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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml index 53ffef31e3cc..01421fc5dda7 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml @@ -283,6 +283,14 @@ $ nix-instantiate -E '(import <nixpkgsunstable> {}).gitFull' from your config without any issues. </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <literal>stdenv.system</literal> and <literal>system</literal> in nixpkgs now refer to the host platform instead of the build platform. + For native builds this is not change, let alone a breaking one. + For cross builds, it is a breaking change, and <literal>stdenv.buildPlatform.system</literal> can be used instead for the old behavior. + They should be using that anyways for clarity. + </para> + </listitem> </itemizedlist> </section> @@ -536,6 +544,13 @@ inherit (pkgs.nixos { a new paragraph. </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Top-level <literal>buildPlatform</literal>, <literal>hostPlatform</literal>, and <literal>targetPlatform</literal> in Nixpkgs are deprecated. + Please use their equivalents in <literal>stdenv</literal> instead: + <literal>stdenv.buildPlatform</literal>, <literal>stdenv.hostPlatform</literal>, and <literal>stdenv.targetPlatform</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> </itemizedlist> </section> </section> |