QT4CG meeting 144 draft agenda, 2 December 2025

Hello,

Here’s the draft agenda for tomorrow’s meeting:

  https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2025/12-02.html

QT4 CG Meeting 144 Agenda 2025-12-02

   [1]Agenda index / [2]QT4CG.org / [3]Dashboard / [4]GH Issues / [5]GH
   Pull Requests

Agenda

   This meeting will be hosted on Zoom at 16:00GMT (17:00CET, 11:00EST).

   See the [6]meeting logistics page for more details.

1. Administrivia

1.1. Roll call

1.2. Approve the agenda

1.3. Approve minutes of previous meeting

   Minutes of [7]the previous meeting.

1.4. Next meeting

   This meeting is planned for 2 December 2025.

   The next meeting is planned for 9 December 2025.

   The CG will meet on 2, 9, and 16 December, then recess for the
   end-of-year holidays, with the following meeting on 6 January 2026.

1.5. Review of open action items [0/4]

     * [ ] QT4CG-143-01: CG to make another attempt at binary functions.
     * [ ] QT4CG-143-02: MK to try to recover the ability to extract
       formal equivalences into tests
     * [ ] QT4CG-143-03: JK to look for C14N test suites.

1.6. Review of open pull requests and issues

   This section summarizes all of the issues and pull requests that need
   to be resolved before we can finish. See [8]Technical Agenda below for
   the focus of this meeting.

1.6.1. Blocked

   The following PRs are open but have merge conflicts or comments which
   suggest they aren't ready for action.
     * PR [9]#2309: Allow SimpleMapExpr after ArrowExpr
     * PR [10]#2160: 2073 data model changes for JNodes and Sequences
     * PR [11]#2124: 573 Functions to Construct Trees
     * PR [12]#2071: 77c deep update
     * PR [13]#2019: 1776: XSLT template rules for maps and array

1.6.2. Merge without discussion

   The following PRs are editorial, small, or otherwise appeared to be
   uncontroversial when the agenda was prepared. The chairs propose that
   these can be merged without discussion. If you think discussion is
   necessary, please say so.
     * PR [14]#2320: 2310 Reinstate spec for infix // operator
     * PR [15]#2318: 2317 Correct signature of fn:civil-timezone

1.6.3. Substantive PRs

   The following substantive PRs were open when this agenda was prepared.
   Only some of these will be discussed, as [16]shown below.
     * PR [17]#2324: 2278 bin:infer-encoding, bin:decode-string
     * PR [18]#2323: 2322 Generalize simplified stylesheets
     * PR [19]#2319: 2311 Change default XSLT pattern priorities
     * PR [20]#2313: 2298 XQFO rules: definition of default values
     * PR [21]#2301: 2198 Add cdata attribute to xsl:text and xsl:value-of
     * PR [22]#2283: 2276 Relax XSLT rules on Extension Attributes
     * PR [23]#2282: 2278 Add function bin:infer-encoding; simplify
       bin:decode-string
     * PR [24]#2281: 2280 Usability of xsl:array-member
     * PR [25]#2274: 407 Function items capturing XSLT context components
     * PR [26]#2266: 540 system-property equivalent for XQuery
     * PR [27]#2256: 2216 All atomic types become ordered
     * PR [28]#2019: 1776: XSLT template rules for maps and array

1.6.4. Required for V4.0

   The following issues are labeled "required for V4.0".
     * Issue [29]#1777: Shallow copy in XSLT with maps and arrays
     * Issue [30]#1584: Review the XML Schema and RELAX NG schemas for
       XSLT 4.0 for compatibility
     * Issue [31]#1045: Functions to manage namespace usage
     * Issue [32]#1011: fn:transform() improvements
     * Issue [33]#675: XSLT streaming rules for new constructs
     * Issue [34]#407: XSLT-specific context properties used in function
       items
     * Issue [35]#272: Setting parameter values in xsl:use-package

2. Technical agenda

2.1. PR #2247: Deferred Evaluation in XPath - the f:generator record

   See PR [36]#2256.

   DN and LQ (Liam Quin) have indicated that this PR is now ready for
   discussion. It's on the agenda this week only as a heads-up. I propose
   that we discuss it next week. DN and LQ will join the call.

2.2. PR #2256: 2216 All atomic types become ordered

   See PR [37]#2256.

2.3. PR #2324: 2278 bin:infer-encoding, bin:decode-string

   See PR [38]#2324. See also PR [39]#2282.

2.4. PR #2313: 2298 XQFO rules: definition of default values

   See PR [40]#2313.

2.5. PR #2301: 2198 Add cdata attribute to xsl:text and xsl:value-of

   See PR [41]#2301.

2.6. PR #2323: 2322 Generalize simplified stylesheets

   See PR [42]#2323.

2.7. PR #2319: 2311 Change default XSLT pattern priorities

   See PR [43]#2319.

2.8. PR #2283: 2276 Relax XSLT rules on Extension Attributes

   See PR [44]#2283.

2.9. PR #2281: 2280 Usability of xsl:array-member

   See PR [45]#2281.

2.10. PR #2274: 407 Function items capturing XSLT context components

   See PR [46]#2274

3. Any other business

References

   1. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/
   2. https://qt4cg.org/
   3. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard
   4. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues
   5. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/pulls
   6. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/logistics.html
   7. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/minutes/2025/11-25.html
   8. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2025/12-02.html#technical-agenda
   9. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2309
  10. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2160
  11. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2124
  12. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2071
  13. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019
  14. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2320
  15. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2318
  16. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2025/12-02.html#technical-agenda
  17. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2324
  18. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2323
  19. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2319
  20. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2313
  21. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2301
  22. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2283
  23. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2282
  24. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2281
  25. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2274
  26. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2266
  27. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2256
  28. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019
  29. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1777
  30. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1584
  31. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1045
  32. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1011
  33. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/675
  34. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/407
  35. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/272
  36. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2256
  37. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2256
  38. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2324
  39. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2282
  40. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2313
  41. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2301
  42. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2323
  43. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2319
  44. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2283
  45. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2281
  46. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2274

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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Norm Tovey-Walsh
Saxonica

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