openwrt / openwrt/packages

[RFC] CI: Add test builds for macOS

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Since Jun 10, 2026.

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Maintainer: @aparcar
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Description:
While building on macOS isn't officially supported, there is documentation in the wiki on how to set up a build system on macOS, and we have users doing builds on macOS and filing issues (e.g. #17306).

GitHub offers macOS runners for GitHub Actions.

Having test builds for macOS as part of the CI would make catching and fixing issues easier.

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