The 2_47 branch is open for updating as normal
Project / Subsystem
binutils / binutils
Date
2026-07-26
Proposer
Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Allows for more agile development and inclusion of improvements on the release branch.
- • Potential for less review on non-bugfix changes compared to a main development branch.
- • Decision on what gets included in point releases remains with maintainers.
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- The 2_47 branch is open for updating as normal
- headline
- Binutils 2.47 branch now open for general updates
- tldr
- The binutils-2_47 branch is now open for patching, allowing non-bugfix updates and routine changes.
- proposer
- Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
- consensus
- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
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- —
- technical_tradeoffs
-
- • Allows for more agile development and inclusion of improvements on the release branch.
- • Potential for less review on non-bugfix changes compared to a main development branch.
- • Decision on what gets included in point releases remains with maintainers.
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- • release management
- • workflow
- • binutils
- • contribution
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- date
- 2026-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
The 2_47 branch is open for updating as normal
This message announces that the binutils-2_47 branch is now open for standard updates. Developers no longer need to seek prior approval for patches, and updates that are not strictly bug fixes are permitted. However, it’s noted that such non-bugfix changes might not be included in public releases unless a point release (e.g., 2.47.1) is made.