QT4CG meeting 142 draft agenda, 18 November 2025

Hi folks,

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

   https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2025/11-18.html

QT4 CG Meeting 142 Agenda 2025-11-18

   [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 18 November 2025.

   The next meeting is planned for 25 November 2025.

1.5. Review of open action items [1/2]

     * [ ] QT4CG-140-02: MK to add a note about dealing with binary in
       parse-cvs and parse-json
     * [ ] QT4CG-141-01: MK to follow up on a comment by JWL on #2269

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]#2256: 2216 All atomic types become ordered
     * PR [10]#2247: Deferred Evaluation in XPath - the f:generator record
     * PR [11]#2160: 2073 data model changes for JNodes and Sequences
     * PR [12]#2124: 573 Functions to Construct Trees
     * PR [13]#2071: 77c deep update
     * PR [14]#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 [15]#2293: Updated RELAX NG grammar for XSLT 4.0 stylesheets
     * PR [16]#2290: Updated schema for XSLT 4.0 stylesheets

1.6.3. Close without action

   It has been proposed that the following issues be closed without
   action. If you think discussion is necessary, please say so.
     * Issue [17]#2252: Dynamic XPath Evaluation the functional way
     * Issue [18]#1618: Adaptive serialization: doubles

1.6.4. Substantive PRs

   The following substantive PRs were open when this agenda was prepared.
     * PR [19]#2296: 2288 XSLT implicit document nodes
     * PR [20]#2295: 2294 Clarify semantics of `element(N, xs:anyType)`
     * PR [21]#2289: 2195 (partial) Editorial notes (incremental)
     * PR [22]#2286: 2279 fn:string-length#1, fn:normalize-space#1: accept
       xs:anyAtomicType
     * PR [23]#2285: 2198 Add pi-for-cdata parameter
     * PR [24]#2283: 2276 Relax XSLT rules on Extension Attributes
     * PR [25]#2282: 2278 Add function bin:infer-encoding; simplify
       bin:decode-string
     * PR [26]#2281: 2280 Usability of xsl:array-member
     * PR [27]#2274: 407 Function items capturing XSLT context components
     * PR [28]#2259: 938 Canonical serialization
     * PR [29]#2246: 2233 Expand xsl:analyze-string; introduce
       fn:regex-groups()
     * PR [30]#2213: 2047 External resources and security
     * PR [31]#2019: 1776: XSLT template rules for maps and array

1.6.5. Required for V4.0

   The following issues are labeled "required for V4.0".
     * Issue [32]#1777: Shallow copy in XSLT with maps and arrays
     * Issue [33]#1584: Review the XML Schema and RELAX NG schemas for
       XSLT 4.0 for compatibility
     * Issue [34]#1045: Functions to manage namespace usage
     * Issue [35]#1011: fn:transform() improvements
     * Issue [36]#675: XSLT streaming rules for new constructs
     * Issue [37]#407: XSLT-specific context properties used in function
       items
     * Issue [38]#272: Setting parameter values in xsl:use-package

2. Technical agenda

2.1. PR #2246: 2233 Expand xsl:analyze-string; introduce fn:regex-groups()

   See PR [39]#2246

2.2. PR #2295: 2294 Clarify semantics of `element(N, xs:anyType)`

   See PR [40]#2295

2.3. PR #2289: 2195 (partial) Editorial notes (incremental)

   See PR [41]#2289

2.4. PR #2286: 2279 fn:string-length#1, fn:normalize-space#1: accept
xs:anyAtomicType

   See PR [42]#2286

2.5. PR #2285: 2198 Add pi-for-cdata parameter

   See PR [43]#2285

2.6. PR #2282: 2278 Add function bin:infer-encoding; simplify
bin:decode-string

   See PR [44]#2282

2.7. PR #2259: 938 Canonical serialization

   See PR [45]#2259

2.8. PR #2296: 2288 XSLT implicit document nodes

   See PR [46]#2296

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

   See PR [47]#2283

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

   See PR [48]#2281

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

   See PR [49]#2274

2.12. PR #2213: 2047 External resources and security

   See PR [50]#2213

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/2025/11-11.html
   8. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2025/11-18.html#technical-agenda
   9. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2256
  10. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2247
  11. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2160
  12. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2124
  13. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2071
  14. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019
  15. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2293
  16. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2290
  17. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/2252
  18. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1618
  19. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2296
  20. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2295
  21. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2289
  22. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2286
  23. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2285
  24. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2283
  25. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2282
  26. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2281
  27. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2274
  28. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2259
  29. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2246
  30. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2213
  31. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019
  32. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1777
  33. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1584
  34. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1045
  35. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1011
  36. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/675
  37. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/407
  38. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/272
  39. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2246
  40. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2295
  41. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2289
  42. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2286
  43. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2285
  44. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2282
  45. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2259
  46. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2296
  47. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2283
  48. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2281
  49. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2274
  50. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2213

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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Norm Tovey-Walsh
Saxonica

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