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| -rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml | 8 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml index 421208ec0f8..be225f18c24 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> |