This renders the rl-next notes when `officialRelease = false`, which
corresponds to the case where we're not on a release branch.
Previously we had disabled this behavior because changelog-d is
somewhat of a heavy dependency, being the only Haskell package.
However, we now have new circumstances that topple the tradeoff.
- We render `master` docs to https://nix.dev/manual/nix/development/release-notes/rl-next.html
- `.#manual` is a separate build now, so `nix build nix/foo` is
not affected by the increased closure of build input outputs.
Because of these factors, I believe adding this functionality back
is more valuable, as we can use it to
- Previous release notes
- Showcase the upcoming release to the community
warning: installing Nix as root is not supported by this script!
performing a single-user installation of Nix...
copying Nix to /nix/store.......................................................
......
warning: the group 'nixbld' specified in 'build-users-group' does not exist
warning: the group 'nixbld' specified in 'build-users-group' does not exist
installing 'nix-2.28.3'
error: the group 'nixbld' specified in 'build-users-group' does not exist
/tmp/nix-binary-tarball-unpack.2j3lCU0A89/unpack/nix-2.28.3-x86_64-linux/install: unable to install Nix into your default profile
sometimes it's these little things that let beginners stumble at the
first step...
mentioning one potentially foreign concept while introducing an entirely
new concept is asking enough already.
The "derivation" is one of the key concepts and captures the most distinctive aspect of Nix:
that we work with a certain type data (linked files) in a certain manner (using pure functions).
Here we finally arrange all the important pieces to show how they belong
together, while referring to the respective reference documentation for details.
This change also unbreaks downstream links to `//glossary#gloss-derivation`,
which had been broken by removing the glossary entry
Nix shipping with Yet Another Programming Language is often questioned
among beginners. This change highlights distinctive aspects of the Nix
language to ease the learning curve and better orient readers around
what really matters for using Nix.
Since it's on topic, this change also polishes the wording on the motivation for string contexts.
