Merge pull request #1244 from AVSLab/feature/v2_9_0

BSK v2.9.0 release

Author: schaubh

.github/workflows/publish-wheels.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os:
-          - macos-13 # x86_64
           - macos-latest # ARM64
           - ubuntu-latest # x86_64
           - ubuntu-22.04-arm # ARM64
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v3.1.4
         env:
           CONAN_ARGS: "--opNav True --mujoco True --mujocoReplay True"
-          CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES_WINDOWS: "numpy>=2.1"
+          CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "*"
 
       - name: Upload wheels
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4

docs/source/Support/Developer/releaseGuide.rst

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ The high level steps to release a new version of Basilisk are as follows:
 #. Ensure documentation builds without warnings or errors.
 #. Push branch to origin and do a PR.
 #. Merge ``develop`` into ``master``
+#. Add release tag to ``master``
 #. Create a Release on GitHub
 
 To prepare ``develop`` for the next beta cycle:

docs/source/Support/bskKnownIssues.rst

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Basilisk Known Issues
     The use of ``cMsgCInterfacePy`` is depreciated.  Use ``messaging`` instead.
 
 
-Version |release|
------------------
+Version |release| (Jan. 28, 2026)
+---------------------------------
 - The denton flux model API has changed. The module now uses the new data fetching
   API and thus relies on users passing in the correct support data location via
   ``configureDentonFiles``. Previously, the module automatically searched for the

docs/source/Support/bskReleaseNotes.rst

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ Basilisk Release Notes
     - integrating the `MuJoCo <https://mujoco.org>`_ library as an alternate dynamics engine
 
 
-Version |release|
------------------
+Version |release| (Jan. 28 2026)
+--------------------------------
 - Deploy both release docs at https://avslab.github.io/basilisk and developer beta
   docs at https://avslab.github.io/basilisk/developer.
 - Added :ref:`releaseGuide` on releasing a new version of Basilisk.

docs/source/bskVersion.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8.41
+2.9.0

src/utilities/supportDataTools/dataFetcher.py

@@ -73,22 +73,29 @@ def tag_exists(tag_url: str) -> bool:
 def find_local_support_data() -> Optional[Path]:
     """
     Return the path to the local ``supportData`` directory if running
-    from a cloned repo in editable mode, otherwise return ``None``.
+    from a cloned repo, otherwise return ``None``.
 
-    Editable installs place modules under ``dist3/Basilisk/``, while the
-    repo's ``supportData`` directory lives at the project root.
+    Works whether running from source (src/) or from built modules (dist3/Basilisk/).
     """
     module_path = Path(__file__).resolve()
-    repo_root = module_path.parents[3]
-    support_data = repo_root / "supportData"
-    return support_data if support_data.is_dir() else None
+    # Walk up the directory tree looking for supportData. From src/ it's 4
+    # levels up, from dist3/Basilisk/ it's 5 levels up.
+    for parent in list(module_path.parents)[:6]:
+        support_data = parent / "supportData"
+        if support_data.is_dir():
+            return support_data
+    return None
 
 
 # Compute the base GitHub URL once at import time.
-# With the caching on `tag_exists` this avoids repeated network calls during
-# file fetches.
 LOCAL_SUPPORT = find_local_support_data()
-BASE_URL = f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AVSLab/basilisk/{DATA_VERSION}/"
+
+# For remote fetches (wheel installs), check if the version tag exists. Fall
+# back to develop if not
+_version_tag_url = f"https://github.com/AVSLab/basilisk/releases/tag/{DATA_VERSION}"
+_remote_version = DATA_VERSION if tag_exists(_version_tag_url) else "develop"
+BASE_URL = f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AVSLab/basilisk/{_remote_version}/"
+
 POOCH = pooch.create(
     path=pooch.os_cache("bsk_support_data"),
     base_url=BASE_URL,
@@ -118,13 +125,18 @@ def get_path(file_enum: Enum) -> Path:
         if local.exists():
             return local
 
-    # Fall back to pooch cache or remote source
+        # When running locally, allow remote fetch for external URLs like the
+        # large NAIF kernels not included in the repo.
+        if rel in EXTERNAL_KERNEL_URLS:
+            return Path(POOCH.fetch(rel))
+
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"Support data file not found in local repo: {local}")
+
+    # No local repo - fetch from remote (installed from wheel)
     try:
         return Path(POOCH.fetch(rel))
     except Exception as e:
-        raise FileNotFoundError(
-            f"Support data file not found locally or via pooch: {rel}"
-        ) from e
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"Support data file not found via pooch: {rel}") from e
 
 
 class DataFile:
@@ -194,6 +206,7 @@ class MagneticFieldData(Enum):
     class SkyBrightnessData(Enum):
         skyTemperature408MHz = "haslam408_dsds_Remazeilles2014.fits"
 
+
 CATEGORY_BASE_PATHS = {
     "AlbedoData": ALBEDO_DATA_BASE_PATH,
     "AtmosphereData": ATMOSPHERE_DATA_BASE_PATH,