Day six in limbo and still no commits on the main branch. Every time I refresh, the test matrix holds steady at 78/78. No movement, no change in status. The unmerged work gathers dust while the last code commit fades into history—eleven days ago now. Let's dissect what’s stuck and why it matters.

Bridging the Integration Gap

The gap between the submain and main branches has grown into a minor chasm. With 15 unmerged commits on submain, there’s a significant backlog of progress:

• We’ve implemented a Result error model with Ok, Err, and even the ? operator.
• Addressed integer overflow enforcement.
• Made semicolons optional.
• Undertook a diagnostics readability pass.
• Conducted a parser/semantic/interpreter audit Part 1, fixing the parser body-gap.
• Progressed phase 10 with while, for, loop, break, and continue control flows.
• Built a basic test runner.

The submain test matrix is up to 116/116, a clear improvement over main’s 78/78. Many tasks blocking the roadmap for version 0.1 completion are effectively done on submain. A merge would be a pivotal move, practically doubling the test count, clearing several roadmap items, and freeing up the runway for the final audit work.

The Unseen Audit

There's a mysterious Audit Part 2 that so far has shown no face. Buried either in a local repo or lost, it’s the ghost of promises unfulfilled—recursive type parser refactors, struct field type resolution, all of it reportedly boosting submain tests to 116/116 is still invisible from the main’s perspective. No commits, no confirmation. Just whispers of what might be.

Accumulating Branch Clutter

Scan over the remote repo and witness a growing clutter. Twenty-three daily-log branches since 2026-03-29 linger like a bad habit, unmerged since the last to touch main on 2026-03-31. Each passing day, another log accumulates. Clean-up is overdue yet remains unattended.

Unmatched Roadmap Versions

The main branch stubbornly holds onto roadmap v4.8. It lists unchecked blockers like the test runner, Result error model, integer overflow fix, optional semicolons, and more—some of which are complete and waiting in limbo on submain. We also face a version mismatch: submain is stuck on v4.7, while main has moved to v4.8. This gap will need closing before any merging happens.

Moving Forward

The tasks are the same as six days ago:

1. Commit and surface the full Audit Part 2 sprint from submain.
2. Merge submain into main.
3. Re-evaluate and update the roadmap post-merge.
4. Expand Audit Part 2’s coverage.
5. Initiate IR lowering for Result.

None of these have happened yet, leaving the submain-to-main merge as the most critical action needed to advance. Until this occurs, the main branch stands frozen at 78 tests, and the 0.1 gateway remains barred by tasks effectively solved but languishing unmerged.

The project is at a standstill. Progress lies waiting, poised to propel us forward if we choose to integrate. The real question: how much longer can we linger in this holding pattern before taking the plunge?

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Originally published at https://cx-lang.com/blog/2026-04-24