setup pixi

[tacaswell]

Review process

Check list:

• run bluesky_default_vars role in AAP on beamline workstations
• verify that ~/.config/pixi/pixi.toml exists and sets detached envs
• verify that /nsls2/software/bin/pixi is in $PATH for testing or use the full path
• verify that there are un-commited changes locally
• verify that the PR branch is up-to-date with main

Checkout branch

cd ~/.ipython/profile_collection
git remote add tacaswell https://github.com/tacaswell/profile_collection-fmx.git
git fetch tacaswell
git checkout -b pixi_test
git merge tacaswell/pixi

Test

pixi run start

iterate until it work. To update the environment:

# add missing depenency (or set pinning) for CF packages
pixi add -f profile DEP
# source install, useful for BL packages
pixi add -f profile --pypi DEP@git+https://github.com/XXX/DEP
# adds pypi dependencies, only use as last resort
pixi add -f profile --pypi DEP

Commit any changes required.

Push

When it works:

git checkout main               # go back to the main branch
git merge pixi_test --ff-only   # move main to the pixi test branch
git push                        # push to github

This should auto-close the PR.