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diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2.3.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2.3.xml index 428213b36..a1f4a4b75 100644 --- a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2.3.xml +++ b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2.3.xml @@ -4,9 +4,23 @@ version="5.0" xml:id="ssec-relnotes-2.3"> -<title>Release 2.3 (????-??-??)</title> +<title>Release 2.3 (2019-08-??)</title> -<para>This release contains the following changes:</para> +<para>This is primarily a bug fix release. However, it makes some +incompatible changes:</para> + +<itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para>Nix now uses BSD file locks instead of POSIX file + locks. Since previous releases used POSIX file locks, you should + not use Nix 2.2 and previous releases at the same time on a Nix + store.</para> + </listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + +<para>It also has the following changes:</para> <itemizedlist> @@ -18,5 +32,62 @@ already begin with <literal>refs/</literal>. </para> </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>The installer now enables sandboxing by default on + Linux. The <literal>max-jobs</literal> setting now defaults to + 1.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>New builtin functions: + <literal>builtins.isPath</literal>, + <literal>builtins.hashFile</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para><command>nix</command>: Add + <option>--print-build-logs</option> (<option>-L</option>) flag to + print build log output to stderr rather than showing the last log + line in the progress bar. To distinguish between concurrent + builds, log lines are prefixed by the name of the package. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Builds are now executed in a pseudo-terminal, and the + <envar>TERM</envar> evnironment variable is set to + <literal>xterm-256color</literal>. This allows many programs + (e.g. <command>gcc</command>, <command>clang</command>, + <command>cmake</command>) to print colorized log output.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Add <option>--no-net</option> convenience flag. This flag + disables substituters; sets the <literal>tarball-ttl</literal> + setting to infinity (ensuring that any previously downloaded files + are considered current); and disables retrying downloads and sets + the connection timeout to the minimum. This flag is enabled + automatically if there are no configured non-loopback network + interfaces.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Add a <literal>post-build-hook</literal> setting to run a + program after a build has succeeded.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Add a <literal>trace-function-calls</literal> setting to log + the duration of Nix function calls to stderr.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>On Linux, sandboxing is now disabled by default on systems + that don’t have the necessary kernel support.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> |