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Mark build 0 cuda-arch metapackages as broken - #2241

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@carterbox carterbox commented Aug 5, 2026

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Guidelines for marking packages as broken:

  • We prefer to patch the repo data (see here)
    instead of marking packages as broken. This alternative workflow makes environments more reproducible.
  • Packages with requirements/metadata that are too strict but otherwise work are
    not technically broken and should not be marked as such.
  • Packages with missing metadata can be marked as broken on a temporary basis
    but should be patched in the repo data and be marked unbroken later.
  • In some cases where the number of users of a package is small or it is used by
    the maintainers only, we can allow packages to be marked broken more liberally.
  • You can use pixi run find-name {matchspec} to get a list of filenames matching given spec.
  • We (conda-forge/core) try to make a decision on these requests within 24 hours.

What will happen when a package is marked broken?

  • Our bots will add the broken label to the package. The main label will remain on the package and this is normal.
  • Our bots will rebuild our repodata patches to remove this package from the repodata.
  • In a few hours after the anaconda.org CDN picks up the new patches, you will no longer be able to install the package from the main channel.

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  • I want to mark a package as broken (or not broken):
    • Added a description of the problem with the package in the PR description.
    • Pinged the team for the package for their input.

@conda-forge/cuda-arch (only me)

Because of the bug in all the main conda packages managers where constraints on virtual packages were being ignored and based on discussion in the conda-community meeting, I have redesigned the cuda-arch metapackage to always require __cuda_arch. Thus, these first builds of the package are broken because they use run_contrained.

Since no one should be using this package except for me (in order to develop it); marking the package as broken should not be an issue.

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carterbox marked this pull request as ready for review August 6, 2026 14:51
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@jaimergp, please review

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