The Fast Conda and Mamba Package Builder
| part of mamba-org | ||
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| Package Manager mamba | Package Server quetz | Package Builder boa |
boa, the fast build tool for conda packages
Note: boa is still a work-in-progress.
boa is a package builder for conda packages.
It largely re-uses the conda-build infrastructure, except for some parts. For example the 'solving stage' which, in Boa, is done using mamba, the fast conda-alternative. Learn more about mamba here.
We are also working towards a new "meta.yaml" format in the boa/cli/render.py source file. Read more about it here.
The new "meta.yaml" format is still a work-in-progress and might not work as expected.
The discussions about this new meta.yaml format take place here. We encourage you to participate.
The short-term goal for boa is to parse the new version spec, and produce a conda_build.MetaData class in Python that describes how to assemble the final package.
We have these tools included with boa:
conda mambabuild my_recipe_folder
This is equivalent to running conda build my_recipe_folder but using mamba as a solver.
boa render my_recipe_folder
"Render" a recipe. (Note that you must use the non-final v2 syntax. Check the recipes folder for examples.)
boa build my_recipe_folder
Runs a "build" of the v2 recipe.
Dev Installation
Install the boa dependencies:
mamba install "conda-build>=3.20" colorama pip ruamel ruamel.yaml rich mamba jsonschema -c conda-forge
Now install boa:
pip install -e .
Documentation
The boa documentation can be found here.
License
We use a shared copyright model that enables all contributors to maintain the copyright on their contributions.
This software is licensed under the BSD-3-Clause license. See the LICENSE file for details.