diff --git a/README b/README
index dd7eb4393f7406b79fb691fd2330faaf2c6b97e4..add7455af7572246735a202da988a31931f641b3 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$Id: README,v 1.32 2003/05/27 22:03:16 kevinrosenberg Exp $         -*- Text -*-
+$Id: README,v 1.33 2003/05/28 20:00:42 kevinrosenberg Exp $         -*- Text -*-
 
 
 asdf: another system definition facility          
@@ -619,13 +619,13 @@ Operations may go wrong (for example when source files contain
 errors).  These are signalled using generalised instances of
 OPERATION-ERROR
 
-* Compilation warning handling
+* Compilation error and warning handling
 
-ASDF checks for compiler warnings when a file is compiled. The
-variable asdf::*compile-file-warnings-behaviour* controls the handling
-of any such warnings. The default value is :error or :warn, depending
-upon the Common Lisp implementation. This variable can be set to
-:ignore if you want ASDF to ignore any compiler warnings.
+ASDF checks for warnings and errors when a file is compiled. The
+variables *compile-file-warnings-behaviour* and
+*compile-file-errors-behavior* controls the handling of any such
+events. The valid values for these variables are :error, :warn, and
+:ignore.
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------
                       TODO List
diff --git a/asdf.lisp b/asdf.lisp
index 53a0296f9189a47a9950618e607c1afc2abfed35..208f65bf669da0e81f93c5349a402878362704c0 100644
--- a/asdf.lisp
+++ b/asdf.lisp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-;;; This is asdf: Another System Definition Facility.  $Revision: 1.72 $
+;;; This is asdf: Another System Definition Facility.  $Revision: 1.73 $
 ;;;
 ;;; Feedback, bug reports, and patches are all welcome: please mail to
 ;;; <cclan-list@lists.sf.net>.  But note first that the canonical
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
 	   
 	   ;#:*component-parent-pathname* 
 	   #:*central-registry*		; variables
+	   #:*compile-file-warnings-behaviour*
+	   #:*compile-file-failure-behaviour*
 	   
 	   #:operation-error #:compile-failed #:compile-warned #:compile-error
 	   #:system-definition-error 
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@
 
 (in-package #:asdf)
 
-(defvar *asdf-revision* (let* ((v "$Revision: 1.72 $")
+(defvar *asdf-revision* (let* ((v "$Revision: 1.73 $")
 			       (colon (or (position #\: v) -1))
 			       (dot (position #\. v)))
 			  (and v colon dot 
@@ -98,8 +100,8 @@
 				     (parse-integer v :start (1+ dot)
 						    :junk-allowed t)))))
 
-(defvar  *compile-file-warnings-behaviour* :warn)
-(defvar  *compile-file-failure-behaviour* #+sbcl :error #-sbcl :warn)
+(defvar *compile-file-warnings-behaviour* :warn)
+(defvar *compile-file-failure-behaviour* #+sbcl :error #-sbcl :warn)
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; utility stuff
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ef0d654fa1886328adab4cc3cad45d5dba55d1c0..4de444927c947c4f4165db372aa777aaa8830e1d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+cl-asdf (1.73b) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Update README
+  * export two variables
+
+ -- Kevin M. Rosenberg <kmr@debian.org>  Wed, 28 May 2003 11:19:40 -0600
+
 cl-asdf (1.73) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Update README to mention asdf::*compile-file-warnings-behaviour*