From 7fb7e7ca686969319d322972a0776c1f9f6b6cf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "github-actions[bot]" <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:17:25 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Prepare release v3.8.3 From e4a1c332a3833fabf38511a91fc7b45ed568d51b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "github-actions[bot]" <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:17:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Set .version-determinate to 3.8.3 --- .version-determinate | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/.version-determinate b/.version-determinate index a08ffae0c..269aa9c86 100644 --- a/.version-determinate +++ b/.version-determinate @@ -1 +1 @@ -3.8.2 +3.8.3 From 8d478340a6279e8a8b2b35e93eb71b203016a577 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "github-actions[bot]" <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:17:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Generate release notes for 3.8.3 --- doc/manual/source/SUMMARY.md.in | 1 + .../source/release-notes-determinate/changes.md | 14 +++++++++++++- .../source/release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md diff --git a/doc/manual/source/SUMMARY.md.in b/doc/manual/source/SUMMARY.md.in index 03a18f331..0f90b2c6e 100644 --- a/doc/manual/source/SUMMARY.md.in +++ b/doc/manual/source/SUMMARY.md.in @@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ - [Contributing](development/contributing.md) - [Determinate Nix Release Notes](release-notes-determinate/index.md) - [Changes between Nix and Determinate Nix](release-notes-determinate/changes.md) + - [Release 3.8.3 (2025-07-18)](release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md) - [Release 3.8.2 (2025-07-12)](release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.2.md) - [Release 3.8.1 (2025-07-11)](release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.1.md) - [Release 3.8.0 (2025-07-10)](release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.0.md) diff --git a/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/changes.md b/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/changes.md index 8c5f30770..e9f7303e1 100644 --- a/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/changes.md +++ b/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/changes.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Changes between Nix and Determinate Nix -This section lists the differences between upstream Nix 2.30 and Determinate Nix 3.8.2. +This section lists the differences between upstream Nix 2.30 and Determinate Nix 3.8.3. * In Determinate Nix, flakes are stable. You no longer need to enable the `flakes` experimental feature. @@ -110,3 +110,15 @@ This section lists the differences between upstream Nix 2.30 and Determinate Nix * ci: don't run the full test suite for x86_64-darwin by @grahamc in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#144](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/144) * Try publishing the manual again by @grahamc in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#145](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/145) + + + +* Only build the manual on x86_64-linux by @edolstra in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#148](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/148) + +* Add an `external-builders` experimental feature by @cole-h in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#141](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/141) + +* Use WAL mode for SQLite cache databases by @edolstra in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#150](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/150) + +* external-derivation-builder: run under build user by @cole-h in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#152](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/152) + +* Add support for external builders by @edolstra in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#78](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/78) diff --git a/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md b/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..42e01c7b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Release 3.8.3 (2025-07-18) + +* Based on [upstream Nix 2.30.1](../release-notes/rl-2.30.md). + +## What's Changed +* Only build the manual on x86_64-linux by @edolstra in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#148](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/148) +* Add an `external-builders` experimental feature by @cole-h in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#141](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/141) +* Use WAL mode for SQLite cache databases by @edolstra in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#150](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/150) +* external-derivation-builder: run under build user by @cole-h in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#152](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/152) +* Add support for external builders by @edolstra in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#78](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/78) + + +**Full Changelog**: [v3.8.2...v3.8.3](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/compare/v3.8.2...v3.8.3) From 082ffc37452012a0ff246a1fd9629dd58337be3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Graham Christensen Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:34:01 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Tweak the release notes --- .../release-notes-determinate/changes.md | 6 ----- .../release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md | 23 +++++++++++++++---- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/changes.md b/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/changes.md index e9f7303e1..7273196ee 100644 --- a/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/changes.md +++ b/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/changes.md @@ -113,12 +113,6 @@ This section lists the differences between upstream Nix 2.30 and Determinate Nix -* Only build the manual on x86_64-linux by @edolstra in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#148](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/148) - * Add an `external-builders` experimental feature by @cole-h in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#141](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/141) -* Use WAL mode for SQLite cache databases by @edolstra in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#150](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/150) - -* external-derivation-builder: run under build user by @cole-h in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#152](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/152) - * Add support for external builders by @edolstra in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#78](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/78) diff --git a/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md b/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md index 42e01c7b0..fb5898172 100644 --- a/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md +++ b/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md @@ -3,11 +3,24 @@ * Based on [upstream Nix 2.30.1](../release-notes/rl-2.30.md). ## What's Changed -* Only build the manual on x86_64-linux by @edolstra in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#148](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/148) -* Add an `external-builders` experimental feature by @cole-h in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#141](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/141) -* Use WAL mode for SQLite cache databases by @edolstra in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#150](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/150) -* external-derivation-builder: run under build user by @cole-h in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#152](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/152) -* Add support for external builders by @edolstra in [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#78](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/78) +### Non-blocking evaluation caching + +Users reporting evaluation would occasionally block other evaluation processes. + +The evaluation cache database is now opened in write-ahead mode to prevent delaying evaluations. + +PR: [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#150](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/150) + +### New experimental feature: `external-builders` + +This experimental feature allows Nix to call an external program for the build environment. + +The interface and behavior of this feature may change at any moment without a correspondingly major semver version change. + +PRs: +- [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#141](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/141) +- [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#152](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/152) +- [DeterminateSystems/nix-src#78](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/pull/78) **Full Changelog**: [v3.8.2...v3.8.3](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-src/compare/v3.8.2...v3.8.3) From e1c2853f9797c79d05360e285f40cadb5b9059f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cole Helbling Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:41:48 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] fixup release note wording --- doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md b/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md index fb5898172..d3eb02bc7 100644 --- a/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md +++ b/doc/manual/source/release-notes-determinate/rl-3.8.3.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ### Non-blocking evaluation caching -Users reporting evaluation would occasionally block other evaluation processes. +Users reported evaluation would occasionally block other evaluation processes. The evaluation cache database is now opened in write-ahead mode to prevent delaying evaluations.