Re: Second GCC 16.1 Release Candidate available from gcc.gnu.org
Project / Subsystem
gcc / gcc
Date
2026-04-26
Proposer
Frank Scheiner <frank.scheiner@web.de>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Testing release candidates on different platforms helps identify and fix platform-specific issues before the final release.
- • The bootstrap process is a critical test of the compiler's ability to compile itself correctly.
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- Re: Second GCC 16.1 Release Candidate available from gcc.gnu.org
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- Second GCC 16.1 Release Candidate available from gcc.gnu.org
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- Frank Scheiner reports that the second GCC 16.1 release candidate bootstrapped fine on ia64-linux.
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- Frank Scheiner <frank.scheiner@web.de>
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- Proposed
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- • Testing release candidates on different platforms helps identify and fix platform-specific issues before the final release.
- • The bootstrap process is a critical test of the compiler's ability to compile itself correctly.
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- 2026-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
Re: Second GCC 16.1 Release Candidate available from gcc.gnu.org
Frank Scheiner reports that the second release candidate for GCC 16.1 bootstrapped successfully for C and C++ on ia64-linux. He planned to run the test suite the next day. Release candidates are important milestones on the path to a stable release, and testing on various platforms helps ensure quality.