* Export the nix-env derivation name parsing and version comparison

logic through the `parseDrvName' and `compareVersions' primops. This will allow expressions to easily check whether some dependency is a specific needed version or falls in some version range. See tests/lang/eval-okay-versions.nix for examples.
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 <itemizedlist>

+  <listitem><para>TODO: Berkeley DB no longer needed.</para></listitem>
+
  <listitem><para><command>nix-store --dump-db / --load-db</command>.</para></listitem>

+  <listitem><para>New primops:
+  <varname>builtins.parseDrvName</varname> and
+  <varname>builtins.compareVersions</varname>.</para></listitem>
+
 </itemizedlist>

 </section>