GNU Tools Weekly News Week 45 (July 5, 2026)
Release updates for GNU toolchain:
* GCC 16.2.0 first week in August
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/664sq11r-5665-71rs-9p94-9s6166660r68@fhfr.qr/
* glibc-2.44 release info
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/5439103.jY9Djz4Zq0@noumea/
General/big GNU toolchain news:
* GCC AI Policy Working Group submitted a proposed policy to the SC (July 3rd)
* https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/working-group-ai-policy
* Sourceware budget and funding 2026/2027 feedback review and Q2 2026 updates
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/20260628215902.GB12192@gnu.wildebeest.org/
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/20260705010224.GN11278@gnu.wildebeest.org/T/#u
* Rustc GCC backend report
* https://blog.antoyo.xyz/rustc_codegen_gcc-progress-report-42
* Talk by Avinal Kumar on glibc's locale
* https://avinal.space/talks/devconf-2026/#/1
GCC easy issue to tackle of the week:
* `MIN<nonnegative,a> >= 0` is not simplified into `a >= 0`
* https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126087
* Reach out to Andrea Pinski <andrew.pinski@oss.qualcomm.com> for mentoring on this issue.
* Previous ones are listed on https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/EasyIssuesOfTheWeek
GCC commits:
* Ada update:
* Android support enhancement.
* Flare OOP "Attribute Subprogram" first implementation.
* Match: Support unsigned scalar SAT_MUL form 14
* https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-1946-g95540e74f33dad
* aarch64: Fix tls debuginfo missing location info
* https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2093-g97d9016b230cca
* libstdc++: implement LWG3662
* https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2095-g7084db3f6e1cc6
* SH: Switch to LRA permanently
* https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2104-g75a75f22f3a33e
* c++: Implement C++29 P2953R5
* https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2127-gc1a7d0a2140563
* CLZ via isolated MSB DeBruijn lookup
* https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2131-ga20f4528f3ab84
* aarch64: Port NEON intrinsics to pragma framework
* https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2018-gefbc7fbb70d875 ... https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2023-gde97b51852881d
* c++: Implement C++29 P3540R3
* https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-1995-g1ec0c5428cf84e
* RISC-V: Add spacemit-x100/A100 support
* https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-1983-g8596c662854b86
* https://gcc.gnu.org/r17-2012-ge71bc0f8d7f93c
GCC discussion:
* Turning off trapping-math for C/C++ front-end
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/CALvbMcA6P_q7WNm1KOopzxhzRJHFi9T9_STaCtZrm1ZA-0nNtQ@mail.gmail.com/
GCC bugzilla stats
* 97 new issues filed
* 65 issues closed
binutils/gdb commits:
* RISC-V: Add Zvdota/Zvbdota extensions
* https://sourceware.org/cgit/binutils-gdb/commit/?id=89d59bf712045252b527bdfb69c07b0a29db7007
* https://sourceware.org/cgit/binutils-gdb/commit/?id=794f538c3e57e3f55a6224a7206fdb0ea7815a82
glibc commits:
* Add system-wide tunables
* https://www.phoronix.com/news/Glibc-System-Tunables
* https://sourceware.org/cgit/glibc/log/?id=e24269f74b8cd37ce33652e752f8012c3bfcdadc&qt=range&q=e24269f74b8cd37ce33652e752f8012c3bfcdadc...fae194043a099d45c044c883467c934153ecc51f
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/cover.1782444639.git.dj@redhat.com/
glibc discussion:
* x86-64 TCB layout dependency in Chrome, Firefox
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/lhucxx5oo4n.fsf@oldenburg.str.redhat.com/
* The libc-locales mailing list
* https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/351127e3-0397-438c-8730-3ef35605bdb9@redhat.com/