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doc: Add changelog entry for new definition of system and stdenv.system

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@ -283,6 +283,14 @@ $ nix-instantiate -E '(import <nixpkgsunstable> {}).gitFull'
from your config without any issues.
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<para>
<literal>stdenv.system</literal> and <literal>system</literal> in nixpkgs now refer to the host platform instead of the build platform.
For native builds this is not change, let alone a breaking one.
For cross builds, it is a breaking change, and <literal>stdenv.buildPlatform.system</literal> can be used instead for the old behavior.
They should be using that anyways for clarity.
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