Add (guix build emacs-utils).

* guix/build/emacs-utils.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it.
* .dir-locals.el: Add indentation rules.

.dir-locals.el

@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
    (eval . (put 'call-with-compressed-output-port 'scheme-indent-function 2))
    (eval . (put 'call-with-decompressed-port 'scheme-indent-function 2))
    (eval . (put 'signature-case 'scheme-indent-function 1))
+   (eval . (put 'emacs-batch-eval 'scheme-indent-function 0))
+   (eval . (put 'emacs-batch-edit-file 'scheme-indent-function 1))
+   (eval . (put 'emacs-substitute-sexps 'scheme-indent-function 1))
+   (eval . (put 'emacs-substitute-variables 'scheme-indent-function 1))
 
    (eval . (put 'syntax-parameterize 'scheme-indent-function 1))
    (eval . (put 'with-monad 'scheme-indent-function 1))

Makefile.am

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ MODULES =					\
   guix/build/install.scm			\
   guix/build/activation.scm			\
   guix/build/syscalls.scm			\
+  guix/build/emacs-utils.scm			\
   guix/packages.scm				\
   guix/snix.scm					\
   guix/scripts/download.scm			\

guix/build/emacs-utils.scm

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2014 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
+;;;
+;;; 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 emacs-utils)
+  #:export (%emacs
+            emacs-batch-eval
+            emacs-batch-edit-file
+            emacs-substitute-sexps
+            emacs-substitute-variables))
+
+;;; Commentary:
+;;;
+;;; Tools to programmatically edit files using Emacs,
+;;; e.g. to replace entire s-expressions in elisp files.
+;;;
+;;; Code:
+
+(define %emacs
+  ;; The `emacs' command.
+  (make-parameter "emacs"))
+
+(define (emacs-batch-eval expr)
+  "Run Emacs in batch mode, and execute the elisp code EXPR."
+  (unless (zero? (system* (%emacs) "--quick" "--batch"
+                          (format #f "--eval=~S" expr)))
+    (error "emacs-batch-eval failed!" expr)))
+
+(define (emacs-batch-edit-file file expr)
+  "Load FILE in Emacs using batch mode, and execute the elisp code EXPR."
+  (unless (zero? (system* (%emacs) "--quick" "--batch"
+                          (string-append "--visit=" file)
+                          (format #f "--eval=~S" expr)))
+    (error "emacs-batch-edit-file failed!" file expr)))
+
+(define-syntax emacs-substitute-sexps
+  (syntax-rules ()
+    "Substitute the S-expression immediately following the first occurrence of
+LEADING-REGEXP by the string returned by REPLACEMENT in FILE.  For example:
+
+  (emacs-substitute-sexps \"w3m.el\"
+    (\"defcustom w3m-command\"
+     (string-append w3m \"/bin/w3m\"))
+    (\"defvar w3m-image-viewer\"
+     (string-append imagemagick \"/bin/display\")))
+
+This replaces the default values of the `w3m-command' and `w3m-image-viewer'
+variables declared in `w3m.el' with the results of the `string-append' calls
+above.  Note that LEADING-REGEXP uses Emacs regexp syntax."
+    ((emacs-substitute-sexps file (leading-regexp replacement) ...)
+     (emacs-batch-edit-file file
+       `(progn (progn (goto-char (point-min))
+                      (re-search-forward ,leading-regexp)
+                      (kill-sexp)
+                      (insert " ")
+                      (insert ,(format #f "~S" replacement)))
+               ...
+               (basic-save-buffer))))))
+
+(define-syntax emacs-substitute-variables
+  (syntax-rules ()
+    "Substitute the default value of VARIABLE by the string returned by
+REPLACEMENT in FILE.  For example:
+
+  (emacs-substitute-variables \"w3m.el\"
+    (\"w3m-command\" (string-append w3m \"/bin/w3m\"))
+    (\"w3m-image-viewer\" (string-append imagemagick \"/bin/display\")))
+
+This replaces the default values of the `w3m-command' and `w3m-image-viewer'
+variables declared in `w3m.el' with the results of the `string-append' calls
+above."
+    ((emacs-substitute-variables file (variable replacement) ...)
+     (emacs-substitute-sexps file
+       ((string-append "(def[a-z]+[[:space:]\n]+" variable "\\>")
+        replacement)
+       ...))))
+
+;;; emacs-utils.scm ends here