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2026-01-05T08:21:32Z

GNU Tools Weekly News Week 19 (January 5, 2026)
Happy new years all. a real quiet week entering the new years

Release updates for GNU toolchain:
* Freeze for glibc-2.43, machine testing
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/2395324.ElGaqSPkdT@noumea/T/#u

General/big GNU toolchain news (including sourceware news):
* In case you missed it; GNU toolchain 2025 year in a review
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/CAHt=NyM_FreJL-n9h91opbNQB=c4JgkJAb8t8-LwMvYUAOAzgA@mail.gmail.com/T/#u
* Beyond Syntax: Introducing GCC Workbench for VSCode/VSCodium
* See https://www.reddit.com/r/gcc/comments/1q3n0xb/beyond_syntax_introducing_gcc_workbench_for/?share_id=_BWRJXbFAsZ_oQKklfKxJ
* https://github.com/regalloc/gcc-workbench

GCC commits:
* Add support for using picolibc

GCC discussion:
* Generation of Make Dependencies for C++ Modules (continued)
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/aVHsijZHkzcDwtt7@rotor/T/

GCC bugzilla stats
* 68 new issues filed
* 39 issues closed

glibc commits:
* no notable commits

binutils/gdb commits:
* no notable commits