https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/MingwEnvToolchainUpdate

== 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 9.1.0 * mingw-w64-tools to version 6.0.0 * mingw-winpthreads to version 6.0.0 * mingw-crt to version 6.0.0 * mingw-headers to version 6.0.0 * mingw-binutils to version 2.32

Packages for early testing are available here: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/smani/mingw-gcc9/builds/

== 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: Help with build failures may be requested.

* Release engineering: Impact check [https://pagure.io/releng/issues/8340] * 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

== Documentation == * http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-9/ * https://mingw-w64.org/doku.php/versions

== Release Notes == Fedora 31 comes with the mingw-w64-6.0.0 environment, mingw-gcc-9.1 and mingw-binutils 2.32.