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| -rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml | 15 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml index ce06a23beba0..0743a05ba38c 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml @@ -20,10 +20,21 @@ has the following highlights: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - TODO + User channels are now in the default <literal>NIX_PATH</literal>, + allowing users to use their personal <command>nix-channel</command> + defined channels in <command>nix-build</command> and + <command>nix-shell</command> commands, as well as in imports like + <code>import <mychannel></code>. </para> + <para>For example</para> + <programlisting> +$ nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable nixpkgsunstable +$ nix-channel --update +$ nix-build '<nixpkgsunstable>' -A gitFull +$ nix run -f '<nixpkgsunstable>' gitFull +$ nix-instantiate -E '(import <nixpkgsunstable> {}).gitFull' +</programlisting> </listitem> - </itemizedlist> </section> |