GCC 13.4.1 Status Report (2026-08-07)
GCC 13 branch closing soon; focus on regressions, not auto-generated code issues.
The GCC 13 branch is open for regression and documentation fixes, with release candidate planned for Sep 4th and release on Sep 11th. This will be the last release from this branch, so contributors are urged to be cautious about backporting to avoid regressions. The focus should be on regressions introduced between GCC 13.1 and now, or critical issues in actual applications, rather than those found in automatically generated code.
- proposer
Provides a status report for the GCC 13 branch, indicating it is open for fixes and will close with the GCC 13.5 release in September. Emphasizes prioritizing regressions in real-world applications over artificial code.
“The gcc-13 branch is open for regression and documentation fixes. We plan to close the branch with the release of GCC 13.5 where a release candidate is planned on Sep 4th and the release a week after, Sep 11th. Note that since this is going to be the last release from the branch it's especially important to be careful what to backport to not introduce regressions.”
In Details
Status report for the GCC 13 release branch. The branch is open for bug fixes, with the final release (13.5) scheduled for early September. The primary focus for fixes is regressions and critical issues found in production code, rather than those specific to auto-generated test cases.
- regression
- A bug introduced in a new version of software that did not exist in a previous version.
- backport
- The process of applying a code change or fix from a newer software version to an older, still-supported version.
- release candidate
- A version of software that is potentially ready to be released, but is undergoing final testing to find and fix any remaining bugs.