GH-36411: [Python] Use scikit-build-core as build backend for PyArrow and get rid of setup.py#49259

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raulcd:testing-scikit-build-core

Commits on Feb 18, 2026

POC: [Python] Testing scikit-build-core as build backend for PyArrow
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Add scikit-build-core to requirements-build.txt
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Try fixing source test tests on dev PR
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Update some more dependencies
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Try creating a wrapper backend to just copy licenses before anything else happens
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Remove custom build backend and just use links
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Fix populating UPPERCASE_PYBUILD_TYPE for multi-config generators where CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE isn't populated
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Add some logging
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Remove unnecessary logging
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Fix sdist
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Add tiny build backend wrapper on top of scikit-build-core to manage licenses
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Import all scikit_build_core.build hooks to be available like build_wheel and others
raulcd
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Try to solve Windows license problems with links
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Some fixes on documentation, remove remnant setup.py executions and remove usage of PYARROW_CMAKE_GENERATOR
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Ooops unsaved files
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Remove obsolete PYARROW_BUILD_TYPE. Use and document new --config-settings cmake.build-type usage
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Remove obsolete PYARROW_CMAKE_OPTIONS and document new --config-settings cmake.args usage
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Remove PYARROW_BUILD_VERBOSE and PYARROW_PARALLEL, document new usages and update usage. Also document --config-settings cmake.build-type
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--config-settings or --config-setting depending on pip or build
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GH-36411: [Python] Use scikit-build-core as build backend for PyArrow and get rid of setup.py#49259

GH-36411: [Python] Use scikit-build-core as build backend for PyArrow and get rid of setup.py#49259
raulcd wants to merge 19 commits intoapache:mainfrom
raulcd:testing-scikit-build-core

Commits on Feb 18, 2026

POC: [Python] Testing scikit-build-core as build backend for PyArrow

Add scikit-build-core to requirements-build.txt

Try fixing source test tests on dev PR

Update some more dependencies

Try creating a wrapper backend to just copy licenses before anything else happens

Remove custom build backend and just use links

Fix populating UPPERCASE_PYBUILD_TYPE for multi-config generators where CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE isn't populated

Add some logging

Remove unnecessary logging

Fix sdist

Add tiny build backend wrapper on top of scikit-build-core to manage licenses

Import all scikit_build_core.build hooks to be available like build_wheel and others

Try to solve Windows license problems with links

Some fixes on documentation, remove remnant setup.py executions and remove usage of PYARROW_CMAKE_GENERATOR

Ooops unsaved files

Remove obsolete PYARROW_BUILD_TYPE. Use and document new --config-settings cmake.build-type usage

Remove obsolete PYARROW_CMAKE_OPTIONS and document new --config-settings cmake.args usage

Remove PYARROW_BUILD_VERBOSE and PYARROW_PARALLEL, document new usages and update usage. Also document --config-settings cmake.build-type

--config-settings or --config-setting depending on pip or build

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