BUILD: github source code archive missing files

[bnavigator]

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Platform

Linux-6.4.11-1-default-x86_64-with-glibc2.38

Installation Method

Built from source

pandas Version

2.1.0

Python Version

3.9.17, 3.10.12, 3.11.4

Installation Logs

The github source archive does neither contain setup.py nor _meson_version.py, thus generate_version.py and versioneer fail.

[    3s] ++ find -name 'python3*' -print -quit
[    3s] + firstpython3=
[    3s] + sed -i 's/"python"/"${firstpython3}"/' meson.build
[    3s] + /usr/bin/python3.9 -mpip wheel --verbose --progress-bar off --disable-pip-version-check --use-pep517 --no-build-isolation --no-deps --wheel-dir ./build .
[    3s] Processing /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/pandas-2.1.0
[    3s]   Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml): started
[    3s]   Running command Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml)
[    3s]   + meson setup /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/pandas-2.1.0 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/pandas-2.1.0/.mesonpy-lm56_rfc/build -Dbuildtype=release -Db_ndebug=if-release -Db_vscrt=md --vsenv --native-file=/home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/pandas-2.1.0/.mesonpy-lm56_rfc/build/meson-python-native-file.ini
[    4s]   The Meson build system
[    4s]   Version: 1.2.1
[    4s]   Source dir: /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/pandas-2.1.0
[    4s]   Build dir: /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/pandas-2.1.0/.mesonpy-lm56_rfc/build
[    4s]   Build type: native build
[    4s] 
[    4s]   ../../meson.build:5:13: ERROR: Command `/usr/bin/python3.10 generate_version.py --print` failed with status 1.
[    4s] 
[    4s]   A full log can be found at /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/pandas-2.1.0/.mesonpy-lm56_rfc/build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt
[    4s]   error: subprocess-exited-with-error
[    4s]   
[    4s]   × Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
[    4s]   │ exit code: 1
[    4s]   ╰─> See above for output.
[    4s]   
[    4s]   note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
[    4s]   full command: /usr/bin/python3.9 /usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel /tmp/tmpwnm4phw5
[    4s]   cwd: /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/pandas-2.1.0
[    4s]   Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml): finished with status 'error'
[    4s] error: metadata-generation-failed
[    4s] 
[    4s] × Encountered error while generating package metadata.
[    4s] ╰─> See above for output.
[    4s] 
[    4s] note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
[    4s] hint: See above for details.
[    4s] error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.lMGoCo (%build)
[    4s] 
[    4s] RPM build errors:
[    4s]     Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.lMGoCo (%build)
[    4s] 
[    4s] skylab failed "build python-pandas.spec" at Thu Aug 31 15:25:24 UTC 2023.
[    4s] 

[bnavigator]

Seems to be caused by #54052
Related: #54907

[lithomas1]

I'm curious as to why you're building from the Github source archive, as opposed to an sdist.

FYI, the sdist is also uploaded to the Github release.

[bnavigator]

See my answer in #54907

[lithomas1]

Let's track this in #54907