ARM64 CI Runners

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Add arm64 github runners, to repos, when available

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m1 runners are now default under macos-14

arm64 linux runners coming soon to oss

https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/arm64-on-github-actions-powering-faster-more-efficient-build-systems/

We expect to begin offering Arm runners for open source projects by the end of the year.

In order to use them in our current guise, we would have to switch to a github team organisation which would charge us minimum $4 per user in the org, of which we have 23, so $92 a month without considering the cost of the actual arm runners.

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Happy new year all!

Arm runners now available 🚀

https://github.blog/changelog/2025-01-16-linux-arm64-hosted-runners-now-available-for-free-in-public-repositories-public-preview/

To leverage the arm64 hosted runners, add the following labels in your public repository workflow runs:
– ubuntu-24.04-arm
– ubuntu-22.04-arm