test it

.appveyor.yml

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ install:
 test_script:
   # Now build the thing..
   - set LINK=/LIBPATH:%cd%\lib
-  - pip install -v --no-build-isolation --config-settings=setup-args="--vsenv" --editable .[dev]
+  - pip install -v --no-build-isolation --config-settings=setup-args="--vsenv" .[dev]
   # this should show no freetype dll...
   - set "DUMPBIN=%VS140COMNTOOLS%\..\..\VC\bin\dumpbin.exe"
   - '"%DUMPBIN%" /DEPENDENTS lib\matplotlib\ft2font*.pyd | findstr freetype.*.dll && exit /b 1 || exit /b 0'

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ commands:
               python -m pip install matplotlib==${version}
             else
               python -m pip install --user --verbose \
-                --no-build-isolation --editable .[dev]
+                --no-build-isolation .[dev]
             fi
       - save_cache:
           key: build-deps-2

.github/workflows/cygwin.yml

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
           # constraints are held.
           python -m pip install --no-deps --no-build-isolation --verbose \
             --config-settings=setup-args="-DrcParams-backend=Agg" \
-            --editable .[dev]
+             .[dev]
 
       - name: Find DLLs to rebase
         shell: bash.exe -eo pipefail -o igncr "{0}"

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ jobs:
 
           python -m pip install --no-deps --no-build-isolation --verbose \
             --config-settings=setup-args="-DrcParams-backend=Agg" \
-            --editable .[dev]
+             .[dev]
 
           if [[ "${{ runner.os }}" != 'macOS' ]]; then
             unset CPPFLAGS

azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ stages:
 
               python -m pip install \
                 --no-build-isolation $CONFIG \
-                --verbose --editable .[dev]
+                --verbose .[dev]
             displayName: "Install self"
 
           - script: env

doc/devel/contribute.rst

@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ A brief overview of the workflow is as follows.
 
 #. Install the local version of Matplotlib with::
 
-     python -m pip install --no-build-isolation --editable .[dev]
+     python -m pip install --no-build-isolation .[dev]
 
    See :ref:`installing_for_devs` for detailed instructions.
 

doc/devel/development_setup.rst

@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Install Matplotlib in editable mode
 Install Matplotlib in editable mode from the :file:`matplotlib` directory using the
 command ::
 
-    python -m pip install --verbose --no-build-isolation --editable ".[dev]"
+    python -m pip install --verbose --no-build-isolation ".[dev]"
 
 The 'editable/develop mode' builds everything and places links in your Python environment
 so that Python will be able to import Matplotlib from your development source directory.

requirements/build/build-requirements.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+pybind11
 meson-python
+cmake
+ninja
 numpy
-pybind11
-setuptools-scm