~ chicken-core (chicken-5) d9fa91ca578fab613052514797f610d648fb8e3a

commit d9fa91ca578fab613052514797f610d648fb8e3a
Author:     Peter Bex <peter@more-magic.net>
AuthorDate: Wed Jan 13 08:52:26 2021 +0100
Commit:     Peter Bex <peter@more-magic.net>
CommitDate: Wed Jan 13 08:52:54 2021 +0100

    Add NEWS entry for GC change by Megane
    
    This is quite a major change, and adds a new runtime option, so
    it deserves a mention in NEWS.

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 50d90cd2..0ef6b0b8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
     finalizer count is non-zero
   - The symbol `srfi-87` has been added to the list of built-in
     feature identifiers.
+  - Garbage collection algorithm has been changed to reduce thrashing
+    when heap is almost full, by growing the heap sooner.  A new -:hf
+    option was added to tweak when heap growth should occur.
 
 - Compiler
   - Avoid re-using argvector when inline rest operations are being