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* Which changes should go on which branch? | * Which changes should go on which branch? | ||
** "default": everything new | |||
** "release": conservative updates | |||
*** new Octave packages + dependent libraries (if necessary and applicable) | |||
*** MXE libraries which have severe bugs / security issues. | |||
* Which branch should the buildbots use? | * Which branch should the buildbots use? | ||
** http://buildbot.octave.org:8010/ (jwe) | |||
*** Probably add builders to jwe's buildbot that build the current Octave stable branch with MXE Octave's release branch. | |||
*** Is there a way to trigger daily builds of the mxe builders only if there have been changes in Octave or MXE Octave. | |||
** https://buildbot.octave.space/ (Kai) | |||
*** General move to "release" branch (probably May) | |||
*** One additional build of "w64" with "default" branch | |||
=== Buildbots === | |||
* Find out how to trigger a build on changes in two repositories? | |||
** Untested idea: https://github.com/gnu-octave/octave-buildbot/pull/9/files | |||
=== GitHub === | |||
* Markus wants to try out using GitHub runners | |||
** https://octave.discourse.group/t/ci-with-github-hosted-runners/1081 | |||
** Try out macOS runners | |||
* Therefore a folder ".github" will be added to the Octave main repo | |||
** Can be removed anytime if it proves as not useful. | |||
* If other services (despite GitHub) are going to be tested, respective files might be added too. | |||
=== 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)? | ||
** Issue treatment of escape characters (first interpreted when Xprintf is applied). | |||
*** https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/string.html | |||
* Suggestion to implement an initial string class at one point | |||
** Many existing Octave code (packages) might break. | |||
** In the transition time using | |||
*** Octave .oct-config files to manage how double quoted strings are treated | |||
*** Implement convertStringsToChars and solve issue per function basis (Matlab compatible, probably straight forward, but many changes). | |||
**** https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/convertstringstochars.html | |||
* Initial implementation by Andrew Janke | |||
** https://github.com/apjanke/octave-tablicious/blob/master/inst/string.m | |||
** http://blog.apjanke.net/2019/04/20/matlab-string-representation-is-a-mess.html | |||
=== Classdef === | |||
* Wish to define classdef classes from C++ "nicely" (currently only from m-files comfortable usable). | |||
* This would also help implementing the string class. | |||
=== C++17 === | === C++17 === | ||
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* Updates: https://octave.discourse.group/t/using-c-17-features/1026 | * Updates: https://octave.discourse.group/t/using-c-17-features/1026 | ||
* 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)? | ||
** qt6 requires C++17 https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.0-released | |||
** gcc 8.x (2018) still not C++17 feature complete (e.g. std::filesystem cannot fully be used, no benefit) | |||
*** https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/compiler_support#cpp17 | |||
*** https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/status.html#status.iso.2017 | |||
General consensus was to stay with C++11 until a "killer application" shows up that rectifies changing to a newer standard. | |||
=== Short introduction: SavannahAPI === | === Short introduction: SavannahAPI === | ||
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=== Octave 7 === | === Octave 7 === | ||