* guix/build/vm.scm (initialize-partition-table): Honor 'device'
  parameter.
  (initialize-hard-disk): Add 'device' parameter and honor it.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Adjust accordingly.

* gnu/packages/maths.scm (superlu-dist): New variable.
* gnu/packages/patches/superlu-dist-scotchmetis.patch: New patch.
* gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.

* gnu/packages/maths.scm (pt-scotch): New variable.

* gnu/packages/maths.scm (scotch): New variable.
* gnu/packages/patches/scotch-test-threading.patch: New patch.
* gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.

* guix/licenses.scm (cecill-c): New variable.

* guix/build/install.scm (install-grub): Use 'copy-file' instead of
  'symlink' for GRUB.CFG.

* gnu/system/grub.scm (<grub-configuration>): New record type.
  (grub-configuration-file): Add 'config' parameter; remove
  #:default-entry and #:timeout.  Honor CONFIG.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>): Remove 'bootloader-entries'
  field; remove default value for 'bootloader' field.
  (operating-system-grub.cfg): Pass the 'bootloader' field to
  'grub-configuration-file'.
* build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm (bootloader): New field.

* guix/scripts/system.scm (install): New procedure.
  (guix-system)[parse-option]: Remove check for extraneous arguments.
  [match-pair, option-arguments]: New procedures.
  Use 'option-arguments'.  Honor 'init'.
  (show-help): Document 'init'.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Document 'init'.

* guix/store.scm (register-path): Change #:store to #:prefix.

* guix/build/vm.scm (initialize-hard-disk): Don't call
  'reset-timestamps' when REGISTER-CLOSURES? is true.
* guix/build/install.scm (register-closure): Mention timestamps in
  docstring.

* gnu/packages/mpi.scm (openmpi) [inputs]: Add valgrind.  Unpropagate
  gfortran.  [arguments]: Add configure flags for memchecker.

* gnu/system.scm (etc-directory): Change default value of #:profile.
  Change contents of SHELLS.  Use /run/current-system/profile/{s,}bin in
  BASHRC.
  (operating-system-boot-script)[%modules]: Add (guix build
  linux-initrd).  Add call to 'activate-current-system' in gexp.
  (operating-system-initrd-file, operating-system-grub.cfg): New
  procedures.
  (operating-system-derivation): Don't build grub.cfg here and remove it
  from the file union.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Remove #:populate.
  (operating-system-build-gid, operating-system-default-contents):
  Remove.
  (system-qemu-image): Remove call to
  'operating-system-default-contents'.  Use 'operating-system-grub.cfg'
  to get grub.cfg.  Add GRUB.CFG to #:inputs.
  (system-qemu-image/shared-store): Likewise, but don't add GRUB.CFG to
  #:inputs.
  (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script): Pass --system kernel option.
* guix/build/activation.scm (%booted-system, %current-system): New
  variables.
  (boot-time-system, activate-current-system): New procedures.
* guix/build/install.scm (evaluate-populate-directive): Add case
  for ('directory name uid gid mode).
  (directives, populate-root-file-system): New procedures.
* guix/build/vm.scm (initialize-hard-disk): Replace calls to
  'evaluate-populate-directive' by a call to
  'populate-root-file-system'.
* gnu/services/dmd.scm (dmd-configuration-file): Use
  /run/current-system/profile/bin.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (slim-service): Likewise.

* gnu/packages/rdf.scm (soprano): Add inputs redland and rasqal, drop raptor2
    (propagated by rasqal).

* gnu/packages/rdf.scm (redland): New variable.

* gnu/packages/rdf.scm (rasqal): Propagate input raptor2 as indicated in
    the pkg-config file.

* configure.ac: Remove 'LIBGCRYPT_PREFIX' and use 'LIBGCRYPT_LIBDIR'
  instead.  Add --with-libgcrypt-libdir=DIR option.
* Makefile.am (AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS): Pass
  '--with-libgcrypt-libdir'.
* config-daemon.ac: Honor $LIBGCRYPT_LIBDIR when computing
  LIBGCRYPT_LIBS.

* gnu/packages/rdf.scm (rasqal): New variable.

* guix/store.scm (register-path): Add #:store and honor it.

* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (find-long-option): New procedure.
  (boot-system): Use it instead of the local 'option'.

* build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm (file-systems): Add "/" file system.

* guix/scripts/system.scm (show-help): Document 'build' action.
  (guix-system): Honor 'build' action.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Add 'build' action.

* gnu/packages/libevent.scm (libuv): New variable.

* guix/scripts/authenticate.scm (%default-port-conversion-strategy): New
  variable.  Reported by Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>.

* nix/scripts/list-runtime-roots.in (lsof-roots): Fix typo in 'catch'
  tag.  Add 'parent' variable.  Wrap 'open-pipe*' call in 'catch'.
  Reported by Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>.

* guix/build/vm.scm (install-grub, evaluate-populate-directive,
  reset-timestamps, register-closure): Move to...
* guix/build/install.scm: ... here.  New file.
* Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Add (guix
  build install) to #:modules.

* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Rename #:inputs-to-copy to #:inputs,
  and #:initialize-store? to #:register-closures?.  Add #:copy-inputs?.
  Adjust build gexp accordingly.
  (system-qemu-image): Remove #:initialize-store? argument and add
  #:copy-inputs?.
  (system-qemu-image/shared-store): Add #:inputs, #:register-closures?,
  and #:copy-inputs? arguments.
* guix/build/vm.scm (register-closure): New procedure.
  (MS_BIND): New variable.
  (initialize-hard-disk): Rename #:initialize-store? to
  #:register-closures?, #:closures-to-copy to #:closures, and add
  #:copy-closures?.
  Add 'target-directory' and 'target-store' variables.
  Call 'populate-store' only when COPY-CLOSURES?.
  Bind-mount the store to TARGET-STORE when REGISTER-CLOSURES? and not
  COPY-CLOSURES?.  Add call to 'register-closure'.

* build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm (file-systems): Comment out
  %FUSE-CONTROL-FILE-SYSTEM, since fuse.ko is missing by default in the
  freestanding VM image.

* gnu/system.scm (%fuse-control-file-system,
  %binary-format-file-system): New variables.
* build-aux/hydra/demo-os.scm (file-systems): New field.

* gnu/system/vm.scm (virtualized-operating-system): Instead of
  completely overriding 'file-systems', use 'remove' to filter out some
  of those declared in OS.
  (system-qemu-image): Likewise.

* gnu/packages/xorg.scm (xterm): Upgrade to 304.  Switch to a
  version-specific URL.

* guix/build/activation.scm (add-user): Don't pass '--create-home' when
  HOME already exists.

* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (make-essential-device-nodes): Make
  /dev/ttyS0.

* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (pidof): New procedure.
  (mount-root-file-system)[mark-as-not-killable]: New procedure.
  Use it for unionfs when VOLATILE-ROOT?.
* gnu/services/base.scm (%do-not-kill-file): New variable.
  (user-processes-service)[stop]: Honor it.

* guix/build/syscalls.scm (kernel?, processes): New procedures.

* gnu/packages/xorg.scm (libsm): Propagate input libice.

* gnu/packages/qt.scm (qt-4): Upgrade to 4.8.6.

* gnu/packages/qt.scm (qt-4): Add input qt-4.

* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script): Add
  '-serial stdio'.

* gnu/system.scm (default-skeletons, skeleton-directory): Move to...
* gnu/system/shadow.scm: ... here.

* doc/guix.texi (Installing Debugging Files): Add @cindex.  Remove
  unneeded '-i' in example.  Mention source code an 'directory'.  Link
  to "Build Systems" instead of "Defining Packages".