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Revision as of 16:16, 21 February 2023
MinGW toolchain update
This is a proposed Change for Fedora Linux.
This document represents a proposed Change. As part of the Changes process, proposals are publicly announced in order to receive community feedback. This proposal will only be implemented if approved by the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee.
This document represents a proposed Change. As part of the Changes process, proposals are publicly announced in order to receive community feedback. This proposal will only be implemented if approved by the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee.
Summary
Update the MinGW toolchain to the latest upstream stable releases.
Owner
- Name: Sandro Mani
- Email: manisandro@gmail.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 39
- Last updated: 2023-02-21
- devel thread
- FESCo issue: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
- Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
- Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
Detailed Description
The following packages will be updated
- mingw-gcc to version 13.x
- mingw-binutils to version 2.40
Benefit to Fedora
Ship the latest available GNU toolchain for MinGW.
Scope
- Proposal owners:
The above mentioned packages will be updated. Build failures following the mass rebuild will be inspected.
- Other developers:
Help with build failures may be requested.
- Release engineering: Impact check [1]
- Release engineering: Mass rebuild requested
- Policies and guidelines: No policies need to be changed
Upgrade/compatibility impact
No impact
How To Test
Update the system once the updated packages land, look out for new build failures etc.
User Experience
The features of the newest GNU Toolchain will be available to MinGW users.
Dependencies
None
Contingency Plan
- Contingency mechanism: Revert to older versions of environment / toolchain, mass rebuild mingw packages again
- Contingency deadline: Before release
- Blocks release? Yes
- Blocks product? No
Release Notes
Fedora 39 comes with the mingw-gcc-13 and mingw-binutils-2.40.