lix/doc/manual/rl-next/nixversion-fake.md

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synopsis: "`builtins.nixVersion` now returns a fixed value \"2.18.3-lix\""
cls: 558
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`builtins.nixVersion` now returns a fixed value `"2.18.3-lix"`. This prevents
feature detection assuming that features that exist in Nix post-Lix-branch-off
might exist, even though the Lix version is greater than the Nix version.

In the future, check for builtins for feature detection. If a feature cannot be
detected by *those* means, please file a Lix bug.
Release notes for builtins.nixVersion change Change-Id: I72c945cab464d26d73f5594ef0a4bb2184545da4 2024-03-19 01:26:52 +00:00			`---`
			synopsis: "`builtins.nixVersion` now returns a fixed value \"2.18.3-lix\""
build: replace changelog-d with local script hacking changelog-d to support not just github but also forgejo and gerrit is a lot more complicated than it's worth, even moreso since the entire thing can just as well be done with ~60 lines of python. this new script is also much cheaper to instantiate (being python), so having it enabled in all shells is far less of a hassle. we've also adjusted existing release notes that referenced a gerrit cl to auto-link to the cl in question, making the diff a bit bigger closes https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/176 Change-Id: I8ba7dd0070aad9ba4474401731215fcf5d9d2130 2024-03-26 17:32:25 +00:00			`cls: 558`
Release notes for builtins.nixVersion change Change-Id: I72c945cab464d26d73f5594ef0a4bb2184545da4 2024-03-19 01:26:52 +00:00			`---`

			`builtins.nixVersion` now returns a fixed value `"2.18.3-lix"`. This prevents
			`feature detection assuming that features that exist in Nix post-Lix-branch-off`
			`might exist, even though the Lix version is greater than the Nix version.`

			`In the future, check for builtins for feature detection. If a feature cannot be`
			`detected by those means, please file a Lix bug.`