Would it be possible to generate requirements.txt file?

[fabcor-maxiv]

Would it be possible to generate requirements.txt files in parallel with / from the pyproject.toml and poetry.lock files? This would allow people to work with non-poetry installations and make it easier (for some, at least) to deal with problems like the one I came across here (#1061).

Originally posted by @rhfogh in #1061 (comment)

[fabcor-maxiv]

@rhfogh, for confirmation, what would you like to see in this requirements.txt file?

• Only the direct dependencies with loose version constraints as in pyproject.toml?
• All dependencies, including indirect dependencies with pinned versions as in poetry.lock?

[rhfogh]

@marcus-oscarsson Not sure I know enough to give a good answer. Basically that you can put those requirements.txt files to pip or conda, get a full installation that way, and get something that works. In my normal way of working I would generally be happy with loose constraints and only pin versions if there was a specific reason that things would break otherwise. But you guys, understanding the installation procedure better than I do, might have something to say, here.

[fabcor-maxiv]

I feel like the best solution would be for you to curate your own file.

If I understood correctly from one of your other messages, you also want to have the mxcube parts installed as editable, right?

If you go with conda, it could be as simple as something like this:

dependencies:
  - python=3.8
  - python-ldap=3.4.3
  - pip
  - pip:
    - --editable path/to/mxcubecore
    - --editable path/to/mxcubeqt

The tricky part is that not everyone has the same paths on their local filesystem, so we can not share this file in the GitHub repository.

I tested this briefly and it seems to work. We can probably refine after some iterations.

[rhfogh]

@fabcor-maxiv Great! That solved the problem (with a little extra experimentation). The result in in mxcubeqt PR #462.

I shall close the issue now. the mxcubeweb install already worked fine, and this takes care of mxcubeqt much simpler than by adding extra requirements files and fiddling around with that.

Question withdrawn.