nixVersions.nix_2_17: init at 2.17.0

[zowoq]

Description of changes

Things done

• Built on platform(s)
  • x86_64-linux
  • aarch64-linux
  • x86_64-darwin
  • aarch64-darwin
• For non-Linux: Is sandbox = true set in nix.conf? (See Nix manual)
• Tested, as applicable:
  • NixOS test(s) (look inside nixos/tests)
  • and/or package tests
  • or, for functions and "core" functionality, tests in lib/tests or pkgs/test
  • made sure NixOS tests are linked to the relevant packages
• Tested compilation of all packages that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD". Note: all changes have to be committed, also see nixpkgs-review usage
• Tested basic functionality of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
• 23.11 Release Notes (or backporting 23.05 Release notes)
  • (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
  • (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant
  • (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module
• Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

[lovesegfault]

@zowoq we should also (finally) update the fallback paths

[lovesegfault]

Is there a good reason we're letting stable point to an older release?

[zowoq]

Is there a good reason we're letting stable point to an older release?

Probably not a good reason but the last couple of nix bumps have had issues so I'm happy just adding the new version and bumping unstable, I'll leave dealing with the stable bump for someone else.

we should also (finally) update the fallback paths

This is only if the stable version changes?

[github-actions]

Backport failed for release-23.05, because it was unable to cherry-pick the commit(s).

Please cherry-pick the changes locally.

git fetch origin release-23.05
git worktree add -d .worktree/backport-245279-to-release-23.05 origin/release-23.05
cd .worktree/backport-245279-to-release-23.05
git checkout -b backport-245279-to-release-23.05
ancref=$(git merge-base 35f43f9532c4485661cb30737c8e721aa647e04e df4d4190de92f26d22bcc2a586d0e353bdbbf21b)
git cherry-pick -x $ancref..df4d4190de92f26d22bcc2a586d0e353bdbbf21b

[zowoq]

nixVersions.stable bump: #247475