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Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:19:34 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2026 18:19:23 -0700 X-Gm-Features: AUfX_mzutkUN2aD0DDfQVoQNCWsz67bNj2ItaqSoOLwTzxNMiMI769mEfLH4fHI Message-ID: Subject: GNU Tools Weekly News Week 49 (August 2, 2026) To: gcc@gcc.gnu.org, binutils@sourceware.org, libc-alpha@sourceware.org, gdb@sourceware.org, andrew.pinski@oss.qualcomm.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-BeenThere: gdb@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.30 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: GNU Tools weekly via Gdb Reply-To: GNU Tools weekly Errors-To: gdb-bounces~public-inbox=simark.ca@sourceware.org Sender: "Gdb" GNU Tools Weekly News Week 49 (August 2, 2026) Release updates for GNU toolchain: * GCC 16.2.0 RC1 was done * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/amxz3rGMpTljcyvm@tucnak/ * Status * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/amx74xvrAdSiIIEF@tucnak/ GNU toolchain conference reminders: * FOSSY 2026 toolchain track North America, Aug 6-9 (Vancouver, Canada) * https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/fossy2026 * This week/coming weekend * 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 * Toolchains Track at LPC 2026, October 7th (Prague, Czechia) * https://lpc.events/event/20/abstracts/ General/big GNU toolchain news (including sourceware news): * GCC SC approved AI/LLM policy * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/CAGWvny=KZcazorvmCU3gdT4dBcMJm6S_769Ne+aTfbO_nZ_HsQ@mail.gmail.com/ * https://gcc.gnu.org/ai-policy.html * **Please read it before asking any questions about the policy** * Many news articles about the adoption (not posting them) * Progress toward compiling Linux with gccrs * https://lwn.net/Articles/1083202/ * Currently subscriber-only (week only) * Maciej W. Rozycki was appointed as binutils global maintainer * https://sourceware.org/cgit/binutils-gdb/commit/?id=4b8269718f60378f880ea83d061c7338783bbdb3 * https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/alpine.DEB.2.21.2607272357300.14485@angie.orcam.me.uk/ GCC easy issue to tackle of the week: (sorry about last week's being about an invalid transformation) * (si)~(ui)si_var * https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126523 * Reach out to Andrea Pinski for mentoring on this issue. * Previous ones are listed on https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/EasyIssuesOfTheWeek GCC commits: * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2721 r17-2889 169 commits * aarch64: Add Support for SVE2p3/SME2p3 dot product intrinsics * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2751-g2a64a564f5eeb5 * aarch64: Add Support for F16F32DOT * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2754-g4811e4c9836e52 * aarch64: Add support for sve2p3 and sme2p3 conversion intrinsics * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2755-g7695a61179f48f * MATCH: fold signbit comparison and conditional negate to copysign * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2823-g1c8ca0108746d3 * Easy issue week 38 * MATCH: Simplify zero/sign extension bit operations * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2824-gece564fdaa15a0 * RISC-V: Add intrinsic support for Zvabd * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2821-g6df026ea07b0cf * MATCH: Simplify min of clz/ctz to clz/ctz of bitwise or * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2815-g1743c12e3512bf * frange improvements * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2829 https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2828 https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2827 * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2806 https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2764 https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2758 GCC discussion: * See above about AI policy GCC bugzilla stats * 184 new issues filed * 62 issues closed binutils/gdb commits: * gdb discussion: * binutils discussion: * glibc commits: * glibc discussion: * Suggestion: Changes to release process, release from branch * https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/PAWPR08MB89826DDF3C534485790AFFA983CC2@PAWPR08MB8982.eurprd08.prod.outlook.com/ * Unfortunate interaction of glibc-2.44 and gnulib regarding posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir => infinite recursion * https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/7eb0b5186e742958095a8e6c0ba28973412ab1f1.camel@xry111.site/