diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/manual/src/release-notes')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.9.md | 47 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md | 38 |
2 files changed, 47 insertions, 38 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.9.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.9.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ab4b9e42f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.9.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# Release 2.9 (2022-05-30) + +* Running Nix with the new `--debugger` flag will cause it to start a + repl session if if an exception is thrown during evaluation, or if + `builtins.break` is called. From there you can inspect the values + of variables 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 + ``` + + Read more about the debugger + [here](https://www.zknotes.com/note/5970). + +* Nix now provides better integration with zsh's `run-help` + feature. It is now included in the Nix installation in the form of + an autoloadable shell function, `run-help-nix`. It picks up Nix + subcommands from the currently typed in command and directs the user + to the associated man pages. + +* `nix repl` has a new build-and-link (`:bl`) command that builds a + derivation while creating GC root symlinks. + +* The path produced by `builtins.toFile` is now allowed to be imported + or read even with restricted evaluation. Note that this will not + work with a read-only store. + +* `nix build` has a new `--print-out-paths` flag to print the + resulting output paths. This matches the default behaviour of + `nix-build`. + +* You can now specify which outputs of a derivation `nix` should + operate on using the syntax `installable^outputs`, + e.g. `nixpkgs#glibc^dev,static` or `nixpkgs#glibc^*`. By default, + `nix` will use the outputs specified by the derivation's + `meta.outputsToInstall` attribute if it exists, or all outputs + otherwise. + +* `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. diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md index 7151751dd..c869b5e2f 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md @@ -1,39 +1 @@ # Release X.Y (202?-??-??) - -* Nix now provides better integration with zsh's run-help feature. It is now - included in the Nix installation in the form of an autoloadable shell - function, run-help-nix. It picks up Nix subcommands from the currently typed - in command and directs the user to the associated man pages. - -* `nix repl` has a new build-'n-link (`:bl`) command that builds a derivation - while creating GC root symlinks. - -* The path produced by `builtins.toFile` is now allowed to be imported or read - even with restricted evaluation. Note that this will not work with a - read-only store. - -* `nix build` has a new `--print-out-paths` flag to print the resulting output paths. - This matches the default behaviour of `nix-build`. - -* You can now specify which outputs of a derivation `nix` should - operate on using the syntax `installable^outputs`, - e.g. `nixpkgs#glibc^dev,static` or `nixpkgs#glibc^*`. By default, - `nix` will use the outputs specified by the derivation's - `meta.outputsToInstall` attribute if it exists, or all outputs - otherwise. - -* 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. |