Remove cython gen files, generate in meson build

.github/workflows/build-debian-multiarch.yml

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ env:
   INSTALL_CMD: |
     apt-get update --fix-missing
     apt-get upgrade -y
-    apt-get install build-essential meson -y
+    apt-get install build-essential meson cython3 -y
     apt-get install libsdl2-dev libsdl2-image-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev -y
     apt-get install libfreetype6-dev libportmidi-dev fontconfig -y
     apt-get install python3-dev python3-pip python3-wheel python3-sphinx -y

.github/workflows/build-emsdk.yml

@@ -40,33 +40,12 @@ jobs:
       SDK_ARCHIVE: python3.11-wasm-sdk-Ubuntu-22.04.tar.lz4
       SDKROOT: /opt/python-wasm-sdk
 
-      # use the most recent cython from github, but pin on a commit for CI
-      # stability. This is also needed to benefit from caching cython installs
-      LATEST_CYTHON_COMMIT: 2f3a781dcca092ce95fbfef2736b12b0d1ab50dd # cython 3.0.0
-
-      WHEELHOUSE_CYTHON: /tmp/wheelhouse/cython
-
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.4
 
-    - name: Cache Cython
-      id: cache-cython
-      uses: actions/cache@v4.0.2
-      with:
-        path: ${{ env.WHEELHOUSE_CYTHON }}
-        key: wasm-ubuntu-cython-${{ env.LATEST_CYTHON_COMMIT }}-path-${{ env.WHEELHOUSE_CYTHON }}
-
-    # This builds the cython wheel and stores it in cache too
-    - name: Download and build cython on cache miss
-      if: steps.cache-cython.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        mkdir -p $WHEELHOUSE_CYTHON
-        pip wheel --wheel-dir $WHEELHOUSE_CYTHON git+https://github.com/cython/cython.git@$LATEST_CYTHON_COMMIT
-
-    - name: Install latest cython and regen
+    - name: Regen with latest cython (using system python3)
       run: |
-        pip install --no-index --find-links $WHEELHOUSE_CYTHON --pre cython
-        touch $(find | grep pxd$)
+        pip3 install cython==3.0.10
         python3 setup.py cython_only
 
     - name: Install python-wasm-sdk

.github/workflows/build-on-msys2.yml

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ jobs:
             mingw-w64-${{ matrix.env }}-python-pip
             mingw-w64-${{ matrix.env }}-python-sphinx
             mingw-w64-${{ matrix.env }}-meson-python
+            mingw-w64-${{ matrix.env }}-cython
 
           # mingw-w64-${{ matrix.env }}-SDL2
           # mingw-w64-${{ matrix.env }}-SDL2_image

.gitignore

@@ -44,3 +44,8 @@ dist
 *.so
 __pycache__
 _headers/*
+
+# cython generated files
+src_c/_sdl2/*.c
+!/src_c/_sdl2/touch.c
+src_c/pypm.c

meson.build

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(
     'pygame_ce',
-    'c', # Project type. We only need a C compiler
+    ['c', 'cython'], # Project type. We need a C compiler and cython
     version: run_command(
         [find_program('python3', 'python'), 'buildconfig/get_version.py'],
         check: true,

pyproject.toml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ classifiers = [
 hook-dirs = 'pygame.__pyinstaller:get_hook_dirs'
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["meson-python", "ninja"]  # add cython here when needed
+requires = ["meson-python", "ninja", "cython"]
 build-backend = 'mesonpy'
 
 [tool.meson-python.args]

setup.py

@@ -191,13 +191,15 @@ def consume_arg(name):
     cflags += '-mfpu=neon'
     os.environ['CFLAGS'] = cflags
 
-compile_cython = False
-cython_only = False
-if consume_arg('cython'):
-    compile_cython = True
+no_compilation = bool({'docs', 'sdist', 'stubcheck'}.intersection(sys.argv))
+
+compile_cython = not no_compilation
 
+# does nothing now, but consume the arg anyways for compatibilty
+consume_arg('cython')
+
+cython_only = False
 if consume_arg('cython_only'):
-    compile_cython = True
     cython_only = True
 
 if compile_cython:
@@ -243,22 +245,13 @@ def consume_arg(name):
 
         # update outdated .c files
         if os.path.isfile(c_file):
-            c_timestamp = os.path.getmtime(c_file)
-            if c_timestamp < deps.timestamp(pyx_file):
-                dep_timestamp, dep = deps.timestamp(pyx_file), pyx_file
-                priority = 0
-            else:
-                dep_timestamp, dep = deps.newest_dependency(pyx_file)
-                priority = 2 - (dep in deps.immediate_dependencies(pyx_file))
-            if dep_timestamp > c_timestamp:
-                outdated = True
-            else:
-                outdated = False
+            outdated = False
+            priority = 0
         else:
             outdated = True
             priority = 0
         if outdated:
-            print(f'Compiling {pyx_file} because it changed.')
+            print(f'Compiling {pyx_file} because the generated C file is missing.')
             queue.append((priority, {'pyx_file': pyx_file, 'c_file': c_file, 'fingerprint': None, 'quiet': False,
                                          'options': c_options, 'full_module_name': ext.name,
                                          'embedded_metadata': pyx_meta.get(ext.name)}))
@@ -275,7 +268,6 @@ def consume_arg(name):
     if cython_only:
         sys.exit(0)
 
-no_compilation = 'docs' in sys.argv
 AUTO_CONFIG = not os.path.isfile('Setup') and not no_compilation
 if consume_arg('-auto'):
     AUTO_CONFIG = True