Refactor conda recipe preparation to use a temporary directory for local builds

Author: rbeucher

.github/workflows/cd.yml

@@ -88,9 +88,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Prepare conda recipe for local build
         run: |
           echo "Preparing conda recipe to use local source..."
-          # Create a modified meta.yaml that uses local source
-          cp .conda/meta.yaml .conda/meta.yaml.backup
-          cat > .conda/meta.yaml << 'EOF'
+          # Create a temporary conda recipe directory to avoid modifying tracked files
+          mkdir -p .conda-temp
+          cp -r .conda/* .conda-temp/
+          cat > .conda-temp/meta.yaml << 'EOF'
           {% set data = load_setup_py_data(setup_file='../setup.py', from_recipe_dir=True) %}
           {% set version = data.get('version') %}
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
               recipe-maintainers:
                   - ACCESS-NRI
           EOF
-          echo "Modified conda recipe to use local source (path: ../)"
+          echo "Created temporary conda recipe to use local source (path: ../)"
       - name: Setup conda environment
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and upload the conda package
         uses: ACCESS-NRI/action-build-and-upload-conda-packages@d97711bc4445ba5c4de55f5a1bccbd4815286289
         with:
-          meta_yaml_dir: .conda
+          meta_yaml_dir: .conda-temp
           upload: true
           user: accessnri
           label: main
@@ -154,14 +155,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "Conda build completed successfully!"
           echo "Version built: ${{ needs.pypi.outputs.version }}"
           echo "✅ Conda package should now be available in the accessnri channel"
-      - name: Restore original conda recipe
-        if: always()  # Run even if build fails
-        run: |
-          if [ -f .conda/meta.yaml.backup ]; then
-            echo "Restoring original conda recipe..."
-            mv .conda/meta.yaml.backup .conda/meta.yaml
-            echo "✅ Original conda recipe restored"
-          fi
 
   update_analysis3:
     name: Update ACCESS-MOPPy on Analysis3 Conda Environment