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title: DIALS core meeting 2023-02-09
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name: DIALS core meeting 2023-02-09
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# DIALS core meeting 2023-02-09

## Previous Actions

- [ ] `std::string` support for messagepack. This is used in XFEL module, should try to fix. [`dials/dials#1858`](https://github.com/dials/dials/issues/1858).
    - [X] Is using pickle until this is fixed, so probably good to do
    - [X] AB Added to codecamp list. Might get to this!
    - [X] Looking at this week. Removing seems acceptable and probably the easiest solution
    - [ ] **ND Action**: PR to remove from dials code
- [ ] **ND** Investigate getting `psana` tests running on the DIALS xfel-regression testing
- [ ] **ND**: Unpin setuptools in DIALS builds
- [ ] Dropping Data Blocks ([#504](https://github.com/cctbx/dxtbx/pull/504))
    - [ ] **Action**: DGW WIP migrating data to dials-data
- [ ] **ND**: Squash rampage on repositories
- [ ] **GW**: Audit dxtbx/dials for `deepcopy` calls to make sure they are sensible


## Agenda

#### Phenix

- Billy is backporting DIALS 3.13 to Python 3.7 on local branches

### https://github.com/dials/dials/pull/2336

- [ ] **GW**: Audit dxtbx/dials for `deepcopy` calls to make sure they are sensible

### CBFlib

- HJB Working on 0.9.8 release
- Discussion about making a thread to co-ordinate what it would take to move dials directly back to cbflib

### XTC Streams

- JBE asked if possible to process XTC streams with hdf5

### AOB?






### Next meeting

Thursday, February 23rd, 4pm (GMT), 8am (PST)
