GNU Tools Weekly News Week 36 (May 3, 2026)

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binutils / binutils

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2026-05-04

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GNU Tools weekly <gnutoolsweekly@gmail.com>

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GNU Tools Weekly News Week 36 (May 3, 2026)
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GNU Tools Weekly News Week 36 (May 3, 2026)
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The GNU Tools Weekly News for Week 36 is out, covering GCC 16.1.0 release, conference reminders, GSOC 2026, rustc_codegen_gcc progress, and GCC 16 features.
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GNU Tools weekly <gnutoolsweekly@gmail.com>
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  • binutils
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2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

GNU Tools Weekly News Week 36 (May 3, 2026)

This issue of GNU Tools Weekly News covers the release of GCC 16.1.0, systemtap 5.5, and Libabigail 2.10. It also includes reminders for upcoming toolchain conferences like FOSSY 2026 and GNU Tools Cauldron 2026. The newsletter highlights the start of GSOC 2026, progress on rustc_codegen_gcc, and new features in GCC 16 such as improved error messages and SARIF output.