GNU Tools Weekly News Week 46 (July 12, 2026)

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GNU Tools Weekly News Week 46 (July 12, 2026)

Release updates for GNU toolchain:
 * dwz 0.17 was released July 11th
  * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/20260711201828.GF31804@gnu.wildebeest.org/T/#u
 * binutils 2.47 release branch was created
  * https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/CAMe9rOrBj1z8EA3FA9VfVMNkMbNCtoYfGfWiGSCjht=8bUHoTw@mail.gmail.com/T/#m541bfed9931e78a42f7a582f1e2c9585059a6fc2


GNU toolchain conference reminders:
 * FOSSY 2026 toolchain track North America, Aug 6-9 (Vancouver, Canada)
  * https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/fossy2026
 * 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):
 * open office for sourceware: Fundraising: July 10th
  * notes can be found at
https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/20260712232848.GA31804@gnu.wildebeest.org/T/#mbfe900b5f5920694049f1e9f917727d06c1b9376
 * Proposed updates to the gcc forge repositories
  * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/ca51039e-cb61-430e-979a-f5948c3edb4f@arm.com/
 * GCC MAINTAINERS file is now generated
  * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/92341a31-aecc-4261-bc8c-f3077fe31c1d@arm.com/

GCC easy issue to tackle of the week:
 * None this week, Andrea is on vacation.

GCC commits:
 * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2148 -  r17-2345  198 commits
 * libbacktrace: support returning discriminator field
  * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2177-g49a5c52438b6a8
 * aarch64: Add support for -mcpu=rigel
  * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2197-g2f7613d36fecb6
 * gccrs merge
  * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2223 - r17-2260
 * s390: Remove -m31 support
  * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2272-g035f177a1eab31
 * fold-mem-offsets: Convert from DF to RTL-SSA
  * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2301-gf7a75a1506d91f
 * match: Improved comparison of integers to FP constants.
  * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2324-g081959973e38fd
 * expmed: Optimize 32-bit unsigned division by constants on 64-bit targets
  * https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2334-gc585baad310a4a


GCC discussion:
 * Draft C2Y _BitInt related proposals
  * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/ak0RdTxEebAf4T6K@tucnak/

GCC bugzilla stats
 *  105 new issues filed
 *  55 issues closed


binutils/gdb commits:
 * aarch64: Add support for FEAT_SME_FA64
  * https://sourceware.org/cgit/binutils-gdb/commit/?id=d708c86adccb169dd8bf5c7f4d73d7cab238d965
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gdb discussion:
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 binutils discussion:
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 glibc commits:
 * riscv: Add RVV stpncpy and strncpy for both multiarch and
non-multiarch builds
  * https://sourceware.org/cgit/glibc/commit/?id=df0669d41d753269312374e2eb6bd107bbec9c7b
  * https://sourceware.org/cgit/glibc/commit/?id=59cb960a22fbacb8b8baaa049529bf4638dfc625
 * Revert "malloc: aarch64: Add ifuncs for malloc functions"
  * https://sourceware.org/cgit/glibc/commit/?id=d70dd7d72273ac1aa53b435156de3f50f0c5a868

glibc discussion:
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