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== Today's topics == | == Today's topics == | ||
* | * 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) | ||