1.0.7.19: SB-EXT:COMPARE-AND-SWAP

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 ;;;; -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
 changes in sbcl-1.0.8 relative to sbcl-1.0.7:
+  * enhancement: experimental macro SB-EXT:COMPARE-AND-SWAP provides
+    atomic compare-and-swap operations on threaded platforms.
   * enhancement: experimental function SB-EXT:RESTRICT-COMPILER-POLICY
     allows assining a global minimum value to optimization qualities
     (overriding proclamations and declarations).
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ changes in sbcl-1.0.8 relative to sbcl-1.0.7:
     objects that can be seen by the GC.
   * bug fix: defaulting of values in contexts expecting more than 7
     variables now works on x86-64.  (reported by Christopher Laux)
+  * bug fix: modifications to packages (INTERN, EXPORT, etc) are now
+    thread safe.
 
 changes in sbcl-1.0.7 relative to sbcl-1.0.6:
   * MOP improvement: support for user-defined subclasses of