Is macports/macports-ports beginner-friendly?

40% of first-time pull requests to macports/macports-ports have been merged, with a median first review in no recent data.

What is the PR merge rate of macports/macports-ports?

26% of external (non-maintainer) pull requests to macports/macports-ports get merged.

How to Contribute to macports/macports-ports

A practical guide backed by macports/macports-ports's real pull-request history - not guesswork.

26%

PR merge rate

no recent data

First review

40%

First-timer success

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Your game plan

Pick a starter issue

Browse macports/macports-ports's issue tracker for docs or small bug fixes. No labeled starter issues right now, so pick something small and self-contained.

Time your pull request

Median first review lands within no recent data. Open your PR when maintainers are active rather than right before a weekend.

Keep it small and focused

Outside PRs to this repo are merged at a 26% rate. Small, well-described PRs that pass CI consistently outperform large ones.

Engage with review feedback

12 active maintainers review contributions here. Respond to comments promptly - responsiveness is the strongest predictor of getting merged.

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