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== Today's topics ==
== Today's topics ==
* foo
* Timing for next bugfix release
* GSoC
* Octave in MSYS2 (binary distributor for Windows MinGW)


== Previous topics ==
== Previous topics ==
* Timing for next bugfix release
* Timing for next bugfix release
** potential blocker(?): [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?65605 bug #65605]: Octave call to function figure(); results in segfault with Qt6 6.7.0
** potential blocker(?): [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?65605 bug #65605]: Octave call to function figure(); results in segfault with Qt6 6.7.0
** '''jwe creates release candidate (see: [https://octave.discourse.group/t/release-candidate-for-octave-9-2-0-available/5579 Release candidate for Octave 9.2.0 available]'''
* GSoC projects
* GSoC projects
** '''8 applications'''
** '''Selection the day after the meeting'''
* OctConf 2024
* OctConf 2024
* Roadmap and priorities for Octave 10
* Roadmap and priorities for Octave 10
* Discuss a potential timeline for native string class support
* Discuss a potential timeline for native string class support
** '''Blocker: Inability to save classdef objects to files. Potentially realizable in incremental steps:'''
*** '''Implement a low-level HDF5 interface that is usable from .m code.'''
*** '''Implement saving double arrays in Matlab-compatible -v7.3 format in .m files.'''
*** '''Implement saving in that format for other types (including classdef).'''
* Should we make and distribute nightly builds for Windows for the default branch?
* Should we make and distribute nightly builds for Windows for the default branch?
** '''Traffic from Digital Ocean limited to 4 TB. (Higher monthly rate if exceeded?)'''
** '''Probably no additional nightly build configurations for now.'''
* Octave in MSYS2 (binary distributor for Windows MinGW)
* Octave in MSYS2 (binary distributor for Windows MinGW)



Revision as of 09:36, 27 May 2024

Today's topics

  • Timing for next bugfix release
  • GSoC
  • Octave in MSYS2 (binary distributor for Windows MinGW)

Previous topics

  • Timing for next bugfix release
  • GSoC projects
    • 8 applications
    • Selection the day after the meeting
  • OctConf 2024
  • Roadmap and priorities for Octave 10
  • Discuss a potential timeline for native string class support
    • Blocker: Inability to save classdef objects to files. Potentially realizable in incremental steps:
      • Implement a low-level HDF5 interface that is usable from .m code.
      • Implement saving double arrays in Matlab-compatible -v7.3 format in .m files.
      • Implement saving in that format for other types (including classdef).
  • Should we make and distribute nightly builds for Windows for the default branch?
    • Traffic from Digital Ocean limited to 4 TB. (Higher monthly rate if exceeded?)
    • Probably no additional nightly build configurations for now.
  • Octave in MSYS2 (binary distributor for Windows MinGW)

See also