From e982f7003ac8e866d53f672f13bf2e2bdfaa4b5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: The MMGen Project <mmgen@tuta.io>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 18:03:36 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] new `machine` global constant

---
 mmgen/cfg.py              | 3 ++-
 test/daemontest_d/exec.py | 4 ++--
 test/include/unit_test.py | 6 +++---
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mmgen/cfg.py b/mmgen/cfg.py
index 74bf5281..a5a3442c 100755
--- a/mmgen/cfg.py
+++ b/mmgen/cfg.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 cfg: Configuration classes for the MMGen suite
 """
 
-import sys, os
+import sys, os, platform
 from collections import namedtuple
 from .base_obj import Lockable
 
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class GlobalConstants(Lockable):
 	prog_id = prog_name.removeprefix(f'{proj_id}-')
 	cmd_caps = cmd_caps_data.get(prog_id)
 
+	machine = platform.machine() # x86_64, aarch64, armv7l, riscv64, AMD64 (MSYS2)
 	platform = sys.platform      # linux, darwin, win32 (MSYS2)
 
 	if platform not in ('linux', 'win32', 'darwin'):
diff --git a/test/daemontest_d/exec.py b/test/daemontest_d/exec.py
index 0269e0b0..72c4f000 100755
--- a/test/daemontest_d/exec.py
+++ b/test/daemontest_d/exec.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ test.daemontest_d.exec: unit test for the MMGen suite's Daemon class
 from subprocess import run, PIPE
 from collections import namedtuple
 
+from mmgen.cfg import gc
 from mmgen.color import orange, red
 from mmgen.util import fmt_list, in_nix_environment
 from mmgen.daemon import CoinDaemon
@@ -107,11 +108,10 @@ class unit_tests:
 
 	def avail(self, name, ut):
 		qmsg_r('Testing availability of coin daemons...')
-		from platform import machine
 		test_reth = not (cfg.no_altcoin_deps or cfg.fast)
 		test_parity = not (
 			cfg.no_altcoin_deps
-			or machine() in ('riscv64', 'aarch64', 'armv7l')
+			or gc.machine in ('riscv64', 'aarch64', 'armv7l')
 			or in_nix_environment())
 		ret1 = self._test_cmd(
 			['start', '--print-version', '--mainnet-only'],
diff --git a/test/include/unit_test.py b/test/include/unit_test.py
index 8cee35a1..7e67c402 100755
--- a/test/include/unit_test.py
+++ b/test/include/unit_test.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 test.include.unit_test: Unit test framework for the MMGen suite
 """
 
-import sys, os, time, importlib, platform, asyncio
+import sys, os, time, importlib, asyncio
 
 from .test_init import repo_root
 
@@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ def run_test(test, subtest=None):
 			if gc.platform == 'darwin' and _subtest in mac_skip:
 				subtest_skip_msg(_subtest, 'for macOS platform')
 				continue
-			if platform.machine() == 'aarch64' and _subtest in arm_skip:
+			if gc.machine == 'aarch64' and _subtest in arm_skip:
 				subtest_skip_msg(_subtest, 'for ARM platform')
 				continue
-			if platform.machine() == 'riscv64' and _subtest in riscv_skip:
+			if gc.machine == 'riscv64' and _subtest in riscv_skip:
 				subtest_skip_msg(_subtest, 'for RISC-V platform')
 				continue
 			run_subtest(t, _subtest)