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* [PATCH v43 5/7] Fix crash caused by involuntary decoding of unrelated relations
@ 2026-03-19 18:48 Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-03-19 18:48 UTC (permalink / raw)

Author: Srinath Reddy Sadipiralla <[email protected]>
---
 src/backend/commands/cluster.c | 30 +++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/cluster.c b/src/backend/commands/cluster.c
index b0ecc769ee4..36950aea780 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/cluster.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/cluster.c
@@ -2666,6 +2666,21 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 	 */
 	Assert(!ctx->fast_forward);
 
+	/* Avoid logical decoding of other relations. */
+	rel = table_open(relid, AccessShareLock);
+	repacked_rel_locator = rel->rd_locator;
+	toastrelid = rel->rd_rel->reltoastrelid;
+	if (OidIsValid(toastrelid))
+	{
+		Relation	toastrel;
+
+		/* Avoid logical decoding of other TOAST relations. */
+		toastrel = table_open(toastrelid, AccessShareLock);
+		repacked_rel_toast_locator = toastrel->rd_locator;
+		table_close(toastrel, AccessShareLock);
+	}
+	table_close(rel, AccessShareLock);
+
 	DecodingContextFindStartpoint(ctx);
 
 	/*
@@ -2702,21 +2717,6 @@ repack_setup_logical_decoding(Oid relid)
 											   "REPACK - change",
 											   ALLOCSET_DEFAULT_SIZES);
 
-	/* Avoid logical decoding of other relations. */
-	rel = table_open(relid, AccessShareLock);
-	repacked_rel_locator = rel->rd_locator;
-	toastrelid = rel->rd_rel->reltoastrelid;
-	if (OidIsValid(toastrelid))
-	{
-		Relation	toastrel;
-
-		/* Avoid logical decoding of other TOAST relations. */
-		toastrel = table_open(toastrelid, AccessShareLock);
-		repacked_rel_toast_locator = toastrel->rd_locator;
-		table_close(toastrel, AccessShareLock);
-	}
-	table_close(rel, AccessShareLock);
-
 	/* The file will be set as soon as we have it opened. */
 	dstate->file = NULL;
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v9a 07/22] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
2.54.0.380.gc69baaf57b


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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v9a 07/22] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
2.54.0.380.gc69baaf57b


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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
2.54.0.380.gc69baaf57b


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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
2.54.0.380.gc69baaf57b


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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v9a 07/22] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v9a 07/22] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v9a 07/22] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v9a 07/22] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v9a 07/22] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 321+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2026-06-03 06:21 UTC (permalink / raw)

That's a fair bit faster and fails less often.
---
 .github/workflows/pg-ci.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
2.54.0.380.gc69baaf57b


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