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+changes in sbcl-0.8.17 relative to sbcl-0.8.16:
+  * minor incompatible change: BASE-CHAR no longer names a class;
+    however, CHARACTER continues to do so, as required by ANSI.
+  * bug fix: READ, READ-PRESERVING-WHITESPACE, READ-DELIMITED-LIST,
+    and READ-FROM-STRING all now return a primary value of NIL if
+    *READ-SUPPRESS* is true.  (reported by Bruno Haible for CMUCL)
+  * bug fix: Default value of EOF-ERROR-P in READ-FROM-STRING is true.
+    (reported by Bruno Haible for CMUCL)
+  * bug fix: ERROR now signals a TYPE-ERROR if the arguments to ERROR
+    do not designate a condition.  (reported by Bruno Haible for
+    CMUCL)
+  * bug fix: UNINTERN, USE-PACKAGE, IMPORT and EXPORT all signal an
+    SB-EXT:NAME-CONFLICT condition (subtype of PACKAGE-ERROR) in the
+    name conflict situations in CLHS 11.1.1.2.5, and provide a restart
+    permitting resolution in favour of any of the conflicting symbols.
+    (reported by Bruno Haible for CMUCL)
+  * fixed some bugs revealed by Paul Dietz' test suite:
+    ** RENAME-PACKAGE allows all package designators as new package
+       names.
+
 changes in sbcl-0.8.16 relative to sbcl-0.8.15:
   * enhancement: saving cores with foreign code loaded is now
     supported on x86/NetBSD and sparc/Linux in addition to the previously