@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ MODULES = \
guix/build-system/font.scm \
guix/build-system/go.scm \
guix/build-system/meson.scm \
+ guix/build-system/mozilla.scm \
guix/build-system/minify.scm \
guix/build-system/minetest.scm \
guix/build-system/asdf.scm \
@@ -8000,6 +8000,15 @@ directory, the parameter @code{#:javascript-files} can be used to
specify a list of file names to feed to the minifier.
@end defvr
+@defvr {Scheme Variable} mozilla-build-system
+This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system mozilla)}. It
+sets the @code{--target} and @code{--host} configuration flags to what
+software developed by Mozilla expects -- due to historical reasons,
+Mozilla software expects @code{--host} to be the system that is
+cross-compiled from and @code{--target} to be the system that is
+cross-compiled to, contrary to the standard Autotools conventions.
+@end defvr
+
@defvr {Scheme Variable} ocaml-build-system
This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system ocaml)}. It implements
a build procedure for @uref{https://ocaml.org, OCaml} packages, which consists
new file mode 100644
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2021 Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (guix build-system mozilla)
+ #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
+ #:use-module (guix build-system)
+ #:use-module (guix utils)
+ #:export (mozilla-build-system))
+
+;;
+;; Build procedure for packages using Autotools with the Mozillian conventions
+;; for --target, --host and --build, which are different from the GNU
+;; conventions.
+;;
+;; Code:
+
+(define* (lower-mozilla name #:key system target #:allow-other-keys
+ #:rest arguments)
+ (define lower (build-system-lower gnu-build-system))
+ (if target
+ (apply lower
+ (substitute-keyword-arguments arguments
+ ;; Override --target and --host to what Mozillian configure
+ ;; scripts expect.
+ ((#:configure-flags configure-flags ''())
+ `(cons* ,(string-append "--target=" target)
+ ,(string-append "--host=" (nix-system->gnu-triplet system))
+ ,configure-flags))))
+ (apply lower name arguments))) ; not cross-compiling
+
+(define mozilla-build-system
+ (build-system
+ (name 'mozilla)
+ (description "The build system for Mozilla software using the Autotools")
+ (lower lower-mozilla)))
+
+;;; mozilla.scm ends here