QT4CG meeting 179 draft agenda, 8 September 2026

Hello folks,

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

   https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2026/09-08.html

QT4 CG Meeting 179 Agenda 2026-09-08

   [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 8 September.

   The next meeting is planned for 15 September.

1.5. Review of open action items [0/9]

     * [ ] QT4CG-143-02: MK to try to recover the ability to extract
       formal equivalences into tests
     * [ ] QT4CG-167-07: NW to review tests for interpolated strings with
       edge cases in mind
     * [ ] QT4CG-167-09: NW to close all "nice to have" issues at the end
       of October if they haven't progressed
     * [ ] QT4CG-170-01: RD to draft a proposal that attempts to address
       the lexical issues differently.
     * [ ] QT4CG-176-01: NW to see about improving the linking for record
       types.
     * [ ] QT4CG-177-01: NW to put the progress graphs back in the
       agendas.
     * [ ] QT4CG-178-01: CG to review the functx library for uses of
       node()

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]#2071: 77c deep update
     * PR [10]#2247: 716 Deferred Evaluation in XPath - the f:generator
       record
     * PR [11]#2350: 708 An alternative proposal for generators
     * PR [12]#2760: 2521 URIs: unify handling of fragment identifiers
     * PR [13]#2789: 2787 XQuery changes to merge declare record and
       declare type
     * PR [14]#2815: 2567 Extended and restricted record types
     * PR [15]#2862: 2861 Clarify CSV serialization edge cases

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]#2892: 2891 Oxford comma: inconsistencies
     * PR [17]#2890: 2872 Refine supports-dtd option
     * PR [18]#2889: 2887 Fix bad JSON example

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]#2879: Rename fn:system-properties()?#supports-xinclude
       to match scope

1.6.4. Substantive PRs

   The following substantive PRs were open when this agenda was prepared.
     * PR [20]#2797: 2699 fn:element-to-map: validation
     * PR [21]#2831: 2809 fn:deep-equal, debug option: nondeterminism
     * PR [22]#2868: 2867 fn:current everywhere
     * PR [23]#2869: 2820 Revise cast expressions to avoid the need for
       occurrence indicators
     * PR [24]#2875: 2874 Formal equivalencies: bugs
     * PR [25]#2878: 2073 JNodes and Sequences
     * PR [26]#2881: 2873 fn:update: another attempt
     * PR [27]#2885: 2849 xs:integer vs. restricted subtypes
     * PR [28]#2886: 1459 Function properties and arities
     * PR [29]#2889: 2887 Fix bad JSON example
     * PR [30]#2890: 2872 Refine supports-dtd option

1.6.5. Required for V4.0

   The following issues are labeled "required for V4.0".
     * Issue [31]#1777: Shallow copy in XSLT with maps and arrays
     * Issue [32]#675: XSLT streaming rules for new constructs

2. Technical agenda

   Let's continue our oldest-to-newest pass from last week.

2.1. PR #2797: 2699 fn:element-to-map: validation

   See PR [33]#2797

2.2. PR #2831: 2809 fn:deep-equal, debug option: nondeterminism

   See PR [34]#2831

2.3. PR #2868: 2867 fn:current everywhere

   See PR [35]#2868

2.4. PR #2869: 2820 Revise cast expressions to avoid the need for occurrence
indicators

   See PR [36]#2869

2.5. PR #2875: 2874 Formal equivalencies: bugs

   See PR [37]#2875

2.6. PR #2878: 2073 JNodes and Sequences

   See PR [38]#2878

2.7. PR #2881: 2873 fn:update: another attempt

   See PR [39]#2881

2.8. PR #2885: 2849 xs:integer vs. restricted subtypes

   See PR [40]#2885

2.9. PR #2886: 1459 Function properties and arities

   See PR [41]#2886

2.10. PR #2889: 2887 Fix bad JSON example

   See PR [42]#2889

2.11. PR #2890: 2872 Refine supports-dtd option

   See PR [43]#2890

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/2026/09-01.html
   8. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2026/09-08.html#technical-agenda
   9. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2071
  10. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2247
  11. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2350
  12. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2760
  13. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2789
  14. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2815
  15. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2862
  16. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2892
  17. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2890
  18. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2889
  19. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/2879
  20. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2797
  21. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2831
  22. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2868
  23. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2869
  24. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2875
  25. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2878
  26. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2881
  27. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2885
  28. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2886
  29. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2889
  30. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2890
  31. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1777
  32. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/675
  33. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2797
  34. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2831
  35. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2868
  36. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2869
  37. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2875
  38. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2878
  39. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2881
  40. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2885
  41. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2886
  42. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2889
  43. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2890

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Norm Tovey-Walsh
Saxonica

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