> On 12 Apr 2023, at 22:23, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > > Daniel Gustafsson <dan...@yesql.se> writes: >> We don't have great coverage of macOS in the buildfarm sadly, I wonder if can >> get sifaka to run the SSL tests if we ask nicely? > > I was just looking into that, but it seems like it'd be a mess. > > I have a modern openssl installation from MacPorts, but if > I try to select that I am going to end up compiling with > -I/opt/local/include -L/opt/local/lib, which exposes all of the > metric buttload of stuff that MacPorts tends to pull in. sifaka > is intended to test in a reasonably-default macOS environment, > and that would be far from it.
That makes sense. > Plausible alternatives include: > > 1. Hand-built private copy of openssl. longfin is set up that way, > but I'm not really eager to duplicate that approach, especially if > we want to test cutting-edge openssl. > > 2. Run a second BF animal that's intentionally pointed at the MacPorts > environment, in hopes of testing what MacPorts users would see. > > #2 feels like it might not be a waste of cycles, and certainly that > machine is underworked at the moment. Thoughts? I think #2 would be a good addition. Most won't build OpenSSL themselves so seeing builds from envs that are reasonable to expect in the wild is more interesting. -- Daniel Gustafsson
