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* Date: Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023 @ 18:00 UTC '''[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2023&month=12&day=19&hour=18&min=0&sec=0&p1=263&p2=37&p3=26&p4=176&p5=248&p6=108&p7=111&p8=264 Convert timezones here!]'''
* Date: Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023 @ 18:00 UTC '''[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2023&month=12&day=19&hour=18&min=0&sec=0&p1=263&p2=37&p3=26&p4=176&p5=248&p6=108&p7=111&p8=264 Convert timezones here!]'''
* Location: https://meet.jit.si/octave-dev
* Location: https://meet.jit.si/octave-dev
== Today's topics ==
* foo
== Previous topics ==
* Octave 8.4.0 has been released.
* Octave 9 release activities
** [[9.1 Release Checklist]]
** '''Continuing progress with language checks and translations'''
* Consider reverting the removal of the configure flag that allows disabling the bytecode VM?
** Background discussion: https://octave.discourse.group/t/the-role-of-the-disable-vm-evaluator-flag/4934
** '''JWE will try to add ifdefs for this'''
** '''It was discussed to make this activity as a bug report to help tracking'''
* Clarify changes that should target the stable or the default branch.
** '''No universal guidelines, generally ask whether it absolutely needs to be in stable without introducing new problems'''
** Importance of impact, if any: does it make a difference whether it addresses a crash vs addresses something minor?
** Importance of frequency, if any: does it make a difference whether the bug is commonly encountered or rare?
** Size of code change, if any.
** When to graft changes from default to stable?
* Clarify what should be part of reviewing a change before pushing it to the repository. Any difference for changes to the stable or the default branch?
** '''No all-use guidelines, but avoid compiler specific code, platform specific code, and in general ask why something is written this way'''
* Decide on criteria for which bugs should be fixed before 9.1.0 release
** Tag all bugs which meet criteria with Planned Release of 9.1.0
* Default to Qt6 for Octave 9? Also for MXE Octave? That raises minimum requirements for compiler (C++17) and target platform (for Windows: minimum Windows 10 64-bit, see [https://octave.discourse.group/t/transition-octave-to-qt6/3139/5 post on discourse]).
* Enable polymorphic allocators by default (C++17 feature)? Might prevent Octave packages from building if they set a lower C++ standard. (Known example: the ltfat package does this currently, adding -std=gnu++11 to its flags, preventing it from being built as-is with polymorphic allocators.)

Revision as of 16:59, 30 November 2023

Today's topics

  • foo

Previous topics

  • Octave 8.4.0 has been released.
  • Octave 9 release activities
  • Consider reverting the removal of the configure flag that allows disabling the bytecode VM?
  • Clarify changes that should target the stable or the default branch.
    • No universal guidelines, generally ask whether it absolutely needs to be in stable without introducing new problems
    • Importance of impact, if any: does it make a difference whether it addresses a crash vs addresses something minor?
    • Importance of frequency, if any: does it make a difference whether the bug is commonly encountered or rare?
    • Size of code change, if any.
    • When to graft changes from default to stable?
  • Clarify what should be part of reviewing a change before pushing it to the repository. Any difference for changes to the stable or the default branch?
    • No all-use guidelines, but avoid compiler specific code, platform specific code, and in general ask why something is written this way
  • Decide on criteria for which bugs should be fixed before 9.1.0 release
    • Tag all bugs which meet criteria with Planned Release of 9.1.0
  • Default to Qt6 for Octave 9? Also for MXE Octave? That raises minimum requirements for compiler (C++17) and target platform (for Windows: minimum Windows 10 64-bit, see post on discourse).
  • Enable polymorphic allocators by default (C++17 feature)? Might prevent Octave packages from building if they set a lower C++ standard. (Known example: the ltfat package does this currently, adding -std=gnu++11 to its flags, preventing it from being built as-is with polymorphic allocators.)