From f2d7f0fc4f2d7764d88687d909964b3749b6ecf4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: aitbc1 <aitbc1@openclaw>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:49:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix build step to use virtual environment for externally
 managed Python

---
 .gitea/workflows/package-tests.yml | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/package-tests.yml b/.gitea/workflows/package-tests.yml
index 07bdf2e4..fc5213e9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/package-tests.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/package-tests.yml
@@ -571,6 +571,8 @@ jobs:
           # For root-level packages (like aitbc-cli), use python build instead of poetry
           if [[ "${{ matrix.package.path }}" == "." ]]; then
             echo "Building root-level package with python -m build..."
+            python3 -m venv .build-venv
+            source .build-venv/bin/activate
             python3 -m pip install build -q
             python3 -m build
           elif [[ -f "pyproject.toml" ]]; then
@@ -581,7 +583,9 @@ jobs:
             poetry build
           elif [[ -f "setup.py" ]]; then
             echo "No pyproject.toml found, using setup.py..."
-            python3 -m pip install build setuptools wheel -q
+            python3 -m venv .build-venv
+            source .build-venv/bin/activate
+            pip install build setuptools wheel -q
             python3 -m build
           else
             echo "❌ No pyproject.toml or setup.py found"