GNU Tools Weekly News Week 16 (December 14, 2025) Release updates for GNU toolchain: * GDB 17.1 release update -- Delayed to next weekend (Sat-Sun Dec 20-21) * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gdb-patches/[email protected]/T/#u * Soft freeze for the glibc-2.43 release * https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/CAMAf5_cO94nwG8nuF9N7bMhAgGO0nX=5u7wc_prjfxw79kq...@mail.gmail.com/T/
General/big GNU toolchain news (including sourceware news): * The GCC Steering Committee has a wiki page detailing their mission and current requests are listed ** https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/gcc-steering-committee * GNU toolchain office hours: Asia friendly timezone starting this week: * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/T/#u * GNU toolchain office hours coming up this week: 2025-12-18 @ 1100h EST5EDT * https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/OfficeHours * Sourceware Open Office happened last Friday 2025-12-12 * Notes will be posted soon GCC commits: * aarch64: Add support for C1 cores * RISC-V: Pragma target now supported * LoongArch: Introduce LoongArch32 target * c++/modules: #include <vector> -> import <bits/stdc++.h> * Cleanup/Fix option documentations for many targets * ch: Improve copy header when the bbs are predicated as non-executed GCC discussion: * pointer comparison in GIMPLE * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/T/ * Deprecating IA64 and selective scheduling * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/cahtyxdcjx5b5xrqbi5lphkjs_q-cwzqfyohsp0h8qh7jpc_...@mail.gmail.com/T/ * Requiring a BZ account as part of commit access process * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/cadzb+2mvmpfz2qnwf5hrh9gqfrfeajn+tibaza1srayqhci...@mail.gmail.com/T/ * Use of LLM for patches * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/CALvbMcDiyuq2UkQF57kD9s=6p937jlkrfkn5hzvjngrw-sm...@mail.gmail.com/T/ GCC bugzilla stats * 80 new issues filed * 52 issues closed glibc commits: * malloc: Enable 2MB THP by default on Aarch64 glibc discussion: * Deprecation of s390-32 in glibc * continued * https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/[email protected]/T/ binutils/gdb commits: * LoongArch: Add support for LoongArch32 to binutils * aarch64: Add support for FEAT_LSCP
