https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/F33MingwEnvToolchainUpdate
== 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 10.0.0 * mingw-w64-tools to version 7.0.0 * mingw-winpthreads to version 7.0.0 * mingw-crt to version 7.0.0 * mingw-headers to version 7.0.0 * mingw-binutils to version 2.34 * mingw-gdb to version 9.1
== 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/issue/9253] * 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 33 comes with the mingw-w64-7.0.0 environment, mingw-gcc-10, mingw-gdb-9.1 and mingw-binutils 2.34.
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