Two ARM64-specific compiler optimization bugs, in GCC 15/16 and Rust, hit curl

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:06:00 UTCUpdated Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:06:00 UTCOriginal reporting: Hacker News

What happened

Article URL: https://mastodon.social/@bagder/117392573268225646 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49977832 Points: 24 # Comments: 5…

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Article URL: https://mastodon.social/@bagder/117392573268225646 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49977832 Points: 24 # Comments: 5…
Reported by Hacker News and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:06:00 UTC.

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