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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.9.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.9.xml
index e0b0f0720..9987226ff 100644
--- a/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.9.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1.9.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ binary-cache-public-keys = cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFG
that is not signed by one of the keys listed in
<option>binary-cache-public-keys</option>.</para>
- <para>Signature checking is only supported if you build Nix with
+ <para>Signature checking is only supported if you built Nix with
the <literal>libsodium</literal> package.</para>
- <para>Nix has had experimental support for signed binary caches
- since version 1.7, but this release changes the signature format
- in a backwards-incompatible way.</para>
+ <para>Note that while Nix has had experimental support for signed
+ binary caches since version 1.7, this release changes the
+ signature format in a backwards-incompatible way.</para>
</listitem>
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ with import (fetchTarball https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels/archive/nixo
<listitem><para><command>nix-shell</command> now has a flag
<option>--run</option> to execute a command in the
<command>nix-shell</command> environment,
- e.g. <literal>nix-shell --command make</literal>. This is like
+ e.g. <literal>nix-shell --run make</literal>. This is like
the existing <option>--command</option> flag, except that it
uses a non-interactive shell (ensuring that hitting Ctrl-C won’t
drop you into the child shell).</para></listitem>
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ main = do
<listitem><para>If chroots are enabled, they are now used for
all derivations, including fixed-output derivations (such as
- <function>fetchurl</function>); however the latter do have
- network access. Thus the latter can no longer access the host
- filesystem. If you need the old behaviour, you can set the
- option <option>build-use-chroot</option> to
+ <function>fetchurl</function>). The latter do have network
+ access, but can no longer access the host filesystem. If you
+ need the old behaviour, you can set the option
+ <option>build-use-chroot</option> to
<literal>relaxed</literal>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>On Linux, if chroots are enabled, builds are
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ main = do
<listitem><para>Store paths listed in
<option>build-chroot-dirs</option> are now automatically
expanded to their closure. For instance, if you want
- <filename>/nix/store/…-bash/bin/sh</filename>> mounted in your
+ <filename>/nix/store/…-bash/bin/sh</filename> mounted in your
chroot as <filename>/bin/sh</filename>, you only need to say
<literal>build-chroot-dirs =
/bin/sh=/nix/store/…-bash/bin/sh</literal>; it is no longer
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ main = do
lookups now show position information.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Improved Boehm GC use: we disabled scanning for
- interior pointers, which should reduce the <literal>Repeated
- allocation of very large block</literal> warnings and associated
+ interior pointers, which should reduce the “<literal>Repeated
+ allocation of very large block</literal>” warnings and associated
retention of memory.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>