https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/F34MingwEnvToolchainUpdate
== Summary == Update the MinGW base environment and toolchain to the latest upstream stable releases.
== Owner == * Name: [[User:smani|Sandro Mani]] * Email: manisandro@gmail.com
== Detailed Description ==
The following packages will be updated
* mingw-gcc to version 11.x * mingw-w64-tools to version 8.x * mingw-winpthreads to version 8.x * mingw-crt to version 8.x * mingw-headers to version 8.x * mingw-binutils to version 2.36 * mingw-gdb to version 10.x
== Benefit to Fedora ==
Ship the latest available MinGW environment and GNU toolchain.
== Scope == * Proposal owners: The above mentioned packages will be updated. Build failures following the mass rebuild will be inspected.
* Other developers:
* Release engineering: Impact check [https://pagure.io/releng/issue/9903] * 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 MinGW environment and GNU Toolchain will be available to the 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 34 comes with the mingw-w64-8 environment, mingw-gcc-11, mingw-gdb-10' and mingw-binutils 2.36.
On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 03:19:16PM -0500, Ben Cotton wrote:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/F34MingwEnvToolchainUpdate
== Summary == Update the MinGW base environment and toolchain to the latest upstream stable releases.
== Owner ==
- Name: [[User:smani|Sandro Mani]]
- Email: manisandro@gmail.com
== Detailed Description ==
The following packages will be updated
- mingw-gcc to version 11.x
- mingw-w64-tools to version 8.x
- mingw-winpthreads to version 8.x
- mingw-crt to version 8.x
- mingw-headers to version 8.x
- mingw-binutils to version 2.36
- mingw-gdb to version 10.x
This would be great, thanks Sandro.
Rich.