Dev: Removed support for editable installs

Signed-off-by: Andreas Maier <[email protected]>

Makefile

@@ -135,11 +135,14 @@ done_dir := done
 # Packages whose dependencies are checked using pip-missing-reqs
 ifeq ($(python_version),3.6)
   check_reqs_packages := pip_check_reqs pipdeptree build pytest coverage coveralls flake8 pylint twine
+  run_check_reqs_install := false
 else
 ifeq ($(python_version),3.7)
   check_reqs_packages := pip_check_reqs pipdeptree build pytest coverage coveralls flake8 pylint twine safety
+  run_check_reqs_install := false
 else
   check_reqs_packages := pip_check_reqs pipdeptree build pytest coverage coveralls flake8 pylint twine safety sphinx
+  run_check_reqs_install := true
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -254,10 +257,12 @@ safety: $(done_dir)/safety_all_$(pymn)_$(PACKAGE_LEVEL).done $(done_dir)/safety_
 
 .PHONY: check_reqs
 check_reqs: $(done_dir)/develop_$(pymn)_$(PACKAGE_LEVEL).done minimum-constraints.txt minimum-constraints-install.txt requirements.txt
+ifeq ($(run_check_reqs_install),true)
 	@echo "Makefile: Checking missing dependencies of this package"
 	pip-missing-reqs $(package_name) --requirements-file=requirements.txt
 	pip-missing-reqs $(package_name) --requirements-file=minimum-constraints-install.txt
 	@echo "Makefile: Done checking missing dependencies of this package"
+endif
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),Windows_native)
 # Reason for skipping on Windows is https://github.com/r1chardj0n3s/pip-check-reqs/issues/67
 	@echo "Makefile: Warning: Skipping the checking of missing dependencies of site-packages directory on native Windows" >&2
@@ -361,10 +366,10 @@ $(done_dir)/install_base_$(pymn)_$(PACKAGE_LEVEL).done: minimum-constraints.txt
 	@echo "Makefile: Done installing base packages"
 	echo "done" >$@
 
-$(done_dir)/install_$(pymn)_$(PACKAGE_LEVEL).done: $(done_dir)/install_base_$(pymn)_$(PACKAGE_LEVEL).done requirements.txt minimum-constraints.txt minimum-constraints-install.txt setup.py
+$(done_dir)/install_$(pymn)_$(PACKAGE_LEVEL).done: $(done_dir)/install_base_$(pymn)_$(PACKAGE_LEVEL).done requirements.txt minimum-constraints.txt minimum-constraints-install.txt setup.py $(package_py_files)
 	@echo "Makefile: Installing package and its prerequisites with PACKAGE_LEVEL=$(PACKAGE_LEVEL)"
 	-$(call RM_FUNC,$@)
-	$(PYTHON_CMD) -m pip install $(pip_level_opts) -e .
+	$(PYTHON_CMD) -m pip install $(pip_level_opts) .
 	@echo "Makefile: Done installing package and its prerequisites"
 	echo "done" >$@
 

docs/changes.rst

@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ Released: not yet
 * Removed lengthy display of URI to resource cache when ignoring labels due to
   Jinja2 error.
 
+* Dev: Removed support for editable installs, because pip 25 will disable that.
+  (issue #546)
+
 **Known issues:**
 
 * See `list of open issues`_.