Overview

conda-dist is a command-line tool that converts a Conda environment manifest into deliverables. It reads a single conda-dist.toml file, resolves the requested packages, and prepares the build artifacts.

Available output families include:

• Native installers that unpack the environment into a user-specified prefix.
• OCI container images that embed the environment on top of a minimal base.
• Native packages (RPM/DEB) built for Linux targets.

The remaining chapters document the manifest format and describe how each backend consumes it.