docs: Add crosscompiling example#5793
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Thanks for the write up! I would like to ask @wolfv to review the content more.
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| unzip -q output/YOUR_PACKAGE.conda -d tmp && \ | ||
| tar --use-compress-program=unzstd -xf tmp/info-*.tar.zst -C tmp && \ |
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Did you know you could do this part with rattler-build package extract?
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I did not know that this was possible ! I will give it a try and update the documentation
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Sorry for the review delay. Nice work, thanks!
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Following a discussion on Discord about cross-compiling with nanobind, we identified a working solution based on the pixi-build-rattler-build backend. This issue proposes adding a dedicated example to the documentation to help others facing the same challenge.
Cross-compiling Python extensions with nanobind can be non-trivial, especially when targeting platforms different from the build environment. The approach we explored leverages the pixi-build-rattler-build backend to handle dependencies and build configuration in a reproducible way.
Including a minimal, well-documented example would:
You can find in this PR the example, that as been tested locally and fully woking.