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| GNU Tools Weekly News Week 22 (January 25, 2026) |
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| Sun, 25 Jan 2026 23:21:57 -0800 |
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GNU Tools Weekly News Week 22 (January 25, 2026)
Release updates for GNU toolchain:
* GNU C Library version 2.43 was released
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/13932477.uLZWGnKm...
* 2.46 branch has now been created
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/87zf62asxe.fsf@redh...
General/big GNU toolchain news (including sourceware news):
* GCC GSoC 2026: Call for project ideas and mentors
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/0374ff71371cc3161db30d11...
GCC commits:
* note most of the commits from now until the release are bug fixes
which have not been listed here normally
* s390: Deprecate -m31
* Many documentation option improvements
* testsuite fixes/improvements on running cross
GCC discussion:
* "global opt framework" entry in MAINTAINERS
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/3c24d501-f50a-4fe7-a089-...
GCC bugzilla stats
* 136 new issues filed
* 94 issues closed
glibc commits:
* posix: Reset wordexp_t fields with WRDE_REUSE: CVE-2025-15281
binutils/gdb commits:
* aarch64: Add bigobj support to AArch64 COFF
* aarch64: Object Attributes v2 support (binutils)
* gdb: Add aarch64-windows support
* aarch64: Add support for FEAT_TLBID feature
* aarch64: Add -march=armv9.7-a option