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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.0.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.0.md index 170275f89..9f6d4aa83 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.0.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.0.md @@ -148,11 +148,11 @@ This release has the following new features: `nix-store --verify-path`. - - `nix log` shows the build log of a package or path. If the build - log is not available locally, it will try to obtain it from the - configured substituters (such as - [cache.nixos.org](cache.nixos.org), which now provides build - logs). + - `nix log` shows the build log of a package or path. If the + build log is not available locally, it will try to obtain it + from the configured substituters (such as + [cache.nixos.org](https://cache.nixos.org/), which now + provides build logs). - `nix edit` opens the source code of a package in your editor. @@ -213,16 +213,17 @@ This release has the following new features: current values. - The store abstraction that Nix has had for a long time to support - store access via the Nix daemon has been extended significantly. In - particular, substituters (which used to be external programs such as - `download-from-binary-cache`) are now subclasses of the abstract - `Store` class. This allows many Nix commands to operate on such - store types. For example, `nix path-info` shows information about - paths in your local Nix store, while `nix path-info --store - https://cache.nixos.org/` shows information about paths in the - specified binary cache. Similarly, `nix-copy-closure`, `nix-push` - and substitution are all instances of the general notion of copying - paths between different kinds of Nix stores. + store access via the Nix daemon has been extended + significantly. In particular, substituters (which used to be + external programs such as `download-from-binary-cache`) are now + subclasses of the abstract `Store` class. This allows many Nix + commands to operate on such store types. For example, `nix + path-info` shows information about paths in your local Nix store, + while `nix path-info --store https://cache.nixos.org/` shows + information about paths in the specified binary cache. Similarly, + `nix-copy-closure`, `nix-push` and substitution are all instances + of the general notion of copying paths between different kinds of + Nix stores. Stores are specified using an URI-like syntax, e.g. <https://cache.nixos.org/> or <ssh://machine>. The following store @@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ This release has the following new features: `/home/alice/nix/store`) to differ from its “logical” location (typically `/nix/store`). This allows non-root users to use Nix while still getting the benefits from prebuilt binaries from - [cache.nixos.org](cache.nixos.org). + [cache.nixos.org](https://cache.nixos.org/). - `BinaryCacheStore` is the abstract superclass of all binary cache stores. It supports writing build logs and NAR content @@ -356,11 +357,11 @@ This release has the following new features: - `NIX_PATH` is now lazy, so URIs in the path are only downloaded if they are needed for evaluation. - - You can now use <channel:> as a short-hand for + - You can now use `channel:` as a short-hand for <https://nixos.org/channels//nixexprs.tar.xz>. For example, `nix-build channel:nixos-15.09 -A hello` will build the GNU Hello - package from the `nixos-15.09` channel. In the future, this may use - Git to fetch updates more efficiently. + package from the `nixos-15.09` channel. In the future, this may + use Git to fetch updates more efficiently. - When `--no-build-output` is given, the last 10 lines of the build log will be shown if a build fails. @@ -382,7 +383,7 @@ This release has the following new features: in all places where Nix allows URIs. - Brotli compression is now supported. In particular, - [cache.nixos.org](cache.nixos.org) build logs are now compressed + [cache.nixos.org](https://cache.nixos.org/) build logs are now compressed using Brotli. - `nix-env` |