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diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-06.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a4d78edb9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="ch-relnotes-0.6"> + +<title>Release 0.6 (November 14, 2004)</title> + +<itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para>Rewrite of the normalisation engine. + + <itemizedlist> + + <listitem><para>Multiple builds can now be performed in parallel + (option <option>-j</option>).</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Distributed builds. Nix can now call a shell + script to forward builds to Nix installations on remote + machines, which may or may not be of the same platform + type.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Option <option>--fallback</option> allows + recovery from broken substitutes.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Option <option>--keep-going</option> causes + building of other (unaffected) derivations to continue if one + failed.</para></listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + + </para> + + </listitem> + + <listitem><para>Improvements to the garbage collector (i.e., it + should actually work now).</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Setuid Nix installations allow a Nix store to be + shared among multiple users.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Substitute registration is much faster + now.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>A utility <command>nix-build</command> to build a + Nix expression and create a symlink to the result int the current + directory; useful for testing Nix derivations.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Manual updates.</para></listitem> + + <listitem> + + <para><command>nix-env</command> changes: + + <itemizedlist> + + <listitem><para>Derivations for other platforms are filtered out + (which can be overridden using + <option>--system-filter</option>).</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para><option>--install</option> by default now + uninstall previous derivations with the same + name.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para><option>--upgrade</option> allows upgrading to a + specific version.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>New operation + <option>--delete-generations</option> to remove profile + generations (necessary for effective garbage + collection).</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Nicer output (sorted, + columnised).</para></listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + + </para> + + </listitem> + + <listitem><para>More sensible verbosity levels all around (builder + output is now shown always, unless <option>-Q</option> is + given).</para></listitem> + + <listitem> + + <para>Nix expression language changes: + + <itemizedlist> + + <listitem><para>New language construct: <literal>with + <replaceable>E1</replaceable>; + <replaceable>E2</replaceable></literal> brings all attributes + defined in the attribute set <replaceable>E1</replaceable> in + scope in <replaceable>E2</replaceable>.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Added a <function>map</function> + function.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Various new operators (e.g., string + concatenation).</para></listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + + </para> + + </listitem> + + <listitem><para>Expression evaluation is much + faster.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>An Emacs mode for editing Nix expressions (with + syntax highlighting and indentation) has been + added.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Many bug fixes.</para></listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + +</chapter>
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