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* Meet and greet 5 minutes before meeting (audio testing). | * Meet and greet 5 minutes before meeting (audio testing). | ||
=== MXE Octave branches === | === MXE Octave branches and buildbots === | ||
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=== String class strategy === | === String class strategy === | ||
* Strategy for transition to string class syntax (incompatible to current double-quoted character vectors in Octave)? | * Strategy for transition to string class syntax (incompatible to current double-quoted character vectors in Octave)? | ||
=== C++17 === | === C++17 === | ||
* Allow using more modern C++ dialects (C++17 STL std::filesystem or boost::filesystem)? | * Allow using more modern C++ dialects (C++17 STL std::filesystem or boost::filesystem)? | ||
=== Short introduction: SavannahAPI === | === Short introduction: SavannahAPI === | ||
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* Former [https://octave.discourse.group/t/remaining-items-for-the-6-1-release/350 "Release burn down chart"]. | * Former [https://octave.discourse.group/t/remaining-items-for-the-6-1-release/350 "Release burn down chart"]. | ||
* https://octave.space/savannah/ | * https://octave.space/savannah/ | ||
== Previous topics == | == Previous topics == | ||
=== Octave 7 === | === Octave 7 === | ||
==== Previous idea collections for Octave 7 ==== | |||
===== Improve graphics ===== | ===== Improve graphics ===== | ||
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* "Ditch" old UNIX system functions (e.g. popen) | * "Ditch" old UNIX system functions (e.g. popen) | ||
** Move to package? | ** Move to package? | ||
** compose a list of functions that are candidates for removal from core Octave. See: [https://octave.discourse.group/t/moving-posix-system-call-and-library-functions-out-of-core-octave/1027 Moving POSIX system call and library functions out of core Octave] | |||
* performance of symbol lookup | * performance of symbol lookup | ||
** use <code>std::unordered_map</code>, rather than <code>std::map</code> to increase performance (e.g. of interpreter lookups) | ** use <code>std::unordered_map</code>, rather than <code>std::map</code> to increase performance (e.g. of interpreter lookups) | ||
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* Replace custom reference counters with implementation using <code>std::shared_ptr</code> | * Replace custom reference counters with implementation using <code>std::shared_ptr</code> | ||
** Some instances are more difficult to replace. jwe will post something about this on the discourse forum. | ** Some instances are more difficult to replace. jwe will post something about this on the discourse forum. | ||
* favor C++ std-library functions over gnulib where possible | |||
** Maybe require C++14 or C++17? See: [https://octave.discourse.group/t/using-c-17-features/1026 Using C++17 features] | |||
* improve HDF5 integration | * improve HDF5 integration | ||
** Add "wrapper" for libhdf5 functions in Octave's scripting language. | |||
** Key to support latest Matlab file formats. Try to implement in the interfaces for that format in .m file functions. | |||
** Some developers very interested in this! | |||
==== Documentation ==== | ==== Documentation ==== |