XDG_LOG_HOME is non-standard and log files should go to XDG_STATE_HOME
according to the XDG Base Directory Specification.
* gnu/home/services/desktop.scm (home-dbus-shepherd-services): Log to XDG_STATE_HOME.
* gnu/home/services/mcron.scm (home-mcron-shepherd-services): Ditto.
* gnu/home/services/pm.scm (home-batsignal-shepherd-services): Ditto.
* gnu/home/services/shepherd.scm (launch-shepherd-gexp): Ditto.
* gnu/home/services/xdg.scm
(home-xdg-base-directories-configuration)[log-home]: Deprecate and unset default value.
(home-xdg-base-directories-environment-variables-service)
(ensure-xdg-base-dirs-on-activation): Handle field deprecation.
(home-xdg-base-directories-service-type): Update description.
---
gnu/home/services/desktop.scm | 4 ++--
gnu/home/services/mcron.scm | 4 ++--
gnu/home/services/pm.scm | 6 +++---
gnu/home/services/shepherd.scm | 4 ++--
gnu/home/services/xdg.scm | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
5 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/gnu/home/services/desktop.scm b/gnu/home/services/desktop.scm
index cb25b03b64..76df7b30a2 100644
--- a/gnu/home/services/desktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/home/services/desktop.scm
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ (define (home-dbus-shepherd-services config)
(default-environment-variables))
#:log-file
(format #f "~a/dbus.log"
- (or (getenv "XDG_LOG_HOME")
- (format #f "~a/.local/var/log"
+ (or (getenv "XDG_STATE_HOME")
+ (format #f "~a/.local/state"
(getenv "HOME"))))))
(stop #~(make-kill-destructor)))))
diff --git a/gnu/home/services/mcron.scm b/gnu/home/services/mcron.scm
index 5f35bfe054..69c7f9faa6 100644
--- a/gnu/home/services/mcron.scm
+++ b/gnu/home/services/mcron.scm
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ (define (home-mcron-shepherd-services config)
#~())
#$@files)
#:log-file (string-append
- (or (getenv "XDG_LOG_HOME")
- (format #f "~a/.local/var/log"
+ (or (getenv "XDG_STATE_HOME")
+ (format #f "~a/.local/state"
(getenv "HOME")))
"/mcron.log")))
(stop #~(make-kill-destructor))
diff --git a/gnu/home/services/pm.scm b/gnu/home/services/pm.scm
index 5f09941827..274ab2303c 100644
--- a/gnu/home/services/pm.scm
+++ b/gnu/home/services/pm.scm
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ (define (home-batsignal-shepherd-services config)
(list "-i")
(list)))
#:log-file (string-append
- (or (getenv "XDG_LOG_HOME")
- (format #f "~a/.local/var/log"
- (getenv "HOME")))
+ (or (getenv "XDG_STATE_HOME")
+ (format #f "~a/.local/state"
+ (getenv "HOME")))
"/batsignal.log")))
(stop #~(make-kill-destructor))))))
diff --git a/gnu/home/services/shepherd.scm b/gnu/home/services/shepherd.scm
index 1a70a220f0..825cf66f05 100644
--- a/gnu/home/services/shepherd.scm
+++ b/gnu/home/services/shepherd.scm
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ (define (launch-shepherd-gexp config)
(or (getenv "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")
(format #f "/run/user/~a" (getuid)))
"/shepherd/socket"))
- (let ((log-dir (or (getenv "XDG_LOG_HOME")
- (format #f "~a/.local/var/log"
+ (let ((log-dir (or (getenv "XDG_STATE_HOME")
+ (format #f "~a/.local/state"
(getenv "HOME")))))
;; TODO: Remove it, 0.9.2 creates it automatically?
((@ (guix build utils) mkdir-p) log-dir)
diff --git a/gnu/home/services/xdg.scm b/gnu/home/services/xdg.scm
index ac557b4c3d..958772696b 100644
--- a/gnu/home/services/xdg.scm
+++ b/gnu/home/services/xdg.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
;;; Copyright © 2021, 2022 Andrew Tropin <andrew@trop.in>
;;; Copyright © 2021 Xinglu Chen <public@yoctocell.xyz>
+;;; Copyright © 2023 Bruno Victal <mirai@makinata.eu>
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
;;;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ (define-module (gnu home services xdg)
#:use-module (gnu home services)
#:use-module (gnu packages freedesktop)
#:use-module (gnu home services utils)
+ #:use-module (guix deprecation)
#:use-module (guix gexp)
#:use-module (guix modules)
#:use-module (guix records)
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ (define-module (gnu home services xdg)
home-xdg-base-directories-configuration-config-home
home-xdg-base-directories-configuration-data-home
home-xdg-base-directories-configuration-state-home
- home-xdg-base-directories-configuration-log-home
+ home-xdg-base-directories-configuration-log-home ; deprecated
home-xdg-base-directories-configuration-runtime-dir
home-xdg-user-directories-service-type
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ (define-module (gnu home services xdg)
(define (serialize-path field-name val) "")
(define path? string?)
+(define-maybe path)
(define-configuration home-xdg-base-directories-configuration
(cache-home
@@ -97,12 +100,17 @@ (define-configuration home-xdg-base-directories-configuration
(path "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$UID}")
"Base directory for programs to store user-specific runtime files,
like sockets.")
+ ;; TODO: deprecated field, use $XDG_STATE_HOME(/log) instead.
(log-home
- (path "$HOME/.local/var/log")
+ maybe-path
"Base directory for programs to store log files, analogus to
@file{/var/log}, but for user. It is not a part of XDG Base Directory
Specification, but helps to make implementation of home services more
-consistent.")
+consistent."
+ (lambda (field-name val)
+ (when (maybe-value-set? val)
+ (warn-about-deprecation field-name #f #:replacement 'state-home))
+ (serialize-path field-name val)))
(state-home
(path "$HOME/.local/state")
"Base directory for programs to store state data that should persist
@@ -117,7 +125,13 @@ (define (home-xdg-base-directories-environment-variables-service config)
#f "XDG_~a"
(object->snake-case-string (configuration-field-name field) 'upper))
((configuration-field-getter field) config)))
- home-xdg-base-directories-configuration-fields))
+ ;; XXX: deprecated field, remove later
+ (if (maybe-value-set?
+ (home-xdg-base-directories-configuration-log-home config))
+ home-xdg-base-directories-configuration-fields
+ (filter-configuration-fields
+ home-xdg-base-directories-configuration-fields
+ '(log-home) #t))))
(define (ensure-xdg-base-dirs-on-activation config)
(with-imported-modules '((guix build utils))
@@ -138,7 +152,14 @@ (define (ensure-xdg-base-dirs-on-activation config)
;; and will be provided by elogind or other service.
(and (not (string=? "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR" variable))
variable)))
- home-xdg-base-directories-configuration-fields)))))
+ ;; XXX: deprecated field, remove later
+ (if (maybe-value-set?
+ (home-xdg-base-directories-configuration-log-home
+ config))
+ home-xdg-base-directories-configuration-fields
+ (filter-configuration-fields
+ home-xdg-base-directories-configuration-fields
+ '(log-home) #t)))))))
(define (last-extension-or-cfg config extensions)
"Picks configuration value from last provided extension. If there
@@ -157,10 +178,7 @@ (define home-xdg-base-directories-service-type
(default-value (home-xdg-base-directories-configuration))
(compose identity)
(extend last-extension-or-cfg)
- (description "Configure XDG base directories. This
-service introduces an additional @env{XDG_LOG_HOME} variable. It's not
-a part of XDG specification, at least yet, but are convenient to have,
-it improves the consistency between different home services. The
+ (description "Configure XDG base directories. The
services of this service-type is instantiated by default, to provide
non-default value, extend the service-type (using @code{simple-service}
for example).")))
--
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