- GNU Tools Weekly News Week 22, by Andrew Pinski
Release updates for GNU toolchain:
- GNU C Library version 2.43 was released
https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/13932477.uLZWGnKmhe@pinacolada/T
* 2.46 branch has now been created
- https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/87zf62asxe.fsf@redhat.com/T
General/big GNU toolchain news (including sourceware news):
- GCC GSoC 2026: Call for project ideas and mentors
https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/0374ff71371cc3161db30d11578874be607d2bdc.camel@redhat.com/T/
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-a089-3e02dd5be28f@gmail.com/T/
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