QT4CG meeting 138 draft agenda, 14 October 2025

Hello folks,

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

  https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2025/10-14.html

QT4 CG Meeting 138 Agenda 2025-10-14

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

Agenda

   This meeting will be hosted on Zoom at 16:00BST (15:00GMT, 17:00CEST,
   11:00EDT).

   The [6]Zoom meeting ID is 831 9996 6275; the passcode is 707664.

   See the [7]meeting logistics page for more details.

   Heads up: daylight saving time ends in the UK and Europe on
   26 October 2025. It ends in the United States on 2 November 2025. Our
   meetings are scheduled on European civil time, consequently, our
   meeting of 29 October 2025 will occur one hour later in the United
   States at 12:00EDT.

1. Administrivia

1.1. Roll call

1.2. Approve the agenda

1.3. Approve minutes of previous meeting

   Minutes of [8]the previous meeting.

1.4. Next meeting

   This meeting is planned for 14 October 2025.

   The next meeting is planned for 21 October 2025.

1.5. Review of open action items [5/5]

   (Items marked [X] are believed to have been closed via email before
   this agenda was posted.)
     * [X] QT4CG-116-01: Add a specific error code for unsupported options
       on doc and doc-available
          + Overtaken by [9]#2245.
     * [X] QT4CG-127-01: NW to diagram the JTree representing arbitrary
       XDM content.
     * [X] QT4CG-128-03: NW to compare the file: module against the
       equivalent XProc 3.1 steps
     * [X] QT4CG-137-01: NW to make a concrete proposal for tagged drafts
     * [X] QT4CG-137-02: NW to try to review the spec vis-a-vis #2148

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 [10]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 [11]#2224: 2148 fn:base-uri: Raise error
     * PR [12]#2222: 2217 bin:decode-string: Input encoding
     * PR [13]#2124: 573 Functions to Construct Trees
     * PR [14]#2120: 2007 Revised design for xsl:array
     * 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]#2244: Fix bibliographic reference
     * PR [18]#2231: Updated status section for all documents

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 [19]#1537: XSLT: local functions within an enclosing xsl:mode

1.6.4. Substantive PRs

   The following substantive PRs were open when this agenda was prepared.
   (This is not the proposed discussion order, see below.)
     * PR [20]#2247: Deferred Evaluation in XPath - the f:generator record
     * PR [21]#2246: 2233 Expand xsl:analyze-string; introduce
       fn:regex-groups()
     * PR [22]#2240: 2237 XSLT impact of multiple schemas
     * PR [23]#2239: First cut at diagrams for JNodes (completes
       QT4CG-127-01)
     * PR [24]#2236: 2235 Tweak the rules for default function namespace
     * PR [25]#2232: 1935 Errors from doc-available
     * PR [26]#2228: 2012 Define array:sort-with, revise fn:sort-with
     * PR [27]#2227: 2079 Allow optional prefix in EQName syntax
     * PR [28]#2226: 2186 Change adaptive serialization of JNodes
     * PR [29]#2225: 1718 Ordered Maps: positions in callback functions
     * PR [30]#2223: 2193 fn:parse-xml, fn:doc: Drop security options
     * PR [31]#2213: 2047 External resources and security
     * PR [32]#2208: 675 (part) Update XSLT streamability rules
     * PR [33]#2205: 2190 Drop binary input for parse-csv and parse-json
     * PR [34]#2160: 2073 data model changes for JNodes and Sequences
     * PR [35]#2120: 2007 Revised design for xsl:array
     * PR [36]#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 [37]#1777: Shallow copy in XSLT with maps and arrays
     * Issue [38]#1584: Review the XML Schema and RELAX NG schemas for
       XSLT 4.0 for compatibility
     * Issue [39]#1045: Functions to manage namespace usage
     * Issue [40]#1011: fn:transform() improvements
     * Issue [41]#986: Numeric Comparisons
     * Issue [42]#675: XSLT streaming rules for new constructs
     * Issue [43]#407: XSLT-specific context properties used in function
       items
     * Issue [44]#272: Setting parameter values in xsl:use-package

2. Technical agenda

   This agenda attempts to front-load PRs that appear to be
   straightforward and likely to meet with quick approval. Proposals for
   reordering are always in order, no pun intended.
     * PR [45]#2239: First cut at diagrams for JNodes (completes
       QT4CG-127-01)
     * PR [46]#2232: 1935 Errors from doc-available
     * PR [47]#2228: 2012 Define array:sort-with, revise fn:sort-with
     * PR [48]#2227: 2079 Allow optional prefix in EQName syntax
     * PR [49]#2226: 2186 Change adaptive serialization of JNodes
     * PR [50]#2225: 1718 Ordered Maps: positions in callback functions
     * PR [51]#2240: 2237 XSLT impact of multiple schemas
     * PR [52]#2236: 2235 Tweak the rules for default function namespace
     * PR [53]#2246: 2233 Expand xsl:analyze-string; introduce
       fn:regex-groups()
     * PR [54]#2223: 2193 fn:parse-xml, fn:doc: Drop security options
     * PR [55]#2213: 2047 External resources and security
     * PR [56]#2205: 2190 Drop binary input for parse-csv and parse-json
     * PR [57]#2160: 2073 data model changes for JNodes and Sequences

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://us06web.zoom.us/j/83199966275?pwd=SmN6V0RhUGdSTHFHZkd6cjgxVEY2QT09
   7. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/logistics.html
   8. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/minutes/2025/10-07.html
   9. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/2245
  10. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2025/10-14.html#technical-agenda
  11. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2224
  12. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2222
  13. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2124
  14. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2120
  15. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2071
  16. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019
  17. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2244
  18. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2231
  19. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1537
  20. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2247
  21. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2246
  22. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2240
  23. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2239
  24. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2236
  25. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2232
  26. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2228
  27. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2227
  28. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2226
  29. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2225
  30. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2223
  31. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2213
  32. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2208
  33. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2205
  34. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2160
  35. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2120
  36. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019
  37. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1777
  38. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1584
  39. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1045
  40. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1011
  41. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/986
  42. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/675
  43. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/407
  44. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/272
  45. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2239
  46. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2232
  47. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2228
  48. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2227
  49. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2226
  50. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2225
  51. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2240
  52. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2236
  53. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2246
  54. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2223
  55. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2213
  56. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2205
  57. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2160

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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Norm Tovey-Walsh
Saxonica

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