# 2025.07.22 Weekly Meeting

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/2025-07-22-weekly-meeting/43805>\
**Category:** Weekly meetings\
**Created:** [July 22, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/2025-07-22-weekly-meeting/43805 "2025-07-22T13:34:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sam\_Horvath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/sam_horvath/32/3092_2.png) [@Sam\_Horvath](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Sam_Horvath)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/2025-07-22-weekly-meeting/43805/1 "2025-07-22T13:34:02Z")

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Today, we will be having our next weekly hangout at **10:00 AM ET until 11:00 AM ET.** a

Anyone is welcome to join at this link: [https://bit.ly/slicer-googlemeet-hosted-by-kitware](https://bit.ly/slicer-googlemeet-hosted-by-kitware)

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> **Weekly Meeting**
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> **Starts:** July 22, 2025, 10:00am (America/New\_York)\
> **Link:** <https://bit.ly/slicer-googlemeet-hosted-by-kitware>

**Agenda:**

Please post to this thread to put a topic on the agenda! We will try to prioritize agenda items during the meeting.

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Thanks  
Sam and J-Christophe

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**Author:** ![jcfr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jcfr/32/17825_2.png) [@jcfr](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jcfr)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/2025-07-22-weekly-meeting/43805/2 "2025-07-29T13:14:17Z")

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### Meeting Notes

#### Updated Linux Build Environment

- Slicer’s Linux build environment has been upgraded to **Qt5, AlmaLinux 8, and GCC 14**.

- Details: [Discourse post](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-build-environment-upgraded-to-qt5-almalinux8-gcc14/43802)

#### Qt6 Support & Styling Updates

- Target date to enable **optional Qt6 builds** : **End of July 2025**

- Continued progress on **modernizing icon styling** for Qt6 compatibility.

#### Extension Manager for Commercial Extensions

- Follow-up discussions are ongoing on **supporting commercial extension distribution** via the Extension Manager.

- Key considerations include:

#### vtk-sdk-python-distributions

- Plan to review and integrate:

#### Curved Planar Reformation (CPR)

- Progress continues toward full integration of **CPR functionality into Slicer core**.

- Related discussion and contributions are being finalized.

#### Displayable Manager Refactoring

- Investigating a **template-based displayable manager** approach to reduce duplication and simplify development.

- Noted challenge by @Thibault_Pelletier: **Camera is not currently set** in 2D views, which adds complexity.

#### Continuous Integration for Python Extensions

- Examples of **GitHub Actions workflows** used to test Python extensions: