From d582f469579c4deb9ecbe2f2a6ba3324f9bd0afb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dom Rodriguez <dom.rodriguez@codethink.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:00:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs/README: Add note to reiterate supported platforms

---
 README.rst | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7c910cde3..5ef246c93 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ To get started, first `install BuildStream by following the installation guide
 and then follow our tutorial in the
 `user guide <https://docs.buildstream.build/master/main_using.html>`_.
 
+  Running BuildStream on macOS or Windows may work under Docker Desktop, WSL,
+  or Podman Desktop, but it is not officially supported, and CI runs tests only on
+  Linux.
+
 We also recommend exploring some existing BuildStream projects:
 
 * https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-build-meta/