Release 2.47 of the GNU Binutils is now available
Project / Subsystem
binutils / binutils
Date
2026-07-26
Proposer
Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
7/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • New features and bug fixes in version 2.47 enhance functionality and stability.
- • Exclusion of GOLD linker sources from this release adheres to a policy but might require users needing GOLD to stick to even-numbered releases or use separate sources.
- • Concerns about release tarball integrity due to a development flag being present.
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- Release 2.47 of the GNU Binutils is now available
- headline
- Binutils 2.47 released
- tldr
- Announces the release of GNU Binutils version 2.47, highlighting new features and bug fixes.
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- Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
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- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
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- 7
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- • New features and bug fixes in version 2.47 enhance functionality and stability.
- • Exclusion of GOLD linker sources from this release adheres to a policy but might require users needing GOLD to stick to even-numbered releases or use separate sources.
- • Concerns about release tarball integrity due to a development flag being present.
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- date
- 2026-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
Release 2.47 of the GNU Binutils is now available
This announcement details the release of GNU Binutils version 2.47, available for download. Key new features include a new command-line option --reloc-section-sym for controlling relocation for local symbols and expanded support for RISC-V standard extensions. As an odd-numbered release, it does not include sources for the GOLD linker. Concerns are raised in a reply that bfd/development.sh still indicates development=true in the tarballs, suggesting they might be development snapshots rather than stable releases.