DOC: Document changes for mambarc

HaoZeke · Jan 28, 2024 · f9d3c24 · f9d3c24
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diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ API Changes
 Bug Fixes
 ^^^^^^^^^
 - The ``mamba`` plugin works correctly for newer versions (>=1.5) of ``libmambapy`` (#1372)
+- The ``mamba`` plugin respects the ``MAMBARC`` environment if set, taking
+  channels and channel priority from the file in the environment variable. (#1373)
 - Fixed a bug where ``matrix`` requirements were dropped if an environment file was specified. (#1373)
 
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diff --git a/docs/source/asv.conf.json.rst b/docs/source/asv.conf.json.rst
@@ -280,6 +280,14 @@ the project being benchmarked may specify in its ``setup.py`` file.
        These specifications in ``environment.yml`` or another (user-defined)
        file will be overridden by the environment matrix.
 
+    .. versionadded::0.6.2
+
+       The ``mamba`` plugin will now take channels and channel priority from the
+       ``MAMBARC`` environment variable if it is provided. e.g.
+       ``MAMBARC=$HOME/.condarc asv run``. By default user ``.rc`` files are not
+       read to enforce isolation. The ``conda-forge`` channel is used as a
+       default only if neither an environment file nor the ``MAMBARC`` variable
+       is set.
 
 The ``env`` and ``env_nobuild`` dictionaries can be used to set also
 environment variables::