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Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/services/admin.scm')
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/services/admin.scm | 34 |
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/admin.scm b/gnu/services/admin.scm index b73accc4af8..e4737940438 100644 --- a/gnu/services/admin.scm +++ b/gnu/services/admin.scm @@ -529,23 +529,37 @@ terms of CPU and input/output.") "G-exp denoting the channels to use when updating the database (@pxref{Channels}).")) -(define (package-database-mcron-jobs configuration) +(define (package-database-shepherd-services configuration) (match-record configuration <package-database-configuration> (package schedule method channels) (let ((channels (scheme-file "channels.scm" channels))) - (list #~(job #$schedule - ;; XXX: The whole thing's running as "root" just because it - ;; needs write access to /var/cache/guix/locate. - (string-append #$(file-append package "/bin/guix") - " time-machine -C " #$channels - " -- locate --update --method=" - #$(symbol->string method))))))) + (list (shepherd-service + (provision '(package-database-update)) + (requirement '(user-processes guix-daemon)) + (modules '((shepherd service timer))) + ;; XXX: The whole thing's running as "root" just because it needs + ;; write access to /var/cache/guix/locate. + (start #~(make-timer-constructor + #$(if (string? schedule) + #~(cron-string->calendar-event #$schedule) + schedule) + (command '(#$(file-append package "/bin/guix") + "time-machine" "-C" #$channels + "--" "locate" "--update" + #$(string-append + "--method=" (symbol->string method)))) + #:wait-for-termination? #t)) + (stop #~(make-timer-destructor)) + (documentation + "Periodically update the system-wide package database that can +be queried by the 'guix locate' command.") + (actions (list shepherd-trigger-action))))))) (define package-database-service-type (service-type (name 'package-database) - (extensions (list (service-extension mcron-service-type - package-database-mcron-jobs))) + (extensions (list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type + package-database-shepherd-services))) (description "Periodically update the package database used by the @code{guix locate} command, which lets you search for packages that provide a given file.") |