Only add extra arguments when using macOS universal builds.

Author: anthony-tuininga

doc/src/release_notes.rst

@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ Thin Mode Changes
     `tcp`, a more meaningful exception is now raised:
     `DPY-2029: https_proxy requires use of the tcps protocol`.
 
+Common Changes
+++++++++++++++
+
+#)  The compiler flag ``-arch x86_64`` no longer needs to be explicitly
+    specified when building from source code on macOS (Intel x86) without
+    Universal Python binaries.
+#)  Improved samples and documentation.
+
 
 oracledb 1.0.1 (June 2022)
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setup.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import os
 import platform
 import sys
+import sysconfig
 from setuptools import setup, Extension
 
 # base source directory
@@ -61,11 +62,10 @@
 thin_depends.append(base_pxd)
 
 # if the platform is macOS, add arguments required for cross-compilation for
-# both x86_64 and arm64 architectures.
-# Use a Universal 2 Python binary to build, or set an archtecture
-# before building, e.g. export ARCHFLAGS="-arch x86_64"
+# both x86_64 and arm64 architectures if the python interpreter is a
+# universal2 version.
 extra_compile_args = []
-if sys.platform == "darwin":
+if sys.platform == "darwin" and "universal2" in sysconfig.get_platform():
     if platform.machine() == "x86_64":
         target = "arm64-apple-macos"
     else: