diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-env.xml b/doc/manual/nix-env.xml index ff005830e1..8669b9ccf6 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-env.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-env.xml @@ -208,7 +208,16 @@ number of possible ways: installed. Currently installed derivations with a name equal to the name of a derivation being added are removed unless the option is - specified. + specified. + + If there are multiple derivations matching a name in + args that have the same name (e.g., + gcc-3.3.6 and gcc-4.1.1), then + only the highest version will be installed. You can force the + installation of multiple derivations with the same name by being + specific about the versions. For instance, nix-env -i + gcc-3.3.6 gcc-4.1.1 will install both version of GCC (and + will probably cause a user environment conflict!). If diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes.xml index a4a4f50344..ea85cacf99 100644 --- a/doc/manual/release-notes.xml +++ b/doc/manual/release-notes.xml @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ -
Release 0.10 (TBA) +
Release 0.10 (October 6, 2006) This version of Nix uses Berkeley DB 4.4 instead of 4.3. The database is upgraded automatically, but you should be careful not @@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ irreversible. (or ) has been added to nix-env --query to allow you to compare installed versions of packages to available versions, or vice versa. An easy way to - see if you are up to date with what’s in the channel is - nix-env -qc \*. + see if you are up to date with what’s in your subscribed + channels is nix-env -qc \*. nix-env --query now takes as arguments a list of package names about which to show @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ irreversible. TODO: domain checks (r5895). --> - Lots of new builtin primitives, such as + Lots of new built-in primitives, such as functions for list manipulation and integer arithmetic. See the manual for a complete list. All primops are now available in the set builtins, allowing one to test for @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ irreversible. nix-store without triggering a database recovery. - bsdiff updated + bsdiff updated to version 4.3. Substantial performance improvements in expression