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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-unstable.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-unstable.xml index 573b99d4902f..97ac03a770f6 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-unstable.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-unstable.xml @@ -6,6 +6,26 @@ <title>Unstable</title> +<para>In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release +has the following highlights:</para> + +<itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para>You can now pin a specific version of NixOS in your <filename>configuration.nix</filename> + by setting: + +<programlisting> +nixos.path = ./nixpkgs-unstable-2015-12-06/nixos; +</programlisting> + + This will make NixOS re-evaluate your configuration with the modules of + the specified NixOS version at the given path. For more details, see + <xref linkend="module-misc-nixos" /></para> + </listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + <para>When upgrading from a previous release, please be aware of the following incompatible changes:</para> @@ -54,6 +74,21 @@ nginx.override { </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><command>s3sync</command> is removed, as it hasn't been + developed by upstream for 4 years and only runs with ruby 1.8. + For an actively-developer alternative look at + <command>tarsnap</command> and others. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para><command>ruby_1_8</command> has been removed as it's not + supported from upstream anymore and probably contains security + issues. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> </section> |