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@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ Changes since Guile 1.4:
 
 ** New SRFI modules have been added:
 
+SRFI-0 `cond-expand' is now supported in Guile, without requiring
+using a module.
+
 (srfi srfi-2) exports and-let*.
 
 (srfi srfi-6) is a dummy module for now, since guile already provides
@@ -43,13 +46,20 @@ Changes since Guile 1.4:
 
 (srfi srfi-9) exports define-record-type.
 
+(srfi srfi-10) exports define-reader-ctor and implements the reader
+  extension #,().
+
 (srfi srfi-11) exports let-values and let*-values.
 
 (srfi srfi-13) implements the SRFI String Library.
 
 (srfi srfi-14) implements the SRFI Character-Set Library.
 
-(srfi srfi-14) implements the SRFI Time/Date Library.
+(srfi srfi-17) implements setter and getter-with-setter and redefines
+  some accessor procedures as procedures with getters. (such as car,
+  cdr, vector-ref etc.)
+
+(srfi srfi-19) implements the SRFI Time/Date Library.
 
 ** New scripts / "executable modules"
 
@@ -650,6 +660,12 @@ If you have old code using the old syntax, import
 
   (use-modules (oop goops old-define-method) (oop goops))
 
+** Deprecated function: builtin-variable
+   Removed function: builtin-bindings
+
+There is no longer a distinction between builtin or other variables.
+Use module system operations for all variables.
+
 * Changes to the gh_ interface
 
 * Changes to the scm_ interface
@@ -870,6 +886,26 @@ Use scm_object_to_string instead.
 Use scm_wrong_type_arg, or another appropriate error signalling function
 instead.
 
+** Explicit support for obarrays has been deprecated.
+
+Use `scm_str2symbol' and the generic hashtable functions instead.
+
+** The concept of `vcells' has been deprecated.
+
+The data type `variable' is now used exclusively.  `Vcells' have been
+a low-level concept so you are likely not affected by this change.
+
+*** Deprecated functions: scm_sym2vcell, scm_sysintern,
+    scm_sysintern0, scm_symbol_value0, scm_intern, scm_intern0.
+
+Use scm_c_define or scm_c_lookup instead, as appropriate.
+
+*** New functions: scm_c_module_lookup, scm_c_lookup,
+    scm_c_module_define, scm_c_define, scm_module_lookup, scm_lookup,
+    scm_module_define, scm_define.
+
+These functions work with variables instead of with vcells.
+
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 Changes since Guile 1.3.4: