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* [PATCH 3/6] Move conversion of a "historic" to MVCC snapshot to a separate function.
@ 2026-01-12 16:30  Antonin Houska <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ messages in thread

From: Antonin Houska @ 2026-01-12 16:30 UTC (permalink / raw)

The conversion is now handled by SnapBuildMVCCFromHistoric(). REPACK
CONCURRENTLY will also need it.
---
 src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c | 59 +++++++++++++++++----
 src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c            |  3 +-
 src/include/replication/snapbuild.h         |  1 +
 src/include/utils/snapmgr.h                 |  1 +
 4 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 7f79621b57e..a738ad8a864 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -440,10 +440,7 @@ Snapshot
 SnapBuildInitialSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder)
 {
 	Snapshot	snap;
-	TransactionId xid;
 	TransactionId safeXid;
-	TransactionId *newxip;
-	int			newxcnt = 0;
 
 	Assert(XactIsoLevel == XACT_REPEATABLE_READ);
 	Assert(builder->building_full_snapshot);
@@ -485,7 +482,35 @@ SnapBuildInitialSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder)
 
 	MyProc->xmin = snap->xmin;
 
-	/* allocate in transaction context */
+	/* Convert the historic snapshot to MVCC snapshot. */
+	return SnapBuildMVCCFromHistoric(snap, true);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Turn a historic MVCC snapshot into an ordinary MVCC snapshot.
+ *
+ * Unlike a regular (non-historic) MVCC snapshot, the 'xip' array of this
+ * snapshot contains not only running main transactions, but also their
+ * subtransactions. On the other hand, 'subxip' will usually be empty. This
+ * difference does not affect the result of XidInMVCCSnapshot() because it
+ * searches both in 'xip' and 'subxip'.
+ *
+ * Pass true for 'in_place' if you don't care about modifying the source
+ * snapshot. If you need a new instance, and one that was allocated as a
+ * single chunk of memory, pass false.
+ */
+Snapshot
+SnapBuildMVCCFromHistoric(Snapshot snapshot, bool in_place)
+{
+	TransactionId xid;
+	TransactionId *oldxip = snapshot->xip;
+	uint32		oldxcnt = snapshot->xcnt;
+	TransactionId *newxip;
+	int			newxcnt = 0;
+	Snapshot	result;
+
+	Assert(snapshot->snapshot_type == SNAPSHOT_HISTORIC_MVCC);
+
 	newxip = palloc_array(TransactionId, GetMaxSnapshotXidCount());
 
 	/*
@@ -494,7 +519,7 @@ SnapBuildInitialSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder)
 	 * classical snapshot by marking all non-committed transactions as
 	 * in-progress. This can be expensive.
 	 */
-	for (xid = snap->xmin; NormalTransactionIdPrecedes(xid, snap->xmax);)
+	for (xid = snapshot->xmin; NormalTransactionIdPrecedes(xid, snapshot->xmax);)
 	{
 		void	   *test;
 
@@ -502,7 +527,7 @@ SnapBuildInitialSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder)
 		 * Check whether transaction committed using the decoding snapshot
 		 * meaning of ->xip.
 		 */
-		test = bsearch(&xid, snap->xip, snap->xcnt,
+		test = bsearch(&xid, snapshot->xip, snapshot->xcnt,
 					   sizeof(TransactionId), xidComparator);
 
 		if (test == NULL)
@@ -519,11 +544,25 @@ SnapBuildInitialSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder)
 	}
 
 	/* adjust remaining snapshot fields as needed */
-	snap->snapshot_type = SNAPSHOT_MVCC;
-	snap->xcnt = newxcnt;
-	snap->xip = newxip;
+	snapshot->xcnt = newxcnt;
+	snapshot->xip = newxip;
+
+	if (in_place)
+		result = snapshot;
+	else
+	{
+		result = CopySnapshot(snapshot);
+
+		/* Restore the original values so the source is intact. */
+		snapshot->xip = oldxip;
+		snapshot->xcnt = oldxcnt;
+
+		/* newxip has been copied */
+		pfree(newxip);
+	}
+	result->snapshot_type = SNAPSHOT_MVCC;
 
-	return snap;
+	return result;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c b/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c
index 2e6197f5f35..3af1b366adf 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ typedef struct ExportedSnapshot
 static List *exportedSnapshots = NIL;
 
 /* Prototypes for local functions */
-static Snapshot CopySnapshot(Snapshot snapshot);
 static void UnregisterSnapshotNoOwner(Snapshot snapshot);
 static void FreeSnapshot(Snapshot snapshot);
 static void SnapshotResetXmin(void);
@@ -604,7 +603,7 @@ SetTransactionSnapshot(Snapshot sourcesnap, VirtualTransactionId *sourcevxid,
  * The copy is palloc'd in TopTransactionContext and has initial refcounts set
  * to 0.  The returned snapshot has the copied flag set.
  */
-static Snapshot
+Snapshot
 CopySnapshot(Snapshot snapshot)
 {
 	Snapshot	newsnap;
diff --git a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
index ccded021433..34383dea776 100644
--- a/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
+++ b/src/include/replication/snapbuild.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ extern void FreeSnapshotBuilder(SnapBuild *builder);
 extern void SnapBuildSnapDecRefcount(Snapshot snap);
 
 extern Snapshot SnapBuildInitialSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder);
+extern Snapshot SnapBuildMVCCFromHistoric(Snapshot snapshot, bool in_place);
 extern const char *SnapBuildExportSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder);
 extern void SnapBuildClearExportedSnapshot(void);
 extern void SnapBuildResetExportedSnapshotState(void);
diff --git a/src/include/utils/snapmgr.h b/src/include/utils/snapmgr.h
index b8c01a291a1..de824945f0b 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/snapmgr.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/snapmgr.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ extern Snapshot GetTransactionSnapshot(void);
 extern Snapshot GetLatestSnapshot(void);
 extern void SnapshotSetCommandId(CommandId curcid);
 
+extern Snapshot CopySnapshot(Snapshot snapshot);
 extern Snapshot GetCatalogSnapshot(Oid relid);
 extern Snapshot GetNonHistoricCatalogSnapshot(Oid relid);
 extern void InvalidateCatalogSnapshot(void);
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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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

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


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* [PATCH v9a 07/22] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ messages in thread

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

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

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
index b05c3539ab6..e35170956e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-ci.yml
@@ -760,10 +760,25 @@ jobs:
           Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PATH=$filtered"
           Write-Host "Removed Mercurial entries from PATH"
 
+      # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest and
+      # most reliable
+      - name: Install dependencies, Mingw
+        shell: 'C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe --login -eo pipefail "{0}"'
+        run: |
+          # Install some dependencies via msys64, that seems to be the fastest
+          # and most reliable
+          pacman -S --noconfirm --needed --asdeps \
+            bison flex
+
+          # Make bison and flex visible
+          echo C:/msys64/usr/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+          # Don't prefer mingw's perl
+          echo C:/Strawberry/perl/bin >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          choco install -y --no-progress --limitoutput diffutils winflexbison3
           # meson + ninja aren't preinstalled on windows-2022. Install via pip
           python -m pip install --upgrade meson ninja
 
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* [PATCH v8a 07/14] ci: windows: Install bison flex via msys
@ 2026-06-03 06:21  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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; 303+ 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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