Test pip editable install with meson

Author: user202729

.github/workflows/ci-meson.yml

@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    name: Conda (${{ matrix.os }}, Python ${{ matrix.python }})
+    name: Conda (${{ matrix.os }}, Python ${{ matrix.python }}${{ matrix.editable && ', editable' || '' }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu]
         python: ['3.11', '3.12']
+        editable: [false, true]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           export CC="ccache $CC"
           export CXX="ccache $CXX"
           # Use --no-deps and pip check below to verify that all necessary dependencies are installed via conda
-          pip install --no-build-isolation --no-deps --config-settings=builddir=builddir . -v
+          pip install --no-build-isolation --no-deps --config-settings=builddir=builddir ${{ matrix.editable && '--editable' || '' }} . -v
 
       - name: Verify dependencies
         shell: bash -l {0}
@@ -80,7 +81,9 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
           # We don't install sage_setup, so don't try to test it
-          rm -R ./src/sage_setup/
+          # If editable then deleting the directory will cause sage to detect rebuild, which will cause ninja to fail
+          # so we don't delete the directory in this case
+          ${{ matrix.editable && 'true' || 'rm -R ./src/sage_setup/' }}
           ./sage -t --all -p4
 
       - name: Upload log