--skip-python skips boost-cpp: is it expected?

[lesteve]

To reproduce:

# conda-press environment
conda create -n conda-press -c conda-forge python=3.7 conda-press -y
conda activate conda-press

# create numpy wheels
conda press --subdir linux-64 --dont-strip-symbols --skip-python eigenpy=1.6.9=py37hb21ce0d_0

Part of the conda-press output:

Skipping Python package dependency conda-forge/linux-64::boost-cpp==1.70.0=h8e57a91_2
Skipping Python package dependency conda-forge/linux-64::numpy==1.17.3=py37h95a1406_0
Skipping Python package dependency conda-forge/linux-64::boost==1.70.0=py37h9de70de_1

eigenpy depends on boost (Boost.Python is used for the Python bindings) which depends on python, is that why --skip-python skips boost and all its dependencies (including boost-cpp).

More generally, is there a recommended approach for using conda-press on packages that depends on boost?

[marcelotrevisani]

not really...
It should not skip boost in this scenario (I think)
It seems to be a bug indeed

[marcelotrevisani]

As a workaround, you can try to splicit include boost, something like

conda press --subdir linux-64 --dont-strip-symbols --add-deps boost boost-cpp --skip-python eigenpy=1.6.9=py37hb21ce0d_0

[lesteve]

Thanks a lot for, it seems like boost and boost-cpp are still skipped with --add-deps boost boost-cpp:

❯ conda press --subdir linux-64 --dont-strip-symbols --add-deps boost boost-cpp --skip-python eigenpy=1.6.9=py37hb21ce0d_0 2>&1 | grep boost
Skipping Python package dependency conda-forge/linux-64::boost-cpp==1.70.0=h8e57a91_2
Skipping Python package dependency conda-forge/linux-64::boost==1.70.0=py37h9de70de_1

[marcelotrevisani]

Yeap, so we have two problems here, --skip-python is getting high priority than add-deps
and --skip-python is removing boost and boost-cpp