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Re: Broken build on macOS (Universal / Intel): cpuid instruction not available

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> — 2026-05-07T15:19:03Z

Tobias Bussmann <t.bussmann@gmx.net> writes:
> I've already noticed that there isn't much variety in the buildfarm animals
> available for Darwin. Given the availability of a fairly beefy macOS VM server
> here, I've considered hosting some VMs to provide coverage of things like
> universal builds and cross-compilation using different versions of the Apple
> toolkits for the build farm. This issue provides the motivation to take it further.

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

			regards, tom lane