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Eelco Dolstra 2005-04-09 19:31:12 +00:00
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@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ Nix 0.8 has the following improvements:
* One-click installation :-) It is now possible to install any
top-level component in Nixpkgs directly, through the web - see,
e.g., http://catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl/dist/nixpkgs-0.8/. All you
have to do is associate `/nix/bin/nix-install-package' with
`application/nix-package' (or the extension `.nixpkg'), and clicking
on a package link will cause it to be installed, with all
have to do is associate `/nix/bin/nix-install-package' with the MIME
type `application/nix-package' (or the extension `.nixpkg'), and
clicking on a package link will cause it to be installed, with all
appropriate dependencies. If you just want to install some specific
application, this is easier than subscribing to a channel.
@ -156,9 +156,8 @@ Nix 0.8 has the following improvements:
* New `nix-env' query flags `--drv-path' and `--out-path'.
* `fetchurl' allows SHA-1 and SHA-256 in addition to MD5. Just use
`sha1 = ' or `sha256 = ' instead of `md5 = '. Of course, they're
all unsafe, really ;-)
* `fetchurl' allows SHA-1 and SHA-256 in addition to MD5. Just
specify the attribute `sha1' or `sha256' instead of `md5'.
Version 0.7 (January 12, 2005)