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+\f
+Changes in 1.9.0:
+
+* New modules (see the manual for details)
+
+** The `(ice-9 i18n)' module provides internationalization support
* Changes to the distribution
+
+** Guile now uses Gnulib as a portability aid
+
* Changes to the stand-alone interpreter
* Changes to Scheme functions and syntax
-* Changes to the C interface
+
+** A new 'memoize-symbol evaluator trap has been added. This trap can
+be used for efficiently implementing a Scheme code coverage.
+
+** Duplicate bindings among used modules are resolved lazily.
+This slightly improves program startup times.
+
+* Changes to the C interface
+
+** Functions for handling `scm_option' now no longer require an argument
+indicating length of the `scm_t_option' array.
\f
-Changes in 1.9.XXXXXXXX:
+Changes in 1.8.3 (since 1.8.2)
+
+* New modules (see the manual for details)
+
+** `(srfi srfi-35)'
+** `(srfi srfi-37)'
+
+* Bugs fixed
+
+** Expressions like "(set! 'x #t)" no longer yield a crash
+** Warnings about duplicate bindings now go to stderr
+** A memory leak in `make-socket-address' was fixed
+** Alignment issues (e.g., on SPARC) in network routines were fixed
+** Build problems on Solaris fixed
+
+* Implementation improvements
+
+** The reader is now faster, which reduces startup time
+** Procedures returned by `record-accessor' and `record-modifier' are faster
-* Changes to the distribution
-* Changes to the stand-alone interpreter
-* Changes to Scheme functions and syntax
-* Changes to the C interface
+
+\f
+Changes in 1.8.2 (since 1.8.1):
+
+* New procedures (see the manual for details)
+
+** set-program-arguments
+** make-vtable
+
+* Bugs fixed
+
+** Fractions were not `equal?' if stored in unreduced form.
+(A subtle problem, since printing a value reduced it, making it work.)
+** srfi-60 `copy-bit' failed on 64-bit systems
+** "guile --use-srfi" option at the REPL can replace core functions
+(Programs run with that option were ok, but in the interactive REPL
+the core bindings got priority, preventing SRFI replacements or
+extensions.)
+** `regexp-exec' doesn't abort() on #\nul in the input or bad flags arg
+** `kill' on mingw throws an error for a PID other than oneself
+** Procedure names are attached to procedure-with-setters
+** Array read syntax works with negative lower bound
+** `array-in-bounds?' fix if an array has different lower bounds on each index
+** `*' returns exact 0 for "(* inexact 0)"
+This follows what it always did for "(* 0 inexact)".
+** SRFI-19: Value returned by `(current-time time-process)' was incorrect
+** SRFI-19: `date->julian-day' did not account for timezone offset
+** `ttyname' no longer crashes when passed a non-tty argument
+** `inet-ntop' no longer crashes on SPARC when passed an `AF_INET' address
+** Small memory leaks have been fixed in `make-fluid' and `add-history'
+** GOOPS: Fixed a bug in `method-more-specific?'
+** Build problems on Solaris fixed
+** Build problems on HP-UX IA64 fixed
+** Build problems on MinGW fixed
\f
Changes in 1.8.1 (since 1.8.0):
** scm_exp - [C]
** scm_sqrt - [C]
+* New `(ice-9 i18n)' module (see the manual for details)
+
* Bugs fixed
** Build problems have been fixed on MacOS, SunOS, and QNX.
+** `strftime' fix sign of %z timezone offset.
+
** A one-dimensional array can now be 'equal?' to a vector.
** Structures, records, and SRFI-9 records can now be compared with `equal?'.
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