GNU Tools Weekly News Week 47 (July 19, 2026)

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binutils / binutils

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2026-07-20

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GNU Tools weekly <gnutoolsweekly@gmail.com>

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GNU Tools Weekly News Week 47 (July 19, 2026)
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GNU Tools Weekly News Week 47 (July 19, 2026)
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Weekly news digest for GNU toolchain projects, including GDB release schedule, conference reminders, and GCC commits.
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2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

GNU Tools Weekly News Week 47 (July 19, 2026)

This weekly news digest covers updates for the GNU toolchain, including a proposed release schedule for GDB 18. It also provides reminders for upcoming toolchain conferences like FOSSY 2026 and GNU Tools Cauldron 2026. The digest highlights recent GCC commits, such as optimizations for vector widths and RISC-V support, as well as an RFC for a new tagged_by attribute.