GNU Tools Weekly News Week 22 (January 25, 2026)

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GNU Tools Weekly News Week 22 (January 25, 2026)

Release updates for GNU toolchain:
 * GNU C Library version 2.43 was released
  * https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-alpha/13932477.uLZWGnKmhe@pinacolada/T
 * 2.46 branch has now been created
  * https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/[email protected]/T

General/big GNU toolchain news (including sourceware news):
 * GCC GSoC 2026: Call for project ideas and mentors
  * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/T/

GCC commits:
  * note most of the commits from now until the release are bug fixes
which have not been listed here normally
 * s390: Deprecate -m31
 * Many documentation option improvements
 * testsuite fixes/improvements on running cross

GCC discussion:
 * "global opt framework" entry in MAINTAINERS
  * https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/[email protected]/T/

GCC bugzilla stats
 * 136 new issues filed
 * 94 issues closed

glibc commits:
 * posix: Reset wordexp_t fields with WRDE_REUSE: CVE-2025-15281

binutils/gdb commits:
 * aarch64: Add bigobj support to AArch64 COFF
 * aarch64: Object Attributes v2 support (binutils)
 * gdb: Add aarch64-windows support
 * aarch64: Add support for FEAT_TLBID feature
 * aarch64: Add -march=armv9.7-a option