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Re: [isocpp-sg16] Agenda for the 2024-10-09 SG16 meeting

From: Corentin Jabot <corentinjabot_at_[hidden]>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 08:53:17 +0200
On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 11:28 PM Tom Honermann via SG16 <
sg16_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> SG16 will hold a meeting *tomorrow*, Wednesday, October 9th, at 19:30 UTC
> (timezone conversion
> <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20241009T193000&p1=1440&p2=tz_pdt&p3=tz_mdt&p4=tz_cdt&p5=tz_edt&p6=tz_cest>
> ).
>
> The agenda follows.
>
> - P3094R3: std::basic_fixed_string <https://wg21.link/p3094r3>
> - P3045R1: Quantities and units library <https://wg21.link/p3045r1>
> - P3258R0: Formatting of charN_t <https://wg21.link/p3258r0>
>
> SG16 has not previously reviewed P3094, but did discuss a fixed_string
> type in the context of a predecessor paper, P2980R0 (A motivation, scope,
> and plan for a physical quantities and units library)
> <https://wg21.link/p2980r0> during its 2023-11-29 meeting
> <https://github.com/sg16-unicode/sg16-meetings/blob/master/README-2023.md#november-29th-2023>.
> Since we're fairly familiar with the subject matter, so I'll ask Mateusz to
> provide a brief overview and we'll move on to discussion of any concerns.
> SG16 has not previously polled this paper or its predecessor; the LEWG
> chair will be looking for SG16 to bless this paper even if we don't see
> SG16 specific concerns to ensure this paper is ready for progress in
> Wrocław.
>
What are the SG-16-relevant topics of discussion for this paper?
I guess we should discuss nuking char_traits?


> SG16 reviewed previous revisions of P3045 during its 2023-11-29 meeting
> <https://github.com/sg16-unicode/sg16-meetings/blob/master/README-2023.md#november-29th-2023>
> and 2024-01-24 meeting
> <https://github.com/sg16-unicode/sg16-meetings/blob/master/README.md#january-24th-2024>.
> Previous discussion concerned which encodings to support and representation
> for symbols, particularly those not represented in the basic character
> sets. Mateusz can provide an overview of the changes and any relevant
> design changes that have been made. The LEWG chair will also be looking for
> SG16 to determine if there are any lingering SG16 concerns that would
> prevent this paper progressing at Wrocław.
>
> P3258R0 comes to us courtesy of Corentin and seeks to achieve what most
> people expect to be trivial but which we have always known to be
> impossible; provide formatting and I/O support for text in char*N*_t,
> sort of, as limited by the characters representable in the ordinary and
> wide literal encodings. Corentin to provide an overview and frown while the
> rest of us quibble about transcoding details and locale encodings and,
> probably, reluctantly, conclude that the behavior Corentin has proposed is
> how things should be.
>
> Tom.
>
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Received on 2024-10-09 06:53:36