git: 2dd086e877 - main - Status/2026Q2/gcc.adoc: Add report
Lorenzo Salvadore <[email protected]> Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:17:47 +0000
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The branch main has been updated by salvadore: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=2dd086e87796a169c4b9d53482048b41b89749f0 commit 2dd086e87796a169c4b9d53482048b41b89749f0 Author: Lorenzo Salvadore <[email protected]> AuthorDate: 2026-07-14 18:56:01 +0000 Commit: Lorenzo Salvadore <[email protected]> CommitDate: 2026-07-25 15:17:12 +0000 Status/2026Q2/gcc.adoc: Add report Reviewed by: jrm Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D58233 --- .../en/status/report-2026-04-2026-06/gcc.adoc | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/content/en/status/report-2026-04-2026-06/gcc.adoc b/website/content/en/status/report-2026-04-2026-06/gcc.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..923ddd1254 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/content/en/status/report-2026-04-2026-06/gcc.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +=== GCC on FreeBSD + +Links: + +link:https://gcc.gnu.org/[GCC Project] URL: link:https://gcc.gnu.org/[] + +link:https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-13/[GCC 13 release series] URL: link:https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-13/[] + +link:https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-14/[GCC 14 release series] URL: link:https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-14/[] + +link:https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-15/[GCC 15 release series] URL: link:https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-15/[] + +link:https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-16/[GCC 16 release series] URL: link:https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-16/[] + +link:https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-17/[GCC 17 release series] URL: link:https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-17/[] + +Contact: Lorenzo Salvadore <[email protected]> + +Two new ports have been created: package:lang/gcc16[] and package:lang/gcc17-devel[]. + +link:https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=294062[PR 294062] about arm64 build failures has been fixed. +More precisely, in 2026Q2 package:lang/gcc16-devel[] and package:lang/gcc17-devel[] have been fixed, while package:lang/gcc16[] has been fixed in the beginning of 2026Q3 (at the time this report is written the patch still needs to be forwarded to the ports quarterly branch). +Unfortunately, the solution is local to the FreeBSD ports tree and cannot be upstreamed directly. +Discussion for an upstream solution can be found in the link:https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=125182[upstream bugzilla]. +Thanks to all those who have helped, in particular to Mark Millard. + +I have not worked personally on the link:https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=292692[process] to get GCC_DEFAULT=15 this quarter, but some work is being done in the associated PRs, so this is getting forward as well. +Moreover, minor version updates to package:lang/gcc13[], package:lang/gcc14[] and package:lang/gcc15[] are planned. + +As I continue to work on the GCC ports, I realize that I am having less time and less energy to put into them. +These ports are important, I prefer not to leave them unmaintained at least until I am able to deal with them, even if slowly. +But if there is someone who would like to take them, please stand up and I would be glad to transfer maintainership.