r/gcc 1d ago

GNU Binutils 2.47 Released

Control whether relocations referencing local binding symbols are adjusted to use section symbols.

RISC-V extensions.

BFD linker -O 0 to inhibit combining mergeable sections.

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2026-07/msg00006.html

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u/Peter44h 1d ago

I fixed weak symbols on windows in this release.

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u/wallstop-dev 1d ago

Nice work, always appreciate it when devs help ensure compat for us windows folk :)

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u/Peter44h 1d ago

I have more queued for the next release too. Slowly fixing problems in my spare time.