Relax package/version check for multi outputs

conda_build/metadata.py

@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ def name(self) -> str:
 
     def version(self) -> str:
         version = self.get_value("package/version", "")
-        if not version and self.final:
+        if not version and not self.get_section("outputs") and self.final:
             sys.exit("Error: package/version missing in: %r" % self.meta_path)
         version = str(version)
         check_bad_chrs(version, "package/version")

news/5096-relax-metadata-version-checks

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+### Enhancements
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Relax `conda_build.metadata.MetaData.version` checks when `outputs` have been defined. (#5096)
+
+### Deprecations
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Docs
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Other
+
+* <news item>

tests/test-recipes/split-packages/_empty_outputs_requires_package_version/meta.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package:
+  name: _empty_outputs_requires_package_version
+  # when there are not outputs, package/version is required
+  # version: 0
+
+outputs:

tests/test-recipes/split-packages/_multi_outputs_without_package_version/meta.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package:
+  name: _multi_outputs_without_package_version
+  # when there are outputs, package/version is not required
+  # version: 0
+
+outputs:
+  - name: a
+    version: 1
+  - name: b
+    version: 2
+  - name: c
+    version: 3

tests/test-recipes/split-packages/_order/meta.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package:
   name: toplevel-ab
-  version: 0.0.1
+  version: 1
 
 outputs:
   - name: a

tests/test_api_build.py

@@ -412,6 +412,9 @@ def dummy_executable(folder, exename):
     return exename
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(
+    reason="GitHub discontinued SVN, see https://github.com/conda/conda-build/issues/5098"
+)
 def test_checkout_tool_as_dependency(testing_workdir, testing_config, monkeypatch):
     # "hide" svn by putting a known bad one on PATH
     exename = dummy_executable(testing_workdir, "svn")

tests/test_subpackages.py

@@ -442,3 +442,20 @@ def test_build_string_does_not_incorrectly_add_hash(testing_config):
     assert len(output_files) == 4
     assert any("clang_variant-1.0-cling.tar.bz2" in f for f in output_files)
     assert any("clang_variant-1.0-default.tar.bz2" in f for f in output_files)
+
+
+def test_multi_outputs_without_package_version(testing_config):
+    # outputs without package/version is allowed
+    recipe = os.path.join(subpackage_dir, "_multi_outputs_without_package_version")
+    outputs = api.build(recipe, config=testing_config)
+    assert len(outputs) == 3
+    assert outputs[0].endswith("a-1-0.tar.bz2")
+    assert outputs[1].endswith("b-2-0.tar.bz2")
+    assert outputs[2].endswith("c-3-0.tar.bz2")
+
+
+def test_empty_outputs_requires_package_version(testing_config):
+    # no outputs means package/version is required
+    recipe = os.path.join(subpackage_dir, "_empty_outputs_requires_package_version")
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit, match="package/version missing"):
+        api.build(recipe, config=testing_config)