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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.9.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.9.xml index e0b0f0720a79..9987226ff769 100644 --- a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.9.xml +++ b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.9.xml @@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ binary-cache-public-keys = cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFG that is not signed by one of the keys listed in <option>binary-cache-public-keys</option>.</para> - <para>Signature checking is only supported if you build Nix with + <para>Signature checking is only supported if you built Nix with the <literal>libsodium</literal> package.</para> - <para>Nix has had experimental support for signed binary caches - since version 1.7, but this release changes the signature format - in a backwards-incompatible way.</para> + <para>Note that while Nix has had experimental support for signed + binary caches since version 1.7, this release changes the + signature format in a backwards-incompatible way.</para> </listitem> @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ with import (fetchTarball https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels/archive/nixo <listitem><para><command>nix-shell</command> now has a flag <option>--run</option> to execute a command in the <command>nix-shell</command> environment, - e.g. <literal>nix-shell --command make</literal>. This is like + e.g. <literal>nix-shell --run make</literal>. This is like the existing <option>--command</option> flag, except that it uses a non-interactive shell (ensuring that hitting Ctrl-C won’t drop you into the child shell).</para></listitem> @@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ main = do <listitem><para>If chroots are enabled, they are now used for all derivations, including fixed-output derivations (such as - <function>fetchurl</function>); however the latter do have - network access. Thus the latter can no longer access the host - filesystem. If you need the old behaviour, you can set the - option <option>build-use-chroot</option> to + <function>fetchurl</function>). The latter do have network + access, but can no longer access the host filesystem. If you + need the old behaviour, you can set the option + <option>build-use-chroot</option> to <literal>relaxed</literal>.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>On Linux, if chroots are enabled, builds are @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ main = do <listitem><para>Store paths listed in <option>build-chroot-dirs</option> are now automatically expanded to their closure. For instance, if you want - <filename>/nix/store/…-bash/bin/sh</filename>> mounted in your + <filename>/nix/store/…-bash/bin/sh</filename> mounted in your chroot as <filename>/bin/sh</filename>, you only need to say <literal>build-chroot-dirs = /bin/sh=/nix/store/…-bash/bin/sh</literal>; it is no longer @@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ main = do lookups now show position information.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Improved Boehm GC use: we disabled scanning for - interior pointers, which should reduce the <literal>Repeated - allocation of very large block</literal> warnings and associated + interior pointers, which should reduce the “<literal>Repeated + allocation of very large block</literal>” warnings and associated retention of memory.</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> |