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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 9cf86ac29bd3..2046081cc2f0 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml @@ -142,6 +142,18 @@ rmdir /var/lib/ipfs/.ipfs being dead and not building with openssl 1.1. </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <literal>cc-wrapper</literal>'s setup-hook now exports a number of + environment variables corresponding to binutils binaries, + (e.g. <envar>LD</envar>, <envar>STRIP</envar>, <envar>RANLIB</envar>, + etc). This is done to prevent packages' build systems guessing, which is + harder to predict, especially when cross-compiling. However, some packages + have broken due to this—their build systems either not supporting, or + claiming to support without adequate testing, taking such environment + variables as parameters. + </para> + </listitem> </itemizedlist> <para>Other notable improvements:</para> |