fixup! restore dependency metadata, move workaround to CI configuration and document it

Author: neutrinoceros

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ commands:
 
             # install yt_astro_analysis with extra dev dependencies
             python -m pip install .
-            # tmp: build girder client from source with an older setuptools
-            # this shouldn't be necessary, long term
-            # see https://github.com/girder/girder/pull/3717
-            python -m pip install "setuptools<81" setuptools-scm
-            python -m pip install girder-client --no-build-isolation
             python -m pip install --requirement requirements/tests.txt
 
             # configure yt

requirements/tests.txt

@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ scipy
 # test dependencies
 pytest
 girder-client
+
+# tmp: girder-client 3.2.8 has an undeclared runtime dependency on setuptools
+# but it's already patched upstream
+# https://github.com/girder/girder/pull/3696
+setuptools<81