From 85e4e16de8690eedd136c59900771991e77951ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Sturgeon Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 13:23:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: notify `useGlobalPackages` breaking change --- docs/mdbook/index.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/mdbook/index.md b/docs/mdbook/index.md index d42fa5f7..68413126 100644 --- a/docs/mdbook/index.md +++ b/docs/mdbook/index.md @@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ Documentation is currently available for the following versions: @DOCS_VERSIONS@ +## Recent Breaking Changes + +> [!CAUTION] +> By default, Nixvim now constructs its own instance of nixpkgs, using the revision from our flake.lock. +> This change was largely motivated by: [How do I solve "`` cannot be found in `pkgs`"](./user-guide/faq.html#how-do-i-solve-name-cannot-be-found-in-pkgs) +> +> The old behaviour can be restored by enabling `nixpkgs.useGlobalPackages`. + ## What is it? NixVim is a [Neovim](https://neovim.io) distribution built around [Nix](https://nixos.org) modules. It is distributed as a Nix flake, and