MSlice is made and optional dependency of mantidworkbench for conda installs (mantidproject#39675)

MSlice is turned into an optional dependency of mantidworkbench.
However, mslice would still be installed explicitly in IDAaaS and inside
standalone packages.

Author: warunawickramasingha

conda/recipes/mantidworkbench/meta.yaml

@@ -42,14 +42,15 @@ requirements:
     - psutil {{ psutil }}
     - {{ pin_compatible("python", max_pin="x.x") }}
     - matplotlib {{ matplotlib }}
-    - mslice {{ mslice }}
     - python.app  # [osx]
     - pystack  # [linux]
     - qtconsole {{ qtconsole }}
     - {{ pin_compatible("setuptools", max_pin="x.x") }}
     {% if environ.get('INCLUDE_MANTIDDOCS', 'True') != 'False' %}
     - mantiddocs {{ version }}
     {% endif %}
+  run_constrained:
+    - mslice {{ mslice }}
 
 test:
   imports:

dev-docs/source/Testing/Direct/MSliceTestGuide.rst

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Set Up
 ------
 
 #. Ensure you have the `ISIS Sample Data <http://download.mantidproject.org>`__ available on your machine.
+#. If you are using a conda install of Mantid Workbench, make sure to install MSlice by running ``mamba install -c mantid mslice`` inside your conda enviroment and restart the Mantid Workbench.
+#. If you are using a standalone install of Mantid Workbench, MSlice should already be available within it.
 #. Open ``Interfaces`` > ``Direct`` > ``MSlice``
 #. Go to the ``Data Loading`` tab and select ``MAR21335_Ei60meV.nxs`` from the sample data.
 #. Click ``Load Data``

docs/source/release/v6.14.0/Direct_Geometry/MSlice/New_features/39237.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- ``mslice`` is now an optional dependancy of the ``mantidworkbench`` conda package and must be explicitly installed when required in a conda environment. Full/standalone installers and IDAaaS installations remain unchanged; mslice will be automatically provided there.

installers/conda/linux/create_tarball.sh

@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ echo "Creating conda environment in '$bundle_conda_prefix'"
 "$CONDA_EXE" create --quiet --prefix "$bundle_conda_prefix" --copy \
   --channel "$conda_channel" --channel conda-forge --channel $mantid_channel --yes \
   mantidworkbench \
+  mslice \
   jq  # used for processing the version string
 echo
 

installers/conda/osx/create_bundle.sh

@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ echo "Creating conda environment in '$bundle_conda_prefix'"
 CONDA_SUBDIR="$platform" "$CONDA_EXE" create --quiet --prefix "$bundle_conda_prefix" --copy \
   --channel "$conda_channel" --channel conda-forge --channel $mantid_channel --yes \
   mantidworkbench \
+  mslice \
   jq  # used for processing the version string
 echo
 

installers/conda/win/create_package.sh

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ echo "Creating conda env from mantidworkbench and jq"
 "$CONDA_EXE" create --prefix $CONDA_ENV_PATH \
   --copy --channel $CONDA_CHANNEL --channel conda-forge --channel $MANTID_CHANNEL -y \
   mantidworkbench \
+  mslice \
   m2w64-jq
 echo "Conda env created"