Add miniconda on macOS-12

[goanpeca]

Tool name

miniconda

Tool license

License: Free use and redistribution under the terms of the EULA for Miniconda.

Add or update?

• Add
• Update

Desired version

Whatever is default (like the other runners)

Approximate size

56.0 to 72 MB (depends on the version)

Brief description of tool

Miniconda is a free minimal installer for conda. It is a small, bootstrap version of Anaconda that includes only conda, Python, the packages they depend on, and a small number of other useful packages, including pip, zlib and a few others. Use the conda install command to install 720+ additional conda packages from the Anaconda repository.

URL for tool's homepage

https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html#macos-installers

Provide a basic test case to validate the tool's functionality.

No response

Virtual environments affected

• Ubuntu 18.04
• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04
• macOS 10.15
• macOS 11
• macOS 12
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022

Can this tool be installed during the build?

I am the author of this action https://github.com/conda-incubator/setup-miniconda

And we have relied on the bundled miniconda on runners. We also provide a way to install a new version, but using the bundled version often saves a lot of time.

Tool installation time in runtime

About a minute or less?

Are you willing to submit a PR?

If I can get some pointers? But it already seems to be bundled on all the other runners

[miketimofeev]

Hi @goanpeca!
If the preinstalled miniconda saves time during the action then we have no concerns adding it. We will take care of it.

[al-cheb]

The new macOS-12 image has been deployed with miniconda on board - https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/blob/main/images/macos/macos-12-Readme.md

Package Management
-Miniconda 4.12.0