perfecthash-conda-packaging

name	perfecthash-conda-packaging
description	Build, smoke-test, upload, and debug PerfectHash conda packages and release automation. Use when working on `conda/recipe/**`, `.github/workflows/conda-package.yml`, Anaconda.org uploads for `anaconda.org/perfecthash`, or conda-forge bootstrap/feedstock planning.

PerfectHash Conda Packaging

Overview

Use this skill for the full PerfectHash conda lifecycle:

• local multi-output builds from conda/recipe/
• local file:// smoke tests
• upload to anaconda.org/perfecthash
• remote smoke-test installs from the org channel
• conda-forge bootstrap and feedstock automation changes

Current repository assumptions:

• packaging is Linux-first
• perfecthash is a meta package that depends on perfecthash-full and perfecthash-python
• upload credentials come from ANACONDA_API_TOKEN
• default upload target comes from ANACONDA_UPLOAD_USER and currently defaults to perfecthash

Primary repo files:

• conda/recipe/meta.yaml
• conda/recipe/build.sh
• .github/workflows/conda-package.yml
• docs/packaging.md

Preferred Workflow

1. Inspect the current recipe and workflow before editing.
2. Use the helper script for the normal local cycle:
   • skills/perfecthash-conda-packaging/scripts/conda-cycle.sh
3. If packaging files change, validate both:
   • conda build conda/recipe --output
   • workflow YAML parse
4. If upload is part of the task, verify the remote install path from -c perfecthash -c conda-forge.
5. If the task is conda-forge-related, keep upstream/local recipe logic aligned with docs/packaging.md.

Local Cycle

Default local build plus local smoke test:

skills/perfecthash-conda-packaging/scripts/conda-cycle.sh --version X.Y.Z

Build, local smoke test, upload, and remote smoke test:

skills/perfecthash-conda-packaging/scripts/conda-cycle.sh \
  --version X.Y.Z \
  --upload \
  --remote-test

Preview commands without executing:

skills/perfecthash-conda-packaging/scripts/conda-cycle.sh \
  --version X.Y.Z \
  --upload \
  --remote-test \
  --dry-run

What the script does:

• resolves version from --version, PERFECTHASH_CONDA_VERSION, or latest v* tag
• runs conda build ... --output
• builds artifacts into conda/out by default
• runs conda index and installs perfecthash from the local file:// channel
• uploads artifacts with anaconda ... upload --user "$ANACONDA_UPLOAD_USER" --label main --skip-existing
• optionally installs perfecthash back from the remote org channel

Editing Rules

When changing conda/recipe/meta.yaml:

• keep the multi-output package names stable unless the user explicitly wants a package rename
• keep perfecthash as the meta package and perfecthash-full + perfecthash-python as the default dependency set unless the user explicitly changes policy
• keep LLVM requirements restricted to LLVM-backed outputs
• keep the Python output unbundled for conda and let it depend on the matching native package output
• remember that local tree builds may use source.path, while tag-triggered CI builds use release tarball URL + SHA256

When changing .github/workflows/conda-package.yml:

• keep tag-triggered builds aligned with release tags (v*)
• do not treat Anaconda.org upload as conda-forge publication
• keep upload target configurable via ANACONDA_UPLOAD_USER

When changing .envrc or auth flow:

• prefer direnv plus gpg-decrypted token files over hardcoded plaintext tokens
• avoid printing secrets in command output
• if a token is exposed in output, tell the user to rotate it

Conda-forge Notes

Use docs/packaging.md as the source of truth for current bootstrap status.

Important constraints:

• conda-forge publication does not use this repo's ANACONDA_API_TOKEN
• staged-recipes bootstrap is a one-time maintainer step
• recurring updates happen in feedstock CI and usually via bot PRs
• new output package names added later may require extra conda-forge admin handling, so preserve package names unless there is a deliberate migration

Validation

Minimum validation after packaging edits:

conda build conda/recipe --output
ruby -ryaml -e 'YAML.load_file(".github/workflows/conda-package.yml") && puts("ok")'

Preferred validation after meaningful recipe/workflow changes:

skills/perfecthash-conda-packaging/scripts/conda-cycle.sh --version X.Y.Z

If upload or channel behavior changed:

skills/perfecthash-conda-packaging/scripts/conda-cycle.sh \
  --version X.Y.Z \
  --upload \
  --remote-test