diff --git a/_notices/rsn0042.md b/_notices/rsn0042.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a014cdb5024 --- /dev/null +++ b/_notices/rsn0042.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +layout: notice +parent: RAPIDS Support Notices +grand_parent: RAPIDS Notices +nav_exclude: true +notice_type: rsn +# Update meta-data for notice +notice_id: 42 # should match notice number +notice_pin: true # set to true to pin to notice page + +title: "Moving older RAPIDS conda packages to a `legacy` label" +notice_author: RAPIDS Ops +notice_status: Proposal +notice_status_color: blue +# 'notice_status' and 'notice_status_color' combinations: +# "Proposal" - "blue" +# "Completed" - "green" +# "Review" - "purple" +# "In Progress" - "yellow" +# "Closed" - "red" +notice_topic: Platform Support Change +notice_rapids_version: "<=v23.02" +notice_created: 2025-01-27 +# 'notice_updated' should match 'notice_created' until an update is made +notice_updated: 2025-01-27 +--- + +## Overview + +RAPIDS will move certain older conda packages in the `rapidsai` conda channel +under a new label: `legacy`. These packages will still be available by appending +`--label legacy` to installation and search commands. + +By moving these packages out of the main portion of the channel, newer RAPIDS +conda environments will be solvable with `strict_channel_priority`, speeding up +environment solve times. + +All RAPIDS conda install commands for RAPIDS versions `v23.04+` will continue to +work without any user intervention. + +This change will occur concurrently with the release of RAPIDS `v25.04`. + + +## Impact + +RAPIDS environments installed using `conda` or `mamba`, for environments older +than RAPIDS `v23.04` will fail to install unless `--label legacy` is appended to +the installation command. + +e.g. if you are creating an environment like: + +```python +mamba create -n rapids-23.02 rapids=23.02 python=3.10 'cuda-version>=11.4,<=11.8' -c rapidsai -c conda-forge -c nvidia +``` + +you will need to instead run + +```python +mamba create -n rapids-23.02 rapids=23.02 python=3.10 'cuda-version>=11.4,<=11.8' -c rapidsai -c conda-forge -c nvidia --label legacy +```