Add release notes for "Stack traces are more compact"

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Rebecca Turner 2024-02-05 12:35:21 -08:00
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synopsis: Stack traces are more compact
prs: 9619
---
Stack traces printed with `--show-trace` are more compact.
Before:
```
error:
… while evaluating the attribute 'body'
at /Users/wiggles/nix/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-assert.nix:4:3:
3|
4| body = x "x";
| ^
5| }
error: assertion '(arg == "y")' failed
at /Users/wiggles/nix/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-assert.nix:2:12:
1| let {
2| x = arg: assert arg == "y"; 123;
| ^
3|
```
After:
```
error:
… while evaluating the attribute 'body'
at /Users/wiggles/nix/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-assert.nix:4:3:
3|
4| body = x "x";
| ^
5| }
error: assertion '(arg == "y")' failed
at /Users/wiggles/nix/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-assert.nix:2:12:
1| let {
2| x = arg: assert arg == "y"; 123;
| ^
3|
```
This was actually released in Nix 2.20, but wasn't added to the release notes
so we're announcing it here. The historical release notes have been updated as well.

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while performing various operations (including `nix develop`, `nix flake while performing various operations (including `nix develop`, `nix flake
update`, and so on). With several fixes to Nix's signal handlers, Nix update`, and so on). With several fixes to Nix's signal handlers, Nix
commands will now exit quickly after Ctrl-C is pressed. commands will now exit quickly after Ctrl-C is pressed.
- Blank lines have been removed from stack traces, rendering them more compact [#9619](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9619)
```
error:
… while evaluating the attribute 'body'
at /Users/wiggles/nix/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-assert.nix:4:3:
3|
4| body = x "x";
| ^
5| }
error: assertion '(arg == "y")' failed
at /Users/wiggles/nix/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-assert.nix:2:12:
1| let {
2| x = arg: assert arg == "y"; 123;
| ^
3|
```