QT4CG meeting 148 draft agenda, 13 January 2026

Hello,

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

   https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2026/01-13.html

QT4 CG Meeting 148 Agenda 2026-01-13

   [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 13 January 2026.

   The next meeting is planned for 20 January 2026.

1.5. Review of open action items [1/5]

     * [ ] 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.
     * [ ] QT4CG-144-01: MK to consider if any now lost value comparisons
       should be added as examples.
     * [ ] QT4CG-147-01: MK to fix the change markup entry for
       fn:curent-merge-group; it refers to the wrong function name.
     * [X] QT4CG-147-02: NW to chase up DN and LQ about follow-up to the
       generator discussion

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]#2345: 2299 Expand pipeline to allow arrow expression in path
       expression
     * PR [10]#2313: 2298 XQFO rules: definition of default values
     * PR [11]#2266: 540 system-property equivalent for XQuery
     * PR [12]#2160: 2073 data model changes for JNodes and Sequences
     * PR [13]#2124: 573 Functions to Construct Trees
     * PR [14]#2071: 77c deep update
     * PR [15]#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 [16]#2377: 2195 F+O Editorial Corrections
     * PR [17]#2375: 2195 Editorial Omnibus
     * PR [18]#2371: 2369 Add content for F&O section 11 (Processing
       binary values)
     * PR [19]#2368: 2367 Misc XSLT editorial fixes
     * PR [20]#2358: 2357 Standardize on element() rather than element(*)

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 [21]#1934: Supporting RELAX NG validation
     * Issue [22]#1591: Implausible filter expressions

1.6.4. Substantive PRs

   The following substantive PRs were open when this agenda was prepared.
     * PR [23]#2376: 2337 Extend xsl:mode/@typed to handle JNodes etc
     * PR [24]#2373: 2359 No conversion to JNode in absolute paths
     * PR [25]#2372: 2344 Change rendition of PIs in HTML5
     * PR [26]#2364: 2088 File Module: Feedback, Observations
     * PR [27]#2363: 2349 Revert array:join
     * PR [28]#2362: 2355 bin:infer-encoding: further alignments
     * PR [29]#2350: 708 An alternative proposal for generators
     * PR [30]#2247: 716 Deferred Evaluation in XPath - the f:generator
       record
     * 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]#675: XSLT streaming rules for new constructs
     * Issue [36]#272: Setting parameter values in xsl:use-package

2. Technical agenda

2.1. PR #2350: 708 An alternative proposal for generators

   See PR [37]#2350.

2.2. Issue #2351: Current Drafts: ...

   See issue [38]#2351.

   Last week, we discussed creating a dated, checkpoint draft. CG suggests
   we review this issue first.

2.3. PR #2364: 2088 File Module: Feedback, Observations

   See PR [39]#2364.

2.4. PR #2363: 2349 Revert array:join

   See PR [40]#2363.

2.5. PR #2362: 2355 bin:infer-encoding: further alignments

   See PR [41]#2362.

2.6. PR #2372: 2344 Change rendition of PIs in HTML5

   See PR [42]#2372.

2.7. PR #2373: 2359 No conversion to JNode in absolute paths

   See PR [43]#2373.

2.8. PR #2247: 716 Deferred Evaluation in XPath - the f:generator record

   See PR [44]#2247.

2.9. PR #2376: 2337 Extend xsl:mode/@typed to handle JNodes etc

   See PR [45]#2376.

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

   See PR [46]#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/2026/01-06.html
   8. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2026/01-13.html#technical-agenda
   9. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2345
  10. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2313
  11. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2266
  12. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2160
  13. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2124
  14. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2071
  15. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019
  16. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2377
  17. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2375
  18. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2371
  19. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2368
  20. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2358
  21. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1934
  22. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1591
  23. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2376
  24. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2373
  25. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2372
  26. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2364
  27. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2363
  28. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2362
  29. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2350
  30. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2247
  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/675
  36. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/272
  37. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2350
  38. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/2351
  39. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2364
  40. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2363
  41. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2362
  42. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2372
  43. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2373
  44. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2247
  45. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2376
  46. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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Norm Tovey-Walsh
Saxonica

Received on Monday, 12 January 2026 11:21:09 UTC