https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/F33MingwEnvToolchainUpdate

== Summary ==
Update the MinGW base environment and toolchain to the latest upstream
stable releases.

== Owner ==
* Name: [[User:smani|Sandro Mani]]
* Email: manisan...@gmail.com


== Detailed Description ==

The following packages will be updated

* mingw-gcc to version 10.0.0
* mingw-w64-tools to version 7.0.0
* mingw-winpthreads to version 7.0.0
* mingw-crt to version 7.0.0
* mingw-headers to version 7.0.0
* mingw-binutils to version 2.34
* mingw-gdb to version 9.1

== Benefit to Fedora ==

Ship the latest available MinGW environment and GNU toolchain.

== Scope ==
* Proposal owners:
The above mentioned packages will be updated. Build failures following
the mass rebuild will be inspected.

* Other developers:
Help with build failures may be requested.

* Release engineering: Impact check [https://pagure.io/releng/issue/9253]
* Release engineering: Mass rebuild requested
* Policies and guidelines: No policies need to be changed

== Upgrade/compatibility impact ==
No impact

== How To Test ==
Update the system once the updated packages land, look out for new
build failures etc.

== User Experience ==
The features of the newest MinGW environment and GNU Toolchain will be
available to the users.

== Dependencies ==
None

== Contingency Plan ==
* Contingency mechanism: Revert to older versions of environment /
toolchain, mass rebuild mingw packages again
* Contingency deadline: Before release
* Blocks release? Yes
* Blocks product? No

== Release Notes ==
Fedora 33 comes with the mingw-w64-7.0.0 environment, mingw-gcc-10,
mingw-gdb-9.1 and mingw-binutils 2.34.

-- 
Ben Cotton
He / Him / His
Senior Program Manager, Fedora & CentOS Stream
Red Hat
TZ=America/Indiana/Indianapolis
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