RE: AIX support

Hi Tom and community members,

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
>[ time passes ... ] OK, cfarm119 is also happy, given the addition
>of that patch.
Thanks, Tom, for all your support and guidance.
We could see the AIX changes as part of this commit.

commit 4a1b05caa55dc14a1f936af78d8d19c843bfd8b9
Author: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us<mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>>
Date: Mon Feb 23 13:34:22 2026 -0500

Restore AIX support.

On behalf of our AIX team, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to the entire
PostgreSQL community for the continued support, guidance, and collaboration in
helping restore and strengthen AIX support in PostgreSQL.
Your thoughtful reviews, technical insights, and constructive discussions were
invaluable in addressing the concerns that had been raised earlier. The
community’s openness to engage, guide, and collaborate played a critical role
in moving this effort forward.
We truly appreciate the patience, encouragement, and shared commitment from
everyone involved. It is this strong spirit of collaboration that makes the
PostgreSQL community so impactful and enables the platform to continue evolving
across diverse environments.
Thank you once again for your guidance, support, and partnership. We look
forward to continued collaboration and contributions together.

>So we should be good to go on re-enabling douc to run on master.
>(BTW, it looks like it hasn't run on the back branches either
>for a couple of weeks?
Yes, the buildfarm scripts on that node were disabled earlier due to extensive
testing activity. We are working on enabling the buildfarms, for the latest master.

In parallel, we are also setting up a new buildfarm node with AIX 7.3 in the
OSU lab. This setup may take some time, and we will share an update once the
node becomes available.

Have a nice day!

Warm regards,
Sriram.