GNU Tools Weekly News Week 31 (March 29, 2026) Release updates for GNU toolchain: * gcc 16.0 regression status (note this is not official numbers, it might be off by a few) * P1: 10 +1 * P1+P2+P3 total: 769 -4
General/big GNU toolchain news (including sourceware news): * slow week last week GCC easy issue to tackle of the week: * `(a ^ c) & (a | c)` -> `a ^ c` not done on the gimple/tree level * https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=115547 * Reach out to Andrew Pinski <[email protected]> for mentoring on this issue. GCC commits: * note most of the commits from now until the release are bug fixes which have not been listed here normally * GCC discussion: * GSoC 2026 project discussions from participates * changes requesting for GCC 17 Release Criteria (secondary targets) * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/CALvbMcCGVidhnAoQ=4TM3uL9=nfe-wchc8sxd49g6w8j3dv...@mail.gmail.com/T/#ma068de3a21c27075443bd7422149a7185181f3c4 * GCC bugzilla stats * 83 new issues filed * 89 issues closed glibc commits: * LoongArch: Add support for LA32 binutils/gdb commits: * gdb: Add in NEWS about dropping AIX 7.1 support. * https://sourceware.org/cgit/binutils-gdb/commit/?id=c116c67be27fad91095a2bb13bc0bd48f4e4d623 * gdb discussion: * binutils discussion: *
