Configuration changes

.github/copilot/codebase-analysis.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 1. Repository Overview
 
-- **Language Stack**: C++20 and Python 3.11
+- **Language Stack**: C++20 and Python 3.12
 - **GUI Framework**: Qt5-based Workbench
 - **Build System**: CMake 3.21+ with Ninja generator
 - **Package Manager**: Conda (with pixi for development)
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ pre-commit run --all-files           # Run all pre-commit hooks
 
 ### Runtime
 
-- Python 3.11+
+- Python 3.12
 - Qt5 / PyQt5
 - HDF5 (NeXus format)
 - Boost

.github/copilot/instructions-reference.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Complete structural reference for the Mantid codebase.
 
 **Contents:**
 
-- Repository overview (C++20, Python 3.11, Qt5 GUI, CMake, Conda)
+- Repository overview (C++20, Python 3.12, Qt5 GUI, CMake, Conda)
 - Full project structure (Framework modules, Qt GUI, scripts, testing, instruments)
 - Build system (CMakePresets.json, build targets, workflow)
 - Code formatting (clang-format, clang-tidy, pre-commit hooks)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Index and navigation guide for the reference materials.
 
 | Aspect             | Details                                                  |
 | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------- |
-| **Language**       | C++20 (primary), Python 3.11, Qt5 (GUI)                  |
+| **Language**       | C++20 (primary), Python 3.12, Qt5 (GUI)                  |
 | **Build**          | CMake 3.21+, Ninja generator, Conda/Pixi for deps        |
 | **Code Format**    | LLVM style (clang-format), 120 column limit              |
 | **C++ Tests**      | CxxTest framework, header files (.h), CxxTest::TestSuite |

.github/workflows/linux_build_and_test.yml

@@ -4,19 +4,47 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      RUNNER_LABEL:
+        description: 'Match Runner Label'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+
+
 # cancel previous job if a new commit is pushed
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
   linux-build-and-test:
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, linux, x64]
+    runs-on:
+      - ${{ (inputs.RUNNER_LABEL == '' && 'self-hosted') || inputs.RUNNER_LABEL }}
+      - self-hosted
+      - Linux
+      - X64
+    #
+    # If the user who clicked "Run Workflow" button left the RUNNER_LABEL field blank,
+    # the default evaluated output is the string 'self-hosted'.
+    # Otherwise set it to the value the user specified when they clicked "Run Workflow"
+    #
+
     steps:
+      - name: Print shell environment vars (debug)
+        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+        run: |
+          env -0 | while IFS='' read -d '' line ; do printf '%s\t: %s\n' "${line%%=*}" "${line#*=}" | expand -t 30 | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/ /g'; done | LC_COLLATE=C sort -b
+      #
+      # If this workflow was triggered manually,
+      # print a sorted list of all shell environment variables
+      #
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           # Needed to fetch the tags for versioningit
-          fetch-depth: "0"
+          fetch-depth: 100
+          fetch-tags: true
 
       - name: Run unit tests and system tests on Linux
         run: ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/buildconfig/Jenkins/Conda/conda-buildscript ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} linux-64-ci --enable-systemtests

buildconfig/CMake/Bootstrap.cmake

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function(unset_cached_Python_variables)
 endfunction()
 
 # Find python interpreter
-set(MINIMUM_PYTHON_VERSION 3.11)
+set(MINIMUM_PYTHON_VERSION 3.12)
 # If we are not building the mantid framework we don't need the numpy developer env
 if(MANTID_FRAMEWORK_LIB STREQUAL "BUILD")
   find_package(Python ${MINIMUM_PYTHON_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter Development NumPy)