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rl-next: Describe fixed flake outPath semantics

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The reference documentation already implies the correct semantics.
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Robert Hensing 2023-02-26 14:41:23 +01:00
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* A new function `builtins.readFileType` is available. It is similar to * A new function `builtins.readFileType` is available. It is similar to
`builtins.readDir` but acts on a single file or directory. `builtins.readDir` but acts on a single file or directory.
* In flakes, the `.outPath` attribute of a flake now always refers to the
directory containing the `flake.nix`. This was not the case for when
`flake.nix` was in a subdirectory of e.g. a git repository.
The root of the source of a flake in a subdirectory is still available in
`.sourceInfo.outPath`.
* The `builtins.readDir` function has been optimized when encountering not-yet-known * The `builtins.readDir` function has been optimized when encountering not-yet-known
file types from POSIX's `readdir`. In such cases the type of each file is/was file types from POSIX's `readdir`. In such cases the type of each file is/was
discovered by making multiple syscalls. This change makes these operations discovered by making multiple syscalls. This change makes these operations