[Build] Unable to build onnxruntime from source (with oneDNN EP)

[shreya-um]

Describe the issue

Getting error error: package directory 'onnxruntime/backend' does not exist for command python3 setup.py bdist_wheel

Urgency

Urgent, I have deadlines for my Thesis submission.

Target platform

Linux, x86 6bits

Build script

Im trying to build onnxruntime from source Im following commands from https://onnxruntime.ai/docs/build/inferencing.html.

I ran build cmd
./build.sh --use_dnnl --config Release --build_shared_lib --parallel --compile_no_warning_as_error --skip_submodule_sync

Output - 100% tests passed, 0 tests failed out of 7

when I ran cmd python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
Im getting error error: package directory 'onnxruntime/backend' does not exist

Error / output

error: package directory 'onnxruntime/backend' does not exist

Visual Studio Version

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GCC / Compiler Version

No response

[jywu-msft]

try using --build_wheel instead
i.e.
./build.sh --use_dnnl --config Release --skip_tests --build_wheel --parallel --compile_no_warning_as_error --skip_submodule_sync

with your commandline above, you needed to build the python bindings with --enable_pybind and then you can build the wheel after that. (but you need to do it in your build directory)

--build_wheel conveniently does both within the build script. so it's easier to run the commandline example I have above.
note that --skip_tests skips running tests, so that failing python tests doesn't prevent the build from succeeding.