2023-03-13 Nix team meeting minutes #40

[fricklerhandwerk]

Attendees: @ericson2314 @edolstra @roberth @tomberek @fricklerhandwerk

Agenda

• go through review column to get open PRs closer to merging
• discuss what appears most important in order to move that forward

Notes

• add labeler workflow by Artturin · Pull Request #6338 · NixOS/nix · GitHub

  • merged

• macOS: unexpected EOF reading a line · Issue #3605 · NixOS/nix · GitHub

  • this is important
  • not actively pursuing this now, but not postponing either (no conclusion when to work on it)
  • everyone is invited to take a look at the issue

• reword definition of "reference" by fricklerhandwerk · Pull Request #7486 · NixOS/nix · GitHub

  • merged

• doc rendering: add functions to scope explicitly by fricklerhandwerk · Pull Request #7378 · NixOS/nix · GitHub

  • assigned to @roberth for final review

• Document the concept of “experimental feature” by thufschmitt · Pull Request #5930 · NixOS/nix · GitHub

  • reworded the conditions for adding and removing experimental feature flags
  • @fricklerhandwerk will fix up, @Ericson2314 will make a final reading and merge

• add objectives and tasks for Nix team by fricklerhandwerk · Pull Request #7534 · NixOS/nix · GitHub

  • merged

• Triage and break up the global settings · Issue #5638 · NixOS/nix · GitHub

  • brainstormed a design for a composable configuration system
  • @roberth and @Ericson2314 will use the notes to make a proposal