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Bww Bitwise works: Update on the new OS/2 browser.
OS/2 VOICE is sending this message on behalf of bww bitwise works GmbH:
The BWW team is back in business. They are currently updating the OS/2 toolchain to prepare for a new iteration of the browser campaign. On the
roadmap:
- Update GCC from version 9 to version 16 on OS/2 - this is a long planned update since GCC 9 is well behind the current compiler life cycle.
- Update binutils to the latest version (needed by GCC and virtually any other project using the GCC compiler).
- Adopt the cross-os2emx effort from KO Myung-Hun to build OS/2 software on macOS and Linux (this includes integration of relevant patches
directly into LIBCn and OS/2 versions of GCC, binutils and other toolchain components to simplify future maintenance). - Make LIBCn itself buildable using cross-os2emx to simplify its further development.
- Polish the fresh version of OpenSSH (especially important for cross-compiling as it allows to run build results on OS/2 hosts remotely
from non-OS/2 build machines). - Update Qt 5 to Qt 6.
The roadmap assumes releasing new RPMs for all listed and related components to support our usual simple installation methods on OS/2
machines.
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