boa is very much a work-in-progress right now.

boa is a package builder for conda packages. It is re-using a lot of the conda-build infrastructure, but replaces some parts. Specifically the solving stage is done using mamba, the fast conda-alternative (implemented in C++ and based on libsolv).

We are also working towards a new "meta.yaml" format in the boa/cli/render.py source file. This is totally a work-in-progress, and you should not expect it to work or to be stable.

You can find (and participate!) in discussions regarding the new meta.yaml format in this hackmd: https://hackmd.io/axI1tQdwQB2pTJKt5XdY5w

The shortterm-goal for boa is to parse the new version spec, and produce a conda_build.MetaData class in Python that describes how to to assemble the final package.

We have two small 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 you have to use the non-final v2 syntax, check the recipes folder for examples
boa build my_recipe_folder  # this is running a "build" of the v2 recipe

You will have to install the dependencies of boa, and then execute pip to install:

mamba install "conda-build>=3.20" colorama pip ruamel ruamel.yaml rich -c conda-forge
# now install boa into your prefix with pip
pip install -e .

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.