0.9.11:

[sbcl.git] / NEWS

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@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ changes in sbcl-0.9.11 relative to sbcl-0.9.10:
     MacOS X 10.4.5 on Intel.
   * new feature: Unicode character names are now known to the system
     (through CHAR-NAME and NAME-CHAR).
+  * new feature: the filesystem location of SBCL's core file is
+    exposed to lisp through the variable SB-EXT:*CORE-PATHNAME*.
   * minor incompatible change: the contrib modules SB-POSIX and
     SB-BSD-SOCKETS no longer depend on stub C libraries; the intent of
     this change is to make it easier to distribute
@@ -19,6 +21,9 @@ changes in sbcl-0.9.11 relative to sbcl-0.9.10:
     to be friendlier to the prediction heuristics implemented,
     particularly with reference to CALL and RET pairing.  (thanks to
     Alastair Bridgewater)
+  * optimization: on x86, the code for access to thread-local symbol
+    values and binding/unbinding of thread-local symbols is smaller.
+    (thanks to Alastair Bridgewater)
   * enhancement: CONSTANTP is now able to determine constantness of
     more complex forms, including calls to constant-foldable standardized
     functions and some special forms beyond QUOTE.