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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md index af1850bdc..5b62836bf 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md @@ -45,3 +45,14 @@ This is useful for scripting interactions with (non-legacy-ssh) remote Nix stores. `nix store ping` and `nix doctor` now display this information. + +* A new command `nix derivation add` is created, to allow adding derivations to the store without involving the Nix language. + It exists to round out our collection of basic utility/plumbing commands, and allow for a low barrier-to-entry way of experimenting with alternative front-ends to the Nix Store. + It uses the same JSON layout as `nix show-derivation`, and is its inverse. + +* `nix show-derivation` has been renamed to `nix derivation show`. + This matches `nix derivation add`, and avoids bloating the top-level namespace. + The old name is still kept as an alias for compatibility, however. + +* The `nix derivation {add,show}` JSON format now includes the derivation name as a top-level field. + This is useful in general, but especially necessary for the `add` direction, as otherwise we would need to pass in the name out of band for certain cases. |