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(channel-news
(version 0)
+
+ (entry (commit "2fae63df2138b74d30e120364f0f272871595862")
+ (title
+ (en "Core packages updated")
+ (fr "Logiciels fondamentaux mis à jour"))
+ (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 build systems 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.
