Merge branch 'master' into core-updates

gnu/packages/make-bootstrap.scm

@@ -183,6 +183,17 @@ for `sh' in $PATH, and without nscd, and with static NSS modules."
                 (inputs (if (%current-target-system)
                             `(("bash" ,static-bash))
                             '()))))
+	(tar (package (inherit tar)
+	       (arguments
+		'(#:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases
+			     (add-before 'build 'set-shell-file-name
+			       (lambda _
+				 ;; Do not use "/bin/sh" to run programs; see
+                                 ;; <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2016-09/msg02272.html>.
+				 (substitute* "src/system.c"
+				   (("/bin/sh") "sh")
+				   (("execv ") "execvp "))
+				 #t)))))))
         (finalize (compose static-package
                            package-with-relocatable-glibc)))
     `(,@(map (match-lambda