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Problem

Recent PyTorch nightlies removed python setup.py bdist_wheel. PyTorch now builds through scikit-build-core using the standard PEP 517 interface (pyproject.toml). The CI Docker image still builds PyTorch with setup.py, so bumping the pin to a newer nightly fails the image build with:

error: `python setup.py bdist_wheel` is deprecated: PyTorch is built with
scikit-build-core via the standard PEP 517 interface (pyproject.toml)...

Fix

Build the wheel with python -m build --wheel --no-isolation:

  • python -m build is the standard PEP 517 frontend and works with PyTorch's scikit-build-core backend.
  • --no-isolation makes PyTorch build against the image's numpy and toolchain (avoids a build-vs-runtime ABI mismatch) and lets the build reuse sccache.
  • With isolation off the frontend does not install the build requirements, so they are installed explicitly, kept in sync with PyTorch's [build-system].requires.

The produced wheel still lands in dist/, so the install step is unchanged.

Testing

The Docker image build in this PR exercises the new build path end to end.

Recent PyTorch nightlies removed support for "python setup.py bdist_wheel" and build through scikit-build-core (PEP 517) via pyproject.toml. The CI Docker image still built PyTorch with setup.py, so pinning to a newer nightly failed the image build.

Build the wheel with the standard frontend (python -m build) with build isolation disabled, so PyTorch builds against the image's numpy and toolchain and reuses sccache. Install the PEP 517 build requirements explicitly since the frontend does not fetch them when isolation is off.
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@meta-cla meta-cla Bot added the CLA Signed This label is managed by the Facebook bot. Authors need to sign the CLA before a PR can be reviewed. label Aug 4, 2026
With build isolation off, scikit-build-core validates PyTorch's build
requirements against the current environment and fails if setuptools,
cmake or ninja are missing or too old. Install them alongside the other
build requirements.
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The unbounded cmake>=3.27 build requirement pulled cmake 4.4.2 into the conda env, which shadows the image cmake 3.31 and broke the Arm VGF runner build.
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@shoumikhin shoumikhin added the release notes: none Do not include this in the release notes label Aug 6, 2026
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