Opt to check build dependencies

news/11116.bugfix.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Change the build environment dependency checking to be opt-in.

src/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py

@@ -749,6 +749,15 @@ def _handle_no_cache_dir(
     "if this option is used.",
 )
 
+check_build_deps: Callable[..., Option] = partial(
+    Option,
+    "--check-build-dependencies",
+    dest="check_build_deps",
+    action="store_true",
+    default=False,
+    help="Check the build dependencies when PEP517 is used.",
+)
+
 
 def _handle_no_use_pep517(
     option: Option, opt: str, value: str, parser: OptionParser

src/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py

@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ def make_requirement_preparer(
             src_dir=options.src_dir,
             download_dir=download_dir,
             build_isolation=options.build_isolation,
+            check_build_deps=options.check_build_deps,
             build_tracker=build_tracker,
             session=session,
             progress_bar=options.progress_bar,

src/pip/_internal/commands/download.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def add_options(self) -> None:
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.no_build_isolation())
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.use_pep517())
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.no_use_pep517())
+        self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.check_build_deps())
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.ignore_requires_python())
 
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(

src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py

@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ def add_options(self) -> None:
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.no_build_isolation())
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.use_pep517())
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.no_use_pep517())
+        self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.check_build_deps())
 
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.config_settings())
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.install_options())

src/pip/_internal/commands/wheel.py

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def add_options(self) -> None:
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.no_build_isolation())
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.use_pep517())
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.no_use_pep517())
+        self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.check_build_deps())
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.constraints())
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.editable())
         self.cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.requirements())

src/pip/_internal/distributions/base.py

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ def get_metadata_distribution(self) -> BaseDistribution:
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def prepare_distribution_metadata(
-        self, finder: PackageFinder, build_isolation: bool
+        self,
+        finder: PackageFinder,
+        build_isolation: bool,
+        check_build_deps: bool,
     ) -> None:
         raise NotImplementedError()

src/pip/_internal/distributions/installed.py

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ def get_metadata_distribution(self) -> BaseDistribution:
         return self.req.satisfied_by
 
     def prepare_distribution_metadata(
-        self, finder: PackageFinder, build_isolation: bool
+        self,
+        finder: PackageFinder,
+        build_isolation: bool,
+        check_build_deps: bool,
     ) -> None:
         pass

src/pip/_internal/distributions/sdist.py

@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ def get_metadata_distribution(self) -> BaseDistribution:
         return self.req.get_dist()
 
     def prepare_distribution_metadata(
-        self, finder: PackageFinder, build_isolation: bool
+        self,
+        finder: PackageFinder,
+        build_isolation: bool,
+        check_build_deps: bool,
     ) -> None:
         # Load pyproject.toml, to determine whether PEP 517 is to be used
         self.req.load_pyproject_toml()
@@ -43,7 +46,9 @@ def prepare_distribution_metadata(
             self.req.isolated_editable_sanity_check()
             # Install the dynamic build requirements.
             self._install_build_reqs(finder)
-        elif self.req.use_pep517:
+        # Check if the current environment provides build dependencies
+        should_check_deps = self.req.use_pep517 and check_build_deps
+        if should_check_deps:
             pyproject_requires = self.req.pyproject_requires
             assert pyproject_requires is not None
             conflicting, missing = self.req.build_env.check_requirements(

src/pip/_internal/distributions/wheel.py

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ def get_metadata_distribution(self) -> BaseDistribution:
         return get_wheel_distribution(wheel, canonicalize_name(self.req.name))
 
     def prepare_distribution_metadata(
-        self, finder: PackageFinder, build_isolation: bool
+        self,
+        finder: PackageFinder,
+        build_isolation: bool,
+        check_build_deps: bool,
     ) -> None:
         pass

src/pip/_internal/operations/prepare.py

@@ -50,11 +50,14 @@ def _get_prepared_distribution(
     build_tracker: BuildTracker,
     finder: PackageFinder,
     build_isolation: bool,
+    check_build_deps: bool,
 ) -> BaseDistribution:
     """Prepare a distribution for installation."""
     abstract_dist = make_distribution_for_install_requirement(req)
     with build_tracker.track(req):
-        abstract_dist.prepare_distribution_metadata(finder, build_isolation)
+        abstract_dist.prepare_distribution_metadata(
+            finder, build_isolation, check_build_deps
+        )
     return abstract_dist.get_metadata_distribution()
 
 
@@ -199,6 +202,7 @@ def __init__(
         download_dir: Optional[str],
         src_dir: str,
         build_isolation: bool,
+        check_build_deps: bool,
         build_tracker: BuildTracker,
         session: PipSession,
         progress_bar: str,
@@ -225,6 +229,9 @@ def __init__(
         # Is build isolation allowed?
         self.build_isolation = build_isolation
 
+        # Should check build dependencies?
+        self.check_build_deps = check_build_deps
+
         # Should hash-checking be required?
         self.require_hashes = require_hashes
 
@@ -492,6 +499,7 @@ def _prepare_linked_requirement(
             self.build_tracker,
             self.finder,
             self.build_isolation,
+            self.check_build_deps,
         )
         return dist
 
@@ -545,6 +553,7 @@ def prepare_editable_requirement(
                 self.build_tracker,
                 self.finder,
                 self.build_isolation,
+                self.check_build_deps,
             )
 
             req.check_if_exists(self.use_user_site)

tests/functional/test_pep517.py

@@ -160,6 +160,26 @@ def test_conflicting_pep517_backend_requirements(
     assert result.returncode != 0 and msg in result.stderr, str(result)
 
 
+def test_no_check_build_deps(
+    script: PipTestEnvironment, tmpdir: Path, data: TestData
+) -> None:
+    project_dir = make_project(
+        tmpdir, requires=["simplewheel==2.0"], backend="test_backend"
+    )
+    script.pip(
+        "install",
+        "simplewheel==1.0",
+        "test_backend",
+        "--no-index",
+        "-f",
+        data.packages,
+        "-f",
+        data.backends,
+    )
+    result = script.pip("install", "--no-build-isolation", project_dir)
+    result.assert_installed("project", editable=False)
+
+
 def test_validate_missing_pep517_backend_requirements(
     script: PipTestEnvironment, tmpdir: Path, data: TestData
 ) -> None:
@@ -174,6 +194,7 @@ def test_validate_missing_pep517_backend_requirements(
         "-f",
         data.packages,
         "--no-build-isolation",
+        "--check-build-dependencies",
         project_dir,
         expect_error=True,
     )
@@ -199,6 +220,7 @@ def test_validate_conflicting_pep517_backend_requirements(
         "-f",
         data.packages,
         "--no-build-isolation",
+        "--check-build-dependencies",
         project_dir,
         expect_error=True,
     )

tests/unit/test_req.py

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def _basic_resolver(
                 src_dir=os.path.join(self.tempdir, "src"),
                 download_dir=None,
                 build_isolation=True,
+                check_build_deps=False,
                 build_tracker=tracker,
                 session=session,
                 progress_bar="on",