Curated Hacker NewsDefer available in gcc and clang
https://gustedt.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/defer-available-in-gcc-and-clang/
-fbounds-safety: Enforcing bounds safety for C
LFADefer in gcc and clang
https://gustedt.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/defer-available-in-gcc-and-clang/
ajuvo ✔
the thing 
oh wait nvm...
it's not the master branch's fault...
sigh...
can someone help me compile nix? i got to the point of running meson compile -C build -j 8 but it eventually gives this error:
../src/libutil/file-descriptor.cc:116:11: error: no member named 'sync_file_range' in the global namespace
116 | ::sync_file_range(fd, 0, 0, SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
../src/libutil/file-descriptor.cc:116:37: error: use of undeclared identifier 'SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE'
116 | ::sync_file_range(fd, 0, 0, SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2 errors generated.#nix #clang #gcc #meson #ninjaRE: https://plasmatrap.com/notes/aisw7vwsyb
Rost GlukhovExplore Linux development tools like GCC, Make, GDB, Clang, and CMake. Learn how traditional and modern tools enhance build automation, debugging, and performance in C/C++ development workflows.
https://dasroot.net/posts/2026/02/linux-development-tools-gcc-make-gdb-clang-cmake/
Ammar Faizihttps://godbolt.org/z/nn967Wdb9
Nova Lake is live on Godbolt. We are still early. I took the latest Clang/GCC trunk for a spin on Godbolt, and
If the rumors hold true, we are looking at the single biggest architectural jump in Intel's history.
With the arrival of Intel APX, the x86-64 ISA is finally getting the modernization it deserves. Several notable things are:
- 16 new GPRs (
- NDD (New Data Destination): 3-operand instructions help stop wasting cycles on
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- NF Suppression: Math ops without touching
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Additionally, with the AVX10 support, Intel will officially restore AVX-512 capabilities to its consumer lineup for the first time since Tiger Lake in 2020.
Both P-core and E-core will support AVX-512.
#x86 #x86_64 #apx #llvm #clang #gcc
Nova Lake is live on Godbolt. We are still early. I took the latest Clang/GCC trunk for a spin on Godbolt, and
-march=novalake is officially here.If the rumors hold true, we are looking at the single biggest architectural jump in Intel's history.
With the arrival of Intel APX, the x86-64 ISA is finally getting the modernization it deserves. Several notable things are:
- 16 new GPRs (
%r16 - %r31).- NDD (New Data Destination): 3-operand instructions help stop wasting cycles on
mov to preserve src/dst registers.-
push2/pop2: Push and pop two registers at once.-
jmpabs: 64-bit jumps.- NF Suppression: Math ops without touching
%rflags.-
ccmp: Conditional comparisons, branchless code.Additionally, with the AVX10 support, Intel will officially restore AVX-512 capabilities to its consumer lineup for the first time since Tiger Lake in 2020.
Both P-core and E-core will support AVX-512.
#x86 #x86_64 #apx #llvm #clang #gcc
pell 
#ilovefs #ilovefs26 #ilovefreesoftwareday
And thank you to these Free Software projects I use less frequently but find very useful when I need them:
#adventuregamestudio #audacity #calibre #clang #curl #debian #gnome #godot #gpg #guix #jmtpfs #kde #libreoffice #meson #minisign #ninja #openbox #openssh #qemu #shotcut #tint2 #wget
LWN.net[$] The first half of the 7.0 merge window
The merge window for Linux 7.0 has opened, and with it comes a number of interesting improvements and enhancements. At the time of writing, there have been 7,695 non-merge commits [...]
https://lwn.net/Articles/1057769/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #Clang #Rust #Git #XFS #BPF #io_uring
Giuseppe BilottaInterestingly, when building Pocl with the option to statically link against LLVM 18, the crash can be reproduced by simply running `clinfo -l` (which is the least-intrusive OpenCL-using command you can run, basiclaly) and the error is caused by the good old
: CommandLine Error: Option 'internalize-public-api-file' registered more than once!
LLVM ERROR: inconsistency in registered CommandLine options
during the Pocl ICD device numeration.
*sigh*