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2006-07-25 * Doh.Eelco Dolstra1-1/+1
2006-07-25 * Support the --attr / -A flag in nix-env as well. So now we can do,Eelco Dolstra1-0/+3
e.g., $ nix-env -i -A subversion xorg.xorgserver The main advantage over using symbolic names is that using attribute names is unambiguous and much, much faster.
2006-07-20 * Call find-runtime-roots.pl from the garbage collector to preventEelco Dolstra1-0/+3
running applications etc. from being garbage collected.
2006-06-14 (no commit message)Eelco Dolstra1-0/+3
2006-05-31 * For fixed-output derivations, pass the environment variables listedEelco Dolstra1-0/+2
in the attribute variable `impureEnvVars' from the caller to the builder.
2006-05-08 (no commit message)Eelco Dolstra2-1/+9
2006-03-15 * Update copyright.Eelco Dolstra1-0/+1
2006-02-16 * Allow the size of the GC reserved file to be specified in nix.confEelco Dolstra1-0/+20
through the new `gc-reserved-space' option.
2006-02-10 * Document that nix-instantiate can read from stdin.Eelco Dolstra1-0/+4
2005-12-24 * Documentation fixes.Eelco Dolstra1-1/+1
2005-12-15 * Begin release notes.Eelco Dolstra1-0/+50
2005-12-13 * Change `referer' to `referrer' throughout. In particular, theEelco Dolstra2-10/+10
nix-store query options `--referer' and `--referer-closure' have been changed to `--referrer' and `--referrer-closure' (but the old ones are still accepted for compatibility).
2005-10-18 * Oops, that should be Berkeley DB 4.3. Reported by Gerco Ballintijn.Eelco Dolstra1-1/+1
2005-10-06 * Document `nix-env --compare-versions'.Eelco Dolstra1-10/+69
2005-09-28 * Use "source" instead of ".".Eelco Dolstra1-4/+4
2005-09-22 * Merge release notes.Eelco Dolstra1-0/+35
2005-09-16 * Updated release notes.Eelco Dolstra1-1/+19
2005-09-16 * svn:ignores.Eelco Dolstra1-1/+1
* Add missing file to dist.
2005-09-16 * Include the release notes in the manual.Eelco Dolstra1-0/+5
2005-09-15 * Force release notes in ASCII, not UTF-8.Eelco Dolstra1-1/+1
2005-09-15 * Check for w3m.Eelco Dolstra1-2/+3
2005-09-14 * Remove dead code.Eelco Dolstra1-6/+0
2005-09-14 * Release notes in Docbook; ASCII release notes (i.e., the `NEWS'Eelco Dolstra5-5/+581
file) is now generated from that using `w3m' and some XSL hackery.
2005-08-01 * channels -> channels-v3, catamaran -> nix.cs.uu.nl.Eelco Dolstra3-10/+9
2005-07-13 * nix-build: default to `./default.nix' if no paths are specified.Eelco Dolstra2-1/+5
So when using Nix as a build tool, you can just say `nix-build' and it will build the top-level derivation defined in `default.nix'.
2005-05-09 * Crazy: don't use real hashes of real components in examples, sinceEelco Dolstra2-5/+5
they cause Nix builds to have unnecessary retained dependences (e.g., on Subversion).
2005-04-10 * Manual updates.Eelco Dolstra9-786/+811
2005-04-09 * Document nix-channel.Eelco Dolstra7-17/+108
2005-04-08 * Lots of manual updates, in particular the new `nix-store --query'Eelco Dolstra11-177/+465
options were documented, as well as the Nix configuration file.
2005-04-07 * More doc updates.Eelco Dolstra2-53/+88
2005-04-07 * More manual updates.Eelco Dolstra6-30/+154
2005-04-07 * Build hook documentation.Eelco Dolstra5-289/+348
* nix-store options.
2005-04-07 * GC docs.Eelco Dolstra3-181/+116
2005-04-05 * Manual updates.Eelco Dolstra5-85/+137
2005-04-05 * Some GC documentation.Eelco Dolstra2-40/+50
2005-04-05 * Use `--nonet' flag.Eelco Dolstra1-3/+4
2005-04-01 * Added a glossary to the manual.Eelco Dolstra4-7/+82
2005-03-17 * Manual updates.Eelco Dolstra5-104/+133
2005-03-16 * Documented common environment variables.Eelco Dolstra8-165/+298
2005-03-16 * Update the user environments figure to show multiple profiles andEelco Dolstra4-53/+52
users. * Change to base-32 hashes.
2005-03-16 * Automake 1.9 compatibility.Eelco Dolstra1-5/+5
2005-03-15 * Some more updates.Eelco Dolstra2-119/+97
2005-03-15 * XInclude all the way.Eelco Dolstra8-52/+43
2005-03-15 * Manual updates.Eelco Dolstra4-71/+13
2005-01-12 * NEWS and manual update for release 0.7.Eelco Dolstra2-1/+19
2004-12-17 * Typo: genericBuilder -> genericBuild.Eelco Dolstra1-2/+2
2004-11-14 * More manual fixes.Eelco Dolstra2-38/+35
2004-11-14 * Manual fixes.Eelco Dolstra3-51/+50
2004-11-12 * Document --delete-generations and other nix-env options.Eelco Dolstra1-0/+78
2004-11-12 * Document --eval-only and --parse-only options in nix-instantiate.Eelco Dolstra3-0/+37