GNU Tools Weekly News Week 50 (August 9, 2026) Release updates for GNU toolchain: * GCC 16.2.0 was released! * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/ * status: https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/ * GCC 14.5.0 is planed to be released on Sep 11th (RC1 on Sep 4th) * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/anWnjIo15_2FrBEf@tucnak/ * GDB 18 release branch was created * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gdb/[email protected]/ * with a prelease was created * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gdb-patches/[email protected]/ *
GNU toolchain conference reminders: * GNU Tools Cauldron 2026, Fri-Sun, October 2-4 (Prague, Czechia) * https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/cauldron2026 * https://conf.gnu-tools-cauldron.org/prg26/cfp * cfp closes August 31st * Toolchains Track at LPC 2026, October 7th (Prague, Czechia) * https://lpc.events/event/20/abstracts/ General/big GNU toolchain news (including sourceware news): * Michael Meissner appointed PowerPC port co-maintainer (GCC) * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/CADzB+2=8CJoq4g=tda14mucms4b6wewpum6rjkbv+vx+058...@mail.gmail.com/ * Surya Kumari Jangala appointed PowerPC reviewer (GCC) * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/cadzb+2mlbjr7xhms46yqd0dcxxjv8qjnf3ddcx3zj29ny0w...@mail.gmail.com/ * Pierre-Emmanuel Patry appointed Rust Front End maintainer (GCC) * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/CAGWvnymaTEBMLw2o6N=oeSk_aQVs=wtsffs5gavsoul5ar9...@mail.gmail.com/ GCC easy issue to tackle of the week: * a/b -> 1 if it is known that `a==b` in VRP without DOM * https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126745 * this is a non-match one but the patch for this one should be around 5-6 lines for the new method that gets added * Reach out to Andrea Pinski <[email protected]> for mentoring on this issue. * Previous ones are listed on https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/EasyIssuesOfTheWeek GCC commits: * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2890 ... r17-3172 283 commits * frange - sub-ranges * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2891 https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2892 https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2898 * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2928 https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2929 https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3038 * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3041 https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3042 https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3043 * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3055 https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3147 https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3148 * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3162 https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3163 * match: Simplify `(A | C) == A` to `(A & C) != 0` when C is power of 2 * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2916-g372d44c5611ecc * Week 27th easy issue of the week * scheduler compile time improvements * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2919 ... r17-2922 * phiopt: Add some TARGET_MEM_REF support to factoring of loads * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2955-g1a751916c6d506 * expand: Split divisions with near-power-of-two divisors * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2970-g298071eb7e88b0 * Fix --enable-gather-detailed-mem-stats for PCH * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2968-g60623805437fc7 * Oldest bug fixed for GCC 17 so far * match: Recognize add/sub absolute-value idiom * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2972-g36990bb0d14c48 * 10+ year old bug * RISC-V: Implement reassociation width hook * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3000-ge0e794b089a127 * Implement C++29 P3733R1 - More named universal character escapes * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3022-g72c343684eb8d2 * GCC rs merge * 78 commits * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3059 ... https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3136 * OpenMP: Use VOID_TYPE_P to check for void return type in SIMD function clones. * Week 44 easy issue * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3156-ge212f5ef86f1a8 * gimplefe: Add support for REF_REVERSE_STORAGE_ORDER on mem * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3169-gfbdabd5f9a27c8 * Improve tree_expr_nonnegative_p by using the ranger * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-3171-g5af52562e3fb59 GCC discussion: * Changes in emails sent by the forge * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/ * Proposed synchronisation of forge accounts with MAINTAINERS.yml * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/ GCC bugzilla stats * 154 new issues filed * 88 issues closed binutils/gdb commits: * gdb discussion: * binutils discussion: * glibc commits: * glibc discussion: * Hurd and trust relationship with file system translators * https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/[email protected]/
