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@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 changes in sbcl-1.0.6 relative to sbcl-1.0.5:
   * new contrib: sb-cover, an experimental code coverage tool, is included
     as a contrib module.
+  * optimization: STRING-TO-OCTETS for unibyte encodings and UTF-8 is
+    significantly faster.
   * enhancement: a new, experimental synchronous timeout facility is
     provided. Refer to SB-SYS:WITH-DEADLINE for details.
   * enhancement: when a symbol name conflict error arises, the
@@ -10,6 +12,8 @@ changes in sbcl-1.0.6 relative to sbcl-1.0.5:
   * enhancement: stepping is now once again supported on the SPARC.  (It is
     also now more likely to work on CheneyGC builds on the PPC.)
   * enhancement: Stepping support on MIPS.
+  * enhancement: sb-sprof can now also track and report accurate call
+    counts.
   * incompatible change: PURIFY no longer copies the data from the 
     dynamic space into the static and read-only spaces on platforms
     that use the generational garbage collector