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Release X.Y (202?-??-??)
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Various nix commands can now read expressions from stdin with
--file -
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nix store make-content-addressable
has been renamed tonix store make-content-addressed
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New experimental builtin function
builtins.fetchClosure
that copies a closure from a binary cache at evaluation time and rewrites it to content-addressed form (if it isn't already). Likebuiltins.storePath
, this allows importing pre-built store paths; the difference is that it doesn't require the user to configure binary caches and trusted public keys.This function is only available if you enable the experimental feature
fetch-closure
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New experimental feature: impure derivations. These are derivations that can produce a different result every time they're built. Here is an example:
stdenv.mkDerivation { name = "impure"; __impure = true; # marks this derivation as impure buildCommand = "date > $out"; }
Running
nix build
twice on this expression will build the derivation twice, producing two different content-addressed store paths. Like fixed-output derivations, impure derivations have access to the network. Only fixed-output derivations and impure derivations can depend on an impure derivation.