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* [PATCH v26 4/9] Row pattern recognition patch (planner).
@ 2024-12-30 12:44 Tatsuo Ishii <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 301+ messages in thread

From: Tatsuo Ishii @ 2024-12-30 12:44 UTC (permalink / raw)

---
 src/backend/optimizer/plan/createplan.c   | 22 ++++++++++++++----
 src/backend/optimizer/plan/planner.c      |  3 +++
 src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c      | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/backend/optimizer/prep/prepjointree.c |  9 ++++++++
 src/include/nodes/plannodes.h             | 19 ++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/createplan.c b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/createplan.c
index b3e2294e84..e99ac4652e 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/createplan.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/createplan.c
@@ -291,8 +291,10 @@ static WindowAgg *make_windowagg(List *tlist, Index winref,
 								 int frameOptions, Node *startOffset, Node *endOffset,
 								 Oid startInRangeFunc, Oid endInRangeFunc,
 								 Oid inRangeColl, bool inRangeAsc, bool inRangeNullsFirst,
-								 List *runCondition, List *qual, bool topWindow,
-								 Plan *lefttree);
+								 List *runCondition, RPSkipTo rpSkipTo, List *patternVariable,
+								 List *patternRegexp, List *defineClause,
+								 List *defineInitial, List *qual,
+								 bool topWindow, Plan *lefttree);
 static Group *make_group(List *tlist, List *qual, int numGroupCols,
 						 AttrNumber *grpColIdx, Oid *grpOperators, Oid *grpCollations,
 						 Plan *lefttree);
@@ -2700,6 +2702,11 @@ create_windowagg_plan(PlannerInfo *root, WindowAggPath *best_path)
 						  wc->inRangeAsc,
 						  wc->inRangeNullsFirst,
 						  best_path->runCondition,
+						  wc->rpSkipTo,
+						  wc->patternVariable,
+						  wc->patternRegexp,
+						  wc->defineClause,
+						  wc->defineInitial,
 						  best_path->qual,
 						  best_path->topwindow,
 						  subplan);
@@ -6708,8 +6715,10 @@ make_windowagg(List *tlist, Index winref,
 			   int ordNumCols, AttrNumber *ordColIdx, Oid *ordOperators, Oid *ordCollations,
 			   int frameOptions, Node *startOffset, Node *endOffset,
 			   Oid startInRangeFunc, Oid endInRangeFunc,
-			   Oid inRangeColl, bool inRangeAsc, bool inRangeNullsFirst,
-			   List *runCondition, List *qual, bool topWindow, Plan *lefttree)
+			   Oid inRangeColl, bool inRangeAsc, bool inRangeNullsFirst, List *runCondition,
+			   RPSkipTo rpSkipTo, List *patternVariable, List *patternRegexp, List *defineClause,
+			   List *defineInitial,
+			   List *qual, bool topWindow, Plan *lefttree)
 {
 	WindowAgg  *node = makeNode(WindowAgg);
 	Plan	   *plan = &node->plan;
@@ -6735,6 +6744,11 @@ make_windowagg(List *tlist, Index winref,
 	node->inRangeAsc = inRangeAsc;
 	node->inRangeNullsFirst = inRangeNullsFirst;
 	node->topWindow = topWindow;
+	node->rpSkipTo = rpSkipTo,
+		node->patternVariable = patternVariable;
+	node->patternRegexp = patternRegexp;
+	node->defineClause = defineClause;
+	node->defineInitial = defineInitial;
 
 	plan->targetlist = tlist;
 	plan->lefttree = lefttree;
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/planner.c b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/planner.c
index 7468961b01..f123721e06 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/planner.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/planner.c
@@ -881,6 +881,9 @@ subquery_planner(PlannerGlobal *glob, Query *parse, PlannerInfo *parent_root,
 												EXPRKIND_LIMIT);
 		wc->endOffset = preprocess_expression(root, wc->endOffset,
 											  EXPRKIND_LIMIT);
+		wc->defineClause = (List *) preprocess_expression(root,
+														  (Node *) wc->defineClause,
+														  EXPRKIND_TARGET);
 	}
 
 	parse->limitOffset = preprocess_expression(root, parse->limitOffset,
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c
index 6d23df108d..70c9733e3f 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ static List *set_windowagg_runcondition_references(PlannerInfo *root,
 												   List *runcondition,
 												   Plan *plan);
 
-
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
  *		SUBPLAN REFERENCES
@@ -2492,6 +2491,32 @@ set_upper_references(PlannerInfo *root, Plan *plan, int rtoffset)
 					   NRM_EQUAL,
 					   NUM_EXEC_QUAL(plan));
 
+	/*
+	 * Modifies an expression tree in each DEFINE clause so that all Var
+	 * nodes's varno refers to OUTER_VAR.
+	 */
+	if (IsA(plan, WindowAgg))
+	{
+		WindowAgg  *wplan = (WindowAgg *) plan;
+
+		if (wplan->defineClause != NIL)
+		{
+			foreach(l, wplan->defineClause)
+			{
+				TargetEntry *tle = (TargetEntry *) lfirst(l);
+
+				tle->expr = (Expr *)
+					fix_upper_expr(root,
+								   (Node *) tle->expr,
+								   subplan_itlist,
+								   OUTER_VAR,
+								   rtoffset,
+								   NRM_EQUAL,
+								   NUM_EXEC_QUAL(plan));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	pfree(subplan_itlist);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/prep/prepjointree.c b/src/backend/optimizer/prep/prepjointree.c
index adad7ea9a9..842738adc9 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/prep/prepjointree.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/prep/prepjointree.c
@@ -2298,6 +2298,15 @@ perform_pullup_replace_vars(PlannerInfo *root,
 	parse->returningList = (List *)
 		pullup_replace_vars((Node *) parse->returningList, rvcontext);
 
+	foreach(lc, parse->windowClause)
+	{
+		WindowClause *wc = lfirst_node(WindowClause, lc);
+
+		if (wc->defineClause != NIL)
+			wc->defineClause = (List *)
+				pullup_replace_vars((Node *) wc->defineClause, rvcontext);
+	}
+
 	if (parse->onConflict)
 	{
 		parse->onConflict->onConflictSet = (List *)
diff --git a/src/include/nodes/plannodes.h b/src/include/nodes/plannodes.h
index 4633121689..1e7cc2a94e 100644
--- a/src/include/nodes/plannodes.h
+++ b/src/include/nodes/plannodes.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "lib/stringinfo.h"
 #include "nodes/bitmapset.h"
 #include "nodes/lockoptions.h"
+#include "nodes/parsenodes.h"
 #include "nodes/primnodes.h"
 
 
@@ -1099,6 +1100,24 @@ typedef struct WindowAgg
 	/* nulls sort first for in_range tests? */
 	bool		inRangeNullsFirst;
 
+	/* Row Pattern Recognition AFTER MACH SKIP clause */
+	RPSkipTo	rpSkipTo;		/* Row Pattern Skip To type */
+
+	/* Row Pattern PATTERN variable name (list of String) */
+	List	   *patternVariable;
+
+	/*
+	 * Row Pattern RPATTERN regular expression quantifier ('+' or ''. list of
+	 * String)
+	 */
+	List	   *patternRegexp;
+
+	/* Row Pattern DEFINE clause (list of TargetEntry) */
+	List	   *defineClause;
+
+	/* Row Pattern DEFINE variable initial names (list of String) */
+	List	   *defineInitial;
+
 	/*
 	 * false for all apart from the WindowAgg that's closest to the root of
 	 * the plan
-- 
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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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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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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]>
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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; 301+ 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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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]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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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@ 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]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 301+ 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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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; 301+ 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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@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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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@ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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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  0 siblings, 0 replies; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 301+ 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; 301+ 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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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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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21 Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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; 301+ 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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