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 Changes in 1.9.0:
@@ -42,6 +40,40 @@ application code.
 ** Functions for handling `scm_option' now no longer require an argument
 indicating length of the `scm_t_option' array.
 
+** Primitive procedures (aka. "subrs") are now stored in double cells
+This removes the subr table and simplifies the code.
+
+** Primitive procedures with more than 3 arguments (aka. "gsubrs") are
+no longer implemented using the "compiled closure" mechanism.  This
+simplifies code and reduces both the storage and run-time overhead.
+
+\f
+Changes in 1.8.7 (since 1.8.6)
+
+* New modules (see the manual for details)
+
+** `(srfi srfi-98)', an interface to access environment variables
+
+* Bugs fixed
+
+** Fix compilation with `--disable-deprecated'
+** Fix %fast-slot-ref/set!, to avoid possible segmentation fault
+** Fix MinGW build problem caused by HAVE_STRUCT_TIMESPEC confusion
+** Fix build problem when scm_t_timespec is different from struct timespec
+** Fix build when compiled with -Wundef -Werror
+** More build fixes for `alphaev56-dec-osf5.1b' (Tru64)
+** With GCC, always compile with `-mieee' on `alpha*' and `sh*'
+** Better diagnose broken `(strftime "%z" ...)' in `time.test' (bug #24130)
+** Fix parsing of SRFI-88/postfix keywords longer than 128 characters
+
+** Allow @ macro to work with (ice-9 syncase)
+
+Previously, use of the @ macro in a module whose code is being
+transformed by (ice-9 syncase) would cause an "Invalid syntax" error.
+Now it works as you would expect (giving the value of the specified
+module binding).
+
+** Have `scm_take_locale_symbol ()' return an interned symbol (bug #25865)
 
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 Changes in 1.8.6 (since 1.8.5)