Use setuptools-scm for autoversioning

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install Python dependencies
-      run: python -m pip install --prefer-binary meson-python meson ninja setuptools "cython>=3.1" "matplotlib>=3,<4" ${{ matrix.numpy-version }}
+      run: python -m pip install --prefer-binary meson-python meson ninja setuptools setuptools-scm "cython>=3.1" "matplotlib>=3,<4" ${{ matrix.numpy-version }}
     - name: Build and install Raysect
       run: dev/install_editable.sh
     - name: Run tests

.gitignore

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ __pycache__/
 # C extensions
 *.so
 *.c
+
 # Distribution / packaging
 .Python
 env/
@@ -59,4 +60,5 @@ docs/build/
 # PyBuilder
 target/
 
-
+# setuptools-scm
+raysect/_version.py

dev/root-meson.build

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-project('raysect', 'cython', default_options: ['python.install-env=auto'])
+project('raysect', 'cython',
+    default_options: ['python.install-env=auto'],
+    version: run_command(['dev/update_version.sh'], check: true).stdout().strip()
+)
 
 py = import('python').find_installation(pure: false)
 numpy = dependency('numpy', method: 'config-tool')

dev/update_version.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+python -m setuptools_scm --force-write-version-files

meson.build

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # WARNING: This file is automatically generated by dev/generate_meson_files.py.
 # The template file used to generate this file is dev/root-meson.build.
 
-project('raysect', 'cython', default_options: ['python.install-env=auto'])
+project('raysect', 'cython',
+    default_options: ['python.install-env=auto'],
+    version: run_command(['dev/update_version.sh'], check: true).stdout().strip()
+)
 
 py = import('python').find_installation(pure: false)
 numpy = dependency('numpy', method: 'config-tool')

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [project]
 name = "raysect"
-version = "0.9.0"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 authors = [{name = "Dr Alex Meakins et al.", email = "developers@raysect.org"}]
 description = "A Ray-tracing Framework for Science and Engineering"
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Multimedia :: Graphics :: 3D Rendering",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Physics"
 ]
+dynamic = ["version"]
 
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://www.raysect.org"
@@ -27,5 +27,8 @@ Issues = "https://github.com/raysect/source/issues"
 Changelog = "https://github.com/raysect/source/blob/master/CHANGELOG.txt"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["meson-python", "setuptools", "wheel", "numpy", "cython>=3.1"]
+requires = ["meson-python", "setuptools", "wheel", "numpy", "cython>=3.1", "setuptools-scm"]
 build-backend = "mesonpy"
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_file = "raysect/_version.py"

raysect/__init__.py

@@ -27,8 +27,4 @@
 # ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-from os import path as _path
-
-# parse the package version number
-with open(_path.join(_path.dirname(__file__), 'VERSION')) as _f:
-    __version__ = _f.read().strip()
+from ._version import *

raysect/meson.build

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 target_path = 'raysect'
 
 # source files
-py_files = ['__init__.py']
+py_files = ['__init__.py', '_version.py']
 pyx_files = []
 pxd_files = []
-data_files = ['VERSION']
+data_files = []
 
 # compile cython
 foreach pyx_file: pyx_files