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[bug#70460,0/4] Update power-profiles-daemon and add a service-type for it.

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Dariqq April 18, 2024, 6:31 p.m. UTC 
Hi Guix,

Here are a couple of patches that update the power-profiles-daemon to the latest release and add a corresponding service for it which will make changing power-profiles available in DEs like GNOME or via the cli tool.

I am not sure if some of the python dependencies should be normal inputs rather than native inputs.

The package will now also build the shell completions, manpage, docs and skip installing the systemd unit.
Also I was not sure if the gtk-docs should go to a seperate doc output but this corresponds to ~0.2 MB so I didn't bother.

The daemon is supposed to be a systemd unit started via dbus but just autostarting a similiar shepherd service seems fine as well and is what other distros without systemd do (i.e gentoo or void linux).

I've also tried to patch the dbus service definiton to run the daemon directly and it seems to work as well which would make the shepherd service obsolete. I am not sure what the better solution is.

The systemd unit specifies a 'conflict' with other power-management services like tlp but I don't think something similiar can be done for the shepherd right now.

The service-type is a rather simple and has the following extensions:
shepherd: Run the daemon.
dbus: Make the name of the service available.
polkit: Allow normal users to change power profile.
profile: Make the cli tool available.
activation: Create a directory.

As this is my first time writing a service-type any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

This would fix #69061.

Dariqq (4):
  gnu: power-profiles-daemon: Update to 0.21.
  gnu: power-profiles-daemon: Build gtk-docs.
  gnu: power-profiles-daemon: Remove some (native) inputs.
  gnu: services: Add power-profiles-daemon-service-type.

 gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm | 45 ++++++++++++++++-------------
 gnu/services/pm.scm          | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)


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