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@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ commits that introduce the changes.  To make a new release, run
 
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+This release fixes a bug caused by previous refactoring that caused
+unresolved externs to product an obscure and useless error for the end
+user.
+
 Linker
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 - Provide useful error for unresolved identifiers.