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| author | Michael Peyton Jones <michaelpj@gmail.com> | 2017-08-16 22:16:08 +0100 |
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| committer | Nicolas B. Pierron <nicolas.b.pierron@gmail.com> | 2017-08-17 22:13:39 +0000 |
| commit | e675296a9ce924cbfab83e35c6f652859c5bbfd6 (patch) | |
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| parent | 9235ff1259bb9425c58ac3b3322ddf83e74a4255 (diff) | |
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Release notes: add note for overlays via file
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml index a32f9963d1c5..0cd9e9571882 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml @@ -196,6 +196,17 @@ rmdir /var/lib/ipfs/.ipfs is still UTC. </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Nixpkgs overlays may now be specified with a file as well as a directory. The + value of <literal><nixpkgs-overlays></literal> may be a file, and + <filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays.nix</filename> can be used instead of the + <filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/overalys</filename> directory. + </para> + <para> + See the overlays chapter of the Nixpkgs manual for more details. + </para> + </listitem> </itemizedlist> |