(generic-write): New per-line-prefix argument.

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@@ -6,6 +6,20 @@ Please send Guile bug reports to bug-guile@gnu.org.
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 Changes since the stable branch:
 
+* Changes to the standalone interpreter
+
+** New command line option `--no-debug'.
+
+Specifying `--no-debug' on the command line will keep the debugging
+evaluator turned off, even for interactive sessions.
+
+** User-init file ~/.guile is now loaded with the debugging evaluator.
+
+Previously, the normal evaluator would have been used.  Using the
+debugging evaluator gives better error messages.
+
+* Changes to Scheme functions and syntax
+
 ** Variables have no longer a special behavior for `equal?'.
 
 Previously, comparing two variables with `equal?' would recursivly
@@ -17,6 +31,10 @@ compare their values.  This is no longer done.  Variables are now only
 You can now use an empty `begin' form.  It will yield #<unspecified>
 when evaluated and simply be ignored in a definition context.
 
+** Removed: substring-move-left!, substring-move-right!
+
+Use `substring-move!' instead.
+
 * Changes to the C interface
 
 ** New function: scm_str2string
@@ -39,6 +57,14 @@ linking to the Guile DLL in Windows.
 There are also SCM_RL_IMPORT, QT_IMPORT, SCM_SRFI1314_IMPORT, and
 SCM_SRFI4_IMPORT, for the corresponding libraries.
 
+** SCM_NEWCELL and SCM_NEWCELL2 have been deprecated.
+
+Use the new functions scm_alloc_cell and scm_alloc_double_cell
+instead.  The old macros had problems because with them allocation and
+initialization was separated and the GC could sometimes observe half
+initialized cells.  Only careful coding by the user of SCM_NEWCELL and
+SCM_NEWCELL2 could make this safe and efficient.
+
 Changes since Guile 1.4:
 
 * Changes to the distribution
@@ -66,6 +92,11 @@ micro version number.
 
 In addition, ./GUILE-VERSION now defines GUILE_MICRO_VERSION.
 
+** New preprocessor definitions are available for checking versions.
+
+version.h now #defines SCM_MAJOR_VERSION, SCM_MINOR_VERSION, and
+SCM_MICRO_VERSION to the appropriate integer values.
+
 ** Guile now actively warns about deprecated features.
 
 The new configure option `--enable-deprecated=LEVEL' and the