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@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Changes in 1.8.2 (since 1.8.1):
 
 * 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 lets srfi functions replace the core
 (Programs run with that option were ok, but in the interactive REPL