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+changes in sbcl-0.8.19 relative to sbcl-0.8.18:
+  * new port: SBCL now works in native 64-bit mode on x86-64/Linux
+    platform. The port supports 61-bit fixnums, large memory spaces
+    and reloading shared object files.
+  * enhancement: saving cores with foreign code loaded is now
+    supported on ppc/Darwin in addition to the previously supported
+    platforms.
+  * enhancement: the statistical profiler now walks deeper into the 
+    call stack for more meaningful call-graphs and accrued time
+    reports (x86/x86-64 only). It also now reports time spent in
+    foreign functions.
+  * enhancement: it is now possible to trace most individual methods
+    of a generic function in addition to tracing the generic function
+    itself.
+  * bug fix: invalid :DEFAULT-INITARGS are detected in compiled calls
+    to MAKE-INSTANCE.
+  * bug fix: defaulted initargs are passed to INITIALIZE-INSTANCE and
+    SHARED-INITIALIZE methods from compiled calls to MAKE-INSTANCE.
+  * bug fix: COERCE to (COMPLEX FLOAT) of a complex number no longer
+    produces an error.  (thanks to Vincent Arkesteijn)
+  * bug fix: NAMESTRING on pathnames with :WILD components in their
+    directories works correctly.  (thanks to Artem V. Andreev)
+  * fixed bug 125: compiler preserves identity of closures. (reported
+    by Gabe Garza)
+  * bug fixed: functions with &REST arguments sometimes failed with
+    "Undefined function" when compiled with (DEBUG 3). (reported by
+    Robert J. Macomber)
+  * build fix: fixed the dependence on *LOAD-PATHNAME* and
+    *COMPILE-FILE-PATHNAME* being absolute pathnames.
+  * on x86 compiler partially supports stack allocation of dynamic-extent
+    closures.
+  * GO and RETURN-FROM do not check the extent of their exit points
+    when compiled with SAFETY 0.
+  * fixed some bugs related to Unicode integration:
+    ** encoding and decoding errors are now much more robustly
+       handled; it should now be possible to recover even from invalid
+       input or output to the terminal.  (thanks to Teemu Kalvas)
+    ** provided a first cut at implementing STRING-TO-OCTETS and
+       OCTETS-TO-STRING.  (thanks to Robert J. Macomber)
+    ** altered the SB-MD5 contributed module slightly, changing the
+       interface just enough for it to be supportable for builds where
+       lisp characters are not eight bits.
+  * fixed some bugs revealed by Paul Dietz' test suite:
+    ** the FORMATTER-generated functions for ~V[ conditionals require
+       the correct number of arguments.
+    ** READ-FROM-STRING returns the mandated second value when applied
+       to displaced strings.
+    ** the #\Rubout and #\Backspace characters are treated as invalid
+       constituent characters by the tokenizer.
+
 changes in sbcl-0.8.18 relative to sbcl-0.8.17:
   * new feature: reloading changed shared object files with
     LOAD-SHARED-OBJECT now causes the new definitions to take effect.
@@ -7,6 +57,8 @@ changes in sbcl-0.8.18 relative to sbcl-0.8.17:
     available at runtime.
   * Solaris 10 (aka SunOS 5.10) on the SPARC platform is now
     supported.  (thanks to Dan Debertin)
+  * SB-ALIEN enums can now be represented in Lisp by any symbols, not
+    just keywords.  (thanks to Vincent Arkesteijn)
   * fixed bug #331: structure-class instances corresponding to
     DEFSTRUCT forms are now created eagerly.
   * fixed bug #345: backtraces from calls to undefined functions work
@@ -23,6 +75,14 @@ changes in sbcl-0.8.18 relative to sbcl-0.8.17:
   * bug fix: starting a core saved with shared objects loaded when
     those objects are not available no longer causes threaded SBCL to 
     hang. (reported by Sean Ross)
+  * bug fix: evaluated FUNCTION no longer bypasses encapsulation (eg.
+    TRACE).
+  * bug fix: (SETF MACRO-FUNCTION) now accepts an optional environment
+    argument, which must always be NIL. (reported by Kalle Niemitalo)
+  * bug fix: printing 1.0d+23 no longer results in an error.
+    (reported by Rolf Wester for CMUCL; bug fix from Raymond Toy)
+  * bug fix: structure slot setters preserve evaluation order. (thanks
+    to Gabor Melis)
   * fixed some bugs related to Unicode integration:
     ** RUN-PROGRAM can allow its child to take input from a Lisp
        stream.  (reported by Stefan Scholl)