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@@ -174,6 +174,16 @@ $ nix-instantiate --eval '<nixos>' -A 'config.systemd.units."nscd.service".te
</listitem>
<listitem>
+ <para><command>nix-collect-garbage</command> has a new flag
+ <option>--delete-older-than</option>
+ <replaceable>N</replaceable><literal>d</literal>, which deletes
+ all user environment generations older than
+ <replaceable>N</replaceable> days. Likewise, <command>nix-env
+ --delete-generations</command> accepts a
+ <replaceable>N</replaceable><literal>d</literal> age limit.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
<para>Nix now heuristically detects whether a build failure was
due to a disk-full condition. In that case, the build is not
flagged as “permanently failed”. This is mostly useful for Hydra,
@@ -238,6 +248,10 @@ $ bash &lt;(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install)
</itemizedlist>
+<para>This release has contributions from Danny Wilson, Domen Kožar,
+Eelco Dolstra, Ian-Woo Kim, Ludovic Courtès, Maxim Ivanov, Petr
+Rockai, Ricardo M. Correia and Shea Levy.</para>
+
</section>