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diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes.xml index 7c78122f0267..b8220dd96a46 100644 --- a/doc/manual/release-notes.xml +++ b/doc/manual/release-notes.xml @@ -8,6 +8,35 @@ <!--==================================================================--> +<section xml:id="ssec-relnotes-1.2"><title>Release 1.2 (TBA)</title> + +<para>This release has the following improvements:</para> + +<itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para>Nix no longer sets the immutable bit on files in the Nix + store. Instead, the recommended way to guard the Nix store + against accidental modification is to make it a read-only bind + mount, like this: + +<screen> +$ mount --bind /nix/store /nix/store +$ mount -o remount,ro,bind /nix/store +</screen> + + Nix will automatically make <filename>/nix/store</filename> + writable as needed (using a private mount namespace) to allow + modifications.</para> + </listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + +</section> + + +<!--==================================================================--> + <section xml:id="ssec-relnotes-1.1"><title>Release 1.1 (July 18, 2012)</title> <para>This release has the following improvements:</para> |