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* [[6.3 Release Checklist]]
* [[6.3 Release Checklist]]
** If nothing big shows up, go ahead with the release in about 10 days (early July).
* If nothing big shows up, go ahead with the release in about 10 days (early July).


* OctConf?
=== OctConf? ===
** Instead of an in-person conference, meet up virtually.
* Instead of an in-person conference, meet up virtually.
** Ideas for code-sprint?
* Ideas for code-sprint?
*** Improve test coverage
** Improve test coverage
*** That could include automated tests for GUI features ("expect", Qt test classes, set <code>OCTAVE_SHOW_GUI_MESSAGES</code> to 1 to display signals with missing connections, ...). Does anyone have experience with this?
** That could include automated tests for GUI features ("expect", Qt test classes, set <code>OCTAVE_SHOW_GUI_MESSAGES</code> to 1 to display signals with missing connections, ...). Does anyone have experience with this?


* GUI
=== GUI ===
** Make widgets more modular
* Make widgets more modular
*** remove connections to parents (or parents of parents,...)
** remove connections to parents (or parents of parents,...)
*** Only pass settings objects (instead of base qwidget) to widgets?
** Only pass settings objects (instead of base qwidget) to widgets?
** Add widgets for:
* Add widgets for:
*** displaying call stack. Select function in stack for appropriate <code>dbup</code> or <code>dbdown</code> command.
** displaying call stack. Select function in stack for appropriate <code>dbup</code> or <code>dbdown</code> command.
*** displaying result to an expression. Similar to debugger (watcher, ...)
** displaying result to an expression. Similar to debugger (watcher, ...)
** User expectations for evaluation code from the editor ("Evaluate selection") or the variable editor ("plot") while there is still pending input on the command line?
* User expectations for evaluation code from the editor ("Evaluate selection") or the variable editor ("plot") while there is still pending input on the command line?


* Breakpoints
=== Breakpoints ===
** Add feature to temporarily disable breakpoints
* Add feature to temporarily disable breakpoints
** Check syntax for breakpoints in subfunctions, local functions, private functions, methods, ... (<code>dbstatus</code>)
* Check syntax for breakpoints in subfunctions, local functions, private functions, methods, ... (<code>dbstatus</code>)


* <code>gsd</code>
=== <code>gsd</code> ===
** Current version is not Matlab-compatible nor correct in some circumstances.
* Current version is not Matlab-compatible nor correct in some circumstances.
** Rik is currently implementing a replacement.
* Rik is currently implementing a replacement.


* IRC channel on Freenode is down
=== IRC channel on Freenode is down ===
** Replacement on libera?
* Replacement on libera?
** jwe will probably post something on discourse.
* jwe will probably post something on discourse.


== Previous topics ==
== Previous topics ==

Revision as of 19:31, 22 June 2021

Todays topics

  • Meet and greet 5 minutes before meeting (audio testing).

Octave 6.3.0

OctConf?

  • Instead of an in-person conference, meet up virtually.
  • Ideas for code-sprint?
    • Improve test coverage
    • That could include automated tests for GUI features ("expect", Qt test classes, set OCTAVE_SHOW_GUI_MESSAGES to 1 to display signals with missing connections, ...). Does anyone have experience with this?

GUI

  • Make widgets more modular
    • remove connections to parents (or parents of parents,...)
    • Only pass settings objects (instead of base qwidget) to widgets?
  • Add widgets for:
    • displaying call stack. Select function in stack for appropriate dbup or dbdown command.
    • displaying result to an expression. Similar to debugger (watcher, ...)
  • User expectations for evaluation code from the editor ("Evaluate selection") or the variable editor ("plot") while there is still pending input on the command line?

Breakpoints

  • Add feature to temporarily disable breakpoints
  • Check syntax for breakpoints in subfunctions, local functions, private functions, methods, ... (dbstatus)

gsd

  • Current version is not Matlab-compatible nor correct in some circumstances.
  • Rik is currently implementing a replacement.

IRC channel on Freenode is down

  • Replacement on libera?
  • jwe will probably post something on discourse.

Previous topics

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Discourse

  • General question about the acceptance.
    • We like it.
  • Continue to no longer actively advertise the mailing-lists.

GitHub Actions

QScintilla signal/slot problem

  • Bug #60469
  • On MS Windows only for QScintilla the "safer" signal/slot changes seem to not work.
    • Revert it until the problem is identified.

Ideas for next meeting

See also

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