5.9.0 release candidate 1



I have updated a tarball for 5.9.0 release candidate 1 to the
sourceforge site. Please find all show-stopping problems soon so that we
can release next week. I know there are a few fixes available that have
not made it into the release -- it's always going to be that way. (I
have to keep telling myself that.)

I would like to hear reports from as many platforms as possible. Windows
is of particular interest because it is so different from the unix-like
platforms.

--Jim