GNU Tools Weekly News Week 46 (July 12, 2026) Release updates for GNU toolchain: * dwz 0.17 was released July 11th * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/T/#u * binutils 2.47 release branch was created * https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/CAMe9rOrBj1z8EA3FA9VfVMNkMbNCtoYfGfWiGSCjht=8buh...@mail.gmail.com/T/#m541bfed9931e78a42f7a582f1e2c9585059a6fc2
GNU toolchain conference reminders: * FOSSY 2026 toolchain track North America, Aug 6-9 (Vancouver, Canada) * https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/fossy2026 * GNU Tools Cauldron 2026, Fri-Sun, October 2-4 (Prague, Czechia) * https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/cauldron2026 * https://conf.gnu-tools-cauldron.org/prg26/cfp * Toolchains Track at LPC 2026, October 7th (Prague, Czechia) * https://lpc.events/event/20/abstracts/ General/big GNU toolchain news (including sourceware news): * open office for sourceware: Fundraising: July 10th * notes can be found at https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/T/#mbfe900b5f5920694049f1e9f917727d06c1b9376 * Proposed updates to the gcc forge repositories * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/ * GCC MAINTAINERS file is now generated * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/ GCC easy issue to tackle of the week: * None this week, Andrea is on vacation. GCC commits: * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2148 - r17-2345 198 commits * libbacktrace: support returning discriminator field * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2177-g49a5c52438b6a8 * aarch64: Add support for -mcpu=rigel * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2197-g2f7613d36fecb6 * gccrs merge * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2223 - r17-2260 * s390: Remove -m31 support * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2272-g035f177a1eab31 * fold-mem-offsets: Convert from DF to RTL-SSA * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2301-gf7a75a1506d91f * match: Improved comparison of integers to FP constants. * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2324-g081959973e38fd * expmed: Optimize 32-bit unsigned division by constants on 64-bit targets * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2334-gc585baad310a4a GCC discussion: * Draft C2Y _BitInt related proposals * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/ak0RdTxEebAf4T6K@tucnak/ GCC bugzilla stats * 105 new issues filed * 55 issues closed binutils/gdb commits: * aarch64: Add support for FEAT_SME_FA64 * https://sourceware.org/cgit/binutils-gdb/commit/?id=d708c86adccb169dd8bf5c7f4d73d7cab238d965 * gdb discussion: * binutils discussion: * glibc commits: * riscv: Add RVV stpncpy and strncpy for both multiarch and non-multiarch builds * https://sourceware.org/cgit/glibc/commit/?id=df0669d41d753269312374e2eb6bd107bbec9c7b * https://sourceware.org/cgit/glibc/commit/?id=59cb960a22fbacb8b8baaa049529bf4638dfc625 * Revert "malloc: aarch64: Add ifuncs for malloc functions" * https://sourceware.org/cgit/glibc/commit/?id=d70dd7d72273ac1aa53b435156de3f50f0c5a868 glibc discussion: *
