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2004-02-06 * In `--list-generations', show what the current generation is.Eelco Dolstra3-13/+30
2004-02-06 * A command `--list-generations' to show all generations for aEelco Dolstra3-9/+80
profile.
2004-02-06 * More refactoring.Eelco Dolstra4-57/+74
2004-02-06 * Refactoring.Eelco Dolstra4-131/+152
2004-02-06 * Use the profile pointed to by ~/.nix-profile if no --profileEelco Dolstra2-7/+12
argument is specified.
2004-02-06 * Improvements to profiles. Generations are now per-profile, e.g.,Eelco Dolstra4-47/+51
default -> default-94-link default-82-link -> /nix/store/cc4480... default-83-link -> /nix/store/caeec8... ... default-94-link -> /nix/store/2896ca... experimental -> experimental-2-link experimental-1-link -> /nix/store/cc4480... experimental-2-link -> /nix/store/a3148f... * `--profile' / `-p' -> `--switch-profile' / `-S' * `--link' / `-l' -> `--profile' / `-p' * The default profile is stored in $prefix/var/nix/profiles. $prefix/var/nix/links is gone. Profiles can be stored anywhere. * The current profile is now referenced from ~/.nix-profile, not ~/.nix-userenv. * The roots to the garbage collector now have extension `.gcroot', not `.id'.
2004-02-04 * Extended the `inherit' syntax to optionally select attributes fromEelco Dolstra2-8/+18
other attribute sets, rather than the current scope. E.g., {inherit (pkgs) gcc binutils;} is equivalent to {gcc = pkgs.gcc; binutils = pkgs.binutils;} I am not so happy about the syntax.
2004-02-04 * An attribute set update operator (//). E.g.,Eelco Dolstra3-0/+19
{x=1; y=2; z=3;} // {y=4;} => {x=1; y=4; z=3;}
2004-02-04 * Use a map to lookup primops.Eelco Dolstra12-75/+127
* Various performance improvements in the evaluator. * Do not link against unused (and missing!) libraries (-lsglr, etc.).
2004-02-03 * Verify that all variables in a Nix expression are defined.Eelco Dolstra4-21/+92
2004-02-02 * Added syntactic sugar to the construction of attribute sets toEelco Dolstra6-41/+78
`inherit' variables from the surrounding lexical scope. E.g., {stdenv, libfoo}: derivation { builder = ./bla; inherit stdenv libfoo; xyzzy = 1; } is equivalent to {stdenv, libfoo}: derivation { builder = ./bla; stdenv = stdenv; libfoo = libfoo; xyzzy = 1; } Note that for mutually recursive attribute set definitions (`rec {...}'), this also works, that is, `rec {inherit x;}' is equivalent to `let {fresh = x; body = rec {x = fresh;};}', *not* `rec {x = x}'.
2004-02-02 * Sort `nix-env -q' output by derivation name.Eelco Dolstra4-11/+28
* `--version' flag for all commands. * Manual updates.
2004-01-30 * Doh!Eelco Dolstra1-1/+3
2004-01-30 * Parser numbers again.Eelco Dolstra3-2/+6
* Include missing files in distributions.
2004-01-30 * Detect flex and bison; updated the manual.Eelco Dolstra1-2/+4
2004-01-30 * Replaced the SDF parser by a substantially faster Bison/FlexEelco Dolstra6-251/+260
parser (roughly 80x faster). The absolutely latest version of Bison (1.875c) is required for reentrant GLR support, as well as a recent version of Flex (say, 2.5.31). Note that most Unix distributions ship with the prehistoric Flex 2.5.4, which doesn't support reentrancy.
2004-01-29 * Optimised the SDF grammar.Eelco Dolstra2-94/+15
2004-01-21 * Extra bit `S' in `--query --status' output: show whether there areEelco Dolstra1-1/+3
any substitutes for the derivation.
2004-01-21 * Fixed a subtle uninitialised variable bug in ATermMaps copied fromEelco Dolstra1-1/+3
ATermMaps. Found thanks to Valgrind!
2004-01-20 * Absolutise the specified path in `--import' and `--profile'.Eelco Dolstra1-2/+2
2004-01-15 * Remove debug message.Eelco Dolstra1-1/+0
2004-01-15 * Catch SIGINT to terminate cleanly when the user tries to interruptEelco Dolstra13-4/+86
Nix. This is to prevent Berkeley DB from becoming wedged. Unfortunately it is not possible to throw C++ exceptions from a signal handler. In fact, you can't do much of anything except change variables of type `volatile sig_atomic_t'. So we set an interrupt flag in the signal handler and check it at various strategic locations in the code (by calling checkInterrupt()). Since this is unlikely to cover all cases (e.g., (semi-)infinite loops), sometimes SIGTERM may now be required to kill Nix.
2004-01-15 * Obsolete.Eelco Dolstra2-290/+0
2004-01-15 * In `nix-env --query --status', determine the `I' bit by looking atEelco Dolstra1-1/+7
the output path of a derivation, not the path of its store expression. This ensures that changes that affect the path of the store expression but not the output path, do not affect the `installed' state of a derivation.
2004-01-13 * Option `-B' to always show the output of builders, regardless ofEelco Dolstra4-1/+9
verbosity level.
2004-01-13 * Periodically checkpoint the log.Eelco Dolstra1-1/+3
2004-01-13 * Tricky: make sure that the accessor count is not reset to 0 ifEelco Dolstra1-1/+5
recovery fails.
2004-01-13 * Print error messages, not debug messages.Eelco Dolstra1-5/+9
2004-01-12 * Changed the extension for store expressions from ".nix" to ".store"Eelco Dolstra1-1/+1
(following the Usenix paper).
2004-01-09 * Option `--force-realise' in `nix-store --query'.Eelco Dolstra1-5/+12
2004-01-07 * Upgraded to Berkeley DB 4.2.52. The main advantage of 4.2 is thatEelco Dolstra1-1/+1
it automatically removes log files when they are no longer needed. *** IMPORTANT *** If you have an existing Nix installation, you must checkpoint the Nix database to prevent recent transactions from being undone. Do the following: - optional: make a backup of $prefix/var/nix/db. - run `db_checkpoint' from Berkeley DB 4.1: $ db_checkpoint -h $prefix/var/nix/db -1 - optional (?): run `db_recover' from Berkeley DB 4.1: $ db_recover -h $prefix/var/nix/db - remove $prefix/var/nix/db/log* and $prefix/var/nix/db/__db*
2004-01-05 * Implemented Eelco V.'s `nix-env -I' command to specify the defaultEelco Dolstra7-42/+86
path of the Nix expression to be used with the import, upgrade, and query commands. For instance, $ nix-env -I ~/nixpkgs/pkgs/system/i686-linux.nix $ nix-env --query --available [aka -qa] sylpheed-0.9.7 bison-1.875 pango-1.2.5 subversion-0.35.1 ... $ nix-env -i sylpheed $ nix-env -u subversion There can be only one default at a time. * If the path to a Nix expression is a symlink, follow the symlink prior to resolving relative path references in the expression.
2004-01-05 * Implemented Eelco V.'s `-p' command to switch profiles. It switchesEelco Dolstra2-0/+24
the symlink ~/.nix-userenv to the given argument (which defaults to .../links/current). /etc/profile.d/nix-profile creates this symlink if it doesn't exist yet. Example use: $ nix-env -l my_profile -i foo.nix subversion quake $ nix-env -p my_profile I don't like the term "profile". Let's deprecate it :-)
2003-12-30 * RPM spec file.Eelco Dolstra1-8/+8
* Respect DESTDIR variable.
2003-12-23 * Fixed a bug in the upgrade operation.Eelco Dolstra1-11/+13
2003-12-22 * GCC 2.95 compatibility.Eelco Dolstra5-3/+13
2003-12-22 * Upgrade operation in `nix-env'. For instance, you can sayEelco Dolstra2-24/+165
nix-env -u foo.nix strategoxt to replace the installed `strategoxt' derivation with the one from `foo.nix', if the latter has a higher version number. This is a no-op if `strategoxt' is not installed. Wildcards are also accepted, so nix-env -u foo.nix '*' will replace any installed derivation with newer versions from `foo.nix', if available. The notion of "version number" is somewhat ad hoc, but should be useful in most cases, as evidenced by the following unit tests for the version comparator: TEST("1.0", "2.3", -1); TEST("2.1", "2.3", -1); TEST("2.3", "2.3", 0); TEST("2.5", "2.3", 1); TEST("3.1", "2.3", 1); TEST("2.3.1", "2.3", 1); TEST("2.3.1", "2.3a", 1); TEST("2.3pre1", "2.3", -1); TEST("2.3pre3", "2.3pre12", -1); TEST("2.3a", "2.3c", -1); TEST("2.3pre1", "2.3c", -1); TEST("2.3pre1", "2.3q", -1); (-1 = less, 0 = equal, 1 = greater) * A new verbosity level `lvlInfo', between `lvlError' and `lvlTalkative'. This is the default for `nix-env', so without any `-v' flags users should get useful output, e.g., $ nix-env -u foo.nix strategoxt upgrading `strategoxt-0.9.2' to `strategoxt-0.9.3'
2003-12-21 * Version numbers can be omitted in install/uninstall. E.g.,Eelco Dolstra2-34/+106
nix-env -i foo.nix subversion The version number part of a derivation name is defined as everything following the first dash not followed by a letter.
2003-12-21 * `-u' -> `-e'.Eelco Dolstra2-39/+58
* `--link' / `-l' flag to specify the switch symlink to use (by default, /nix/var/nix/links/current).
2003-12-21 * Bug fix: parallel builds of the same derivation failed due to lock file ↵Eelco Dolstra1-3/+5
removal.
2003-12-05 * Allow successors that don't exist but have a substitute.Eelco Dolstra1-34/+73
* Integrity: check in successor / substitute registration whether the target path exists or has a substitute.
2003-12-02 * Add missing files to `make dist'.Eelco Dolstra3-3/+3
2003-12-02 * Regression fix: query flags (e.g., "-qsf") were broken.Eelco Dolstra1-0/+2
2003-12-01 * Help text for all (non-script) programs, so no more:Eelco Dolstra13-31/+125
$ nix-instantiate --help error: unknown flag `--help` Try `nix-instantiate --help' for more information. :-)
2003-12-01 * Fix `make check'.Eelco Dolstra1-1/+1
2003-12-01 * Use a system name that does not include the OS manufacturer (i.e.,Eelco Dolstra2-2/+2
"i686-linux" instead of "i686-suse-linux").
2003-11-25 * Another fix.Eelco Dolstra1-1/+1
2003-11-25 * More `make dist' fixes.Eelco Dolstra6-18/+14
2003-11-25 * `make dist' fix.Eelco Dolstra1-8/+1
2003-11-25 * Allow integer bindings in derivations.Eelco Dolstra4-1/+25