add workflow for building conda package on Intel Mac

remove build test on push; remove 3.8 Python support in conda due to numpy upgrade; add MKL linking option for Intel Mac;

.github/workflows/condaBuildMac.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: condaBuild
+on: [workflow_dispatch]
+jobs:
+  check_mac_installation:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'true'
+          ref: intelMacConda
+
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
+        with:
+          auto-activate-base: true
+          auto-update-conda: true
+
+      - name: install pyPDAF
+        shell: bash -el {0}
+        run: |
+          conda install python anaconda-client conda-build conda-verify
+          anaconda login --username yumengch --password ${{ secrets.ANACONDA }}
+          conda  config --set anaconda_upload yes
+          conda-build -c conda-forge -c intel conda.recipe/

.github/workflows/test_build.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: test_build
-on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+on: [workflow_dispatch]
 jobs:
   check_mac_installation:
     runs-on: macos-latest

conda.recipe/conda_build_config.yaml

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 python:
-    - 3.8
+    - 3.8      # [not osx]
     - 3.9
     - 3.10
     - 3.11
 
 c_compiler:
-    - vs2022     # [win]
+    - vs2022   # [win]
 
 mpi:
     - mpich    # [not win]

setup.py

@@ -121,12 +121,17 @@
     if os.name == 'nt':
         library_dirs+=[MKLROOT,]
         libraries += ['mkl_core', 'mkl_sequential', 'mkl_intel_lp64']
-    else:
+    elif sys.platform == "linux" or sys.platform == "linux2":
         extra_objects+=['-Wl,--start-group', 
                         f'{MKLROOT}/libmkl_intel_lp64.a',
                         f'{MKLROOT}/libmkl_sequential.a',
                         f'{MKLROOT}/libmkl_core.a',
                         '-Wl,--end-group']
+    else:
+        extra_objects+=[ 
+                        f'{MKLROOT}/libmkl_intel_lp64.a',
+                        f'{MKLROOT}/libmkl_sequential.a',
+                        f'{MKLROOT}/libmkl_core.a']
 else:
     # setup library to MPI-fortran 
     LAPACK_PATH=dist.get_option_dict('pyPDAF')['LAPACK_PATH'][1]

setup_condaIntelMac.cfg

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+[options]
+include_package_data = True
+install_requires =
+    Cython
+    mpi4py
+    numpy
+
+[PDAF]
+# PDAF source file directory
+directory= PDAF_V2.1
+# fortran compiler
+FC = mpif90
+# fortran linker
+LD = mpif90
+AR = ar
+RANLIB = ranlib
+CPP = cpp
+OPT = -O3 -fdefault-real-8 -fPIC -mmacosx-version-min=10.6
+OPT_LNK =
+INC = -IPDAF_V2.1/include
+LINK_LIBS = 
+CPP_DEFS = -DUSE_PDAF
+
+[pyPDAF]
+pwd = /Users/runner/work/pyPDAF/pyPDAF/
+CC = mpicc
+condaBuild = True
+# if MKL is used, give the path to the static MKL library
+use_MKL=True
+MKLROOT=
+# if dynamic/shared liblapack and libblas library is used,
+# give the library path and flags
+LAPACK_PATH=
+LAPACK_Flag=lapack,blas
+# GIVE MPI information
+MPI_INC_PATH=
+MPI_MOD_PATH=
+MPI_LIB_PATH=