Can existing conda packages be used when installing the pypi environment?

[baka-gourd]

As the title suggests, some PyPI packages require corresponding build toolchains, such as gcc, to be installed on the system. A good example is Dlib.

However, when performing a direct pixi install, pixi does not activate the already installed conda environment, so the gcc dependency within conda cannot be used. Currently, I can only init, install gcc, and then manually activate and add the PyPI dependency.

[lucascolley]

https://prefix-dev.github.io/pixi/v0.51.0/reference/pixi_manifest/#no-build-isolation

[lucascolley]

^oops, just fixed the link