[Nix-dev] Nix 1.4 released

[Vladimír Čunát]

On 02/26/2013 02:46 PM, Eelco Dolstra wrote:
>    * Language change: The expression "${./path} ..." now evaluates to a string
>      instead of a path.

That means the such a file isn't copied into the store, and is included 
as a plain "./path" string, etc. Right?


BTW, I believe the hardlink concept is one of worst original UNIX 
features. COW copy would make sense, but hardlinks are usually more 
trouble than worth.

Vlada

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