* guix/gnu-maintenance.scm (latest-release): Add `ftp-close' and
  `ftp-open' keyword parameters.
* guix/scripts/package.scm (ftp-open*): New variable.
  (check-package-freshness): Call `latest-release' with `ftp-open*' and
  a no-op procedure.

* guix/gnu-maintenance.scm (latest-release): Close CONN before
  returning.

* gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
* gnu/packages/patches/plotutils-libpng-jmpbuf.patch: New file.
* gnu/packages/plotutils.scm (plotutils): Add
  `plotutils-libpng-jmpbuf.patch' as an input, and apply it.

* gnu/packages/freeipmi.scm (freeipmi): Upgrade to 1.2.8.

* gnu/packages/libidn.scm (libidn): Upgrade to 1.28.

* gnu/packages/gnupg.scm (libgpg-error): Upgrade to 1.12.
  (libassuan): Upgrade to 2.1.1.

* guix/scripts/substitute-binary.scm (%regexp-exec-mutex, string->uri):
  Remove.
  (regexp-exec): Replace this global binding by a thread-safety wrapper.
  (fields->alist): Remove `with-mutex', and directly alias `recutils->alist'.

* gnu/packages/help2man.scm (help2man): Upgrade to 1.43.3.

* gnu/packages/cdrom.scm (xorriso): Upgrade to 1.3.0.

* guix/scripts/substitute-binary.scm (%fetch-timeout): Set to 5 seconds.

* gnu/packages/autotools.scm (automake): Upgrade to 1.14.

* guix/scripts/refresh.scm (guix-refresh)[keep-newest]: New procedure.
  Use it to keep only once copy of each package.

* build-aux/list-packages.scm (lookup-gnu-package): New procedure.
  (package->sxml): Add the package logo, when available, next to the
  description.

* guix/gnu-maintenance.scm (%gsrc-package-list-url): New variable.
  (<gnu-package-descriptor>): Add `doc-description' field.
  (official-gnu-packages)[group-package-fields]: Rename to...
  [read-records]: ... this.  Reverse the result.
  [gsrc-description]: New procedure.
  Add the "description" field to the alist passed to `alist->record'.

* guix/records.scm (%recutils-plus-rx): New variable.
  (recutils->alist): Use it to read + lines.
* tests/records.scm ("recutils->alist with + lines"): New test.

* guix/gnu-maintenance.scm (official-gnu-packages)[group-package-fields]:
  Rewrite in terms of `recutils->alist'.  Remove `state' parameter.
  Specify "doc-url" and "language" as multiple-value keys in the
  `alist->record' call.

* guix/records.scm (alist->record): Add `multiple-value-keys'
  parameter.  Update docstring, and honor it.
* tests/records.scm ("alist->record"): New record.

* guix/records.scm (%recutils-comment-rx): New variable.
  (recutils->alist): Match comments.
* tests/records.scm ("recutils->alist"): Add comments.

* guix/records.scm (%recutils-field-rx): New variable.
  (recutils->alist): New procedure, formerly known as `fields->alist'.
* guix/scripts/substitute-binary.scm (fields->alist): Use it.
* tests/records.scm ("recutils->alist"): New test.

* gnu/packages/libpng.scm (libpng): Upgrade to 1.5.17.

* build-aux/list-packages.scm (list-packages): Install the "C" locale.
  Write out as UTF-8.

* tests/guix-package.sh: For $boot_make_drv, take only the "out" output.
  Reported by Nikita Karetnikov <nikita@karetnikov.org>.

* build-aux/list-packages.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add it.

* doc/guix.texi (Installing Debugging Files): New node.
  (Packages with Multiple Outputs): Add cross-reference.

* doc/guix.texi (Packages with Multiple Outputs): New node.
  (Invoking guix package): Refer to it.

* tests/packages.scm ("package-field-location"): Check the result of
  `read-at' against both VALUE and (FIELD VALUE).
  Reported by Matthew Lien - 練喆明" <bluet@bluet.org>.

* test-env.in: Run "umask 0022" before running the daemon.
  Reported by Matthew Lien - 練喆明 <bluet@bluet.org>

* test-env.in: Run "umask 0022" before running the daemon.
  Reported by Matthew Lien - 練喆明 <bluet@bluet.org>

* gnu/packages/gettext.scm (gettext): Upgrade to 0.18.3.
  Remove patch.  Change `patch-tests' phase to use (which "sh'); keep it
  regardless of whether we're cross compiling.

* gnu/packages/base.scm (tzdata): Upgrade to 2013d.

* HACKING (Packaging Guidelines): Remove.
* doc/guix.texi (Packaging Guidelines): New node.

* HACKING (Porting the Guix distro on a new platform): Remove.
* doc/guix.texi (Porting): New node.  Describe cross-compilation as the
  only approach.

* doc/guix.texi (Package Modules): New node, with material formerly
  under "GNU Distribution".
  (Bootstrapping): New node.
* Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add doc/images/bootstrap-graph.dot and
  doc/images/bootstrap-graph.eps.
  (infoimagedir, dist_infoimage_DATA, DOT_OPTIONS): New variable.
  (.dot.png, .dot.eps, doc/guix.pdf, doc/guix.info, doc/guix.ps): New
  targets.
* doc/images/bootstrap-graph.dot: New file.

* gnu/packages/gcc.scm (gcc-4.7): Add `native-inputs' field.
  (gcc-4.8): Remove outdated comment.
* gnu/packages/base.scm (gcc-boot0): Add `native-inputs' field.

* m4/guix.m4 (GUIX_ASSERT_SUPPORTED_SYSTEM): New macro.
* configure.ac: Use it.

* gnu/packages/make-bootstrap.scm (%guile-static-stripped): Add
  `outputs' field.

* m4/guix.m4 (GUIX_SYSTEM_TYPE): Find `sed'.  Fix sed pattern in the
  non-Linux case.

* guix/store.scm (open-connection): Silently ignore ENOPROTOOPT on
  `setsockopt' calls, for the sake of GNU/Hurd.
  Reported by Matthew Lien <bluet@bluet.org> at
  <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-guix/2013-07/msg00020.html>.