Create a conda recipe

[erip]

🚀 Feature Request

fairseq should be available from the pytorch conda channel.

Motivation

In order to install fairseq currently, a C++ compiler with loads of native dependencies and linked libraries is a requirement. This is a heavy dependency in some runtimes.

Pitch

A conda recipe for fairseq should be created which targets the three big umbrella runtimes: linux, os x, and win64. These artifacts should have CPU and GPU versions for all supported pythons to mirror other pytorch conda artifacts.

Alternatives

fairseq could be made available through pypi with precompiled .whls to avoid fiddliness of compiling from source.

[lematt1991]

I agree this would be great

In order to install fairseq currently, a C++ compiler with loads of native dependencies and linked libraries is a requirement. This is a heavy dependency in some runtimes.

Are there really loads of C++ dependencies? I think all of our non-python code should be pretty self-contained.

[erip]

Sorry, I meant system dependencies (i.e., a compiler and accompanying headers, etc.). Not literal package dependencies

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