Buildroot 2026.08 released [LWN.net]

Version 2026.08 of the Buildroot embedded Linux system builder has been released. Buildroot 2026.08 includes nearly 1,000 changes from 100 contributors; some of the notable changes include support for Linux 7.1.x, Binutils 2.46.1, GCC 16.2.0, glibc 2.44, as well as adding the M68K and IBM Power 10/11 architectures.

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m68k added?

Posted Sep 7, 2026 13:39 UTC (Mon) by jedix (subscriber, #116933) [Link] (1 responses)

I see the m68k nommu was added...but I was pretty sure I used that to test my nommu changes for v6.1. somewhere along the way I had to switch to LTS of buildroot to have it work, so maybe it's re-enabled?

m68k added?

Posted Sep 7, 2026 18:33 UTC (Mon) by juju (guest, #186390) [Link]

Yes, m68k support in Buildroot had several rework in the past decade, in which older m68k got removed.
This entry refers to the original 68000 added back in:
https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/commit/e5c7b...
Linux on a Sega MegaDrive, why not?
https://github.com/LinuxMD/linuxmd
2026 was the right time to reintroduce this support ;)