0.8.3.11

[sbcl.git] / NEWS

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@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+changes in sbcl-0.8.14 relative to sbcl-0.8.13:
+  * new feature: on platforms where "dladdr" is available foreign
+    function names now appear in backtraces.  (based on Helmut Eller's
+    work for CMUCL)
+  * bug fix: backtraces involving undefined functions or assembly
+    routines are more informative.  (thanks to Brian Downing)
+  * bug fix: mutually referent alien structures now work correctly.
+    (reported by Rick Taube)
+  * bug fix: structures defined by WITH-ALIEN can be referred to
+    within other definitions in the same WITH-ALIEN.
+
 changes in sbcl-0.8.13 relative to sbcl-0.8.12:
   * new feature: SB-PACKAGE-LOCKS. See the "Package Locks" section of
     the manual for details; for now, package locks can be disabled by
@@ -57,6 +68,8 @@ changes in sbcl-0.8.13 relative to sbcl-0.8.12:
   * fixed arguably-a-bug: GC time proportional to number of threads in 
     system even when most of them are idle
   * optimization: improved performance of BIT and SBIT on bit-vectors.
+  * .fasl file incompatibility: The fasl file version number has
+    been incremented because of changes associated with package locks.
 
 changes in sbcl-0.8.12 relative to sbcl-0.8.11:
   * minor incompatible change: the system no longer provides