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== Today's topics == | == Today's topics == | ||
* | * Octave 8.4.0 has been released. | ||
* | * Octave 9 release activities | ||
** [[9.1 Release Checklist]] | |||
** '''Continuing progress with language checks and translations''' | |||
* Consider reverting the removal of the configure flag that allows disabling the bytecode VM? | |||
** Background discussion: https://octave.discourse.group/t/the-role-of-the-disable-vm-evaluator-flag/4934 | |||
** '''JWE will try to add ifdefs for this''' | |||
** '''It was discussed to make this activity as a bug report to help tracking''' | |||
* Clarify changes that should target the stable or the default branch. | |||
** '''No universal guidelines, generally ask whether it absolutely needs to be in stable without introducing new problems''' | |||
** Importance of impact, if any: does it make a difference whether it addresses a crash vs addresses something minor? | |||
** Importance of frequency, if any: does it make a difference whether the bug is commonly encountered or rare? | |||
** Size of code change, if any. | |||
** When to graft changes from default to stable? | |||
* Clarify what should be part of reviewing a change before pushing it to the repository. Any difference for changes to the stable or the default branch? | |||
** '''No all-use guidelines, but avoid compiler specific code, platform specific code, and in general ask why something is written this way''' | |||
* Decide on criteria for which bugs should be fixed before 9.1.0 release | |||
** Tag all bugs which meet criteria with Planned Release of 9.1.0 | |||
* Default to Qt6 for Octave 9? Also for MXE Octave? That raises minimum requirements for compiler (C++17) and target platform (for Windows: minimum Windows 10 64-bit, see [https://octave.discourse.group/t/transition-octave-to-qt6/3139/5 post on discourse]). | |||
* Enable polymorphic allocators by default (C++17 feature)? Might prevent Octave packages from building if they set a lower C++ standard. (Known example: the ltfat package does this currently, adding -std=gnu++11 to its flags, preventing it from being built as-is with polymorphic allocators.) | |||
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