allow gaia data_dir to be absolute path #105

	name: skyCatalogs CI

	on:
	push:
	branches:
	- main
	- releases/*

	pull_request:
	branches:
	- main
	- releases/*

	jobs:
	build:
	runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}

	strategy:
	matrix:
	os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
	py: [ "3.11" ]
	CC: [ gcc ]
	CXX: [ g++ ]

	defaults:
	run:
	# cf. https://github.com/conda-incubator/setup-miniconda#important
	shell: bash -l {0}

	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@v4

	- name: Setup conda
	uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
	with:
	activate-environment: stack
	python-version: ${{ matrix.py }}
	condarc-file: etc/.condarc

	- name: Install conda deps
	run: \|
	conda update -n base conda
	conda info
	conda list
	conda install -y --file etc/conda_requirements.txt
	conda info

	- name: Install dust_extinction
	run: \|
	conda install -y dust_extinction
	conda info

	- name: Install rubin_sim_data
	run: \|
	mkdir rubin_sim_data
	mkdir rubin_sim_data/sims_sed_library
	# Just get the throughputs and SED data for now.
	curl https://s3df.slac.stanford.edu/groups/rubin/static/sim-data/rubin_sim_data/throughputs_2023_09_07.tgz \| tar -C rubin_sim_data -xz
	curl https://s3df.slac.stanford.edu/groups/rubin/static/sim-data/sed_library/seds_170124.tar.gz \| tar -C rubin_sim_data/sims_sed_library -xz

	- name: Install skyCatalogs
	run:
	pip install .

	- name: Install test deps
	run:
	conda install -y pytest nose

	- name: Run tests
	run: \|
	export RUBIN_SIM_DATA_DIR=`pwd`/rubin_sim_data
	export SIMS_SED_LIBRARY_DIR=${RUBIN_SIM_DATA_DIR}/sims_sed_library
	eups list lsst_distrib
	pytest

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