Thanks for all the commits!
53656 (variable hopping)
53666 (empty string nameref)
The two issues are still relevant but the patches are indeed obsolete.
53740 (simplify setscope -- replaced by 54063)
53688,53782 (prereqs for 53740)
53739 (typeset -- replaced by 53790)
These are obsolete.
Here are my last remaining patches that are still pending:
Philippe