From 1cdad1074c42bb0b086f09b083db2f3c0f930b0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eelco Dolstra Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 21:12:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Move rl-next.md to rl-2.8.md --- doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in | 1 + doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.8.md | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md | 45 --------------------- 3 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-) create mode 100644 doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.8.md diff --git a/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in b/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in index f0f9457d2..860222337 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in +++ b/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ - [CLI guideline](contributing/cli-guideline.md) - [Release Notes](release-notes/release-notes.md) - [Release X.Y (202?-??-??)](release-notes/rl-next.md) + - [Release 2.8 (2022-04-19)](release-notes/rl-2.8.md) - [Release 2.7 (2022-03-07)](release-notes/rl-2.7.md) - [Release 2.6 (2022-01-24)](release-notes/rl-2.6.md) - [Release 2.5 (2021-12-13)](release-notes/rl-2.5.md) diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.8.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.8.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9778e8c3a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.8.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +# Release 2.8 (2022-04-19) + +* New experimental command: `nix fmt`, which applies a formatter + defined by the `formatter.` flake output to the Nix + expressions in a flake. + +* Various Nix commands can now read expressions from standard input + using `--file -`. + +* New experimental builtin function `builtins.fetchClosure` that + copies a closure from a binary cache at evaluation time and rewrites + it to content-addressed form (if it isn't already). Like + `builtins.storePath`, this allows importing pre-built store paths; + the difference is that it doesn't require the user to configure + binary caches and trusted public keys. + + This function is only available if you enable the experimental + feature `fetch-closure`. + +* New experimental feature: *impure derivations*. These are + derivations that can produce a different result every time they're + built. Here is an example: + + ```nix + stdenv.mkDerivation { + name = "impure"; + __impure = true; # marks this derivation as impure + buildCommand = "date > $out"; + } + ``` + + Running `nix build` twice on this expression will build the + derivation twice, producing two different content-addressed store + paths. Like fixed-output derivations, impure derivations have access + to the network. Only fixed-output derivations and impure derivations + can depend on an impure derivation. + +* `nix store make-content-addressable` has been renamed to `nix store + make-content-addressed`. + +* The `nixosModule` flake output attribute has been renamed consistent + with the `.default` renames in Nix 2.7. + + * `nixosModule` → `nixosModules.default` + + As before, the old output will continue to work, but `nix flake check` will + issue a warning about it. + +* `nix run` is now stricter in what it accepts: members of the `apps` + flake output are now required to be apps (as defined in [the + manual](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-run.html#apps)), + and members of `packages` or `legacyPackages` must be derivations + (not apps). diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md index 6ebbe5eb4..c869b5e2f 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md @@ -1,46 +1 @@ # Release X.Y (202?-??-??) - -* Various nix commands can now read expressions from stdin with `--file -`. - -* `nix store make-content-addressable` has been renamed to `nix store - make-content-addressed`. - -* New experimental builtin function `builtins.fetchClosure` that - copies a closure from a binary cache at evaluation time and rewrites - it to content-addressed form (if it isn't already). Like - `builtins.storePath`, this allows importing pre-built store paths; - the difference is that it doesn't require the user to configure - binary caches and trusted public keys. - - This function is only available if you enable the experimental - feature `fetch-closure`. - -* New experimental feature: *impure derivations*. These are - derivations that can produce a different result every time they're - built. Here is an example: - - ```nix - stdenv.mkDerivation { - name = "impure"; - __impure = true; # marks this derivation as impure - buildCommand = "date > $out"; - } - ``` - - Running `nix build` twice on this expression will build the - derivation twice, producing two different content-addressed store - paths. Like fixed-output derivations, impure derivations have access - to the network. Only fixed-output derivations and impure derivations - can depend on an impure derivation. - -* The `nixosModule` flake output attribute has been renamed consistent - with the `.default` renames in nix 2.7. - - * `nixosModule` → `nixosModules.default` - - As before, the old output will continue to work, but `nix flake check` will - issue a warning about it. - -* `nix run` is now stricter wrt what it accepts: - * Members of `apps` are now required to be apps (as defined in [the manual](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-run.html#apps)) - * Member of `packages` or `legacyPackages` cannot be of type "app" when used by `nix run`.