F-Droid build servers can't build modern Android apps due to outdated CPUs
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44884709
Discussion
>The root cause: Google’s new aapt2 binary in AGP 8.12.0 started requiring CPU instructions (SSE4.1, SSSE3) that F-Droid’s build farm hardware doesn’t support.
SSE4.1 launched in 2007. AMD added it around 2011. F-Droid are using CPUs around 14-18 years old.