feat: add pixi run install-as (#2153)

pixi.toml

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ python = "3.12.*"
 build = "cargo build --release"
 bump = "tbump --only-patch $RELEASE_VERSION"
 install = "cargo install --path . --locked"
+install-as = { cmd = "python scripts/install.py", depends-on = ["build"] }
 pypi-proxy = "python ./tests/pypi_proxy.py"
 release = "python scripts/release.py"
 run-all-examples = { cmd = "python ./tests/run_all_examples.py --pixi-exec $CARGO_TARGET_DIR/release/pixi", depends-on = [

scripts/install.py

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+import shutil
+import platform
+import os
+
+
+def executable_extension(name: str) -> str:
+    if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        return name + ".exe"
+    else:
+        return name
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Build pixi and copy the executable to ~/.pixi/bin/"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("name", type=str, help="Name of the executable (e.g. pixid)")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    built_executable_path = Path(os.environ["CARGO_TARGET_DIR"]).joinpath(
+        "release", executable_extension("pixi")
+    )
+    destination_path = Path.home().joinpath(".pixi", "bin", executable_extension(args.name))
+
+    print(f"Copying the executable to {destination_path}")
+    shutil.copy(built_executable_path, destination_path)
+
+    print("Done!")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()