gcc: 14 → 15 (#440456)

doc/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 ## Highlights {#sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-highlights}
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+- GCC has been updated from GCC 14 to GCC 15.
+  This introduces some backwards incompatible changes; Refer to the [upstream porting guide](https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-15/porting_to.html) for details.
 
 ## Backward Incompatibilities {#sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-incompatibilities}
 

pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

@@ -4410,7 +4410,7 @@ with pkgs;
   gerbilPackages-unstable = pkgs.gerbil-support.gerbilPackages-unstable; # NB: don't recurseIntoAttrs for (unstable!) libraries
   glow-lang = pkgs.gerbilPackages-unstable.glow-lang;
 
-  default-gcc-version = 14;
+  default-gcc-version = 15;
   gcc = pkgs.${"gcc${toString default-gcc-version}"};
   gccFun = callPackage ../development/compilers/gcc;
   gcc-unwrapped = gcc.cc;