[fpc-devel] 134 open merge requests - is that normal?

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Fri, 3 Apr 2026, Graeme Geldenhuys via fpc-devel wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I don't know the FPC development process, so was wondering if 134 open 
> merge requests are considered "normal" for this project? Some MRs are as 
> old as 5 years. 😬
>
> https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/fpc/source/-/merge_requests

I consider it by no means "normal".

But verifying takes time and we're dramatically short on manpower.

What I can judge, I try to resolve as quickly as possible.
Compiler-related merges in general fall outside my competence zone, 
so I seldom touch them (apart from adding the category label).

Michael.