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2026-02-02T10:20:32Z

GNU Tools Weekly News Week 23 (February 1, 2026)

Release updates for GNU toolchain:

General/big GNU toolchain news (including sourceware news):
* FOSDEM was held Saturday/Sunday
* https://www.fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/gcc-gnu-toolchain/
* videos are located in https://video.fosdem.org/2026/ud6215/
* glibc transition away from sourceware to CTI hosting site (Linux Foundation)
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/aXza11xOt8WablUA@arm.com/T/#me3690e18d4836c08c6e24cd1c03956ecab2ee062

GCC commits:
* note most of the commits from now until the release are bug fixes
which have not been listed here normally
* c++, contracts: C++26 base implementation as per P2900R14.
* c++: Implement part of CWG3044
* C/C++: Better notification if misused a function like macro (e.g.
using assert with the wrong number of arguments)
* libstdc++/regex: Make DFS executor non-recursive

GCC discussion:
* Does GCC record optimization information into binary file?
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/AFC6461E-C878-45E4-B71A-405E21B74599@oracle.com/T/#m59e008b774df18ee4c860408b2efdca0bc0fb5d6

GCC bugzilla stats
* 101 new issues filed
* 96 issues closed

glibc commits:
*

binutils/gdb commits:
*

gdb discussion:
* gdb support for SME-without-SVE ?
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/gdb/CANnS9rtKj5oDZQ6YuB=rP6YGuC38Gff=TckhDqwaof=A+ot4=w@mail.gmail.com/T/#md7ff6ac528c3b698f3239766eed29f902cc374e1
*

binutils discussion:
* More compact SFrames through deduplication
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/20260126111821.714eccd1@gandalf.local.home/T/#m6f74937a28ccc58a4c4887092479f089d4126851