[conda] Using conda index on a local directory

[Paul Madden]

I build local packages and install them into environments with the
--use-local switch. In the past, when I've deleted a package file from e.g.
<miniconda>/conda-bld/linux-64, I've done a "conda index" in that directory
to update the index. But now, of course:

% conda index
The update_index function has changed to index all subdirs at once. You're
pointing it at a single subdir. Please update your code to point it at the
channel root, rather than a subdir.
WARNING:conda_build.index:The update_index function has changed to index
all subdirs at once. You're pointing it at a single subdir. Please update
your code to point it at the channel root, rather than a subdir.


What is the correct syntax for doing this now? I can't figure it out from
the output of "conda index --help".

thanks,
paul

[Paul Madden]

Someone wrote to me (but apparently not to the list)

Run conda index one directory up, in <mini conda>/conda-bld in your

example.

Please let me know if I'm missing something, but that appears not to work:

/tmp/foo % conda search --use-local foo
Loading channels: done

PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are not available from
current channels:

- foo

Current channels:

- https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/linux-64
- https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/noarch
- https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/free/linux-64
- https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/free/noarch
- https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/linux-64
- https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/noarch
- https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/pro/linux-64
- https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/pro/noarch

To search for alternate channels that may provide the conda package you're
looking for, navigate to

https://anaconda.org

and use the search bar at the top of the page.

/tmp/foo % conda build . >out 2>&1

/tmp/foo % conda search --use-local foo
Loading channels: done
# Name Version Build Channel
foo 0.0.1 0 tmp/miniconda/conda-bld

/tmp/foo % rm -v /tmp/miniconda/conda-bld/linux-64/foo-0.0.1-0.tar.bz2
removed '/tmp/miniconda/conda-bld/linux-64/foo-0.0.1-0.tar.bz2'

/tmp/foo % cd /tmp/miniconda/conda-bld/

/tmp/miniconda/conda-bld % conda index --no-progress

/tmp/miniconda/conda-bld % conda search --use-local foo
Loading channels: done
# Name Version Build Channel
foo 0.0.1 0 tmp/miniconda/conda-bld

[Paul Madden]

This seems to be a bug. I've filed an issue
here: https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/7825