Create conda packages from sdist rather than git archives
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Description
As cuda-python is a metapackage that combines multiple packages in a monorepo, it is fundamentally incompatible with releasing from a git archive, which may have only one version. Ideally, it would have access to all three versions (cuda-bindings, cuda-core and cuda-pathfinder) and be able to set up its dependencies automatically.
It should be possible to do this from an sdist (where we can inject whatever metadata we want based on tags at sdist-build-time). It is not possible from a git archive, where there is no way to inject metadata beyond what git allows into the tarball.
We should investigate where it is possible to stop supporting git archive. This is currently used for our conda package workflow, but that could probably be modified to expect an sdist instead.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the conda package workflow and the code or configuration that creates or consumes git archives and sdists. Check how version metadata for cuda-bindings, cuda-core, and cuda-pathfinder is produced and how dependencies are assembled. Done means the supported source format and required workflow changes are established, with the conda path validated from an sdist.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100