GNU Tools Weekly News Week 21 (January 18, 2026) Release updates for GNU toolchain: * GCC 16.1.0 release status, stage 4 is now in effect * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/T/#u * binutils 2.46 release branch is delay until next weekend * https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/[email protected]/T/#ma153c37b55becb027585f2a27a78782d7f81d758
General/big GNU toolchain news (including sourceware news): * gccrs December 2025 Monthly report * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/T/#u * GNU toolchain office hours (Asia and Americas/Europe) was held last Thursday * Notes can be found at https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/OfficeHours * Sourceware infrastructure updates for Q4 2025 * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/T/#u GCC commits: * gccrs: 22 patch sync * c++: C++26 Reflection * lto: toplevel inline-asm fixes/improvements * GCC discussion: * fate of libxml2 in gcc * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/T/#mbcb36fb29a1728ece2ebada48afe06b650cc3a59 * GCC bugzilla stats * 141 new issues filed * 120 issues closed glibc commits: * Fixes for CVE-2026-0915 and CVE-2026-0861 * math: Sync acosh, atanh, and asinh from CORE-MATH binutils/gdb commits: * Sframev3 support for binutils * aarch64: Add support for FEAT_CMH * aarch64: Add support for MLBI system instructions * aarch64: Add support for FEAT_MTETC * gdb/dwarf: remove support for DWP v1 *
