Issue #12549: Correct test_platform to not fail when OS X returns 'x86_64'
as the processor type on some Mac systems.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index be49249..a206a17 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -1020,6 +1020,9 @@
 Tests
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+- Issue #12549: Correct test_platform to not fail when OS X returns 'x86_64'
+  as the processor type on some Mac systems.
+
 - Skip network tests when getaddrinfo() returns EAI_AGAIN, meaning a temporary
   failure in name resolution.