1.0.7.1: dynamic extent value cells

[sbcl.git] / NEWS

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 ;;;; -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+changes in sbcl-1.0.8 relative to sbcl-1.0.7:
+  * enhancement: closed over variables can be stack-allocated on x86 and
+    x86-64.
+
 changes in sbcl-1.0.7 relative to sbcl-1.0.6:
   * MOP improvement: support for user-defined subclasses of
     SB-MOP:SPECIALIZER has been enhanced.  The experimental interface
@@ -17,6 +21,10 @@ changes in sbcl-1.0.7 relative to sbcl-1.0.6:
     "a constant string".
   * enhancement: SB-POSIX now supports lockf(). (Thanks to Zach Beane.)  
   * enhancement: SB-POSIX now supports getcwd(). (Thanks to Tassilo Horn.)
+  * enhancement: SB-INTROSPECT:FUNCTION-ARGLIST shows nicer argument lists
+    for generic functions. (Thanks to Tobias C. Rittweiler)
+  * optimization: bignum printing speed has been improved by 20-40%
+    (depending on the bignum size.)
   * bug fix: WITH-MUTEX and WITH-RECURSIVE-LOCK are now interrupt safe
     on Linux.
   * bug fix: the cache used by the CLOS to store precomputed effective
@@ -27,6 +35,10 @@ changes in sbcl-1.0.7 relative to sbcl-1.0.6:
     fixed.)
   * bug fix: ADD/REMOVE-METHOD is now thread and interrupt safe.
   * bug fix: interning EQL-specializers is now thread and interrupt safe.
+  * bug fix: asdf systems with dependencies to the SB-POSIX or 
+    SB-BSD-SOCKETS contribs can be loaded with :FORCE T.
+  * bug fix: interrupt safety of applicable method computation has been
+    improved.
 
 changes in sbcl-1.0.6 relative to sbcl-1.0.5:
   * new contrib: sb-cover, an experimental code coverage tool, is included