GNU Tools Weekly News Week 21, by Andrew Pinski
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 * GCC discussion: * fate of libxml2 in gcc https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/d568aa1c-ddb7-4899-a1c7-fe9d0a088654@debian.org/T/#mbcb36fb29a1728ece2ebada48afe06b650cc3a59 * 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 *