[Semi-OT] Cross-Platform GitHub Action

[Jacob Carlborg]

On Tuesday, 8 June 2021 at 20:39:45 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer 
wrote:

> I might have a need for it. When I moved mysql-native to github 
> actions, I could no longer run mysql integration tests on MacOS 
> or Windows, since there is no docker support for a mysql 
> instance on those platforms. I can probably install mysql 
> manually at some point, but I haven't looked into it.
>
> At least for MacOS, this sounds like a way I can run a mysql 
> instance that the MacOS host can talk to.

I don't think that would work. The VM is only running during one 
step. When the step is done, the VM is terminated. Also, Docker 
doesn't support FreeBSD or OpenBSD. I don't plan to add platforms 
which GitHub Actions natively support.

On the other hand, it seems pretty straightforward to install 
MySQL natively on macOS:

```
brew install mysql
brew services start mysql
```

There are also several GitHub Actions that will setup MySQL:

https://github.com/marketplace?type=actions&query=mysql

--
/Jacob Carlborg