0.8.12.10: Fix bug 338: "MOP specializers as type specifiers"

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@@ -2559,6 +2559,19 @@ changes in sbcl-0.8.13 relative to sbcl-0.8.12:
     The symbols are also exported from SB-PCL for backwards
     compatibility, but more so than before SB-PCL should be treated as
     an implementation-internal package.
+  * new feature: SB-PACKAGE-LOCKS. See the fine manual for details,
+    add :SB-PACKAGE-LOCKS in customize-target-features.lisp to
+    enable them.
+  * the SB-SPROF contrib now works on (most) non-x86 architectures.
+    It is known as of this release not to work on the Alpha, however.
+  * fixed bug #338: instances of EQL-SPECIFIER are now valid type
+    designators and can hence be used with TYPEP.
+  * fixed bug #333: CHECK-TYPE now ensures that the type error
+    signalled, if any, has the right object to be accessed by
+    TYPE-ERROR-DATUM.  (reported by Tony Martinez)
+  * fixed a bug: #\Space (and other whitespace characters) are no
+    longer considered to be macro characters in standard syntax by
+    GET-MACRO-CHARACTER.
 
 planned incompatible changes in 0.8.x:
   * (not done yet, but planned:) When the profiling interface settles