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PEP 738: clarify Android CI availability #3700

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Expand Up @@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ an Android-compatible build from the unpatched CPython source code. It does not
necessarily require there to be any officially distributed Android artifacts on
python.org, although these could be added in the future.

Android will be built using the same configure and Makefile system as other
POSIX platforms, and must therefore be built *on* a POSIX platform. Both Linux
and macOS will be supported.

A Gradle project will be provided for the purpose of running the CPython test
suite. Tooling will be provided to automate the process of building the test
suite app, starting the emulator, installing the test suite, and executing
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be adequate. x86_64 emulators can be run on Linux, macOS or Windows, but ARM64
emulators are only supported on ARM64 Macs.

GitHub Actions is able to host Android emulators on their Linux and macOS
runners. The free tier currently only provides x86_64 machines; however ARM64
macOS runners `recently became available on paid plans <https://github.blog/
2023-10-02-introducing-the-new-apple-silicon-powered-m1-macos-larger-runner-for-github-actions/>`__.

If necessary, `Anaconda <https://anaconda.com>`__ has also offered to provide
Android CI resources.
Anaconda `has offered
<https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-738-adding-android-as-a-supported-platform/40975/20>`__
to provide physical hardware to run Android buildbots. These will include both
Linux x86_64 and macOS ARM64 machines, which would cover both supported runtime
architectures and both supported build platforms.

CPython does not currently test Tier 3 platforms on GitHub Actions, but if this
ever changes, their Linux and macOS runners are also able to host Android
emulators. macOS ARM64 runners have been free to all public repositories
`since January 2024
<https://github.blog/changelog/2024-01-30-github-actions-introducing-the-new-m1-macos-runner-available-to-open-source/>`__.


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