QT4CG meeting 149 draft agenda, 20 January 2026

Hello,

Here’s the proposed agenda for tomorrow:

   https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2026/01-20.html

QT4 CG Meeting 149 Agenda 2026-01-20

   [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 20 January 2026.

   The next meeting is planned for 27 January 2026.

1.5. Review of open action items [2/6]

     * [ ] 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.
     * [X] QT4CG-148-01: NW to draft a PR that marks #2351 items as "at
       risk" with appropriate definitions at the top of the document
     * [ ] QT4CG-148-02: NW to publish a dated drafter after QT4CG-148-01
       is complete.
     * [X] QT4CG-148-03: NW to revise his attempt at #2313 by using the
       text "node" and a link to the appropriate text

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]#2350: 708 An alternative proposal for generators
     * PR [10]#2345: 2299 Expand pipeline to allow arrow expression in
       path expression
     * PR [11]#2266: 540 system-property equivalent for XQuery
     * PR [12]#2247: 716 Deferred Evaluation in XPath - the f:generator
       record
     * PR [13]#2160: 2073 data model changes for JNodes and Sequences
     * 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]#2383: Attempt to resolve action QT4CG-148-01
     * PR [17]#2364: 2088 File Module: Feedback, Observations

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 [18]#2185: Request for an `fn:xproc` function

1.6.4. Substantive PRs

   The following substantive PRs were open when this agenda was prepared.
     * PR [19]#2387: 641 NaN/Infinity in JSON
     * PR [20]#2379: Use exported schema to validate function catalogs
     * PR [21]#2376: 2337 Extend xsl:mode/@typed to handle JNodes etc
     * PR [22]#2373: 2359 No conversion to JNode in absolute paths
     * PR [23]#2372: 2344 Change rendition of PIs in HTML5
     * PR [24]#2363: 2349 Revert array:join
     * PR [25]#2362: 2355 bin:infer-encoding: further alignments
     * PR [26]#2313: 2298 XQFO rules: definition of default values
     * PR [27]#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 [28]#1777: Shallow copy in XSLT with maps and arrays
     * Issue [29]#1584: Review the XML Schema and RELAX NG schemas for
       XSLT 4.0 for compatibility
     * Issue [30]#1045: Functions to manage namespace usage
     * Issue [31]#675: XSLT streaming rules for new constructs
     * Issue [32]#272: Setting parameter values in xsl:use-package

2. Technical agenda

2.1. PR #2313: 2298 XQFO rules: definition of default values

   See [33]#2313.

   (To briefly discuss CG's [34]comment.)

2.2. PR #2387: 641 NaN/Infinity in JSON

   See [35]#2387.

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

   See [36]#2376.

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

   See [37]#2373.

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

   See [38]#2372.

2.6. PR #2363: 2349 Revert array:join

   See [39]#2363.

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

   See [40]#2362.

2.8. PR #2379: Use exported schema to validate function catalogs

   See [41]#2379.

3. Any other business

   Update from JLO about teaching XSLT at the AS Commiunications Congress.

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/2026/01-13.html
   8. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2026/01-20.html#technical-agenda
   9. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2350
  10. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2345
  11. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2266
  12. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2247
  13. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2160
  14. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2071
  15. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019
  16. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2383
  17. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2364
  18. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/2185
  19. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2387
  20. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2379
  21. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2376
  22. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2373
  23. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2372
  24. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2363
  25. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2362
  26. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2313
  27. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019
  28. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1777
  29. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1584
  30. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1045
  31. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/675
  32. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/272
  33. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2313
  34. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/pull/2313#issuecomment-3749503811
  35. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2387
  36. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2376
  37. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2373
  38. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2372
  39. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2363
  40. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2362
  41. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2379

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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Norm Tovey-Walsh
Saxonica

Received on Monday, 19 January 2026 13:49:00 UTC