3 files changed, 90 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 209becd722a..30c91d0df9d 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2023 Thomas Ieong@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2023 Saku Laesvuori@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2023 Graham James Addis@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2023-2025 Tomas Volf@*
-Copyright @copyright{} 2024, 2025 Herman Rimm@*
+Copyright @copyright{} 2024-2026 Herman Rimm@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2024 Matthew Trzcinski@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2024 Richard Sent@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2024 Dariqq@*
@@ -16710,6 +16710,12 @@ guix lint @var{options} @var{package}@dots{}
 @end example
 
 If no package is given on the command line, then all packages are checked.
+To check packages in particular source files, the syntax is:
+
+@example
+guix lint @var{options} --whole-file @var{file}@dots{}
+@end example
+
 The @var{options} may be zero or more of the following:
 
 @table @code
@@ -16747,9 +16753,23 @@ Only enable the checkers that do not depend on Internet access.
 Add @var{directory} to the front of the package module search path
 (@pxref{Package Modules}).
 
-This allows users to define their own packages and make them visible to
-the command-line tools.
+@item --whole-file
+@itemx -f
+Check the top-level package definitions in the given files; subsequent
+arguments are treated as file names rather than package names.  This
+option also enables a special checker which checks if a package
+alphabetically succeeds the one above it.
+
+For example, to check if the packages in @file{gnu/packages/matrix.scm}
+are sorted alphabetically, and if the package names therein follow
+established conventions, run:
+
+@example
+guix lint -c name -f gnu/packages/matrix.scm
+@end example
 
+The previous two options allow users to define their own packages and
+make them visible to the command-line tools.
 @end table
 
 @node Invoking guix size
diff --git a/guix/scripts/lint.scm b/guix/scripts/lint.scm
index ee3de51fb1a..6a317bf64d5 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/lint.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/lint.scm
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2018, 2019 Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020 Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Brice Waegeneire <brice@waegenei.re>
+;;; Copyright © 2024, 2026 Herman Rimm <herman@rimm.ee>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -28,8 +29,10 @@
 ;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 (define-module (guix scripts lint)
+  #:use-module (guix diagnostics)
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (guix lint)
+  #:use-module (guix modules)
   #:use-module (guix ui)
   #:use-module (guix store)
   #:use-module (guix scripts)
@@ -87,6 +90,28 @@
             checkers)
   (exit 0))
 
+(define* (process-whole-file file checkers #:key store)
+  "Run the given CHECKERS on packages in FILE and check that the
+packages are sorted alphabetically."
+  (load* file '())
+  (let* ((module (resolve-interface (file-name->module-name file)))
+         (packages (sort (fold-packages cons '() (list module))
+                         package-location<?)))
+    (fold (lambda (package previous)
+            (let ((line (location-line (package-location package)))
+                  (name (package-name package)))
+              (run-checkers package checkers #:store store)
+              (and (string<? name previous)
+                   (emit-warnings
+                     (list (lint-warning
+                             (package package)
+                             (location (location file line 0))
+                             (message-text
+                              (G_ "breaks from alphabetical order"))
+                             (message-data '())))))
+              name))
+          "" packages)))
+
 
 ;;;
 ;;; Command-line options.
@@ -115,6 +140,9 @@ run the checkers on all packages.\n"))
   -L, --load-path=DIR    prepend DIR to the package module search path"))
   (newline)
   (display (G_ "
+  -f, --whole-file       check the packages defined in the given file(s)"))
+  (newline)
+  (display (G_ "
   -h, --help             display this help and exit"))
   (display (G_ "
   -l, --list-checkers    display the list of available lint checkers"))
@@ -161,6 +189,9 @@ run the checkers on all packages.\n"))
                 (lambda args
                   (leave-on-EPIPE (show-help))
                   (exit 0)))
+        (option '(#\f "whole-file") #f #f
+                (lambda (opt name arg result)
+                  (alist-cons 'whole-file? #t result)))
         (option '(#\l "list-checkers") #f #f
                 (lambda (opt name arg result)
                   (alist-cons 'list? #t result)))
@@ -187,12 +218,17 @@ run the checkers on all packages.\n"))
                         #:build-options? #f))
 
   (let* ((opts (parse-options))
-         (args (filter-map (match-lambda
-                             (('argument . spec)
-                              (specification->package spec))
-                             (('expression . exp)
-                              (read/eval-package-expression exp))
-                             (_ #f))
+         (whole-file? (assoc-ref opts 'whole-file?))
+         (args (filter-map (if whole-file?
+                               (match-lambda
+                                 (('argument . file) file)
+                                 (_ #f))
+                               (match-lambda
+                                 (('argument . spec)
+                                  (specification->package spec))
+                                 (('expression . exp)
+                                  (read/eval-package-expression exp))
+                                 (_ #f)))
                            (reverse opts)))
          (no-checkers (or (assoc-ref opts 'exclude) '()))
          (the-checkers (filter (lambda (checker)
@@ -221,6 +257,13 @@ run the checkers on all packages.\n"))
         (call-maybe-with-store
          (lambda (store)
            (cond
+            (whole-file?
+             (when (null? args)
+               (warning (G_ "no files specified, nothing to do~%")))
+             (for-each
+               (lambda (file)
+                 (process-whole-file file checkers #:store store))
+               args))
             ((null? args)
              (fold-packages (lambda (p r) (run-checkers p checkers
                                                         #:store store)) '()))
diff --git a/tests/guix-lint.sh b/tests/guix-lint.sh
index 97c2ea83fef..4a77315b3a2 100644
--- a/tests/guix-lint.sh
+++ b/tests/guix-lint.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 # Copyright © 2014 Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>
+# Copyright © 2026 Herman Rimm <herman@rimm.ee>
 #
 # This file is part of GNU Guix.
 #
@@ -35,12 +36,20 @@ cat > "$module_dir/foo.scm"<<EOF
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages base))
 
+;; This definition uses (the line number of) the hello package location
+;; instead of generating a new one.
+(define-public hi hello)
+
 (define-public dummy
   (package (inherit hello)
     (name "dummy")
     (version "42")
     (synopsis "dummy package")
     (description "dummy package. Only used for testing purposes.")))
+
+(define-public bar
+  (package (inherit dummy)
+    (name "bar")))
 EOF
 
 GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH="$module_dir"
@@ -52,10 +61,11 @@ grep_warning ()
     echo $res
 }
 
-# Three issues with the dummy package:
+# Issues with the dummy package:
 # 1) the synopsis starts with the package name;
 # 2) the synopsis starts with a lower-case letter;
-# 3) the description has a single space following the end-of-sentence period.
+# 3) the description has a single space following the end-of-sentence period;
+# 4) the alphabetically lesser bar package succeeds it.
 
 out=`guix lint -c synopsis,description dummy 2>&1`
 test `grep_warning "$out"` -eq 3
@@ -69,6 +79,12 @@ test `grep_warning "$out"` -eq 1
 out=`guix lint -c description,synopsis dummy 2>&1`
 test `grep_warning "$out"` -eq 3
 
+working_dir="$(pwd)"
+cd "$module_dir"
+out=`guix lint -c name -f foo.scm 2>&1`
+cd "$working_dir"
+test `echo "$out" | grep -E -c "breaks from alphabetical order"` -eq 1
+
 guix lint -c synopsis,invalid-checker dummy 2>&1 | \
    grep -q 'invalid-checker: invalid checker'