Re: Merging ‘core-updates’ real soon

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hello!

Here’s the updated news entry based on everyone’s feedback:

 (entry (commit "XXX")
        (title
         (en "Core packages updated"))
        (body
         (en "Core packages have been updated, in particular those that
are used to build every other package in the distribution.  Noteworthy
upgrades include:

@itemize
@item @code{glibc} 2.39 (was 2.35);
@item @code{gcc} 11.4.0 as the default compiler (was 11.3.0);
@item @code{binutils} 2.41 (was 2.38);
@item @code{make} 4.4.1 (was 4.3);
@item TeX@tie{}Live 2024.2 (was 20230313; note that due to the new
versioning scheme, @command{guix upgrade} will consider the new packages
as ``older'' than the previous ones so you may need to use
@command{guix install} to upgrade them).
@end itemize

Additional improvements were made to the build system and related
packages and tools:

@itemize
@item
the @code{glibc} package now includes the @code{C.UTF-8} locale,
suitable for use when a UTF-8 locale is necessary regardless of
any language or regional convention;
@item
origins that include patches are now repacked with zstd instead of xz,
which uses less CPU power and memory, both when compressing and when
decompressing;
@item
performance issues with the modular TeX@tie{}Live package set have
been fixed.
@end itemize

If you encounter any problem, please check
@url{https://issues.guix.gnu.org} for existing reports and resolutions;
email @email{bug-guix@@gnu.org} to report new bugs.")))

I can do the French translation but feel free to send other
translations.

Thanks,
Ludo’.