On Thu, May 07, 2026 at 11:48:04AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> To make this actually work well, we'd have to do two sets of configure
> probes, one for each arch, and somehow apply the correct set of
> #defines depending on arch. That's a lot of work that I personally
> have no interest in doing, seeing that the handwriting is on the wall
> for Apple's support of x86.
>
> I wonder whether we shouldn't just disclaim support for multi-arch
> builds. If it's easy to un-break, then sure we might as well restore
> the status quo ante, but I don't think it's worth putting a ton of
> work into.
+1. I'm not mortally opposed to the idea if someone wants to do the work,
but at the moment I can't get excited about it. Perhaps multi-arch builds
will become more common down the road, though.
--
nathan
