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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/nix-env.xml | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/release-notes.xml | 10 |
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-env.xml b/doc/manual/nix-env.xml index ff005830e171..8669b9ccf6c4 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-env.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-env.xml @@ -208,7 +208,16 @@ number of possible ways: installed. Currently installed derivations with a name equal to the name of a derivation being added are removed unless the option <option>--preserve-installed</option> is - specified.</para></listitem> + specified.</para> + + <para>If there are multiple derivations matching a name in + <replaceable>args</replaceable> that have the same name (e.g., + <literal>gcc-3.3.6</literal> and <literal>gcc-4.1.1</literal>), then + only the highest version will be installed. You can force the + installation of multiple derivations with the same name by being + specific about the versions. For instance, <literal>nix-env -i + gcc-3.3.6 gcc-4.1.1</literal> will install both version of GCC (and + will probably cause a user environment conflict!).</para></listitem> <listitem><para>If <link linkend='opt-attr'><option>--attr</option></link> diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes.xml index a4a4f5034407..ea85cacf998c 100644 --- a/doc/manual/release-notes.xml +++ b/doc/manual/release-notes.xml @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ <!--==================================================================--> -<section><title>Release 0.10 (TBA)</title> +<section><title>Release 0.10 (October 6, 2006)</title> <note><para>This version of Nix uses Berkeley DB 4.4 instead of 4.3. The database is upgraded automatically, but you should be careful not @@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ irreversible.</para></warning> (or <option>-c</option>) has been added to <command>nix-env --query</command> to allow you to compare installed versions of packages to available versions, or vice versa. An easy way to - see if you are up to date with what’s in the channel is - <literal>nix-env -qc \*</literal>.</para></listitem> + see if you are up to date with what’s in your subscribed + channels is <literal>nix-env -qc \*</literal>.</para></listitem> <listitem><para><literal>nix-env --query</literal> now takes as arguments a list of package names about which to show @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ irreversible.</para></warning> <listitem><para>TODO: domain checks (r5895).</para></listitem> --> - <listitem><para>Lots of new builtin primitives, such as + <listitem><para>Lots of new built-in primitives, such as functions for list manipulation and integer arithmetic. See the manual for a complete list. All primops are now available in the set <varname>builtins</varname>, allowing one to test for @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ irreversible.</para></warning> nix-store</literal> without triggering a database recovery.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para><command>bsdiff</command> updated + <listitem><para><command>bsdiff</command> updated to version 4.3.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Substantial performance improvements in expression |