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diff --git a/src/code/symbol.lisp b/src/code/symbol.lisp
index dadd1a0..e1143df 100644
--- a/src/code/symbol.lisp
+++ b/src/code/symbol.lisp
@@ -48,12 +48,19 @@
   symbol)
 
 ;;; Return the built-in hash value for SYMBOL.
-#!+(or x86 mips) ;; only backends for which a SYMBOL-HASH vop exists
+
+;;; only backends for which a SYMBOL-HASH vop exists.  In the past,
+;;; when the MIPS backend supported (or nearly did) a generational
+;;; (non-conservative) garbage collector, this read (OR X86 MIPS).
+;;; Having excised the vestigial support for GENGC, this now only
+;;; applies for the x86 port, but if someone were to rework the GENGC
+;;; support, this might change again.  -- CSR, 2002-08-26
+#!+x86 
 (defun symbol-hash (symbol)
   (symbol-hash symbol))
 
 ;;; Compute the hash value for SYMBOL.
-#!-(or x86 mips)
+#!-x86
 (defun symbol-hash (symbol)
   (%sxhash-simple-string (symbol-name symbol)))
 
@@ -149,8 +156,11 @@
   (do ((plist place (cddr plist)))
       ((null plist) default)
     (cond ((atom (cdr plist))
-	   (error "~S is a malformed property list."
-		  place))
+	   (error 'simple-type-error
+		  :format-control "malformed property list: ~S."
+		  :format-arguments (list place)
+		  :datum (cdr plist)
+		  :expected-type 'cons))
 	  ((eq (car plist) indicator)
 	   (return (cadr plist))))))
 
@@ -171,8 +181,11 @@
   (do ((plist place (cddr plist)))
       ((null plist) (values nil nil nil))
     (cond ((atom (cdr plist))
-	   (error "~S is a malformed proprty list."
-		  place))
+	   (error 'simple-type-error
+		  :format-control "malformed property list: ~S."
+		  :format-arguments (list place)
+		  :datum (cdr plist)
+		  :expected-type 'cons))
 	  ((memq (car plist) indicator-list)
 	   (return (values (car plist) (cadr plist) plist))))))