[fpc-devel] [RFC] Modernising the FPC Release Process -- Proposal for Review

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Fri, 17 Apr 2026, Marco van de Voort via fpc-devel wrote:

>
> Op 17-4-2026 om 15:30 schreef Graeme Geldenhuys via fpc-devel:
>>
>>
>> General observation:
>> From an outsider’s perspective, it appears there was a migration from 
>> Subversion to Git without a corresponding shift in workflow. Many team 
>> members seem stuck in a "Subversion mentality" -- the idea that 
>> branches are expensive or merging is difficult -- none of which 
>> applies to Git.
>
> First, keep in mind that nearly everything I do is single commits.
>
> In tortoisesvn:
>
> - mark 6 repositories in explorer and click update.  All repositories 
> will be updated.
>
> In tortoisegit:
>
> -  pull, stash window, rebase, stash pop prompt per repository.
>
> Just with the update you are already a two dozen of clicks in.

Maybe use another tool than tortoisegit ?

I used it in the past. It's an ill-conceived fork of tortoisesvn.

What you describe I do on the command line in 1 go.

I don't much care for UI tools but what I see from my colleagues who do use
UI tools, none of them has to do so many clicks as you describe.

>> Unfortunately, the FPC project seems to have stalled since the 
>> migration, and there is no clear consensus on how to properly leverage 
>> these new [2026] tools. Given that, I don't believe there is much more 
>> I can contribute at this stage. I’ll stay on the sidelines for now and 
>> hope for the best. And yes, I'm still happy to triage/review Merge 
>> Requests where I can. Could we at least get some triage labels added 
>> to the fpcsource project, as I suggested in the proposal?
>>
> Always the my way or the highway attitude, all along the way implying 
> the opponents are Neanderthals for their efforts to engage with you.

Looking at it from aside, the 'engage' very much resembles 
breaking down every proposal that comes along.

You may not intend it like that, obviously, but
this is not very motivating for users who wish to help.

Graeme offered help, he still offers help - triaging.

I can imagine your last reply is very off-putting for him.

You could get reactions like this:

https://components4developers.blog/2025/06/10/i-left/

Michael.