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2006-02-01 * Add @bindir@.Eelco Dolstra1-1/+1
2005-04-07 * Get rid of fetchurl, we don't need it anymore.Eelco Dolstra1-8/+8
2005-03-03 * Channel fix.Eelco Dolstra1-1/+1
2005-02-17 * Fix nix-channel.Eelco Dolstra1-19/+57
* Add `--help' flag; fixes NIX-5. * Add `--remove' flag; fixes NIX-6. * Add `--list' flag.
2004-12-20 * Place manifests in /nix/var/nix/manifests.Eelco Dolstra1-0/+0
* Use the new patch downloader.
2004-12-20 * Sync with changed substitute mechanism.Eelco Dolstra1-0/+4
* Accept the NarHash line. * Clear substitutes in `nix-channel --update'.
2004-11-04 * Better error messages.Eelco Dolstra1-4/+4
2004-10-20 * Register channels as roots of the garbage collector (inEelco Dolstra1-2/+19
$(localstatedir)/nix/gcroots/channels). * In setuid installations, create gcroots/tmp and gcroots/channels group-writable.
2004-04-21 * Channels. These allow you to stay current with an evolving set ofEelco Dolstra1-0/+115
Nix expressions. To subscribe to a channel (needs to be done only once): nix-channel --add \ http://catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl/dist/nix/channels/nixpkgs-unstable This just adds the given URL to ~/.nix-channels (which can also be edited manually). To update from all channels: nix-channel --update This fetches the latest expressions and pulls cache manifests. The default Nix expression (~/.nix-defexpr) is made to point to the conjunction of the expressions downloaded from all channels. So to update all installed derivations in the current user environment: nix-channel --update nix-env --upgrade '*' If you are really courageous, you can put this in a cronjob or something. You can subscribe to multiple channels. It is not entirely clear what happens when there are name clashes between derivations from different channels. From nix-env/main.cc it appears that the one with the lowest (highest?) hash will be used, which is pretty meaningless.