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uw: add ./uw shell, warn about bare pixi shell after setup #168

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uw: add `./uw shell`, warn about bare `pixi shell` after setup
lmoresi May 4, 2026
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uw: fix duplicate shell dispatch and help entry from #168
lmoresi May 4, 2026
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Expand Up @@ -903,6 +903,7 @@ run_setup() {
echo "Usage:"
echo " ./uw build Build underworld3"
echo " ./uw test Run tests"
echo " ./uw shell Open a shell in this env ($new_env)"

# Show Jupyter info
case "$new_env" in
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;;
esac
echo ""
echo "Note: a bare 'pixi shell' / 'pixi run' uses pixi's lightweight 'default'"
echo " env, which lacks dev tools (nodejs, claude, linters, docs)."
echo " Use './uw shell' (or 'pixi shell -e $new_env') to activate this env."
echo ""
echo "For VS Code / IDE Jupyter kernels, set pixi environment to: $new_env"
}

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./uw test --help Show all test options

Development:
shell Interactive pixi shell
shell Interactive pixi shell in the configured env (avoid bare 'pixi shell')
jupyter [args] Run jupyter (add --worktree NAME to open a worktree)
format Run black
type-check Run mypy
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1584,6 +1589,10 @@ case "${1:-}" in
echo "Run './uw build' to rebuild underworld3"
;;
shell)
# Activate the env stored in .pixi-env, not pixi's literal 'default'.
# Bare `pixi shell` ignores .pixi-env and falls back to the env named
# 'default' in pixi.toml, which is the lightweight conda-forge PETSc
# env without nodejs / dev tools — a common first-timer trap.
shift
exec $PIXI shell -e "$(get_env)" "$@"
;;
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