GNU Binutils 2.38 Released With LoongArch Support, Intel AVX-512 FP16, More Arm Cores

[phoronix]

Phoronix: GNU Binutils 2.38 Released With LoongArch Support, Intel AVX-512 FP16, More Arm Cores

GNU Binutils 2.38 is out today as the newest feature release to this collection of free software utilities very common to Linux systems and other platforms...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNU-Binutils-2.38

[Aryma]

this will come to arch repo after 2 years

[Setif]

this will come to arch repo after 2 years

Arch Linux - binutils 2.36.1-3 (x86_64)
Flagged out-of-date on 2021-07-18

[dekernel]

this will come to arch repo after 2 years

Wow, I just lost a bet with myself. I was betting it would take 5 comments before ArchLinux was mentioned...*face_palm*. People there is a bigger world than ArchLinux.

[Danielsan]

I am going to wait for Rust Binutils...

[Aryma]

People there is a bigger world than ArchLinux.

you mean gentoo or LFS ?

[stikonas]

you mean gentoo or LFS ?

You can go even further than LFS: see https://github.com/fosslinux/live-bootstrap/

[R41N3R]

this will come to arch repo after 2 years

It is now in testing: https://archlinux.org/packages/testing/x86_64/binutils/

[lano1106]

It is now in testing: https://archlinux.org/packages/testing/x86_64/binutils/

Yes, along with gcc 11.2 and glibc 2.35... I don't believe in coincidences....
It is amazing to see how much leverage Phoronix has when it publishes a story... thx Michael to have helped make some people wake up at Arch...

[uxmkt]

It is amazing to see how much leverage Phoronix has when it publishes a story

You should not overestimate it though.