release-notes/18.09: Copy release notes from the upcomming release

This ensures that any further changes needing notes that belong in 18.09
off this common-ancestor commit can be easily merged to both
`release-18.0`9 and `master`.
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John Ericson 2018-09-23 13:03:14 -04:00
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commit 84c8e397d2

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@ -139,50 +139,6 @@ $ nix-instantiate -E '(import <nixpkgsunstable> {}).gitFull'
seen a complete rewrite. (See above.)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The minimum version of Nix required to evaluate Nixpkgs is now 2.0.
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
For users of NixOS 18.03, NixOS 18.03 defaulted to Nix 2.0, but
supported using Nix 1.11 by setting <literal>nix.package =
pkgs.nix1;</literal>. If this option is set to a Nix 1.11 package, you
will need to either unset the option or upgrade it to Nix 2.0.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
For users of NixOS 17.09, you will first need to upgrade Nix by setting
<literal>nix.package = pkgs.nixStable2;</literal> and run
<command>nixos-rebuild switch</command> as the <literal>root</literal>
user.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
For users of a daemon-less Nix installation on Linux or macOS, you can
upgrade Nix by running <command>curl https://nixos.org/nix/install |
sh</command>, or prior to doing a channel update, running
<command>nix-env -iA nix</command>.
</para>
<para>
If you have already run a channel update and Nix is no longer able to
evaluate Nixpkgs, the error message printed should provide adequate
directions for upgrading Nix.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
For users of the Nix daemon on macOS, you can upgrade Nix by running
<command>sudo -i sh -c 'nix-channel --update &amp;&amp; nix-env -iA
nixpkgs.nix'; sudo launchctl stop org.nixos.nix-daemon; sudo launchctl
start org.nixos.nix-daemon</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<literal>lib.strict</literal> is removed. Use
@ -451,6 +407,14 @@ inherit (pkgs.nixos {
deprecated. Use <literal>networking.networkmanager.dns</literal> instead.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The Kubernetes package has been bumped to major version 1.11.
Please consult the
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/release-1.11/CHANGELOG-1.11.md">release notes</link>
for details on new features and api changes.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The option
@ -536,6 +500,21 @@ inherit (pkgs.nixos {
to <literal>true</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
NixOS option descriptions are now automatically broken up into individual
paragraphs if the text contains two consecutive newlines, so it's no
longer necessary to use <code>&lt;/para&gt;&lt;para&gt;</code> to start
a new paragraph.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Top-level <literal>buildPlatform</literal>, <literal>hostPlatform</literal>, and <literal>targetPlatform</literal> in Nixpkgs are deprecated.
Please use their equivalents in <literal>stdenv</literal> instead:
<literal>stdenv.buildPlatform</literal>, <literal>stdenv.hostPlatform</literal>, and <literal>stdenv.targetPlatform</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>