1.0.19.9: elide runtime calls to %COERCE-CALLABLE-TO-FUN in more cases

[sbcl.git] / NEWS

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 ;;;; -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
 changes in sbcl-1.0.20 relative to 1.0.19:
+  * minor incompatible change: OPTIMIZE qualities
+    SB-C::STACK-ALLOCATE-DYNAMIC-EXTENT, SB-C::STACK-ALLOCATE-VECTOR,
+    and SB-C::STACK-ALLOCATE-VALUE-CELLS no longer exist. See documentation
+    and SB-EXT:*STACK-ALLOCATE-DYNAMIC-EXTENT* for details.
+  * optimization: runtime lookup of function definitions can be
+    elided in more cases, eg: (let ((x 'foo)) (funcall foo)).
   * bug fix: fixed #427: unused local aliens no longer cause compiler
     breakage. (reported by Stelian Ionescu, Andy Hefner and Stanislaw
     Halik)
@@ -12,6 +18,8 @@ changes in sbcl-1.0.20 relative to 1.0.19:
   * bug fix: restart computation during the execution of a restart
     test function no longer causes infinite recursion. (reported by
     Michael Weber)
+  * bug fix: calling SB-COVER:REPORT with a non-directory pathname now
+    signals an error. (thanks to Pierre Mai)
 
 changes in sbcl-1.0.19 relative to 1.0.18:
   * new feature: user-customizable variable SB-EXT:*MUFFLED-WARNINGS*;