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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 9f00893fd..878916dc9 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md @@ -25,5 +25,18 @@ Selecting derivation outputs using the attribute selection syntax (e.g. `nixpkgs#glibc.dev`) no longer works. +* Running nix with the new `--debugger` flag will cause it to start a repl session if + there is an exception thrown during eval, or if `builtins.break` is called. From + there one can inspect symbol values and evaluate nix expressions. In debug mode + the following new repl commands are available: + ``` + :env Show env stack + :bt Show trace stack + :st Show current trace + :st <idx> Change to another trace in the stack + :c Go until end of program, exception, or builtins.break(). + :s Go one step + ``` + * `builtins.fetchTree` (and flake inputs) can now be used to fetch plain files over the `http(s)` and `file` protocols in addition to directory tarballs. |