DevNotes_25Aug2026

General updates (roundtable)

• Technical meeting updates (Krzywon)
  • Discussions on Refactor Hackathon and related project boards, 6.2.1 release (fixes to include and who is fixing them), and future technical meetings
• Any refactoring project updates? (Sharp/Krzywon)
  • Refactoring hackathon set for 16th-18th September
  • Presentations on the SAND perspective (Gaudet) and new trend objects (Crake-Merani) at next technical meeting on Sept. 4
• Any SASBDB integration project updates? (Wojciech)
• Generic Scattering Calculator redesign working group (Wojciech)
  • the webpage has been updated
  • A 3rd meeting will be scheduled to try to finalize a concept.
  • Would be nice to be in a position to start working on implementation at contributor camp
• Sasmodels working group (refactoring project and marketplace vs core etc) (Butler)
  • Wiki page
  • Would be nice to be in a position to start working on implementation at contributor camp
• Contributor Camps (Butler)
  • camp XV - Prague planning/info page
    • Poster session - SasView usage in your research, including how AI is used or would help
      • Need to send out a reminder and planned poster theme to developer list (Butler)
    • Will start planning projects and project boards, as well as discussions
  • camp XVI - Soleil submitted - Late September, early October will know - Early November, 2027
• Integrating COSMiCS (https://lnkd.in/d4jRffRd) into SasView (Lars)

Discussions

• 6.2.1
  • Release prior to contributor camp
  • Content
    • Master Issue
• SAS2027
  • September, 2027
  • Nothing definitive yet, but will keep in the back of our minds

PRs

• Bolded are PRs dealing with serious bugs found in testing 6.2.0.
• Any high priority PRs to look at?

sasview: 25 open, 14 in draft

• Bug fixes and feature upgrades
  • #3995 Undo/redo stack for perspectives --- Jeff in review; Could use a second person
  • #4067 Fix the fit_started flag enablement -- Waiting for @krzywon?
  • #4072 Don't calculate magnetic models if magnetism is not toggled -- Changes since last review; needs a fresh look
  • #4082 attempting to fix #4047 (composite model failures) -- Approved; merge?
  • #4087 Flatpak script -- Waiting for review
• CI related
  • #4080 Enable CodeScene PR checks (minimally) -- Needs review
  • #3842 Add pixi configuration -- Technical group to review
  • #3932 Attach binaries to release page on tag -- Still Needs Review...
  • #3947 Cancel concurrent nightly builds -- Rethink 'nightly' builds?
  • #3974 Allow pytest from base project directory -- Logging config conflict between GUI and calc tests; merge this and create issue -or- ask for a fix here (won't affect CI)

sasmodels: 11 open, 4 in draft

• #719 Aggregate and chain structure-factor models -- @krzywon to revisit
• #722 Fractal S(Q) accuracy at small Q -- Waiting for response to review
• #743 Adding peak_voigt model -- In review (on month since last activity)
• #748 Enable CodeScene PR checks (minimally) -- Needs review
• #749 Fix composite model name assignment (see also sasview #4082) -- Ready to merge?
• #751 Default multiplicity parameter -- Ready to merge?
• #752 TCCBox as an optional dependency -- Reviewed by @pkienzle

sasdata: 3 open, 2 in draft

• #216 Trend Object Extended Work -- Awaiting response to review

Help desk staffing

https://github.com/SasView/sasview/wiki/DevNotes_HelpDesk - Into October

AOB