code{guile} and @code{emacs} packages.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun file-append obj suffix @dots{}
+@deffn {Procedure} file-append obj suffix @dots{}
 Return a file-like object that expands to the concatenation of @var{obj}
 and @var{suffix}, where @var{obj} is a lowerable object and each
 @var{suffix} is a string.
@@ -12143,7 +12143,7 @@ G-Expressions
 resulting script contains the absolute file name as a string, whereas in
 the second case, the resulting script contains a @code{(string-append
 @dots{})} expression to construct the file name @emph{at run time}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @defmac let-system system body@dots{}
 @defmacx let-system (system target) body@dots{}
@@ -12210,7 +12210,7 @@ G-Expressions
 has an associated gexp compiler, such as a @code{<package>}.
 @end deffn
 
-@defun gexp->approximate-sexp gexp
+@deffn {Procedure} gexp->approximate-sexp gexp
 Sometimes, it may be useful to convert a G-exp into a S-exp.  For
 example, some linters (@pxref{Invoking guix lint}) peek into the build
 phases of a package to detect potential problems.  This conversion can
@@ -12218,7 +12218,7 @@ G-Expressions
 in the process.  More specifically, lowerable objects will be silently
 replaced with some arbitrary object -- currently the list
 @code{(*approximate*)}, but this may change.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @node Invoking guix repl
 @section Invoking @command{guix repl}
@@ -17140,7 +17140,7 @@ File Systems
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
-@defun file-system-label str
+@deffn {Procedure} file-system-label str
 This procedure returns an opaque file system label from @var{str}, a
 string:
 
@@ -17151,7 +17151,7 @@ File Systems
 
 File system labels are used to refer to file systems by label rather
 than by device name.  See above for examples.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 The @code{(gnu system file-systems)} exports the following useful
 variables.
@@ -17202,7 +17202,7 @@ File Systems
 The @code{(gnu system uuid)} module provides tools to deal with file
 system ``unique identifiers'' (UUIDs).
 
-@defun uuid str [type]
+@deffn {Procedure} uuid str [type]
 Return an opaque UUID (unique identifier) object of the given @var{type}
 (a symbol) by parsing @var{str} (a string):
 
@@ -17219,7 +17219,7 @@ File Systems
 
 UUIDs are another way to unambiguously refer to file systems in
 operating system configuration.  See the examples above.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 
 @menu
@@ -17887,13 +17887,13 @@ Keyboard Layout
 list of additional options.  In most cases the layout name is all you care
 about.
 
-@defun keyboard-layout name [variant] [#:model] [#:options '()]
+@deffn {Procedure} keyboard-layout name [variant] [#:model] [#:options '()]
 Return a new keyboard layout with the given @var{name} and @var{variant}.
 
 @var{name} must be a string such as @code{"fr"}; @var{variant} must be a
 string such as @code{"bepo"} or @code{"nodeadkeys"}.  See the
 @code{xkeyboard-config} package for valid options.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Here are a few examples:
 
@@ -18285,7 +18285,7 @@ Base Services
 (see below).
 @end defvar
 
-@defun extra-special-file file target
+@deffn {Procedure} extra-special-file file target
 Use @var{target} as the ``special file'' @var{file}.
 
 For example, adding the following lines to the @code{services} field of
@@ -18296,7 +18296,7 @@ Base Services
 (extra-special-file "/usr/bin/env"
                     (file-append coreutils "/bin/env"))
 @end lisp
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @defvar host-name-service-type
 Type of the service that sets the system host name, whose value
@@ -18370,14 +18370,14 @@ Base Services
 @end defvar
 
 
-@defun host @var{address} @var{canonical-name} [@var{aliases}]
+@deffn {Procedure} host @var{address} @var{canonical-name} [@var{aliases}]
 Return a new record for the host at @var{address} with the given
 @var{canonical-name} and possibly @var{aliases}.
 
 @var{address} must be a string denoting a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address, and
 @var{canonical-name} and the strings listed in @var{aliases} must be valid
 host names.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @defvar login-service-type
 Type of the service that provides a console login service, whose value
@@ -18989,7 +18989,7 @@ Base Services
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
-@defun udev-rule @var{file-name} @var{contents}
+@deffn {Procedure} udev-rule @var{file-name} @var{contents}
 Return a udev-rule file named @var{file-name} containing the rules
 defined by the @var{contents} literal.
 
@@ -19005,9 +19005,9 @@ Base Services
                    "ATTR@{product@}==\"Example\", "
                    "RUN+=\"/path/to/script\"")))
 @end lisp
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun udev-rules-service @var{name} @var{rules} [#:groups '()]
+@deffn {Procedure} udev-rules-service @var{name} @var{rules} [#:groups '()]
 Return a service that extends @code{udev-service-type} with @var{rules}
 and @code{account-service-type} with @var{groups} as system groups.
 This works by creating a singleton service type
@@ -19024,9 +19024,9 @@ Base Services
    (cons (udev-rules-service 'usb-thing %example-udev-rule)
          %desktop-services)))
 @end lisp
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun file->udev-rule @var{file-name} @var{file}
+@deffn {Procedure} file->udev-rule @var{file-name} @var{file}
 Return a udev-rule file named @var{file-name} containing the rules
 defined within @var{file}, a file-like object.
 
@@ -19048,7 +19048,7 @@ Base Services
        (sha256
         (base32 "0lmmagpyb6xsq6zcr2w1cyx9qmjqmajkvrdbhjx32gqf1d9is003"))))))
 @end lisp
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Additionally, Guix package definitions can be included in @var{rules} in
 order to extend the udev rules with the definitions found under their
@@ -22510,22 +22510,22 @@ X Window
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
-@defun set-xorg-configuration config [login-manager-service-type]
+@deffn {Procedure} set-xorg-configuration config [login-manager-service-type]
 Tell the log-in manager (of type @var{login-manager-service-type}) to use
 @var{config}, an @code{<xorg-configuration>} record.
 
 Since the Xorg configuration is embedded in the log-in manager's
 configuration---e.g., @code{gdm-configuration}---this procedure provides a
 shorthand to set the Xorg configuration.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun xorg-start-command [config]
+@deffn {Procedure} xorg-start-command [config]
 Return a @code{startx} script in which the modules, fonts, etc. specified
 in @var{config}, are available.  The result should be used in place of
 @code{startx}.
 
 Usually the X server is started by a login manager.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 
 @defvar screen-locker-service-type
@@ -23933,7 +23933,7 @@ Desktop Services
 @end lisp
 @end defvar
 
-@defun geoclue-application name [#:allowed? #t] [#:system? #f] [#:users '()]
+@deffn {Procedure} geoclue-application name [#:allowed? #t] [#:system? #f] [#:users '()]
 Return a configuration allowing an application to access GeoClue
 location data.  @var{name} is the Desktop ID of the application, without
 the @code{.desktop} part.  If @var{allowed?} is true, the application
@@ -23942,7 +23942,7 @@ Desktop Services
 or not.  Finally @var{users} is a list of UIDs of all users for which
 this application is allowed location info access.  An empty users list
 means that all users are allowed.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @defvar %standard-geoclue-applications
 The standard list of well-known GeoClue application configurations,
@@ -27904,7 +27904,7 @@ File-Sharing Services
 procedures provided by this module can be used to obtain a suitable hash
 value.
 
-@defun transmission-password-hash password salt
+@deffn {Procedure} transmission-password-hash password salt
 Returns a string containing the result of hashing @var{password}
 together with @var{salt}, in the format recognized by Transmission
 clients for their @code{rpc-password} configuration setting.
@@ -27912,13 +27912,13 @@ File-Sharing Services
 @var{salt} must be an eight-character string.  The
 @code{transmission-random-salt} procedure can be used to generate a
 suitable salt value at random.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun transmission-random-salt
+@deffn {Procedure} transmission-random-salt
 Returns a string containing a random, eight-character salt value of the
 type generated and used by Transmission clients, suitable for passing to
 the @code{transmission-password-hash} procedure.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 These procedures are accessible from within a Guile REPL started with
 the @command{guix repl} command (@pxref{Invoking guix repl}).  This is
@@ -31057,11 +31057,11 @@ Web Services
 @end deftp
 
 
-@defun nginx-php-location [#:nginx-package nginx] @
+@deffn {Procedure} nginx-php-location [#:nginx-package nginx] @
   [socket (string-append "/var/run/php" @
   (version-major (package-version php)) "-fpm.sock")]
 A helper function to quickly add php to an @code{nginx-server-configuration}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 A simple services setup for nginx with php can look like this:
 @lisp
@@ -31084,7 +31084,7 @@ Web Services
 in @code{Nginx}.  It is used to generate cat avatar from a seed, for instance
 the hash of a user's email address.
 
-@defun cat-avatar-generator-service @
+@deffn {Procedure} cat-avatar-generator-service @
        [#:cache-dir "/var/cache/cat-avatar-generator"] @
        [#:package cat-avatar-generator] @
        [#:configuration (nginx-server-configuration)]
@@ -31092,7 +31092,7 @@ Web Services
 extends the nginx configuration to add a server block that serves @code{package},
 a version of cat-avatar-generator.  During execution, cat-avatar-generator will
 be able to use @code{cache-dir} as its cache directory.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 A simple setup for cat-avatar-generator can look like this:
 @lisp
@@ -33117,7 +33117,7 @@ Continuous Integration
 
 The @code{(gnu services cuirass)} module provides the following service.
 
-@defvr {Scheme Procedure} cuirass-service-type
+@defvr {Procedure} cuirass-service-type
 The type of the Cuirass service.  Its value must be a
 @code{cuirass-configuration} object, as described below.
 @end defvr
@@ -33344,7 +33344,7 @@ Continuous Integration
 Laminar encourages the use of existing tools such as bash and cron
 instead of reinventing them.
 
-@defvr {Scheme Procedure} laminar-service-type
+@defvar laminar-service-type
 The type of the Laminar service.  Its value must be a
 @code{laminar-configuration} object, as described below.
 
@@ -33355,7 +33355,7 @@ Continuous Integration
 @lisp
 (service laminar-service-type)
 @end lisp
-@end defvr
+@end defvar
 
 @deftp {Data Type} laminar-configuration
 Data type representing the configuration of Laminar.
@@ -35105,20 +35105,20 @@ Virtualization Services
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
-@defun lookup-qemu-platforms platforms@dots{}
+@deffn {Procedure} lookup-qemu-platforms platforms@dots{}
 Return the list of QEMU platform objects corresponding to
 @var{platforms}@dots{}.  @var{platforms} must be a list of strings
 corresponding to platform names, such as @code{"arm"}, @code{"sparc"},
 @code{"mips64el"}, and so on.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun qemu-platform? obj
+@deffn {Procedure} qemu-platform? obj
 Return true if @var{obj} is a platform object.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun qemu-platform-name platform
+@deffn {Procedure} qemu-platform-name platform
 Return the name of @var{platform}---a string such as @code{"arm"}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 
 @subsubheading QEMU Guest Agent
@@ -35614,27 +35614,27 @@ Virtualization Services
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
-@defun debootstrap-variant name configuration
+@deffn {Procedure} debootstrap-variant name configuration
 This is a helper procedure that creates a @code{ganeti-os-variant} record.  It
 takes two parameters: a name and a @code{debootstrap-configuration} object.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun debootstrap-os variants@dots{}
+@deffn {Procedure} debootstrap-os variants@dots{}
 This is a helper procedure that creates a @code{ganeti-os} record.  It takes
 a list of variants created with @code{debootstrap-variant}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun guix-variant name configuration
+@deffn {Procedure} guix-variant name configuration
 This is a helper procedure that creates a @code{ganeti-os-variant} record for
 use with the Guix OS provider.  It takes a name and a G-expression that returns
 a ``file-like'' (@pxref{G-Expressions, file-like objects}) object containing a
 Guix System configuration.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun guix-os variants@dots{}
+@deffn {Procedure} guix-os variants@dots{}
 This is a helper procedure that creates a @code{ganeti-os} record.  It
 takes a list of variants produced by @code{guix-variant}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @defvar %default-debootstrap-variants
 This is a convenience variable to make the debootstrap provider work
@@ -36132,7 +36132,7 @@ Version Control Services
 @code{git-http-configuration} and then add that location to a web
 server.
 
-@defun git-http-nginx-location-configuration @
+@deffn {Procedure} git-http-nginx-location-configuration @
        [config=(git-http-configuration)]
 Compute an @code{nginx-location-configuration} that corresponds to the
 given Git http configuration.  An example nginx service definition to
@@ -36161,7 +36161,7 @@ Version Control Services
 service will redirect all HTTP traffic on @code{git.my-host.org} to
 HTTPS@.  You will also need to add an @code{fcgiwrap} proxy to your
 system services.  @xref{Web Services}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @subsubheading Cgit Service
 
@@ -38842,7 +38842,7 @@ Miscellaneous Services
 @end lisp
 @end defvar
 
-@defun fail2ban-jail-service svc-type jail
+@deffn {Procedure} fail2ban-jail-service svc-type jail
 Extend @var{svc-type}, a @code{<service-type>} object with @var{jail}, a
 @code{fail2ban-jail-configuration} object.
 
@@ -38862,7 +38862,7 @@ Miscellaneous Services
      (enabled? #t)))
    (openssh-configuration ...))))
 @end lisp
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Below is the reference for the different @code{jail-service-type}
 configuration records.
@@ -39470,7 +39470,7 @@ Initial RAM Disk
 
 @cindex initrd
 @cindex initial RAM disk
-@defun raw-initrd file-systems @
+@deffn {Procedure} raw-initrd file-systems @
        [#:linux-modules '()] [#:pre-mount #t] [#:mapped-devices '()] @
        [#:keyboard-layout #f] [#:helper-packages '()] @
        [#:qemu-networking? #f] [#:volatile-root? #f]
@@ -39499,9 +39499,9 @@ Initial RAM Disk
 
 When @var{volatile-root?} is true, the root file system is writable but any changes
 to it are lost.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun base-initrd file-systems @
+@deffn {Procedure} base-initrd file-systems @
        [#:mapped-devices '()] [#:keyboard-layout #f] @
        [#:qemu-networking? #f] [#:volatile-root? #f] @
        [#:linux-modules '()]
@@ -39523,7 +39523,7 @@ Initial RAM Disk
 for @var{file-systems} and for the given options.  Additional kernel
 modules can be listed in @var{linux-modules}.  They will be added to the initrd, and
 loaded at boot time in the order in which they appear.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Needless to say, the initrds we produce and use embed a
 statically-linked Guile, and the initialization program is a Guile
@@ -39531,13 +39531,13 @@ Initial RAM Disk
 @code{expression->initrd} procedure builds such an initrd, given the
 program to run in that initrd.
 
-@defun expression->initrd exp @
+@deffn {Procedure} expression->initrd exp @
        [#:guile %guile-static-stripped] [#:name "guile-initrd"]
 Return as a file-like object a Linux initrd (a gzipped cpio archive)
 containing @var{guile} and that evaluates @var{exp}, a G-expression,
 upon booting.  All the derivations referenced by @var{exp} are
 automatically copied to the initrd.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @node Bootloader Configuration
 @section Bootloader Configuration
@@ -39883,14 +39883,14 @@ Bootloader Configuration
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
-@defun grub-theme
+@deffn {Procedure} grub-theme
 Return the default GRUB theme used by the operating system if no
 @code{theme} field is specified in @code{bootloader-configuration}
 record.
 
 It comes with a fancy background image displaying the GNU and Guix
 logos.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 For example, to override the default resolution, you may use something
 like
@@ -41142,7 +41142,7 @@ Service Reference
 services and service types.  This interface is provided by the
 @code{(gnu services)} module.
 
-@defun service type [value]
+@deffn {Procedure} service type [value]
 Return a new service of @var{type}, a @code{<service-type>} object (see
 below).  @var{value} can be any object; it represents the parameters of
 this particular service instance.
@@ -41167,20 +41167,20 @@ Service Reference
 
 In both cases the result is an instance of @code{openssh-service-type}
 with the default configuration.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun service? obj
+@deffn {Procedure} service? obj
 Return true if @var{obj} is a service.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun service-kind service
+@deffn {Procedure} service-kind service
 Return the type of @var{service}---i.e., a @code{<service-type>} object.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun service-value service
+@deffn {Procedure} service-value service
 Return the value associated with @var{service}.  It represents its
 parameters.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Here is an example of how a service is created and manipulated:
 
@@ -41301,23 +41301,23 @@ Service Reference
 @xref{Service Types and Services}, for examples.
 @end deftp
 
-@defun service-extension target-type compute
+@deffn {Procedure} service-extension target-type compute
 Return a new extension for services of type @var{target-type}.
 @var{compute} must be a one-argument procedure: @code{fold-services}
 calls it, passing it the value associated with the service that provides
 the extension; it must return a valid value for the target service.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun service-extension? obj
+@deffn {Procedure} service-extension? obj
 Return true if @var{obj} is a service extension.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Occasionally, you might want to simply extend an existing service.  This
 involves creating a new service type and specifying the extension of
 interest, which can be verbose; the @code{simple-service} procedure
 provides a shorthand for this.
 
-@defun simple-service name target value
+@deffn {Procedure} simple-service name target value
 Return a service that extends @var{target} with @var{value}.  This works
 by creating a singleton service type @var{name}, of which the returned
 service is an instance.
@@ -41329,7 +41329,7 @@ Service Reference
 (simple-service 'my-mcron-job mcron-service-type
                 #~(job '(next-hour (3)) "guix gc -F 2G"))
 @end lisp
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 At the core of the service abstraction lies the @code{fold-services}
 procedure, which is responsible for ``compiling'' a list of services
@@ -41339,10 +41339,10 @@ Service Reference
 service extensions down the service graph, updating each node parameters
 on the way, until it reaches the root node.
 
-@defun fold-services services [#:target-type system-service-type]
+@deffn {Procedure} fold-services services [#:target-type system-service-type]
 Fold @var{services} by propagating their extensions down to the root of
 type @var{target-type}; return the root service adjusted accordingly.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Lastly, the @code{(gnu services)} module also defines several essential
 service types, some of which are listed below.
@@ -41625,7 +41625,7 @@ Shepherd Services
 @end deftp
 
 @cindex configuration file, of Shepherd services
-@defun shepherd-configuration-action
+@deffn {Procedure} shepherd-configuration-action
 Return a @code{configuration} action to display @var{file}, which should
 be the name of the service's configuration file.
 
@@ -41655,7 +41655,7 @@ Shepherd Services
 @end example
 
 This can come in as a handy debugging tool!
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 @defvar shepherd-root-service-type
 The service type for the Shepherd ``root service''---i.e., PID@tie{}1.
@@ -41910,28 +41910,28 @@ Complex Configurations
 @end lisp
 @end defmac
 
-@defun maybe-value-set? value
+@deffn {Procedure} maybe-value-set? value
 Predicate to check whether a user explicitly specified the value of a
 maybe field.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun serialize-configuration configuration fields
+@deffn {Procedure} serialize-configuration configuration fields
 Return a G-expression that contains the values corresponding to the
 @var{fields} of @var{configuration}, a record that has been generated by
 @code{define-configuration}.  The G-expression can then be serialized to
 disk by using something like @code{mixed-text-file}.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun empty-serializer field-name value
+@deffn {Procedure} empty-serializer field-name value
 A serializer that just returns an empty string.  The
 @code{serialize-package} procedure is an alias for this.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 Once you have defined a configuration record, you will most likely also
 want to document it so that other people know to use it.  To help with
 that, there are two procedures, both of which are documented below.
 
-@defun generate-documentation documentation documentation-name
+@deffn {Procedure} generate-documentation documentation documentation-name
 Generate a Texinfo fragment from the docstrings in @var{documentation},
 a list of @code{(@var{label} @var{fields} @var{sub-documentation} ...)}.
 @var{label} should be a symbol and should be the name of the
@@ -41961,15 +41961,15 @@ Complex Configurations
 @var{documentation-name} should be a symbol and should be the name of
 the configuration record.
 
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
-@defun configuration->documentation configuration-symbol
+@deffn {Procedure} configuration->documentation configuration-symbol
 Take @var{configuration-symbol}, the symbol corresponding to the name
 used when defining a configuration record with
 @code{define-configuration}, and print the Texinfo documentation of its
 fields.  This is useful if there aren’t any nested configuration records
 since it only prints the documentation for the top-level fields.
-@end defun
+@end deffn
 
 As of right now, there is no automated way to generate documentation for
 configuration records and put them in the manual.  Instead, every

base-commit: 69dfdb7bd190a1562eb11555da6f556b222245d3
-- 
2.40.1

bug#63851: [PATCH] doc: Use the term "Procedure" for definitions.

[Ludovic Courtès]

Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> skribis:

> In an effort to homogenize things, commit
> 3c40dfe2851dd4ef48d2711f9f3531c06afbe1f2 replaced:
>
>   @deffn {Scheme Procedure}
>
> with:
>
>   @defun
>
> However, the latter prints "Function" when all existing material about
> Scheme uses the term "procedure".
>
> Thus, for consistency, this commit switches to:
>
>   @deffn {Procedure}
>
> * doc/guix.texi, doc/contributing.texi: Use "@deffn {Procedure}"
> consistently rather than "@defun" or similar.

Pushed as aceb150d29832e824446b29fab821acda50531ff.

As discussed on IRC, Texinfo macros are too limited: we can’t have a
‘@defproc’ macro.  So be it…

Ludo’.