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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 10:28 AM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> I did a bit of research on this on my favorite platforms, and did
>> not like the results:

> Hmm. That's unfortunate. Is perl -MCPAN -e 'install Platypus::FFI' a
> viable alternative?

Probably, see my followup.

			regards, tom lane