Add --clear to uv build to remove old build artifacts
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Add `uv build --clear` that behaves like `rm -r ./dist && uv build` to clear artifacts from previous builds. This avoids accidentally publishing the wrong artifacts and removes accumulated old builds. See #10293 (comment)
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Depends on astral-sh/uv#16371
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| pub force_pep517: bool, | ||
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| /// Remove build artifacts from the output directory after a successful build. |
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I think this needs to be clearer that it'll remove stale build artifacts and not the new ones :)
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Closes #45 Depends on astral-sh/uv#16371
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uv build --clearthat behaves likerm -r ./dist && uv buildto clear artifacts from previous builds. This avoids accidentally publishing the wrong artifacts and removes accumulated old builds.See #10293 (comment)
Fixes #10293