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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes.xml index 073461f17016..8f66b3c59351 100644 --- a/doc/manual/release-notes.xml +++ b/doc/manual/release-notes.xml @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ list:</para> <listitem><para><command>nix-prefetch-url</command> now by default computes the SHA-256 hash of the file instead of the MD5 hash. In - calls to <function>fetchurl</function> you should pass an + calls to <function>fetchurl</function> you should pass the <literal>sha256</literal> attribute instead of <literal>md5</literal>. You can pass either a hexadecimal or a base-32 encoding of the hash.</para></listitem> @@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ list:</para> <filename>browser</filename> contain just Firefox.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>The new <option>--argstr</option> (in + <listitem><para>The new option <option>--argstr</option> (in <command>nix-env</command>, <command>nix-instantiate</command> and <command>nix-build</command>) is like <option>--arg</option>, except that the value is a string. For example, <literal>--argstr system i686-linux</literal> is equivalent to <literal>--arg system - \"i686-linux\"'</literal> (note that <option>--argstr</option> + \"i686-linux\"</literal> (note that <option>--argstr</option> prevents annoying quoting around shell arguments).</para></listitem> @@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ list:</para> gcc-4.2.0rc1</literal>).</para></listitem> - <listitem><para><command>nix-env --set-flag</command> allows - meta attributes of installed packages to be modified. There are - several attributes that can be usefully modified, because they - affect <command>nix-env</command> behaviour or the user environment + <listitem><para><command>nix-env --set-flag</command> allows meta + attributes of installed packages to be modified. There are several + attributes that can be usefully modified, because they affect the + behaviour of <command>nix-env</command> or the user environment build script: <itemizedlist> @@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ list:</para> <listitem><para><varname>meta.keep</varname> can be set to <literal>true</literal> to prevent the package from being upgraded or replaced. Useful if you want to hang on to an older - version of a package. (This is similar to masking in - Gentoo.)</para></listitem> + version of a package.</para></listitem> <listitem><para><varname>meta.active</varname> can be set to <literal>false</literal> to “disable” the package. That is, no |