--- tags: [meeting-notes] --- # 2021-08-18 Conda Community Meeting * [Meeting link](https://meet.google.com/owq-kbca-abk) * [What time is the meeting in my time zone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/Chicago/2021-08-18/12:00/b/Conda%20community%20meeting) * [Last Meeting's Agenda and Minutes](https://github.com/conda-incubator/governance/tree/master/meetings) ## Attendees | Name | Initials | Affiliation | GH Username | | ------------------ | -------- |-------------- | --------------- | | Marcel Bargull | MB | Bioconda/cf | mbargull | | Cheng H. Lee | CHL | Anaconda | chenghlee | | Marius van Niekerk | MvN | Voltron Data | mariusvniekerk | | John Lee | JL | Quansight | leej3 | | Jannis Leidel | JL | Anaconda | jezdez | | | | | | | Sebastien Awwad | SA | Anaconda | awwad | | Jaime Rodríguez-G. | JRG | Quansight | jaimergp | | | | | | | | | | | ### Introductions ### Announcements * conda-build 3.21.5 has been released * Packages still need to be built for conda-forge, defaults ### Standing Items * Conda Community website mockups * Outreach to invite more organizations to join this meeting ### New Agenda Items * Supporting new architectures/platforms * PR/issues for adding Loongarch: * https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/10866 * https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/issues/196 * Potentially identify/re-engage community members to add FreeBSD/OpenBSD/NetBSD support * Anaconda & conda-forge already working macOS M1 * Still need to find native CI support for CF * Miniconda installer preview available * [CJ] Symbol-exporter * audits ongoing and mostly positive: https://github.com/symbol-management/api-match-audit * [MvN] New optional mini-migrator for pure python packages * Can determine deps from wheels and update requirements. * Example PR: * https://github.com/conda-forge/opentelemetry-sdk-feedstock/pull/13 * PRs about this feature * https://github.com/regro/cf-scripts/pull/1422 * https://github.com/conda-forge/conda-smithy/pull/1496 * New feature in conda-smithy so that staged-recipes that can allow us to add conda-forge.yml from the recipe definition as part of rendering the feedstock * [jezdez] conda/conda CI improvments (speed/setup) * Purpose is to prepare Conda code base for easier 3rd party contribution * Splits unit and integration tests into groups using pytest-split (no precalculation at the moment) for more runners/better parallel tests * Moves setup commands into separate files * Builds base environment for Linux as Docker image and uploads to GCR * maybe for Windows as well? * Current state: ~50% runtime * https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/10864 * https://github.com/conda/conda/actions/runs/1143980976 * [CJ] Conda/conda-forge deprecation cycle? * e.g., `=2.7` matchspec syntax (conda 4.4+?); c-f currently handling by patching repodata.json * e.g., `__glibc` virtual package (conda 4.9+?) * Major UX question: how users update conda when it can't read the information needed to update conda (e.g., `repodata.json`)? ### Outstanding Items From the Previous Meeting ### Active Votes ### Subteam Updates ### Open PRs ## Discussion ## Action items * [CHL] Dig out why work stopped on conda in its own, isolated environment ## Last meeting points