* Translate Unicode quote characters to ASCII equivalents when

generating NEWS.txt.
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Eelco Dolstra 2006-10-06 09:03:39 +00:00
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</xsl:element>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="text()">
<xsl:value-of select="translate(., '‘’“”—', concat(&quot;`'&quot;, '&quot;&quot;-'))" />
</xsl:template>
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@ -533,8 +533,8 @@ xlink:href='http://catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl/dist/nix/channels-v3/nixpkgs-unstable
hash.)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Big cleanups and simplifications of the basic store
semantics. The notion of "closure store expressions" is gone (and
so is the notion of "successors"); the file system references of a
semantics. The notion of “closure store expressions” is gone (and
so is the notion of “successors”); the file system references of a
store path are now just stored in the database.</para>
<para>For instance, given any store path, you can query its closure:
@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ $ nix-store -qR $(which firefox)
... lots of paths ...</screen>
Also, Nix now remembers for each store path the derivation that
built it (the "deriver"):
built it (the “deriver”):
<screen>
$ nix-store -qR $(which firefox)
@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ $ nix-store -q --referrers-closure \
<listitem><para>One-click installation :-) It is now possible to
install any top-level component in Nixpkgs directly, through the web
- see, e.g., <link
see, e.g., <link
xlink:href='http://catamaran.labs.cs.uu.nl/dist/nixpkgs-0.8/' />.
All you have to do is associate
<filename>/nix/bin/nix-install-package</filename> with the MIME type
@ -670,10 +670,10 @@ $ nix-env -f .../i686-linux.nix -i -E 'x: x.firefoxWrapper'</screen>
</listitem>
<listitem><para>The garbage collector now finally deletes paths in
the right order (i.e., topologically sorted under the
<quote>references</quote> relation), thus making it safe to
interrupt the collector without risking a store that violates the
closure invariant.</para></listitem>
the right order (i.e., topologically sorted under the “references”
relation), thus making it safe to interrupt the collector without
risking a store that violates the closure
invariant.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Likewise, the substitute mechanism now downloads
files in the right order, thus preserving the closure invariant at
@ -737,10 +737,10 @@ $ nix-env -f .../i686-linux.nix -i -E 'x: x.firefoxWrapper'</screen>
<listitem><para>Binary patching. When upgrading components using
pre-built binaries (through nix-pull / nix-channel), Nix can
automatically download and apply binary patches to already installed
components instead of full downloads. Patching is "smart": if there
is a *sequence* of patches to an installed component, Nix will use
it. Patches are currently generated automatically between Nixpkgs
(pre-)releases.</para></listitem>
components instead of full downloads. Patching is “smart”: if there
is a <emphasis>sequence</emphasis> of patches to an installed
component, Nix will use it. Patches are currently generated
automatically between Nixpkgs (pre-)releases.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Simplifications to the substitute
mechanism.</para></listitem>