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@@ -1,8 +1,48 @@
+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.
+  * 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)
+  * 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.
+  * 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.
+
 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.
+  * new feature: references to foreign variables and functions
+    can now be compiled and loaded before the corresponding shared 
+    object file is loaded, as long as the foreign definitions are
+    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
@@ -16,6 +56,22 @@ changes in sbcl-0.8.18 relative to sbcl-0.8.17:
   * bug fix: RANDOM can be compiled when the compiler derives the type
     of its numeric argument as a disjoint set of small integers.
     (reported by Paul Dietz)
+  * 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)
+    ** ASDF-INSTALL successfully downloads .tar.gz files in all
+       locales.  (reported by Ken Causey)
   * fixed some bugs revealed by Paul Dietz' test suite:
     ** INCF, DECF and REMF evaluate their place form as specified in
        CLtS 5.1.3.
@@ -23,6 +79,10 @@ changes in sbcl-0.8.18 relative to sbcl-0.8.17:
        parameters correctly.
     ** FORMATTER deals with the ~@[ ~] conditional directive where the
        consequent uses no arguments correctly.
+    ** the system has a partial understanding of the (COMPLEX RATIO)
+       type specifier.
+    ** UPGRADED-COMPLEX-PART-TYPE obeys the lattice upgrading rules
+       required.
 
 changes in sbcl-0.8.17 relative to sbcl-0.8.16:
   * new feature: a build-time option (controlled by the :SB-UNICODE