As discussed on #abcl last night, I have back ported the following to the 0.26.x branch
1) Make the [reader accept the #\Uxxxx syntax as a synonym but not make it canonical][1]
2) Include [asdf-2.017][2].
After [updating the CHANGES file][3], I am finished with all the tasks I had in mind for the release.
[1]: http://trac.common-lisp.net/armedbear/changeset/13416 [2]: http://trac.common-lisp.net/armedbear/changeset/13418 [3]: http://trac.common-lisp.net/armedbear/changeset/13419
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