From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Tobias Bussmann <t.bussmann@gmx.net>
cc: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>,
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        Jakob Egger <jakob@eggerapps.at>,
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Subject: Re: Broken build on macOS (Universal / Intel): cpuid instruction not
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Tobias Bussmann <t.bussmann@gmx.net> writes:
> I've already noticed that there isn't much variety in the buildfarm anim=
als
> available for Darwin. Given the availability of a fairly beefy macOS VM =
server
> here, I've considered hosting some VMs to provide coverage of things lik=
e
> universal builds and cross-compilation using different versions of the A=
pple
> toolkits for the build farm. This issue provides the motivation to take =
it further.

+1.  If you're relying on such edge cases working, hosting a buildfarm
animal is by far the best way to ensure they keep working.

			regards, tom lane