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MinGW toolchain update

Summary

Update the MinGW toolchain to the latest upstream stable releases.

Owner

Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora 39
  • Last updated: 2023-02-21
  • 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.

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