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diff --git a/third_party/nix/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2.3.xml b/third_party/nix/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2.3.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0ad7d641f879 --- /dev/null +++ b/third_party/nix/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2.3.xml @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="ssec-relnotes-2.3"> + +<title>Release 2.3 (2019-09-04)</title> + +<para>This is primarily a bug fix release. However, it makes some +incompatible changes:</para> + +<itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para>Nix now uses BSD file locks instead of POSIX file + locks. Because of this, you should not use Nix 2.3 and previous + releases at the same time on a Nix store.</para> + </listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + +<para>It also has the following changes:</para> + +<itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para><function>builtins.fetchGit</function>'s <varname>ref</varname> + argument now allows specifying an absolute remote ref. + Nix will automatically prefix <varname>ref</varname> with + <literal>refs/heads</literal> only if <varname>ref</varname> doesn't + already begin with <literal>refs/</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>The installer now enables sandboxing by default on Linux when the + system has the necessary kernel support. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>The <literal>max-jobs</literal> setting now defaults to 1.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>New builtin functions: + <literal>builtins.isPath</literal>, + <literal>builtins.hashFile</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>The <command>nix</command> command has a new + <option>--print-build-logs</option> (<option>-L</option>) flag to + print build log output to stderr, rather than showing the last log + line in the progress bar. To distinguish between concurrent + builds, log lines are prefixed by the name of the package. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Builds are now executed in a pseudo-terminal, and the + <envar>TERM</envar> environment variable is set to + <literal>xterm-256color</literal>. This allows many programs + (e.g. <command>gcc</command>, <command>clang</command>, + <command>cmake</command>) to print colorized log output.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Add <option>--no-net</option> convenience flag. This flag + disables substituters; sets the <literal>tarball-ttl</literal> + setting to infinity (ensuring that any previously downloaded files + are considered current); and disables retrying downloads and sets + the connection timeout to the minimum. This flag is enabled + automatically if there are no configured non-loopback network + interfaces.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Add a <literal>post-build-hook</literal> setting to run a + program after a build has succeeded.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Add a <literal>trace-function-calls</literal> setting to log + the duration of Nix function calls to stderr.</para> + </listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + +</section> |