Make container-engine a build (non-global) option

bin/generate_schema.py

@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@
 non_global_options = {k: {"$ref": f"#/properties/{k}"} for k in schema["properties"]}
 del non_global_options["build"]
 del non_global_options["skip"]
-del non_global_options["container-engine"]
 del non_global_options["test-skip"]
 
 overrides["items"]["properties"]["select"]["oneOf"] = string_array
@@ -254,6 +253,7 @@
 not_linux = non_global_options.copy()
 
 del not_linux["environment-pass"]
+del not_linux["container-engine"]
 for key in list(not_linux):
     if "linux-" in key:
         del not_linux[key]

cibuildwheel/linux.py

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 from ._compat.typing import assert_never
 from .architecture import Architecture
 from .logger import log
-from .oci_container import OCIContainer
-from .options import Options
+from .oci_container import OCIContainer, OCIContainerEngineConfig
+from .options import BuildOptions, Options
 from .typing import PathOrStr
 from .util import (
     AlreadyBuiltWheelError,
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def path(self) -> PurePosixPath:
 class BuildStep:
     platform_configs: list[PythonConfiguration]
     platform_tag: str
+    container_engine: OCIContainerEngineConfig
     container_image: str
 
 
@@ -65,8 +66,9 @@ def get_python_configurations(
     ]
 
 
-def container_image_for_python_configuration(config: PythonConfiguration, options: Options) -> str:
-    build_options = options.build_options(config.identifier)
+def container_image_for_python_configuration(
+    config: PythonConfiguration, build_options: BuildOptions
+) -> str:
     # e.g
     # identifier is 'cp310-manylinux_x86_64'
     # platform_tag is 'manylinux_x86_64'
@@ -91,22 +93,26 @@ def get_build_steps(
     Groups PythonConfigurations into BuildSteps. Each BuildStep represents a
     separate container instance.
     """
-    steps = OrderedDict[Tuple[str, str, str], BuildStep]()
+    steps = OrderedDict[Tuple[str, str, str, OCIContainerEngineConfig], BuildStep]()
 
     for config in python_configurations:
         _, platform_tag = config.identifier.split("-", 1)
 
-        before_all = options.build_options(config.identifier).before_all
-        container_image = container_image_for_python_configuration(config, options)
+        build_options = options.build_options(config.identifier)
+
+        before_all = build_options.before_all
+        container_image = container_image_for_python_configuration(config, build_options)
+        container_engine = build_options.container_engine
 
-        step_key = (platform_tag, container_image, before_all)
+        step_key = (platform_tag, container_image, before_all, container_engine)
 
         if step_key in steps:
             steps[step_key].platform_configs.append(config)
         else:
             steps[step_key] = BuildStep(
                 platform_configs=[config],
                 platform_tag=platform_tag,
+                container_engine=container_engine,
                 container_image=container_image,
             )
 
@@ -388,29 +394,6 @@ def build_in_container(
 
 
 def build(options: Options, tmp_path: Path) -> None:  # noqa: ARG001
-    try:
-        # check the container engine is installed
-        subprocess.run(
-            [options.globals.container_engine.name, "--version"],
-            check=True,
-            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-        )
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        print(
-            unwrap(
-                f"""
-                cibuildwheel: {options.globals.container_engine} not found. An
-                OCI exe like Docker or Podman is required to run Linux builds.
-                If you're building on Travis CI, add `services: [docker]` to
-                your .travis.yml. If you're building on Circle CI in Linux,
-                add a `setup_remote_docker` step to your .circleci/config.yml.
-                If you're building on Cirrus CI, use `docker_builder` task.
-                """
-            ),
-            file=sys.stderr,
-        )
-        sys.exit(2)
-
     python_configurations = get_python_configurations(
         options.globals.build_selector, options.globals.architectures
     )
@@ -425,6 +408,29 @@ def build(options: Options, tmp_path: Path) -> None:  # noqa: ARG001
     container_package_dir = container_project_path / abs_package_dir.relative_to(cwd)
 
     for build_step in get_build_steps(options, python_configurations):
+        try:
+            # check the container engine is installed
+            subprocess.run(
+                [build_step.container_engine.name, "--version"],
+                check=True,
+                stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            )
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            print(
+                unwrap(
+                    f"""
+                    cibuildwheel: {build_step.container_engine.name} not found. An
+                    OCI exe like Docker or Podman is required to run Linux builds.
+                    If you're building on Travis CI, add `services: [docker]` to
+                    your .travis.yml. If you're building on Circle CI in Linux,
+                    add a `setup_remote_docker` step to your .circleci/config.yml.
+                    If you're building on Cirrus CI, use `docker_builder` task.
+                    """
+                ),
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            sys.exit(2)
+
         try:
             ids_to_build = [x.identifier for x in build_step.platform_configs]
             log.step(f"Starting container image {build_step.container_image}...")
@@ -435,7 +441,7 @@ def build(options: Options, tmp_path: Path) -> None:  # noqa: ARG001
                 image=build_step.container_image,
                 enforce_32_bit=build_step.platform_tag.endswith("i686"),
                 cwd=container_project_path,
-                engine=options.globals.container_engine,
+                engine=build_step.container_engine,
             ) as container:
                 build_in_container(
                     options=options,

cibuildwheel/oci_container.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import typing
 import uuid
 from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
-from dataclasses import dataclass
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path, PurePath, PurePosixPath
 from types import TracebackType
 from typing import IO, Dict, Literal
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class OCIContainerEngineConfig:
     name: ContainerEngineName
-    create_args: Sequence[str] = ()
+    create_args: tuple[str, ...] = field(default_factory=tuple)
     disable_host_mount: bool = False
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def from_config_string(config_string: str) -> OCIContainerEngineConfig:
         )
 
         return OCIContainerEngineConfig(
-            name=name, create_args=create_args, disable_host_mount=disable_host_mount
+            name=name, create_args=tuple(create_args), disable_host_mount=disable_host_mount
         )
 
     def options_summary(self) -> str | dict[str, str]:

cibuildwheel/options.py

@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ class GlobalOptions:
     build_selector: BuildSelector
     test_selector: TestSelector
     architectures: set[Architecture]
-    container_engine: OCIContainerEngineConfig
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -95,6 +94,7 @@ class BuildOptions:
     build_verbosity: int
     build_frontend: BuildFrontendConfig | None
     config_settings: str
+    container_engine: OCIContainerEngineConfig
 
     @property
     def package_dir(self) -> Path:
@@ -544,25 +544,12 @@ def globals(self) -> GlobalOptions:
         )
         test_selector = TestSelector(skip_config=test_skip)
 
-        container_engine_str = self.reader.get(
-            "container-engine",
-            table_format={"item": "{k}:{v}", "sep": "; ", "quote": shlex.quote},
-        )
-
-        try:
-            container_engine = OCIContainerEngineConfig.from_config_string(container_engine_str)
-        except ValueError as e:
-            msg = f"cibuildwheel: Failed to parse container config. {e}"
-            print(msg, file=sys.stderr)
-            sys.exit(2)
-
         return GlobalOptions(
             package_dir=package_dir,
             output_dir=output_dir,
             build_selector=build_selector,
             test_selector=test_selector,
             architectures=architectures,
-            container_engine=container_engine,
         )
 
     def build_options(self, identifier: str | None) -> BuildOptions:
@@ -642,6 +629,8 @@ def build_options(self, identifier: str | None) -> BuildOptions:
 
             manylinux_images: dict[str, str] = {}
             musllinux_images: dict[str, str] = {}
+            container_engine: OCIContainerEngineConfig | None = None
+
             if self.platform == "linux":
                 all_pinned_container_images = _get_pinned_container_images()
 
@@ -676,6 +665,18 @@ def build_options(self, identifier: str | None) -> BuildOptions:
 
                     musllinux_images[build_platform] = image
 
+            container_engine_str = self.reader.get(
+                "container-engine",
+                table_format={"item": "{k}:{v}", "sep": "; ", "quote": shlex.quote},
+            )
+
+            try:
+                container_engine = OCIContainerEngineConfig.from_config_string(container_engine_str)
+            except ValueError as e:
+                msg = f"cibuildwheel: Failed to parse container config. {e}"
+                print(msg, file=sys.stderr)
+                sys.exit(2)
+
             return BuildOptions(
                 globals=self.globals,
                 test_command=test_command,
@@ -692,6 +693,7 @@ def build_options(self, identifier: str | None) -> BuildOptions:
                 musllinux_images=musllinux_images or None,
                 build_frontend=build_frontend,
                 config_settings=config_settings,
+                container_engine=container_engine,
             )
 
     def check_for_invalid_configuration(self, identifiers: Iterable[str]) -> None:

cibuildwheel/resources/cibuildwheel.schema.json

@@ -491,6 +491,9 @@
           "config-settings": {
             "$ref": "#/properties/config-settings"
           },
+          "container-engine": {
+            "$ref": "#/properties/container-engine"
+          },
           "dependency-versions": {
             "$ref": "#/properties/dependency-versions"
           },
@@ -579,6 +582,9 @@
         "config-settings": {
           "$ref": "#/properties/config-settings"
         },
+        "container-engine": {
+          "$ref": "#/properties/container-engine"
+        },
         "environment": {
           "$ref": "#/properties/environment"
         },

unit_test/linux_build_steps_test.py

@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 from pprint import pprint
 
 import cibuildwheel.linux
-import cibuildwheel.oci_container
+from cibuildwheel.oci_container import OCIContainerEngineConfig
 from cibuildwheel.options import CommandLineArguments, Options
 
 
 def test_linux_container_split(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch):
     """
-    Tests splitting linux builds by container image and before_all
+    Tests splitting linux builds by container image, container engine, and before_all
     """
 
     args = CommandLineArguments.defaults()
@@ -28,13 +28,17 @@ def test_linux_container_split(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch):
                 archs = "x86_64 i686"
 
                 [[tool.cibuildwheel.overrides]]
-                select = "cp{38,39,310}-*"
+                select = "cp{37,38,39,310}-*"
                 manylinux-x86_64-image = "other_container_image"
                 manylinux-i686-image = "other_container_image"
 
                 [[tool.cibuildwheel.overrides]]
                 select = "cp39-*"
                 before-all = "echo 'a cp39-only command'"
+
+                [[tool.cibuildwheel.overrides]]
+                select = "cp310-*"
+                container-engine = "docker; create_args: --privileged"
             """
         )
     )
@@ -55,21 +59,35 @@ def identifiers(step):
     def before_alls(step):
         return [options.build_options(c.identifier).before_all for c in step.platform_configs]
 
+    def container_engines(step):
+        return [options.build_options(c.identifier).container_engine for c in step.platform_configs]
+
     pprint(build_steps)
 
+    default_container_engine = OCIContainerEngineConfig(name="docker")
+
     assert build_steps[0].container_image == "normal_container_image"
     assert identifiers(build_steps[0]) == [
         "cp36-manylinux_x86_64",
-        "cp37-manylinux_x86_64",
         "cp311-manylinux_x86_64",
         "cp312-manylinux_x86_64",
     ]
-    assert before_alls(build_steps[0]) == ["", "", "", ""]
+    assert before_alls(build_steps[0]) == [""] * 3
+    assert container_engines(build_steps[0]) == [default_container_engine] * 3
 
     assert build_steps[1].container_image == "other_container_image"
-    assert identifiers(build_steps[1]) == ["cp38-manylinux_x86_64", "cp310-manylinux_x86_64"]
-    assert before_alls(build_steps[1]) == ["", ""]
+    assert identifiers(build_steps[1]) == ["cp37-manylinux_x86_64", "cp38-manylinux_x86_64"]
+    assert before_alls(build_steps[1]) == [""] * 2
+    assert container_engines(build_steps[1]) == [default_container_engine] * 2
 
     assert build_steps[2].container_image == "other_container_image"
     assert identifiers(build_steps[2]) == ["cp39-manylinux_x86_64"]
     assert before_alls(build_steps[2]) == ["echo 'a cp39-only command'"]
+    assert container_engines(build_steps[2]) == [default_container_engine]
+
+    assert build_steps[3].container_image == "other_container_image"
+    assert identifiers(build_steps[3]) == ["cp310-manylinux_x86_64"]
+    assert before_alls(build_steps[3]) == [""]
+    assert container_engines(build_steps[3]) == [
+        OCIContainerEngineConfig(name="docker", create_args=("--privileged",))
+    ]