[CEP 25] Versioning of Existing conda Standards

[beckermr]

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[beckermr]

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[beckermr]

@conda/steering-council comments welcome!

[jaimergp]

From #81 (comment):

Also please call the existing format v0.

My understanding from meta.yaml vs recipe.yaml was that v0's were not standardized ever. That's why I am/was using v1 for environment.yml in #81.

Happy to change that assumption though. I'll drop some comments here for clarity.

[jaimergp]

Also, conda-lock is already using v1 vs v2: https://github.com/conda/conda-lock/tree/main/conda_lock/lockfile.

[jaimergp]

And same with repodata.json, never standardized but the current code in conda distinguishes between versions 1 and 2: https://github.com/conda/conda/blob/9eb05d85702aa78fd3793b840d79a910764544f1/conda/core/subdir_data.py#L264

This language is supported by CEP 15 too.

[jaimergp]

Aaand more examples in this search. paths.json versions are 1-indexed, and so are content-trust signatures.

I think we are going to have trouble accepting such a long list of exceptions for this CEP.

My current opinion is that meta.yaml is v0 because it was never and will never be standardized properly given the complexity of the schema, Jinja and selector features. But in all other cases so far, the opportunity for v1 versioning via a proper standardization process is feasible.

[beckermr]

Oh no :/

[beckermr]

OK @jaimergp. I reversed the logic of the CEP and went with existing things as v1 with an exclusion for recipe formats.

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[beckermr]

@conda/steering-council I plan to put this CEP up for a vote in ~2.5 weeks. Please send any comments, suggestions, etc. before then!

[jaimergp]

Hello @conda/steering-council. Requesting a vote for this CEP.

This vote falls under the "Enhancement Proposal Approval" policy of the conda governance policy,
please vote and/or comment on this proposal at your earliest convenience.

It needs 60% of the Steering Council to vote yes to pass.

To vote, please use the following form to vote. If you have questions concerning the proposal, you may also leave a comment or code review.

This vote will end on 2025-05-06, End of Day, Anywhere on Earth (AoE).

@xhochy (Uwe Korn)

• yes
• no
• abstain

@CJ-Wright (Christopher J. 'CJ' Wright)

• yes
• no
• abstain

@mariusvniekerk (Marius van Niekerk)

• yes
• no
• abstain

@chenghlee (Cheng H. Lee)

• yes
• no
• abstain

@ocefpaf (Filipe Fernandes)

• yes
• no
• abstain

@marcelotrevisani (Marcelo Duarte Trevisani)

• yes
• no
• abstain

@msarahan (Michael Sarahan)

• yes
• no
• abstain

@mbargull (Marcel Bargull)

• yes
• no
• abstain

@jakirkham (John Kirkham)

• yes
• no
• abstain

@jezdez (Jannis Leidel)

• yes
• no
• abstain

@wolfv (Wolf Vollprecht)

• yes
• no
• abstain

@jaimergp (Jaime Rodríguez-Guerra)

• yes
• no
• abstain

@baszalmstra (Bas Zalmstra)

• yes
• no
• abstain

@beckermr (Matthew R. Becker)

• yes
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• abstain

@Hind-M (Hind Montassif)

• yes
• no
• abstain

@trallard (Tania Allard)

• yes
• no
• abstain

[jaimergp]

@CJ-Wright, @mariusvniekerk, @chenghlee, @ocefpaf, @marcelotrevisani, @msarahan, @mbargull, @jakirkham, @wolfv: your mid-period reminder to vote, thanks!

[jaimergp]

The vote is closed, and we have the following result:

• Total possible voters: 16.
• Valid votes: 12 / 16 = 75%.

Yes votes (12 / 100%):

1. @xhochy
2. @chenghlee
3. @ocefpaf
4. @marcelotrevisani
5. @mbargull
6. @jezdez
7. @wolfv
8. @jaimergp
9. @baszalmstra
10. @beckermr
11. @Hind-M
12. @trallard

No votes (0 / 0.00%).

Abstain votes (0 / 0.00%).

Not voted (4):

1. @CJ-Wright
2. @mariusvniekerk
3. @msarahan
4. @jakirkham

Invalid votes (0).

12/16 votes = 75% meets the minimum quorum.
12/12 YES votes meets the approval threshold (60%).

As per the governance, the @conda/steering-council has approved this CEP.