March 2026 monthly summary for gazebosim/gz-sim: Delivered TinyXML2 dependency integration in the CMake build to enable XML parsing, laying groundwork for XML-config driven features. The change adds an explicit find_package for TinyXML2 at the root CMakeLists and wires it into the build target, improving dependency management and cross-platform reliability. No user-facing API changes this month; this work directly improves build stability and prepares the codebase for config-driven workflows.

March 2025 monthly summary for OpenMS/OpenMS focusing on platform modernization and metadata enrichment. Key features delivered include (1) Qt 6 and C++20 Compatibility: upgraded dependencies to Qt 6 (6.5+) and required a C++20-compliant compiler to enable newer features and improve performance, tooling compatibility, and future maintenance; commit 1d7b3f7ddaaa737763b65cb7ce7f58320f857153. (2) Mascot Generic File Parser: Expanded Field Support to extract additional metadata fields (IONMODE, MSLEVEL with validation and default to MS2 on invalid, SOURCE_INSTRUMENT, ORGANISM, PI, DATACOLLECTOR, LIBRARYQUALITY); commit 85be5feab532341bed43add480da34bbfd93c29b; this enhances metadata richness for data curation and downstream analytics. Major bugs fixed: none documented in this period. Overall impact: modernization reduces maintenance risk, enables modern toolchains, and enriches data for analytics and search capabilities. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Qt 6, C++20, modern C++, parser design with validation and defaulting, data governance through richer metadata."