Is there a way to trigger release target build for build_ext --inplace command?

[lycantropos]

I find it useful that build_ext --inplace command copies artifacts into target destination, but by default setuptools-rust builds dev target, is there a way (e.g. using some environment variable) to switch to release target?

Thanks in advance.

[davidhewitt]

Maybe setup.py build_rust --release ?

[davidhewitt]

Although I'm tempted to suggest this might be better served by maturin develop --release, as setup.py as an entry point is deprecated so I've been considering dropping the build_rust subcommand. (#259)

You can also achieve this yourself by writing custom logic in your setup.py which sets args for your RustExtension.

[lycantropos]

@davidhewitt: thanks, build_rust --release --inplace works