QT4CG meeting 140 draft agenda, 28 October 2025

Hello folks,

Here’s the proposed agenda for tomorrow. Remember, for one week only, this meeting will occur one hour later than usual in North America, at 12:00EDT.

   https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2025/10-28.html

QT4 CG Meeting 140 Agenda 2025-10-28

   [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 ended 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 28 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 28 October 2025.

   The next meeting is planned for 4 November 2025.

   NW must give regrets due to travel conflicts related to Declarative
   Amsterdam.

1.5. Group photograph for JWL/JLO presentation

   JWL has asked if he might take a screenshot of us all to show at the
   tutorial he and JLO are giving at Declarative Amsterdam.

1.6. Review of open action items [0/0]

   None recorded.

1.7. 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 [9]Technical Agenda below for
   the focus of this meeting.

1.7.1. Blocked

   The following PRs are open but have merge conflicts or comments which
   suggest they aren't ready for action.
     * PR [10]#2256: 2216 All atomic types become ordered
     * PR [11]#2160: 2073 data model changes for JNodes and Sequences
     * PR [12]#2124: 573 Functions to Construct Trees
     * PR [13]#2120: 2007 Revised design for xsl:array
     * PR [14]#2071: 77c deep update
     * PR [15]#2019: 1776: XSLT template rules for maps and array

1.7.2. 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 [16]#2262: 2258 Correct the statement that split is the inverse
       of join

1.7.3. Substantive PRs

   The following substantive PRs were open when this agenda was prepared.
     * PR [17]#2264: 2214 Separate streaming into its own spec
     * PR [18]#2259: 938 Canonical serialization
     * PR [19]#2247: Deferred Evaluation in XPath - the f:generator record
     * PR [20]#2246: 2233 Expand xsl:analyze-string; introduce
       fn:regex-groups()
     * PR [21]#2222: 2217 bin:decode-string: Input encoding
     * PR [22]#2213: 2047 External resources and security
     * PR [23]#2205: 2190 Drop binary input for parse-csv and parse-json
     * PR [24]#2120: 2007 Revised design for xsl:array
     * PR [25]#2019: 1776: XSLT template rules for maps and array

1.7.4. Required for V4.0

   The following issues are labeled "required for V4.0".
     * Issue [26]#1777: Shallow copy in XSLT with maps and arrays
     * Issue [27]#1584: Review the XML Schema and RELAX NG schemas for
       XSLT 4.0 for compatibility
     * Issue [28]#1045: Functions to manage namespace usage
     * Issue [29]#1011: fn:transform() improvements
     * Issue [30]#675: XSLT streaming rules for new constructs
     * Issue [31]#407: XSLT-specific context properties used in function
       items
     * Issue [32]#272: Setting parameter values in xsl:use-package

2. Technical agenda

2.1. PR #2120: 2007 Revised design for xsl:array

   See PR [33]#2120

   JWL/JLO would like an update on the status of this PR as it's reflected
   in their proposed tutorial about the 4.0 specifications at Declarative
   Amsterdam.

2.2. PR #2264: 2214 Separate streaming into its own spec

   See PR [34]#2264

   Reminder: see [35]https://qt4cg.org/pr/streaming/ for the formatted
   "dashboard" view.

2.3. PR #2222: 2217 bin:decode-string: Input encoding

   See PR [36]#2222

2.4. PR #2213: 2047 External resources and security

   See PR [37]#2213

   Based on the outcome of disucssions about #2222, perhaps progress can
   be made here?

2.5. PR #2205: 2190 Drop binary input for parse-csv and parse-json

   See PR [38]#2205

   Based on the outcome of disucssions about #2222, perhaps progress can
   be made here?

2.6. PR #2259: 938 Canonical serialization

   See PR [39]#2259

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

   See PR [40]#2246

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/2025/10-21.html
   9. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2025/10-28.html#technical-agenda
  10. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2256
  11. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2160
  12. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2124
  13. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2120
  14. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2071
  15. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019
  16. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2262
  17. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2264
  18. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2259
  19. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2247
  20. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2246
  21. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2222
  22. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2213
  23. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2205
  24. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2120
  25. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019
  26. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1777
  27. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1584
  28. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1045
  29. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1011
  30. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/675
  31. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/407
  32. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/272
  33. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2120
  34. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2264
  35. https://qt4cg.org/pr/streaming/
  36. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2222
  37. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2213
  38. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2205
  39. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2259
  40. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2246

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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Norm Tovey-Walsh
Saxonica

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