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name: DIALS core meeting 2023-04-20
tags: core meeting
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# DIALS core meeting 2023-04-20
## Previous Actions
- [ ] **ND**: PR to remove `std::string` support for messagepack from dials code
- [ ] **ND** Investigate getting `psana` tests running on the DIALS xfel-regression testing
- [ ] Dropping Data Blocks ([#504](https://github.com/cctbx/dxtbx/pull/504))
- [ ] **ND**: Look at DIALS failures and work out what needs to be migrated
- [ ] **RG**: Investigate `dials.cosym` applies an incompatible reindexing operator ([`dials/2320`](https://github.com/dials/dials/issues/2320)) ([prev](https://dials.github.io/kb/core/2023-03-09#dialscosym-applies-an-incompatible-reindexing-operator))
- [x] **DM**: Moving flex tables; Solve [`dials#2113`](https://github.com/dials/dials/pull/2113) deprecation issue and merge conflicts
## Agenda
### Moving flex tables from dials to dxtbx
https://github.com/dials/dials/pull/2113
- [Previously](https://dials.github.io/kb/core/2023-04-06#moving-flex-tables-from-dials-to-dxtbx)
- Merge conflicts appear to have been resolved?
- ND planned to merge next week after the DIALS release
- couple of test failures regarding slicing
- Merge when fixed!
### NX Writer! ([prev](https://dials.github.io/kb/core/2023-03-09#aob))
- Did some scan-related work last time
- What is state?
- Few test failures relating to dependencies on dials, xfel
- These will be worked on!
- ND to merge https://github.com/cctbx/dxtbx/pull/612
- Missed merge window, any outstanding issues?
- Aaron to make basic test case
# Removing cctbx.xfel dependencies from dials.index
- Discovered when running conda-forge testing
- https://github.com/dials/dials/pull/2390
- https://github.com/cctbx/cctbx_project/compare/serial_tbx !
### Code camp idea?
- Aaron suggests - a few days, couple of hours a day, work on outstanding smaller issues?
- Virtual DIALS code-camp
- Split into sessions:
- Planning
- Coding
- Closeout
- Graeme suggests linking to potential serial workshop being talked about at Cornell/CHESS for ~end of July
- Week of 17th July, confirmed
- \o/
### AOB?
### Polychromatic Beam
- https://github.com/cctbx/dxtbx/pull/621
### Scans
- https://github.com/cctbx/dxtbx/pull/620
### Next meeting
Thursday, May 4th, 4pm (BST), 8am (PDT)