QT4CG meeting 170 draft agenda, 30 June 2026

Hello,

Here’s the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting. Lots of PRs. I’ve left them mostly “in order” but we may want to revisit that order during the meeting.

   https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2026/06-30.html

QT4 CG Meeting 170 Agenda 2026-06-30

   [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).

   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 meetings

   Minutes of [7]the previous meeting.

1.4. Next meeting

   This meeting is planned for 30 June 2026.

   The next meeting is planned for 7 July.

1.5. Review of open action items [0/10]

     * [ ] QT4CG-143-02: MK to try to recover the ability to extract
       formal equivalences into tests
     * [ ] QT4CG-167-01: DB to write a PR for #2641, comments in CSV
     * [ ] QT4CG-167-02: MK to make a PR for #2591, grammar for
       step?lookup is invalid
     * [ ] QT4CG-167-03: NW to make a PR for #2482, fallback on
       bin:decode-string
     * [ ] QT4CG-167-04: NW to make a PR explaining load-xquery-module for
       PR #2464
     * [ ] QT4CG-167-05: MK to write a proposal to change #2393 so the
       functions return JNodes
     * [ ] QT4CG-167-07: NW to review tests for interpolated strings with
       edge cases in mind
     * [ ] QT4CG-167-08: MK to review the state of #1949 to see which
       items are still outstanding.
     * [ ] QT4CG-167-09: NW to close all "nice to have" issues at the end
       of October if they haven't progressed

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]#2638: 2632-6: cross-cutting consistency (automatically
       generated & reviewed)
     * PR [10]#2637: 2632-5: refresh stale 4.0 content (automatically
       generated & reviewed)
     * PR [11]#2636: 2632-4: logic and semantics (automatically generated
       & reviewed)
     * PR [12]#2635: 2632-3: typos and grammar (automatically generated &
       reviewed)
     * PR [13]#2634: 2632-2: fix broken examples in expressions.xml
       (automatically generated & reviewed)
     * PR [14]#2633: 2632-1: fix critical bugs and DTD-validity issues
       (automatically generated & reviewed)
     * PR [15]#2594: 2389 Adaptive Serialization: more freedom
     * PR [16]#2350: 708 An alternative proposal for generators
     * PR [17]#2247: 716 Deferred Evaluation in XPath - the f:generator
       record
     * PR [18]#2160: 2073 data model changes for JNodes and Sequences
     * PR [19]#2071: 77c deep update

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 [20]#2732: 2708 Obsolete references to maps being unordered
     * PR [21]#2711: 2536 EXPath modules: handling of default values
     * PR [22]#2701: 2677 Clarify effect of serialization-params on
       fn:transform

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 [23]#2464: add method to use path()

1.6.4. Substantive PRs

   The following substantive PRs were open when this agenda was prepared.
     * PR [24]#2736: 2169 Reformulate `StringInterpolation` to remove the
       `` `{ `` and `` }` `` literal terminals
     * PR [25]#2734: 2733 A step too far
     * PR [26]#2731: 2709 Well-formed sub-documents (2nd attempt)
     * PR [27]#2719: 1234 Serialization Parameters: Indentation,
       Whitespace, Newlines
     * PR [28]#2717: 2660 fn:matching-segments: named capture groups
     * PR [29]#2715: 2653 FLWOR, member/key/value clauses: allow sequences
     * PR [30]#2714: 2219 Generalize method calls to sequences
     * PR [31]#2713: 2257 Record declarations without namespace
     * PR [32]#2712: 2702 Dynamic node tests
     * PR [33]#2710: 2702 Dynamic selectors: focus-dependency
     * PR [34]#2707: 1962 fn:map-to-element
     * PR [35]#2706: 2704 change path() output for JNodes
     * PR [36]#2698: 2641 Support comments in csv
     * PR [37]#2696: 2695 Apply templates to maps, arrays, and JNodes
     * PR [38]#2649: 2647 [39]descendants: recursion, filtering
     * PR [40]#2739: 2738 XSLT - tree terminology

1.6.5. Required for V4.0

   The following issues are labeled "required for V4.0".
     * Issue [41]#1777: Shallow copy in XSLT with maps and arrays
     * Issue [42]#675: XSLT streaming rules for new constructs

2. Technical agenda

2.1. PR #2736: 2169 Reformulate `StringInterpolation` to remove the `` `{ ``
and `` }` `` literal terminals

   See PR [43]#2736

2.2. PR #2734: 2733 A step too far

   See PR [44]#2734

2.3. PR #2731: 2709 Well-formed sub-documents (2nd attempt)

   See PR [45]#2731

2.4. PR #2719: 1234 Serialization Parameters: Indentation, Whitespace,
Newlines

   See PR [46]#2719

2.5. PR #2717: 2660 fn:matching-segments: named capture groups

   See PR [47]#2717

2.6. PR #2715: 2653 FLWOR, member/key/value clauses: allow sequences

   See PR [48]#2715

2.7. PR #2714: 2219 Generalize method calls to sequences

   See PR [49]#2714

2.8. PR #2713: 2257 Record declarations without namespace

   See PR [50]#2713

2.9. PR #2712: 2702 Dynamic node tests

   See PR [51]#2712

2.10. PR #2710: 2702 Dynamic selectors: focus-dependency

   See PR [52]#2710

2.11. PR #2707: 1962 fn:map-to-element

   See PR [53]#2707

2.12. PR #2706: 2704 change path() output for JNodes

   See PR [54]#2706

2.13. PR #2696: 2695 Apply templates to maps, arrays, and JNodes

   See PR [55]#2696

2.14. PR #2649: 2647 [56]descendants: recursion, filtering

   See PR [57]#2649

2.15. PR #2739: 2738 XSLT - tree terminology

   See PR [58]#2739

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/2026/06-23.html
   8. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2026/06-30.html#technical-agenda
   9. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2638
  10. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2637
  11. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2636
  12. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2635
  13. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2634
  14. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2633
  15. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2594
  16. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2350
  17. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2247
  18. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2160
  19. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2071
  20. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2732
  21. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2711
  22. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2701
  23. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/2464
  24. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2736
  25. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2734
  26. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2731
  27. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2719
  28. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2717
  29. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2715
  30. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2714
  31. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2713
  32. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2712
  33. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2710
  34. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2707
  35. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2706
  36. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2698
  37. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2696
  38. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2649
  39. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2026/descendants
  40. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2739
  41. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1777
  42. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/675
  43. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2736
  44. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2734
  45. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2731
  46. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2719
  47. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2717
  48. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2715
  49. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2714
  50. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2713
  51. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2712
  52. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2710
  53. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2707
  54. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2706
  55. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2696
  56. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2026/descendants
  57. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2649
  58. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2739

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Norm Tovey-Walsh
CEO, Saxonica

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