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

[Florian Klämpfl]

> Am 06.04.2026 um 20:58 schrieb Juha Manninen via fpc-devel <fpc-devel at lists.freepascal.org>:
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> Kostas Michalopoulos via fpc-devel kirjoitti 6.4.2026 klo 15.42:
>> FWIW i agree that the release cycle may need tweaks, but i think it should be based on what bugs/tasks are to be fixed/done for a release and come whenever those are fixed/done, not in fixed timesteps - especially since FPC relies largely on volunteer work who work in their free time. It isn't like the FPC devs have a bunch of MBA's with quarterly growth goals to please :-P.
> "release cycle may need tweaks"... For God's sake Kostas, why you repeat that mambo-jambo? Those same things have been repeated year after year after year.
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> None of the FPC development team seems to have any intention to make a release. The release manager here asks "Who will build the release". He has no idea. The whole team has clearly dropped the ball. They have time to write posts and messages to explain why a release is not possible. They could have released many versions already with that energy.
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> Help has been offered, first in forum threads, now here by Graeme. FPC developers are not interested apparently.
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> Lazarus project and many FPC users are in dire need for a release and then more releases in reasonable time intervals. I see forking the FPC project as a more and more compelling option. The fork would concentrate on timely releases. Lazarus would officially support the fork, then it could become popular. It would need a dedicated team. The first task could indeed be to automate the release build process.
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> My prediction is that after one year from now there still is no new release, based on the attitude of FPC developers. Would people then agree with the forking idea? Start to think of names for the fork.
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Would be great if someone else does the releases, waiting for years someone finally shows up to do so :)

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