QT4CG meeting 143 draft agenda, 25 November 2025

Good {$timeOfDay},

Here’s the draft agenda for tomorrow’s QT4CG meeting:

   https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2025/11-25.html

QT4 CG Meeting 143 Agenda 2025-11-25

   [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 25 November 2025.

   The next meeting is planned for 2 December 2025.

   Looking forward, the chair proposes that we meet on 2, 9, and 16
   December, then recess for the end-of-year holidays, with the following
   meeting on 6 January 2026.

   Comments?

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

     * [ ] QT4CG-140-02: MK to add a note about dealing with binary in
       parse-csv and parse-json
     * [ ] QT4CG-141-01: MK to follow up on a comment by JWL on #2269
     * [ ] QT4CG-142-01: MK to review the "Captured Groups within
       Lookahead" example.
     * [ ] QT4CG-142-02: MK to add explanatory note about the difference
       between typed an untyped values in string-length

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]#2266: 540 system-property equivalent for XQuery
     * PR [11]#2256: 2216 All atomic types become ordered
     * PR [12]#2247: Deferred Evaluation in XPath - the f:generator record
     * PR [13]#2160: 2073 data model changes for JNodes and Sequences
     * PR [14]#2124: 573 Functions to Construct Trees
     * PR [15]#2071: 77c deep update
     * PR [16]#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 [17]#2308: QT4CG-140-02 Add note about binary input to parse-csv
       and parse-json
     * PR [18]#2306: QT4CG-141-01 Fix formal equivalent of array:for-each
     * PR [19]#2304: QT4CG-142-02: Add notes on gotchas for string-length
       and normalize-space
     * PR [20]#2303: 2195 Fix some more simple editorial errors
     * PR [21]#2296: 2288 XSLT implicit document nodes

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 [22]#2291: load-xquery-module: formalizing
       (loading-)parameters
     * Issue [23]#2287: Ordered maps break JSON interoperability

1.6.4. Substantive PRs

   The following substantive PRs were open when this agenda was prepared.
     * PR [24]#2301: 2198 Add cdata attribute to xsl:text and xsl:value-of
     * PR [25]#2296: 2288 XSLT implicit document nodes
     * PR [26]#2289: 2195 (partial) Editorial notes (incremental)
     * PR [27]#2283: 2276 Relax XSLT rules on Extension Attributes
     * PR [28]#2282: 2278 Add function bin:infer-encoding; simplify
       bin:decode-string
     * PR [29]#2281: 2280 Usability of xsl:array-member
     * PR [30]#2274: 407 Function items capturing XSLT context components
     * PR [31]#2259: 938 Canonical serialization
     * PR [32]#2213: 2047 External resources and security
     * PR [33]#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 [34]#1777: Shallow copy in XSLT with maps and arrays
     * Issue [35]#1584: Review the XML Schema and RELAX NG schemas for
       XSLT 4.0 for compatibility
     * Issue [36]#1045: Functions to manage namespace usage
     * Issue [37]#1011: fn:transform() improvements
     * Issue [38]#675: XSLT streaming rules for new constructs
     * Issue [39]#407: XSLT-specific context properties used in function
       items
     * Issue [40]#272: Setting parameter values in xsl:use-package

2. Technical agenda

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

   See PR [41]#2282

   Discussion continues from last week, please see also [42]that
   discussion.

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

   See PR [43]#2289

2.3. PR #2259: 938 Canonical serialization

   See PR [44]#2259

2.4. PR #2213: 2047 External resources and security

   See PR [45]#2213

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

   See PR [46]#2301

2.6. PR #2296: 2288 XSLT implicit document nodes

   See PR [47]#2296

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

   See PR [48]#2283

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

   See PR [49]#2281

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

   See PR [50]#2274

2.10. PR #2019: 1776: XSLT template rules for maps and array

   See PR [51]#2019

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/2025/11-18.html
   8. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2025/11-25.html#technical-agenda
   9. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2309
  10. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2266
  11. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2256
  12. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2247
  13. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2160
  14. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2124
  15. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2071
  16. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019
  17. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2308
  18. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2306
  19. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2304
  20. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2303
  21. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2296
  22. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/2291
  23. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/2287
  24. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2301
  25. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2296
  26. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2289
  27. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2283
  28. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2282
  29. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2281
  30. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2274
  31. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2259
  32. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2213
  33. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019
  34. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1777
  35. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1584
  36. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1045
  37. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1011
  38. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/675
  39. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/407
  40. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/272
  41. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2282
  42. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/minutes/2025/11-18.html#pr-2282
  43. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2289
  44. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2259
  45. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2213
  46. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2301
  47. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2296
  48. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2283
  49. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2281
  50. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2274
  51. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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Norm Tovey-Walsh
Saxonica

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