Static build

.gitattributes

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+# SCM syntax highlighting & preventing 3-way merges
+pixi.lock merge=binary linguist-language=YAML linguist-generated=true

.github/workflows/static-build.yml

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+name: Build and Upload MESS-Static
+
+on: 
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout the code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Pixi
+        uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@v0.8.9
+        with:
+          manifest-path: static/pixi.toml
+
+      # Build
+      - name: Build
+        run: pixi build
+        working-directory: static/
+
+      # Upload
+      - name: Upload
+        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.repository == 'Auto-Mech/mechtools'}}
+        run: pixi run upload
+        env:
+          ANACONDA_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_API_KEY }}

.gitignore

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 # Ignore rattler build output folder
 output/
+
+# pixi environments
+.pixi/
+!.pixi/config.toml
+
+# Other
+test-examples/
+*.conda

static/README.md

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+# Instructions
+
+These instructions show how to build and upload the `mess-static` conda package,
+containing the static executables in this directory.
+The process relies in the Pixi package manager, which can be installed as follows.
+```
+curl -fsSL https://pixi.sh/install.sh | sh
+```
+
+### Build
+
+Build the conda package:
+```
+pixi build
+```
+
+### Upload
+
+Upload the conda package:
+```
+export ANACONDA_API_KEY=<API token>
+pixi run upload
+```