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diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.8.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.8.xml index de6f891ffbda..0e6150ccf5c7 100644 --- a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.8.xml +++ b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.8.xml @@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para><command>nix-env</command> selectors are now regular + expressions. For instance, you can do + +<screen> +$ nix-env -qa '.*zip.*' +</screen> + + to query all packages with a name containing + <literal>zip</literal>.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Derivations can specify the new special attribute <varname>allowedRequisites</varname>, which has a similar meaning to <varname>allowedReferences</varname>. But instead of only enforcing |