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2026-01-19T08:48:33Z

GNU Tools Weekly News Week 21 (January 18, 2026)

Release updates for GNU toolchain:
* GCC 16.1.0 release status, stage 4 is now in effect
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/8rq8os16-o468-p284-11nr-6pn9q0rnrqon@fhfr.qr/T/#u
* binutils 2.46 release branch is delay until next weekend
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/0a2364be-009d-4cb4-ad0e-79c0bc4e195a@oracle.com/T/#ma153c37b55becb027585f2a27a78782d7f81d758

General/big GNU toolchain news (including sourceware news):
* gccrs December 2025 Monthly report
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/34c623b8-6c0d-41c9-921a-613527a64e09@embecosm.com/T/#u
* GNU toolchain office hours (Asia and Americas/Europe) was held last Thursday
* Notes can be found at https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/OfficeHours
* Sourceware infrastructure updates for Q4 2025
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/20260113001906.GM7119@gnu.wildebeest.org/T/#u

GCC commits:
* gccrs: 22 patch sync
* c++: C++26 Reflection
* lto: toplevel inline-asm fixes/improvements
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GCC discussion:
* fate of libxml2 in gcc
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/d568aa1c-ddb7-4899-a1c7-fe9d0a088654@debian.org/T/#mbcb36fb29a1728ece2ebada48afe06b650cc3a59
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GCC bugzilla stats
* 141 new issues filed
* 120 issues closed

glibc commits:
* Fixes for CVE-2026-0915 and CVE-2026-0861
* math: Sync acosh, atanh, and asinh from CORE-MATH

binutils/gdb commits:
* Sframev3 support for binutils
* aarch64: Add support for FEAT_CMH
* aarch64: Add support for MLBI system instructions
* aarch64: Add support for FEAT_MTETC
* gdb/dwarf: remove support for DWP v1
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