
As suggested in https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/39416#discussion_r183845745 the versioning attributes in `lib` should be consistent to `nixos/version` which implicates the following changes: * `lib.trivial.version` -> `lib.trivial.release` * `lib.trivial.suffix` -> `lib.trivial.versionSuffix` * `lib.nixpkgsVersion` -> `lib.version` As `lib.nixpkgsVersion` is referenced several times in `NixOS/nixpkgs`, `NixOS/nix` and probably several user's setups. As the rename will cause a notable impact it's better to keep `lib.nixpkgsVersion` as alias with a warning yielded by `builtins.trace`.
To build the manual, you need Nix installed on your system (no need for NixOS). To install Nix, follow the instructions at https://nixos.org/nix/download.html When you have Nix on your system, in the root directory of the project (i.e., `nixpkgs`), run: nix-build nixos/release.nix -A manual.x86_64-linux When this command successfully finishes, it will tell you where the manual got generated.